Automakers: Page 193
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Ford Canada May Face Union Pushback Over 2-Tier Wage
There are signs union members at Ford – where more than 40% of the workers are new hires paid lower, second-tier wages – will make an issue of the 10-year grow-in period contained in the pattern agreement Unifor has signed with GM and FCA.
By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 11, 2016 -
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Hyundai Expected to Build Genesis Models in Alabama
Hyundai has talked of expanding its existing 2 million sq.-ft. vehicle-assembly plant or putting a second vehicle plant on the 1,744-acre site.
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Volkswagen Unleashes Fastest-Ever Tiguan Compact CUV
Shoehorning its 2.0L, 240-hp twin-turbo diesel, so far seen in the Passat and Passat Alltrack, into the souped-up Tiguan allows it to sprint from 0-62 mph in 6.5 seconds, aided by VW’s standard 4MOTION AWD system.
By Paul Myles • Oct. 11, 2016 -
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Versatility Top Feature of New-Gen Nissan NV300 LCV
The NV300 completes the renewal of the Japanese brand’s commercial-vehicle range, which also includes the Navara pickup and the NT400 and NT500 light trucks assembled in Spain.
By Jorge Palacios • Oct. 10, 2016 -
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Honda U.K. Proud to Be on Par With Premium Exporters
Honda believes the time is right for the 5-door Civic to conquest U.S. consumers whose awareness of the brand is riding high and those seeking a vehicle featuring the more flexible practicality of a fullsize hatchback.
By Paul Myles • Oct. 10, 2016 -
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New Mercedes-AMG E63 Gets Standard AWD, Drift Mode
The fully variable setup, which can apportion up to 100% of drive to the back wheels, is meant to provide a distinctive RWD bias and allow the new E63 to continue to offer power oversteer traits despite the move to AWD across the model range.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 10, 2016 -
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PSA Makes Europe Player in Ethiopian Auto Industry
An emerging middle class in Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation with 94.1 million people, is fueling demand for foreign brands such as Peugeot, making the country an attractive investment destination for automakers.
By Matthew Newsome • Oct. 10, 2016 -
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Ford Ends Manufacturing in Australia; GM Holden Builds Last Cruze
The end of production for Ford Australia also marks the demise of the Falcon nameplate. “It just doesn't seem right,” one observer tells The Age newspaper.
By Alan Harman • Oct. 7, 2016 -
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Renault Looks to Grow Automotive Presence in Iran
‟Our ambition is to be the third-largest car manufacturer in Iran,” Renault executive Bernard Cambier says after the automaker signs a joint-venture production agreement with the state-owned Industrial Development & Renovation Organization.
By Peter Homola • Oct. 7, 2016 -
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Toyota Thailand Positions Revamped Innova Upmarket
There’s a growing focus in the market on higher-margin segments, which Toyota has cracked successfully with the HiLux and Fortuner. The new Innova, now called the Innova Crysta, will attempt to do the same.
By Edd Ellison • Oct. 7, 2016 -
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NADA Chairman: Tesla Model Wouldn’t Add Up for Most Automakers
Dealers spend a lot of money on facilities, service and sales training and inventorying cars and trucks. Those are costs manufacturers would have to carry on their books if they insist on direct sales, Jeff Carlson says.
By David Zoia Editor • Oct. 6, 2016 -
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Typhoon Hits Hyundai Amid Stormy Labor Negotiations
Hyundai downplays the seriousness of flooding and storm damage at its Ulsan plants, saying only that the typhoon has temporarily halted production. Workers say nature is taking the strike action they have suspended, at least temporarily.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 6, 2016 -
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Pacifica, Fiat Deliver for FCA; Nissan Thinks Small
“Pacifica is outstanding for us in pulling in buyers from CUV utility buyers,” says Michael Downey, vehicle line executive for minivans and large cars for FCA. “It is doing what we wanted, expanding the buyer base” by attracting people new to the brand as well as traditional van buyers and soccer moms.
By Jim Mateja • Oct. 4, 2016 -
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E-Class Continues Mercedes’ Hot Streak
The redesigned Mercedes E-Class shines in each judging criteria of the inaugural Wards 10 Best UX competition. We know $73,000 is a lot of money, but consider the market for midsize luxury cars and the features onboard.
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‘Told You So,’ Renault-Nissan’s Ghosn Gloats
Nissan’s CEO says he is thrilled other automakers jumped onboard the electric-vehicle bandwagon at this week’s Paris auto show. “Welcome to the competition,” he says.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 30, 2016 -
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JLR Fine-Tunes In-Car Entertainment With Spotify App
Spotify, which launches this month in Jaguar Land Rover’s InControl Apps library, mirrors the Spotify interface users will recognize from their smartphone with touch-and-swipe gestures to navigate content.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 30, 2016 -
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Infiniti Reveals Full VC-Turbo Details
A multilink technology, with piston-connecting rods almost vertical during the combustion cycle, was created in 1998 and is one of 300 technologies Infiniti says it has patented for the VC-Turbo.
Sept. 29, 2016 -
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Mercedes Shows Off Power-Packed SUV EV Concept
Besides previewing Mercedes’s first series-production EV, the Generation EQ concept also provides insight into new EV platform structure and autonomous-driving, connectivity and safety features developed for a range of electrics to be sold under the EQ name.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 29, 2016 -
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Audi-Airbnb Ad Books Second Week Atop Ranking
The ad, which shows a family getting away from it all at a home in the desert – and a dad taking the R8 on a most unusual errand – closes with an unexpected sales pitch: “Book this house. Drive the 205 mph Audi R8. Right now on Airbnb.”
By WardsAuto Staff • Sept. 29, 2016 -
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Hyundai Strike Testing Korean Government’s Patience
Cabinet ministers meeting Wednesday in an emergency session announced they may issue a mediation order requiring the union to immediately stop the walkouts, a legal intervention that has not been applied in the auto industry in 23 years.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 28, 2016 -
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VW Beetle Strives to Stay Young at Age 78
A VW corporate product specialist talks about keeping the Beetle fresh, buyer demographics and how his car dealership experience affects what he does now.
By Steve Finlay • Sept. 27, 2016 -
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Jeep Launches Key CUV in Brazil
Jeep kicks off production of its all-new Compass at FCA’s plant in Pernambuco, Brazil, and it goes on sale in South America by the end of the year. The new Compass makes its North American debut at the Los Angeles auto show in November and goes on sale in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2017.
By Bob Gritzinger • Sept. 26, 2016 -
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Hyundai Hit By Daylong Strike Over Wage Impasse
The Hyundai workers’ union says management has failed to make an offer that improves the terms contained in a tentative wage package that was reached Aug. 24, but was rejected by 78% of the workers.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 26, 2016 -
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Hyundai’s ‘Hot Hatch’ Ads Too Hot for Some Koreans
Korean media reports say the ads are being criticized for what some claim is the exploitation of women.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 26, 2016 -
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Ford’s Russia JV Sets Sights on EU for Parts Exports
Besides the U.K. and Germany, parts made by the Ford Sollers Russian joint venture will be exported to Ford’s Romanian plant, which produces B-Max compact vans and plans to begin building EcoSport compact CUVs about a year from now.
By Eugene Gerden • Sept. 26, 2016
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