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Toyota U.K. Academy Trains in All Facets of Industry
The academy is a central national facility for both the Toyota and Lexus brands. It provides courses for apprentices, technicians, sales, parts and service staff and managers under one roof.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 8, 2016 -
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GM Calls Bullish 4Q Output, Inventory Appropriate
The automaker will build an estimated 941,000 units in the October-December period, compared with 826,500 year-ago, according to WardsAuto data.
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
Automakers and dealers alike are increasingly seeing the use case for AI within their operations. Explore some use cases in this trendline.
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China-Owned MG Releases Sketch of Entry-Level SUV
The new MG has been styled by SAIC Design, a division of SAIC with input from its design studios in China and England. SAIC, one of China’s largest automakers, has owned the MG marque since 2007.
By Greg Kable • Nov. 8, 2016 -
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New Audi A5 Cabriolet Revealed Ahead of L.A. Debut
The new model, hitting European markets in March, is 40% stiffer, more powerful and more fuel-efficient than the car it replaces, the German automaker says.
By Greg Kable • Nov. 4, 2016 -
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GM Holden’s Commodore Making Comeback – From Germany
Local Commodore production ends in late 2017. The German-built model will be released in early 2018. GM Holden will try to get Australians to love the V-6 import as much as the V-8 versions built locally since 1978.
By Alan Harman • Nov. 4, 2016 -
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Nissan Wants to Leave Dysfunction Junction
A top engineer within Nissan North America wants to help mend a rift with suppliers from the product-development side of the relationship. He suggests a 2-phase solution that includes “pre-sourcing” to start the collaboration further upstream.
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Canadian Auto Workers Win Some, Lose Some With Ford
The Unifor union won commitments from Ford to invest C$700 million in its Canadian facilities, but the automaker didn’t budge from the 2-tier wage system also opposed by Unifor’s United Auto Workers counterparts in the U.S.
By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 4, 2016 -
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Ford Has Its Day as Fusion Ad Reaches No.1 in Ranking
Ford is No.1 but this week’s top-ads list is dominated by Mazda, which takes three of the five spots for commercials touting its CX-5, Mazda3 and Mazda6 models.
By WardsAuto Staff • Nov. 3, 2016 -
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Ford “Swiss Army Life” Hatches Sharpen Performance
Customers appear to be attracted by the premium levels of equipment and technology that come with the performance models, which also offer powerful engines with enhanced ride comfort and driving dynamics.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 3, 2016 -
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No Stopping Brembo as Brake Maker Sets Up in Mexico
The new plant will concentrate on producing aluminum calipers for vehicles built in Mexico by U.S. and European automakers. Brembo is negotiating to supply Asian automakers as well, plant manager Jose Miguel Leon Graffin says.
By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 3, 2016 -
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Kia, Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Industry sources say Kia has lost production of 64,000 vehicles valued at 2.1 trillion won. Hyundai, which has double the production capacity of Kia in Korea, lost almost exactly twice as many builds: 130,000 vehicles valued at 3.1 trillion won.
By Vince Courtenay • Nov. 2, 2016 -
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VW to Launch Mobility Brand
The new marque, the 13th in the German automaker’s portfolio, will focus on ride-sharing and other mobility services, using existing vehicles from its other brands.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 2, 2016 -
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Toyota Slips in October, Honda and Nissan Rise
Record light-truck sales can’t offset slumping car demand at Toyota, while Honda and Nissan also set light-truck records.
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Top Brass at Hyundai Motor Group Take 10% Pay Cut
“The voluntary pay cut is effective this month for an unspecified duration,” a spokesman tells WardsAuto. Participating are executives at Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and more than 50 major affiliated companies within the Hyundai Group.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Mazda Restructures Indonesia Sales, Distribution
PT Mazda Motor Indonesia says it has signed an agreement to transfer Indonesian distribution rights to Singapore-based Eurokars Group, which will assume ownership of all 45 of the country’s Mazda dealerships.
By Alan Harman • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Hyundai Keeps Faith in Azera’s U.S. Prospects
At best a tepid seller in the U.S., Hyundai offers no clues to its Azera export plan, but does not want to pull the marque from the U.S. or its other established overseas markets.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Mazda Plans to Move Upmarket
The automaker won’t make a luxury model, but plans to reach out more to affluents.
By Steve Finlay • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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Fate of VW in America Rides on Atlas’ Shoulders
The MQB-based model is late to the midsize-large CUV party in the U.S., but it could be arriving in the nick of time to stem the brand’s diesel-driven market slide.
By David Zoia Editor • Oct. 27, 2016 -
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Audi Plays Politics to Regain No.1 on Auto Ads List
The commercial shows a man and a woman at an unspecified election-related event engaging in a knock-down, drag-out fight to see who gets to drive the Audi.
By WardsAuto Staff • Oct. 27, 2016 -
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Mercedes AMG Unleashes Quickest Sedan Ever
AMG’s latest E63 performance sedan packs up to 603 hp to make it Mercedes’ quickest production 4-door model ever. The E63 debuts next month in Los Angeles.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 25, 2016 -
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FCA Bullish on Pickups, New AWD Car Platform
The automaker says it is sharpening its incentive plan on fullsize pickups to target specific sectors over the next 90 days, and it says the full ramifications of its new Giorgio car/CUV architecture are “yet to be seen.”
By David Zoia Editor • Oct. 25, 2016 -
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Mercedes-Benz Debuts X-Class Pickup
Mercedes-Benz takes a leap into pickup trucks with the X-Class, developed as part of a joint venture with Nissan and Renault. The automaker is considering selling the truck in North America.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 25, 2016 -
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Former Audi VW Korea Chief Questioned in Seoul
Hill is the second of seven Volkswagen executives summoned from Germany to give testimony to Korean prosecutors in the Audi VW Korea emissions rigging scandal.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 21, 2016 -
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Subaru 1-2 in Most Engaging Auto Ads Rankings
The top-rated Subaru ad takes a serious approach to safety, while the No.2 spot, also a Subaru ad, is more lighthearted.
By WardsAuto Staff • Oct. 20, 2016 -
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Fiat India Must Recover From Self-Inflicted Wounds
Fiat India offers about 35 variants of six models, none of them in the growing SUV segment. That limited lineup puts the automaker near the bottom of a list of more than 35 companies that offer nearly 800 variants of their models in India.
By Sudhakar Shah • Oct. 20, 2016
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