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Street-Legal Toyota Yaris To Have Racing Bloodlines
The automaker says lessons learned from developing the Toyota Yaris WRC racer will be imported into the the road-going Yaris.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 20, 2016 -
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Pakistan Market Could Be Fertile Ground for Renault
Only 13 of 1,000 Pakistanis own or operate a car, Southwest Asia’s lowest rate of penetration. But with the economy expanding at its fastest pace in eight years, interest rates at a 42-year low and the Pakistan rupee stable against the U.S. dollar, officials believe their country successfully can attract major industrial investors.
By Kaswar Klasra • Dec. 20, 2016 -
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Subaru Has High Hopes for Platform, Aiming for 800,000
The ascendant Japanese brand believes the new architecture for its cars will be an agent of change, its rigidness and robust safety helping bring in even more buyers.
Dec. 19, 2016 -
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GM Exec Offers Growth Formula for ASEAN Trade Bloc
“For Thailand and other ASEAN manufacturers to gain greater access to export markets, individual countries will need to open up their own markets to more global competition,” says Wail Farghaly, GM’s point man in Thailand.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 16, 2016 -
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Spain’s SEAT Adds Fast Fastback to Leon Lineup
The hatchback’s 2.0L TSI engine generates 290 hp and 380 lb.-ft. of torque between 1,800 and 3,500 rpm. A 1.6L TDI diesel engine making 115 hp will be available for the entire Leon range, including the Cupra.
By Jorge Palacios • Dec. 16, 2016 -
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Eighth-Gen Mercedes-Benz SL Gets Core Workout
The platform switch comes on the heels of a decision by German automaker to hand lead engineering responsibilities for the new SL to its AMG performance-car division.
By Greg Kable • Dec. 16, 2016 -
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VW Charges Up Microbus EV Concept
Sources close to the German automaker describe it as a future relevant concept with modular architectural and technical solutions.
By Greg Kable • Dec. 16, 2016 -
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New-Gen Cruze Job Lifts GM Korea Workers’ Spirits
GM announced in June it would begin exporting the all-new, Mexican-made Cruze hatchback, while production of the Cruze sedan will continue at Lordstown, OH. The Gunsan factory is building the new-generation Cruze for the Korean domestic market and selected export markets.
By Vince Courtenay • Dec. 15, 2016 -
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Mercedes-Benz to Reveal Clean-Sheet E-Class Coupe
Mercedes sources say a series of power-enhancing tweaks will increase reserves for the all-new, AMG-engineered M256 engine in a move meant to position the E50 4Matic Coupe above other new E-Class Coupe models in terms of performance and pricing.
By Greg Kable • Dec. 13, 2016 -
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Malibu Helping GM Korea Find New Sales Inroads
The Malibu accounted for 24% of GM Korea’s domestic sales in November with 4,149 units sold, up 389% over just 848 in like-2015, and helped GM Korea set a record with 17,236 total deliveries, up 51% year-over-year.
By Vince Courtenay • Dec. 13, 2016 -
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Geely’s New Products Raise Sales to New Heights
The automaker’s 2016 sales target, initially 600,000 units and then revised to 650,000, has been raised to 700,000 thanks to strong demand for its Generation 3.0 vehicles.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 13, 2016 -
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New Plant Meant to Rebuild VW’s Presence in Algeria
Under the automaker’s joint manufacturing venture with its Algerian importer and distributor, the SEAT Ibiza minicar will undergo final assembly at a plant 135 miles west of Algiers.
By Jorge Palacios • Dec. 13, 2016 -
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Subaru’s Opposite Cylinders Attract Kudos
Subaru’s flat, H-shaped, horizontally opposed-piston “boxer” engine offers low profile, low center of gravity and direct injection.
By Gary Witzenburg • Dec. 9, 2016 -
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Mercedes Takes Control of Ad Rankings
Commercials centered on Mercedes’ prowess in the snow and its potential as the perfect Christmas gift are hits with viewers.
By WardsAuto Staff • Dec. 8, 2016 -
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Korea’s Ssangyong Flexes Muscle With New Products
Exports to Europe have picked up since the automaker expanded into Denmark, Sweden and Norway, resumed shipments to Russia that had been frozen in January and began penetrating Middle Eastern markets including Iran and Egypt.
By Vince Courtenay • Dec. 8, 2016 -
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Next-Gen Vauxhall Insignia Ready for Geneva Debut
The car will be offered with all-wheel drive with torque vectoring and a new 8-speed automatic transmission.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 7, 2016 -
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Nissan Hopes Turbo Broadens Sentra’s Appeal
The majority of U.S. compact cars, largely those from American and European brands, offer turbocharged mills as options or as the sole engine.
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New 9-Speed Pushes Tech Limit, GM Says
The new 9-speed yielded GM 60 new patents and required 800 prototypes. The most unique element of the unit is an industry-first deployment of a selectable 1-way clutch.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 7, 2016 -
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Suzuki Spain Stays Course Amid Political Turmoil
Suzuki Motor Iberica General Manager Juan Lopez is heartened by the automaker’s share of the Spanish market, which is expected to finish the year at 0.54% compared with 0.35% in 2015 and could reach a projected 0.67% in 2017.
By Jorge Palacios • Dec. 6, 2016 -
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U.K. Car-Rental Lobby Opposes Planned Tax Increase
Besides curtailing new-car sales, “If these reforms go through, the government will seriously damage its green agenda and its air-quality goals,” British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Assn. CEO Gerry Keaney says.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 6, 2016 -
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Acura Rethinks HMI
Acura’s new HMI uses a remote, curved touchpad positioned in the center stack and ergonomically designed to eliminate the need to visually locate a button or switch.
By D. Winter • Dec. 5, 2016 -
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Cadillac Plans to Steer Clear of Driverless Cars
Fully autonomous, “transportation modules” will be left to another automaker, executives for the GM luxury brand say.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 5, 2016 -
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BMW Shoppers Want Dealership VIP Treatment – and Get It
“A client in this category definitely expects a little more than just the average sales experience,” says Rusnak BMW’s Mehran Forutan.
By Tom Beaman • Dec. 2, 2016 -
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Ford German Lab Brings Global Weather Under One Roof
Ford’s Environmental Test Center, now under construction in Cologne, Germany, will simulate a range of the world’s most demanding weather conditions – from Arctic frost and desert heat to rainforest humidity.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 2, 2016 -
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Trucks Drive GM’s U.S. November Sales Up
GM sold 252,644 light vehicles last month, compared with 229,296 in the same period last year, according to WardsAuto data.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 1, 2016
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