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Mazda Oz, Operating in Black, Adds Green HQ Building
The new purpose-built 5-star green HQ, as certified by the Green Building Council Australia, will house Mazda’s national and Victoria state headquarters as well as a state-of-the-art training center when it opens next month.
By Alan Harman • April 18, 2016 -
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Putin Subsidy Plan Plays Favorites
Russian automakers are expected to benefit most from the new prioritization of state subsidies, as will global companies that recently have signed agreements committing to higher levels of localized assembly and production capacity.
By Eugene Gerden • April 18, 2016 -
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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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Detroit Three in Cuba: Close, No Cigar Yet
While American car companies don’t yet appear to be in any hurry to reclaim territory they once ruled with robust style, they are reacting with measured optimism over President Barack Obama’s efforts to normalize Cuban-American relations.
By Joseph Szczesny • April 18, 2016 -
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VW Shows Premium SUV Direction With Beijing Concept
The show vehicle is billed as the automaker’s new “high-tech direction” in the premium SUV segment, likely signaling the path for its next-gen Touareg model.
By David Zoia Editor • April 17, 2016 -
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Ford’s 5.2L High-Revving Masterpiece
Benchmarking two Ferrari engines for performance and NVH, Ford engineers set out to create something magical with its 5.2L V-8 for the Shelby GT350 Mustang. They succeeded.
By Gary Witzenburg • April 15, 2016 -
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Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Wins Japan Eco-Car Tax Break
The Trailhawk, powered by a 3.2L Pentastar V-6, qualifies for Japan’s ¥58,000 green-car tax break thanks to its 4-Star emissions rating and fuel-efficiency rating of 22.8 mpg.
By WardsAuto Staff • April 14, 2016 -
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GM Looks to Grow Successful Uzbekistan Joint Venture
A GM Uzbekistan executive says the JV will pay particular attention to manufacturing SUVs and large urban sedans, but it also is devoting resources to producing a new version of the Chevrolet Aveo compact.
By Eugene Gerden • April 14, 2016 -
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Mazda Braces for Challenge From Lexus on Top Auto Ads List
A CGI-animated Lexus commercial, “Brace Yourself,” takes over the second-place slot this week, boosted by 2,585 national airings to date.
By WardsAuto Staff • April 14, 2016 -
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Toyota to Deploy Connected Vehicles in Ann Arbor
Toyota employees and their families will be invited to participate in AACVTE. Ann Arbor is home to technical centers for the automaker, as well as a design studio.
April 13, 2016 -
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Deal Seals Labor Peace for Renault Spain Past 2020
Upon signing the agreement, Renault Spain’s 13,000 workers will receive a €500 bonus. The unions also will receive a cumulative 3.5% salary increase, starting with a 0.5% raise in 2017 and 1% raises in each of the following three years.
By Jorge Palacios • April 12, 2016 -
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New Genesis Chief Embraces Hyundai’s Audacious Goals
Erwin Raphael, who joined Hyundai from the former Chrysler Corp. in 2009 to improve quality, is the first U.S. general manager of the automaker’s new luxury brand.
April 12, 2016 -
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From Russia With Loss: Pullout Hits GM Korea Hard
Abandoning the European market in 2013 at the time was seen as an eventual financial benefit, but the move was negated by the cost of last year’s Russian pullout.
By Vince Courtenay • April 11, 2016 -
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Origami, Kaizens Help Americans Build a Lexus
For Lexus’s first American-built car, it is relying on the skills of Toyota’s workforce in Georgetown, KY, home to the automaker’s oldest U.S. plant.
April 11, 2016 -
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Mustang Tops Porsche 911 in Sports Car Sales – In Germany
Ford’s redesigned Mustang is taking European markets by storm, most recently topping the home-country hero Porsche 911 in the German automaker’s own backyard.
By Bob Gritzinger • April 8, 2016 -
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Pickups, SUVs Lead GM’s Charge in ASEAN Region
In an exclusive interview, the automaker’s top sales official in the market talks about strategy for increasing share in places like India, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
By Edd Ellison • April 8, 2016 -
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Pakistan Incentives Reach Out to Foreign Automakers
The incentive package offers reduced duties to new foreign automakers establishing plants in the country while established car assemblers including Toyota, Honda and Suzuki would get some help, but less.
By Kaswar Klasra • April 8, 2016 -
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Toyotaʼs Solid-Wood-Body Roadster Goes Against Grain
The Setsuna incorporates several Japanese joinery techniques employing Japanese cedar for the 86 exterior panels, Japanese birch for the frame, durable Japanese zelkova for the seats and smooth-textured castor aralia for seats.
By Paul Myles • April 8, 2016 -
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Retiring VP Welburn Retooled GM Design
GM Chairman and CEO Barra says Welburn elevated GM design to “among the most-respected and sought-after organizations in the industry.”
By James M. Amend • April 7, 2016 -
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Mazda’s Ads Matter
The automaker is winning an audience with two spots narrated by actor Aaron Paul.
By WardsAuto Staff • April 7, 2016 -
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Honda BR-V Earns High Safety Ratings From ASEAN
Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim, ASEAN NCAP secretary-general, says the Honda BR-V’s 14.8 score for adult-occupant protection topped the Subaru XV with 14.3, but the Subaru also earned a 5-star rating.
By Alan Harman • April 7, 2016 -
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Toyota Cuts Parts Prices to Battle Imported Fakes
The latest cuts follow price reductions at the end of last year on a range of parts including hoods, fenders, headlamps, fans and steering racks. Toyota says that resulted in a 24% increase in sales.
By Alan Harman • April 7, 2016 -
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Subaru Aims Just Shy of 100,000 With New Impreza
Selling 80,000-90,000 Imprezas in a year would top the car’s previous record of 68,175 set in 2012, WardsAuto data shows.
April 7, 2016 -
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Union Miffed as GM Korea Shoots for Impala, Misses
GM Korea contends ex-CEO Sergio Rocha never made a concrete promise to bring Impala production to the country if annual sales hit 10,000 units and, moreover, that total would be insufficient for a newly launched vehicle to generate a profit.
By Vince Courtenay • April 6, 2016 -
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Hyundai’s Chinese JV Regains Sales Ground in March
For the month, BHMC sold 100,549 vehicles, soaring 88.9% over the dismal February total of 53,226, when sales were down 17% year-on-year. Hyundai’s own China sales had fallen even further, backsliding 28% in January.
By Vince Courtenay • April 5, 2016 -
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New GM Concepts Spring From Design Wizards of Oz
“You are seeing a globalization of design in general,” GM International design chief Mike Simcoe says. “Media has been the big leveler, so Asian designers can see what’s happening in the West, the West is seeing what’s happening in Asia and we’re seeing a cross-fertilization.”
By Edd Ellison • April 4, 2016
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