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Toyota Dominates Most Engaging Auto Ads Chart
A goofy Scion ad squeezes in at No.2 between two Toyota spots touting 0% financing.
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Spanish Workers Dicker With VW to Add Second Model
The so-called Second Model Agreement asks VW to retain the Landaben plant as the primary Polo assembly facility and maintain production at current levels. Both sides would negotiate competitiveness targets established by the automaker.
By Jorge Palacios • March 16, 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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Korea License Allows Hyundai Genesis to Go It Alone
The 5-year government license allows testing engineers from the Hyundai-Kia Namyang Technical Center to operate the vehicle for testing purposes on a 25-mile stretch of public road in Seoul.
By Vince Courtenay • March 15, 2016 -
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Buick Clicks With Concepts, Crossovers, Conquests
Chief marketer Tony DiSalle dismisses speculation the Avista concept will be converted from a coupe and replace the Regal sedan in the Buick lineup. He says public reception to the Avista wasn’t quite enthusiastic enough to earn a production thumbs-up.
By Jim Mateja • March 15, 2016 -
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Renault Samsung Gets First Korean CEO as Provost Heads for China
Donghoon Park, a one-time Volkswagen executive, takes the helm at the Korean automaker.
By Vince Courtenay • March 11, 2016 -
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Brazil-Built Jeep CUV Confirmed
Jeep will launch production of its all-new Patriot/Compass replacement in the fourth quarter in Brazil. U.S. plans for the vehicle are yet to be announced.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 11, 2016 -
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Mercedes-AMG Confirms New E43 4Matic
Like the recently revealed SLC43, C43 Coupe 4Matic and C43 Convertible 4Matic, the new E43 4Matic sedan is powered by a reworked version of the automaker’s twin-turbocharged 3.0L gasoline V-6.
By Greg Kable • March 10, 2016 -
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Jeep Safari Signals Future Product
Jeeps have been crawling Moab on the Easter Jeep Safari for 50 years, and this year is no exception. FCA’s rugged off-road brand punches out seven concepts this time around and several offer glimpses of future Jeeps.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 10, 2016 -
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Cadillac Takes Dare to Top of Ad Rankings
The luxury automaker captures attention with a spot featuring noted rule-breakers.
By WardsAuto Staff • March 10, 2016 -
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VWA CEO Horn Makes Exit
The automaker says the departure is the result of mutual agreement, though it seems likely there was friction over the game plan to rebuild the VW brand in the U.S. following slumping sales and a still-unresolved diesel-emissions scandal.
By David Zoia Editor • March 9, 2016 -
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Designers of 4th-Gen Renault Scenic Reinvent Wheel
“We realized the key was that visually we needed big wheels, 20-in., as standard,” Renault’s Delphine De Andria says. “And so began an intensive program of R&D to make the design imperatives of oversized wheels fit the requirements expected of a comfortable family bus.”
By Paul Myles • March 8, 2016 -
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Acura, Infiniti Not Conceding North America to Lexus
“No question about it, Lexus has been successful,” industry analyst Chris Richter says. “They’re competing head-to-head with the stars of the industry. On the other hand, this success hasn’t extended in the same way to other major markets.”
By Roger Schreffler • March 7, 2016 -
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New Names Part of Luxury Game, Cadillac Boss Says
Johan de Nysschen is upbeat about rising transaction prices for Cadillac, and he defends the new alphanumeric nomenclature. To a 30-year-old luxury brand intender in China, the names Eldorado and Coupe de Ville mean “absolutely zero,” he says.
March 7, 2016 -
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GM Plans Vacuum-Free Braking in Next-Gen Trucks, Sources Say
ZF TRW’s Integrated Brake Control is a 1-piece module that eliminates the master cylinder, vacuum pump and associated hoses while incorporating electronic stability control, traction control and an electric motor to push hydraulic fluid to brakes at all four corners.
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Toyota, Nissan and Honda Rise in February
Big SUVs and small CUVs propelled gains at Toyota, while compact cars and CUVs helped Nissan and Honda rise above year-ago.
March 1, 2016 -
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GM’s February U.S. Sales Soften
The Detroit automaker’s daily sales fell 1.5% in February to 227,825 units from 231,378 cars trucks and CUVs in like-2015, according to WardsAuto data.
By James M. Amend • March 1, 2016 -
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Audi Thinking Big With New Q2 5-Seat Compact SUV
Previewed as the Crosslane Coupe concept car at the 2012 Paris auto show, the Q2 has endured a convoluted 4-year development process that Audi insiders reveal included a comprehensive 2014 redesign in response to criticism at customer clinics.
By Greg Kable • March 1, 2016 -
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Hyundai’s Colossal Global Business Center a Go
The project is anchored by the 105-story Hyundai Tower housing Hyundai Motor, Kia Motor, Hyundai Mobis and principal affiliated companies’ key business operations. Connected to the tower will be a 40-story, 265-room superluxury hotel and office complex.
By Vince Courtenay • March 1, 2016 -
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Throwback Porsche 911 R Debuts at Geneva
Porsche’s latest performance coupe debuts at the Geneva motor show. Porsche says the stripped-down 911 R is intended to appeal to traditionalists rather than out-and-out race-track drivers.
By Greg Kable • March 1, 2016 -
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T-Cross Concept Signals Start of VW CUV Onslaught
Volkswagen reveals the T-Cross Breeze, an entry-level concept that will join the German automaker’s lineup in 2018 as it seeks to bolster its offerings in the hot CUV segment.
By Greg Kable • March 1, 2016 -
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Mercedes-Benz Drops Gloves With New C-Class Drop-Top
The new convertible joins the fourth-generation C-Class sedan and second-generation C-Class Coupe, launched in 2014 and 2015, respectively, in what represents a renewed assault on the German automaker’s premium-brand competition.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 29, 2016 -
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Mercedes AMG Unveils V-6 C43 4Matic Coupe
Mercedes’ AMG division will reveal an all-wheel-drive sports coupe at the Geneva auto show. The C43 4Matic Coupe offers near-V-8 performance from a twin-turbo V-6.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 26, 2016 -
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Hyundai: Worst of California Hydrogen Infrastructure Woes Over
The U.S. arm of the South Korean automaker expects roughly 40 refueling stations to be open by the end of the year in California, up from 11 currently.
Feb. 25, 2016 -
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Subaru ‘Barkley’ Dog Ads Have TV Viewers Talking
The driving dogs control three of the top five automotive ad spots of the week.
By WardsAuto Staff • Feb. 25, 2016 -
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Skoda Plant Gets Ready for Two New Models
Production of the SEAT Ateca already is under way. Skoda is manufacturing SEAT’s first CUV for the Spanish brand. A concept of the second new vehicle, Skoda’s first 7-seater SUV, will be shown in Geneva as the Skoda VisionS.
By Peter Homola • Feb. 24, 2016
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