Automakers: Page 205
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Hyundai Unveils Verna Concept at Beijing Auto Show
The Verna will launch in China and Korea toward the end of the year, followed by its release in India either this year or early in 2017.
By Vince Courtenay • April 26, 2016 -
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Renaultʼs Ambitions for Koleos D-Segment CUV Global
The French automaker hopes the ute will play a major role in a product offensive that has seen a record-breaking year with the introduction of 10 new vehicles across the world.
By Paul Myles • April 25, 2016 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Infiniti QX Sport Hints at Next QX70
Coupe-like styling on the outside is paired with a multi-material black-and-white themed interior.
April 24, 2016 -
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BMW Stretches X1 CUV for China
The increase in length is concentrated wholly within the wheelbase, providing the X1 Li with a longer rear door and improved rear legroom.
By Greg Kable • April 24, 2016 -
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Smart Powers Up With Brabus Fortwo, Forfour
Power for Smart’s new Brabus models comes from a newly developed version of the Mercedes 0.9L turbocharged 3-cyl.
By Greg Kable • April 24, 2016 -
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Japan Quake Trims GM Production
The quakes in Japan limit parts supplies to a number of GM assembly locations, and the shutdowns effectively amount to a rationing of those parts to sites where they are needed most.
By James M. Amend • April 22, 2016 -
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Four Amps, 34 Speakers Drive Bose Panaray
To ride in the Cadillac CT6 with a Panaray sound system is like bathing in music that may be familiar to the ear but never has been experienced in such clarity. Bose also is working the low end of the automotive market with a sound system for as little as $400.
April 22, 2016 -
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PSA Sheds Some Eastern European Import Distribution
In February, Emil Frey Group took over PSA’s import subsidiaries for Peugeot, Citroen and DS vehicles in Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. The Swiss car importer and retailer added Czech Republic and Slovakia to its portfolio this month.
By Peter Homola • April 21, 2016 -
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Persistent Renault-Nissan Alliance Penetrating India
The Alliance has high hopes for its Common Module Family architecture, which makes it possible to build a vehicle using five or six different modules and produce 15 to 20 different models.
By Sudhakar Shah • April 20, 2016 -
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Hyundai Teaming Up With Cisco to Advance Connected Car Tech
A goal of the Hyundai and Cisco pact is the creation of a vehicle-simulation test environment via basic research cooperation.
April 19, 2016 -
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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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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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