Automakers: Page 207
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Precision Concept Hints at Future Acura Design Language
The large, coupe-styled concept has various floating elements, including taillights, rear seats and a touchpad.
Jan. 12, 2016 -
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Kia Concept CUV Upstages Refreshed Compacts
In a WardsAuto Q&A, an executive talks about the brand’s present and future.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 12, 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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New Infiniti Q60 ‘Sends Message,’ CEO Says
Sales dropped last year but a debuting third-generation model is here.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 12, 2016 -
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BMW Sees M2 as New ‘Benchmark’
Standard with a manual transmission, the 365-hp M2 coupe will be available with an optional 7-speed M Double Clutch automatic. Also unveiled in Detroit is the X4 M40i utility vehicle, using the same N55 3.0L turbocharged inline-6.
Jan. 12, 2016 -
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‘Quiet Luxury’ and Twin-Turbo V-6 Highlight Return of Lincoln Continental
Lincoln revives the fabled Continental name to adorn what may be the most important production car in the beleaguered Ford luxury brand’s history.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 12, 2016 -
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Smaller, More Efficient GMC Acadia Bows
The downsizing could draw more buyers to a model that last year delivered a record 96,393 units and commanded 24.2% of the Large CUV segment, according to WardsAuto data.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 12, 2016 -
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Hyundai Pegs 2016 Growth at 3%, Ioniq to Be 50-State Model
Any U.S. Hyundai dealer can take an order for the Ioniq, but not all will carry it in their showrooms.
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Concept Leads Audi Further Down Electrification Road
The automaker’s NAIAS show car, a fuel-cell-powered CUV, is expected to come to market first as a plug-in hybrid.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Kia Forte, Telluride CUV Concept Break Cover
The refreshed Forte sedan gets more fuel-efficient 2.0L, while the Telluride is fitted with passenger health sensors and a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Why Honda Civic, Volvo XC90 Won Car, Truck Honors
The XC90 isn’t going to sell in huge volumes, but its powertrain, interior design and autonomous-driving features have forced everyone in the industry to take notice.
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Hyundai Genesis Brand G90 Makes U.S. Debut
The flagship model of Hyundai’s new Genesis luxury brand gets Hyundai’s first twin-turbocharged engine and scads of luxury content, including a 22-way power driver’s seat.
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Volvo Plays It Safe with Unveiled S90 Sedan
The safety-conscious Swedish brand says the new flagship car helps pave the way for a fully autonomous Volvo in four years.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Second-Generation Honda Ridgeline Unwrapped in Detroit
The truck’s in-bed trunk returns, this time with a flat floor and drain plug. Honda also adds an AC power inverter and audio system in the bed to up its tailgating cred.
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Lexus Debuts LC 500 Flagship Coupe
An all-new platform and a new 10-speed automatic transmission mated to Lexus’s 5.0L V-8 are just two of the features of the Japanese luxury brand’s new 2-door.
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Production Infiniti Q60 Coupe Unveiled
Buyers will be able to select from three engines, including Nissan’s newest-generation V-6, the VR series in 300-hp or 400-hp versions.
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Fab Four Intend to Put Hop in Cadillac’s Step
Each marketing group leader boasts “functional expertise,” as Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen says, bringing “fresh eyes, new ideas and new perspectives.”
By James M. Amend • Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Mercedes E-Class Takes AI, Self-Driving to Next Level
“This technology enables the E-Class to continuously ‘talk’ to other cars and the infrastructure, and keep learning,” says Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche
Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Segment Buster? Pacifica Returns as a Chrysler Minivan
Chrysler unveils its all-new entrant in the segment it created some 30 years ago – the minivan – and draws on a name from a segment-buster past – Pacifica – to create a new persona for its totally redesigned people mover.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 11, 2016 -
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Buick Surprises Again With Avista Concept Car
“The brand is in a position now where it can afford this kind of really strong statement from a design and styling perspective,” GM President Dan Ammann says.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 10, 2016 -
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VW’s Tiguan Grows Up With Second-Gen Model to Come
Volkswagen of America officials long have noted the current Tiguan is an inadequate competitor in the North American market, sized a little too small and priced a little too high for U.S. consumers.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 10, 2016 -
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Mercedes Tops VW as Top-Selling Japanese Import
Despite the year-over-year decline, sales slowed at a lower rate than domestically built cars, which are on track to show an 8.9% drop when full-year results are announced later this month.
By Roger Schreffler • Jan. 8, 2016 -
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Magna, VW in Talks Over Underutilized Germany Plant
The talks reportedly have included scenarios ranging from Magna obtaining a minority stake in the VW plant, acquisition of individual departments or an outright sale to the contract assembler and automotive supplier.
By Peter Homola • Jan. 8, 2016 -
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Market Share: Critical Brand Performance Metric for Automakers
The majority of auto manufacturers grow volume in an up market; market share performance separates the real winners and losers.
By Warren P. Browne • Jan. 8, 2016 -
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Toyota: Autonomous Cars Need Trillion-Mile Reliability
As the Toyota Research Institute steps up its work in autonomous vehicles, the automaker realizes people can tolerate human error but are less forgiving of machines. Cars must become incapable of causing accidents.
Jan. 7, 2016 -
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Former Ford Luxury Brand Land Rover Tops 2015 Growth Chart
British brand Land Rover takes the crown as the marque that saw the largest percentage increase in sales in 2015, followed by Jeep and Volvo. Smart, Dodge, Jaguar, Fiat and Volkswagen saw the largest percentage declines.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 7, 2016
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