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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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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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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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Dyno-Mite! Ford Builds Sled to Test New Super Duty
Ford says its old testing equipment isn’t up to the challenge posed by the ’17 Super Duty, so engineers had to build a new, super-strong towed dynamometer to put the truck through its hill-climbing paces.
By Bob Gritzinger • April 4, 2016 -
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VW Says More Product, Autonomy Will Rebuild Brand in U.S.
VW brand CEO Herbert Diess met privately with ailing retailers at the National Automobile Dealers Assn. convention Saturday.
By David Zoia Editor • April 2, 2016 -
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Dealers Want VW to Fix Their Financial Damage
In arguably the 2016 NADA convention’s most important franchise meeting, VW faces its dealers.
By Steve Finlay • April 2, 2016 -
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Ford Dealers Solving Riddle of Selling Flexible Transit Van
There are myriad ways to outfit the popular fullsize van, which means selling the Transit requires deep product knowledge and a firm understanding of each customer’s unique needs.
By David Zoia Editor • April 2, 2016 -
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Toyota Down, Honda Flat and Nissan Rises in March
Toyota car and light-truck lineups both saw losses, as did Lexus cars, Honda light trucks and Honda’s Acura brand.
April 1, 2016 -
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BMW May Boost Russian Output in Face of Sales Slide
Longtime contract assembler Avtotor is launching a new automotive cluster in the Kaliningrad region with initial capacity of 100,000 cars and some may be BMW models.
By Eugene Gerden • April 1, 2016
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