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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
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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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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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Subaru, FCA Biggest Share Gainers in 2015; Honda, GM Fall
Market-share winners at the brand level include Jeep, GMC, Infiniti, Kia, Lexus, Nissan and Volvo.
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Ford Tying SYNC With Amazon Echo
By 2020, Ford CEO Mark Fields says the number of Internet-connected devices could reach up to 50 billion, and he wants to make sure vehicles are among them.
Jan. 6, 2016 -
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Kia Launching Drive Wise Sub-Brand
Advanced driver-assistance technologies will fall under the Drive Wise banner, including urban and highway autonomous driving.
Jan. 5, 2016 -
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GM Sales Dip in December; Jeep Lone FCA Brand in Black
Strong results for Cadillac and GMC were not enough to deliver a gain for GM in the month. Weak sales continue for FCA in the car sector. Both post solid 2015 volumes overall.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 5, 2016 -
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Thailand Market Leader Toyota Promotes From Within
The executives promoted include Pravena Nuntikulvanich, the highest-ranking member of the automaker’s top management.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 5, 2016 -
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2016 Winner: General Motors 3.6L DOHC V-6
GM’s new 335-hp 3.6L direct-injection V-6 muscles its way onto this year’s list because it so powerfully completes the Chevy Camaro tandem. It’s the right hand to the V-8’s left. It’s so good that certain editors prefer it to the V-8.
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2016 Winner: BMW 3.0L Turbocharged DOHC I-6
BMW’s B58 I-6, springing from a new EfficientDynamics modular family of 3-, 4- and 6-cyl. engines, has a larger turbocharger, all-new water-to-air intercooler, longer stroke, more horsepower and torque and several fuel-saving technologies.
Jan. 4, 2016 -
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Kia Not Ready for Luxury Brand
As far as Kia’s U.S. COO is concerned, the brand has just dipped its toe in the luxury waters with the 2014 U.S.-market debut of the K900.
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Hyundai Union Wage Deal Short of Labor’s Wants
The monthly salary increase is less than 53% of the KMWU’s intention, as well as less than what the union was able to secure in its 2014 wage agreement.
By Vince Courtenay • Dec. 29, 2015 -
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Belgian Entrepreneur Wants GM Holden Site
Guido Dumarey has a track record. In 2013, he bought and turned around a GM transmission plant in Strasbourg, France.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 29, 2015 -
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Foreign Automakers’ Share of Russian Output Drops
Local brands are benefiting from higher percentages of localization, price increases lower than those of foreign brands and state programs aimed at supporting demand, particularly those in the low-cost segment of the Russian car market.
By Eugene Gerden • Dec. 29, 2015 -
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Micro Tech, VW Scandal Boosting Prospects for Testing-Equipment Maker
In the final stages of development, Global MRV expects to begin offering its new Firefly emissions-measuring device to fleet operators by the end of 2016. The technology also has drawn interest from regulators around the world.
By David Zoia Editor • Dec. 21, 2015 -
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Kia: Sportage U.S. Supply Improving With Downturns
U.S. sales of Kia’s compact CUV were up 20.3% through November, in no small part due to production givebacks in markets less robust than the U.S.
Dec. 21, 2015 -
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Short Hyundai Strike Takes Unusual Political Tack
Before firebrand Park Yoo Ki’s election in November, presidents of the Hyundai branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Workers had refused to join in nationwide strikes of a political nature, abiding instead by laws allowing walkouts only over wages and working conditions.
By Vince Courtenay • Dec. 17, 2015 -
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New Mercedes-AMG SLC43 Infused With C-Class DNA
The SLC43, which replaces the SLK55 AMG, is a heavily reworked rear-wheel-drive roadster powered by the same twin-turbocharged 3.0L V-6 gasoline engine used by the new S400 Coupe.
By Greg Kable • Dec. 16, 2015
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