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Volvo Takes Wraps Off All-New XC90
Volvo has set a medium-term goal of selling 100,000 units annually in the U.S., and says the XC90 will play a significant role in reaching that objective.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 26, 2014 -
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Ford ST Products Surpassing Expectations
Ford is working to increase production of the performance-oriented Focus ST and Fiesta ST due to strong customer demand.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 26, 2014 -
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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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GM Tech Center Shakes Off Flooding, Gets ‘Back to Work’
The 58-year-old GM Tech Center serves as the global hub for the automaker’s vehicle development and many of its buildings are of historical significance for their architecture.
By James M. Amend • Aug. 25, 2014 -
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GM Says Corvette’s New 8-Speed Gearbox Rivals DCT
The 8-speed automatic bows on the Corvette for ’15, joining the Performance Data Recorder and Valet Mode as new technologies for the coming model year.
By James M. Amend • Aug. 25, 2014 -
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Daimler Staying Ahead of Curve in Silicon Valley
The automaker has had a formal partnership with Google for more than two years and Apple content will be available on the screens of Mercedes vehicles starting in mid-2016. But informal relationships also are important.
By Joseph R. Szczesny • Aug. 22, 2014 -
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Ford Planning Prius Fighter, Report Says
Codenamed C240, the vehicle will be built on Ford’s C2 architecture, which also will underpin the next-generation Focus C-car and Escape CUV.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 21, 2014 -
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Honda Calling Back ’15 Fits for Bumper Fix
Honda discovered welding wasn’t up to snuff after the Fit rated “marginal” in the most recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety small-overlap test.
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Planned Flagship Seen Boosting Cadillac’s Credibility
GM’s product chief says the new fullsize sedan will be based on an all-new platform.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 20, 2014 -
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Toyota Remains Unchallenged Global Hybrid Leader
Toyota sold 665,740 hybrids in the year’s first six months, 4.1% ahead of last year's record pace. Honda followed with global sales of 158,696 units, a 105.8% spike, while Hyundai jumped 33% to 27,118.
By Roger Schreffler • Aug. 20, 2014 -
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FCA Taps Bigland to Head Alfa Romeo in NAFTA Region
Reid Bigland, who previously led the Ram truck brand, will continue to serve as head of U.S. sales and president and CEO of Chrysler Canada.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 18, 2014 -
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Subaru in Capacity Crunch as 600,000 U.S. Sales ‛Feasible’
The ascendant Japanese brand will have to wait another two years before additional capacity comes on line at its sole U.S. plant in Lafayette, IN.
By Jim Mateja • Aug. 18, 2014 -
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Flooded GM Tech Center on Mend; Design, R&D Still Closed
Employees at GM Design tell WardsAuto their main building was “devastated,” and it could be months before the facility is fully operational again.
By James M. Amend • Aug. 15, 2014 -
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Lincoln Commissions Special Smell for Dealerships
Famed perfumer Rene Morgenthaler created special aroma for Lincoln stores.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 15, 2014 -
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Export Markets New Combat Zone for Indian Automakers
Domestic automakers and global manufacturers’ Indian subsidiaries are exporting, or will export, both fully assembled vehicles and kits for local assembly in the importing country. Their market reach is worldwide.
By Sudhakar Shah • Aug. 15, 2014 -
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Acura RLX Hybrid Delay ‘Technical’
The Honda near-luxury brand hopes the car will arrive at U.S. Acura dealers in late summer, after missing its scheduled spring introduction.
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GM to Invest $174 Million at Lansing Complex
A 225,000-sq.-ft. stamping facility will start production in 2016 and the automaker expects that making the parts locally will save $14 million annually in material handling costs.
By James M. Amend • Aug. 13, 2014 -
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Chrysler Taps New Product Chief
New Chrysler product chief previously served as vice president-System & Component engineering.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 12, 2014 -
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Hyundai Set Sights on Style in New-Generation i20
Renderings released by the European Design Studio show the i20 shedding its conservative design in favor of a more sporty, sophisticated look.
By Giancarlo Perini • Aug. 12, 2014 -
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Cadillac Rolling Globally, Seeks Traction in U.S.
Global Cadillac sales jumped 30% and improved 22.1% in the U.S. in 2013, according to WardsAuto data. But for the first half of this year, Cadillac’s U.S. sales slipped 1.0% against an industry that was ahead 4.0% and a luxury market up 7.0%.
By Herb Shuldiner 1 • Aug. 12, 2014 -
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Jeep Sets Big Plans for Smallest Model
Four-wheel drive and open-top motoring potential will set the new Renegade apart from the competition in the growing B-size CUV segment, officials believe.
By Jim Mateja • Aug. 11, 2014 -
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Early Indicators of OnStar 4G LTE Take-Rate Positive, GM Says
All but three GM vehicles will offer Wi-Fi capability for ’15, meaning anything people can do with their laptop, tablet or smartphone at home or work can be done in their vehicle.
By Jim Mateja • Aug. 8, 2014 -
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RACER Cleaning Up Old GM
The RACER Trust, formed as a result of GM’s bankruptcy, is pushing to move some prime remaining sites. The organization so far has completed 31 transactions.
By David C. Smith • Aug. 7, 2014 -
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Toyota’s Shift to Hydrogen From Battery-Electric Jolts Industry
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.I’m always amused when watching a fictitious tale on TV where everyone drives a Toyota Prius to reflect an environmentally advanced society....
By Barbara McClellan 2 • Aug. 6, 2014 -
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VW Working on FCVs, Sustainable Fuels
Volkswagen has developed a new engine that works well with B20 diesel. But the fuel in the U.S. is not as stable as the product elsewhere, so the new engine will be available in Canada but not the U.S.
By William Diem • Aug. 5, 2014 -
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GM Opens Regional HQ
The operation covers six key markets that will see the automaker launch 40 new models by the end of next year.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 5, 2014
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