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GM Plugs Girsky Into Europe Lead, Reassigns Stracke
“It makes no sense at all,” says one analyst of the move to replace Karl-Friedrich Stracke just two weeks after approving a turnaround plan for Opel.
By James M. Amend • July 12, 2012 -
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Renault Samsung Plugs in to Large-Scale Solar Power
The system will power the auto maker’s Busan plant and provide nearly 11% of its electric output to 7,500 nearby homes.
By Vince Courtenay • July 12, 2012 -
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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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Opel-Vauxhall Unveils Adam City Car
The 3-door, 4-seat vehicle, to be unveiled at the Paris auto show in September, is meant to appeal to image-conscious buyers with its use of premium materials and design cues often found in the luxury segment.
By Alan Harman • July 11, 2012 -
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GM Holden, Better Place Connect on Oz Volt Charging
The charging-infrastructure provider will develop membership packages for Volt owners, including installation of its Charge Spot unit at home or work.
By Alan Harman • July 11, 2012 -
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Veteran WardsAuto Correspondent Mack Chrysler Remembered
The longtime auto writer was known for his insightful reports on Japan and emerging automotive markets throughout Asia, as well as his folksy sense of humor.
By WardsAuto Staff • July 11, 2012 -
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Good Hearts Get Hired at Pat Lobb Toyota
A high-volume dealership that believes in staff empowerment seeks out job candidates with the right stuff, grooms them and promotes them.
By Lillie Guyer • July 10, 2012 -
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Jeep Looking to Attract Young Buyers With Patriot
The plan is to capture millennials with small SUV, then keep them driving larger vehicles as their incomes and families grow.
By Aaron Foley • July 10, 2012 -
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Plant Life Thrives at Toyota Thai Factory
Toyota touts the 6-year-old plant on former agricultural land as one of five sustainable facilities in its worldwide manufacturing network.
By Steve Finlay • July 9, 2012 -
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Lincoln Must Walk Before It Can Run in Europe, Ford Designers Say
Does Ford plan to take Lincoln global in an attempt to match its German rivals or is it content to remain a bit-part player in the U.S., where sales slid to a dismal 85,643 in 2011, with no signs of improving?
By Peter Robinson • July 5, 2012 -
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GM Factories Run Hot and Cold in Thailand
Martin Apfel, who heads General Motors Thailand, sees unbelievable growth opportunities. “The only thing for sure is that we will continue to grow.”
By Steve Finlay • July 5, 2012 -
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Toyota’s U.S. Sales Rebound Plays Out Again in June
Toyota’s bread-and-butter Camry and Corolla passenger cars carried the day. Camry sales jumped 44.6% and Corolla deliveries soared 34.8%.
By James M. Amend • July 3, 2012 -
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Chrysler Posts Big Midyear Numbers for Wrangler, 300, 500
Dodge and Jeep fight for best-selling brand title while Fiat continues to make a splash in the U.S.
By Aaron Foley • July 3, 2012 -
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Ford to Market C-Max as ‘Multi-Activity Vehicle’
The C-Max MAV will be offered as a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, dubbed Energi. The vehicle will mark Ford’s first model available only in electrified versions, making it a perfect candidate to go up against the Toyota Prius, an executive says.
By Byron Pope • July 3, 2012 -
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Ford Technology Targets Distracted Driving
Ford researcher says its driver workload estimator, still in development, could play a role in eliminating distracted driving.
By Byron Pope • July 2, 2012 -
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Toyota, BMW Expand Collaboration on Fuel Cells, Sports Car, Electrification
There will be no exchange of shares in the auto makers’ latest tie-up, which follows December's pact for BMW to supply Toyota with diesel engines in Europe from 2014, and a March agreement to jointly research advanced Li-ion batteries.
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Honda Targets Lease of 1,100 Fit EVs Over Two Years
The auto maker will have about 40 of the electric vehicles on hand for the U.S. launch next month in Oregon and California. The car will be available in East Coast markets next spring.
June 29, 2012 -
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Nissan Adding Sentra Output in Mississippi
The addition of the Sentra at Canton, as well as the planned move of Frontier and Xterra light trucks from Nissan’s Smyrna, TN, plant, will result in 1,000 new jobs at the Mississippi operation.
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Opel Supervisory Board Approves GM Unit’s Turnaround Plan
The plan calls for closing the Bochum assembly plant, product investments by GM in Opel, a new go-to-market strategy, refined export and market expansion and cutting production costs that includes further leveraging the GM-PSA alliance.
By James M. Amend • June 28, 2012 -
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CAW Sees Momentum in Organizing Honda’s Ontario Plant
As with his U.S. counterpart, UAW President Bob King, Lewenza has his eye on bolstering union membership rolls by organizing the Japanese transplants building cars and trucks in Canada.
By James M. Amend • June 28, 2012 -
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Ford to End Production in the Philippines
The auto maker says the decision to close the Santa Rosa plant is part of its ongoing restructuring of regional manufacturing operations to improve efficiencies and costs. Instead, it will import vehicles, mainly from Thailand.
By Alan Harman • June 27, 2012 -
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Ford Launches B-Max Production in Romania
The auto maker has spent more than €500 million to modernize and upgrade the car plant. In total, it is investing more than €675 million in the Craiova engine- and vehicle-manufacturing complex.
By Peter Homola • June 27, 2012 -
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Ford Brings European Performance to U.S. With Focus ST
The new ST badge will be used for global performance vehicles, while the SVT designation is specific to North America where it’s currently used on Mustang and F-150 pickup versions.
By Byron Pope • June 26, 2012 -
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Kia Dealer-Friendly Within Limits
Asian auto makers are uncomfortable dealing with large, publicly owned dealership chains, no matter how successful they are.
By Jim Ziegler 1 • June 26, 2012 -
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Hyundai May Not be Done With Large CUVs
Another large, premium cross/utility vehicle may be in the Korean brand's future lineup, as the segment is “an intriguing space," U.S. CEO John Krafcik says.
June 26, 2012 -
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Promising 40 MPG, Toyota Adds Hybrid Option to New Avalon
Power is supplied by a 2.5L Atkinson-cycle 4-cyl. engine mated with a pair of electric motors within the transaxle and a 245V nickel-metal hydride battery pack.
June 26, 2012
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