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Ford Australia to Temporarily Close Plants as Key Supplier Goes Into Receivership
The auto maker estimates it will take CMI administrators several days to stabilize the business and resume production, and it will be 24 hours after that before parts are available, which should be next Wednesday.
By Alan Harman • April 26, 2012 -
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Ford, Mazda Invest $27 Million in AutoAlliance Thailand JV
An additional 20,000 units will boost annual capacity of pickup trucks to 195,000, bringing overall capacity to 295,000 vehicles a year, including cars.
By WardsAuto Staff • April 26, 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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GM Expects Uptick in Fleet Sales, Despite Rental Pullback
The auto maker will shift sales away from rental-car firms and toward commercial and government customers, likely pushing up deliveries in the segment by as much as 25% from 2011 levels.
By James M. Amend • April 25, 2012 -
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Parts Shortage May Force Ford Australia to Halt Production
CMI Industrial’s landlord has locked the plant in suburban Melbourne due to unpaid rent, and the company reportedly is rumored to be on the verge of bankruptcy.
By Alan Harman • April 24, 2012 -
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Shanghai GM to Build Cadillac XTS, Coupe EV in China
“China has quickly become the fastest-growing market for Cadillac,” Chairman Dan Akerson says at the Beijing auto show. “Last year, sales rose by 73%.”
By Vince Courtenay • April 23, 2012 -
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GM, Honda Rebound Expected to Bolster April U.S. Sales
The WardsAuto forecast calls for U.S. auto makers to sell 1.18 million light vehicles in April, with three fewer selling days than year-ago.
By John Sousanis • April 20, 2012 -
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Ford Louisville Plant Undergoes Transformation for Escape Production
To prepare the 3.1 million-sq.-ft. facility for the next-generation CUV, the auto maker has invested $600 million to replace nearly all the aging equipment used to build the former body-on-frame Explorer SUV.
By Byron Pope • April 20, 2012 -
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Detroit Not Deterrent to Hiring Talent, GM’s Barra Says
The real problem is persuading job-seekers to travel to the city in the first place, the former human resources chief says, blaming preconceived notions. “Detroit unfortunately has a reputation that I don’t think it completely deserves.”
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Fiat Looks to Boost Output of Abarth as Brand Builds Momentum
The auto maker posted record sales in February and March and expects to do so again in May, after it fills the pipeline for the diminutive 500 model.
By Jim Mateja • April 13, 2012 -
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GM Charging Up Chevrolet Brand, Volt EV for Summer Olympics Ads
Sources tell WardsAuto the Volt will receive special attention during the Olympics with a batch of new TV ads. Current commercials featuring owners talking about their fuel savings are serving as a stopgap.
By James M. Amend • April 13, 2012 -
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China Overtakes U.S. as Bentley’s Top Export Market
First-quarter U.S. deliveries totaled 450 units, says Christophe Georges, chief operating officer-Bentley Motors. The luxury auto maker sold 578 cars in China during that period.
By Herb Shuldiner 1 • April 12, 2012 -
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GM’s Reuss Touts New Impala, Better Ordering System
During a Q&A at the New York auto show, the president of GM’s North American unit discusses new products, dealer relations, matching supply to demand, his career and what might have happened if the federal government hadn’t rescued GM.
By Steve Finlay • April 12, 2012 -
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Golden State Car Dealers See New Standard in ’13 Lincoln MKZ
The redesigned sedan, the first of seven new or fully revamped Lincoln models expected to roll out over the next three years, will firmly reposition Ford’s last remaining luxury brand in the marketplace, predicts Eric Ragland, sales manager-Galpin Lincoln.
By Erik Derr 1 • April 11, 2012 -
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Chrysler Hopes to Dodge Quality Hiccups With Dart Launch
Chrysler has poured $20 million into new quality processes and productivity improvements at its Belvidere plant in an effort to ensure its first Fiat-based model is a hit with buyers.
By David Zoia Editor • April 11, 2012 -
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New-Gen Kia cee’d Begins Production in Slovakia
A wagon will join the 5-door in production in August or September, and a 3-door version of the car is due to launch in early 2013.
By Peter Homola • April 6, 2012 -
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Infiniti EV Concept Previews All-Aluminum Production Model
The LE’s synchronous electric motor produces 134 hp and 240 lb.-ft. of torque. The Li-ion battery pack is rated at 24 kWh, the same as the Leaf, but the Infiniti EV has wireless charging capability.
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Kia Touts Stop-Start Package, But Pushes Back Intro Yet Again
The auto maker’s own stop-and-go technology was due to launch in the U.S. on several compact cars, but it was postponed for improvements after media test drivers found fault.
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China Paces Global Growth, But Audi Also on Rise in U.S.
Audi will set another U.S. sales record this year and has high hopes for its new A3 sedan that arrives in 2013, executives say on the sidelines of the New York International Auto Show.
By Herb Shuldiner 1 • April 5, 2012 -
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Toyota Unwraps American-Designed Avalon in New York
Toyota's U.S. sales chief Bob Carter says the Avalon was heartily approved by Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda.
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Hyundai Debuts ’13 Santa Fe; 3-Row Variant to Replace Veracruz
The 3-row Veracruz has suffered from weak sales over the past five years since its launch in the U.S. market. The auto maker blames scant supplies from Korea rather than consumer indifference.
April 5, 2012 -
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New Midsize Lincoln Gets Big Role
Ford says the new Lincoln MKZ represents a turning point in the brand’s 90-year history.
By Steve Finlay • April 5, 2012 -
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Phillips Joins GM Holden Senior Leadership Team
The Australian’s resume includes overseeing introduction of the Chevrolet Volt program at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck body-shop facility.
By Alan Harman • April 5, 2012 -
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Acura RLX Concept Uncovered in New York
The RLX will be offered in a 310-hp, front-wheel-drive version and feature Precision All Wheel Steer when it debuts next year.
April 4, 2012 -
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Lexus ES Sedan, New Hybrid Debut in New York
Lexus says to expect combined fuel economy of 40 mpg for the new ES 300h hybrid, making it almost as efficient as its CT 200h hybrid hatchback that achieves 42 mpg combined.
April 4, 2012 -
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Nissan Looks to Improve Consumer Awareness of NV Large Van
Despite the auto maker’s marketing efforts to tout its new large van, “I still hear, ‘I didn’t know Nissan was in that business,’” the auto maker’s commercial-vehicles chief says.
April 4, 2012
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