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GM Fix for Chevy Volt Fires Retains Current Chemistry, Cooling
The auto maker also will stick with its fire-prevention protocol of dispatching engineers to de-power Volt battery packs involved in serious crashes, WardsAuto learns.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 5, 2012 -
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New Lincoln Show Stand Reflects Reinvention of Brand
The display borrows cues from high-end retailers, including doormen to welcome show-goers, leather couches and sandstone flooring.
By Byron Pope • Jan. 5, 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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Toyota Camry Sales Slip
Sales of the gasoline-powered Camry totaled 299,269 last year, a 4.5% dip from 2010. Hybrid-model deliveries plunged 36.7%.
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GM’s 2011 Sales Gains Provide First Market-Share Bump in Years
The auto maker estimates its share of the U.S. market grew 0.5% to about 19.3% last year, marking its first year-on-year gain since 2002.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 4, 2012 -
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Ford 2011 LV Sales Bolstered by Discontinued Models
The Ranger small pickup that ended its run in December and the Crown Victoria, which ceased production in early 2011, provided 117,557 units to the auto maker’s full-year results.
By Byron Pope • Jan. 4, 2012 -
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Ford Puts Pedal to Metal With Aluminum F-Series Body Panels
The next-generation version of America’s best-selling vehicle, dubbed P552 and due in 2014, will feature extensive use of weight-saving aluminum, including doors and fenders.
By Eric Mayne 1, Byron Pope • Jan. 3, 2012 -
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Auto Makers Make Headway on U.S. Recall Totals in 2011
This year’s data shows Toyota on the road to curing its problems. Regulatory fines to the auto maker have spurred the industry to issue recalls more readily.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 29, 2011 -
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Nissan Poised to Claim Platform Production Title
Through November, Nissan’s D platform accounted for 354,891 car-production units, more than 16,000 ahead of the second-place car platform, Ford’s CD3.
By Eric Mayne 1 • Dec. 27, 2011 -
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Ford Struggling to Meet F-150 EcoBoost Demand as Sales Top 100,000
Ford says it is increasing production of its F-150 with the EcoBoost engine to meet a take-rate expected to exceed 40%.
By Byron Pope • Dec. 23, 2011 -
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Kia Ray EV Features New Regenerative-Braking System
Kia’s Korea-market electric vehicle has an 86-mile range and uses a polymer-type 16.4 kWh lithium-ion battery.
By WardsAuto Staff • Dec. 22, 2011 -
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GM Keeping Close Eye on IP in Saab Liquidation
Few industries place more importance on safeguarding their intellectual property than automotive, yet its history is littered with cases of disgruntled or money-hungry employees shopping secret information.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 20, 2011 -
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Ford Confident MKT Worthy Town Car Successor
The auto maker expects the new Lincoln MKT to sell in similar volumes to the outgoing Town Car sedan when it reaches the U.S. market in the first-quarter.
By Byron Pope • Dec. 19, 2011 -
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Ford Says U.S. Customers Ready for Transit Fullsize Van
Plans call for the E-Series to be phased out shortly after the European Transit arrives at U.S. dealerships in 2014. However, the E-Series will be offered in chassis-cab form through the end of the decade.
By Byron Pope • Dec. 16, 2011 -
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Ford Prepares to Bring More EV Development In-House
The auto maker has begun development of other components and systems that go into EVs, says Sherif Marakby, director of electrification programs, noting core competencies in such technologies are “very strategic.”
By Byron Pope • Dec. 15, 2011 -
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Santa Coming Early to Jeep Pickup Enthusiasts
MOPAR is accelerating delivery of kits to convert Jeep Wranglers into short-bed pickup trucks.
By Eric Mayne 1 • Dec. 12, 2011 -
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Ford Launching Focus EV Amid Volt Controversy
The auto makeris continuing to develop and test its electric vehicles to ensure a high level of safety and says it has launched a program to educate first responders and “secondary handlers” on how to deal with EVs following a crash.
By Byron Pope • Dec. 8, 2011 -
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New Coating Keeps GM Brake Rotors Rust-Free
Rusty rotors not only look bad, but they also affect the performance of the brakes by transmitting pulsations through the pedal.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 5, 2011 -
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Reuss Hints at New GM Van Offerings, High-End Cadillac Sedan
GM’s North America president stops short of confirming which European van the auto maker may be considering bringing to the U.S. “I can’t really talk about it. It would ruin a lot of things,” he says.
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Ford Ranger Pickup Nearing End of Road in U.S.
The auto maker says the small truck has served its purpose and expects current customers to migrate to the entry-level F-150 fullsize pickup.
By Byron Pope • Dec. 5, 2011 -
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Toyota Sienna Top-Selling U.S. Minivan – Barely
If Toyota’s lead holds, Chrysler would be relegated to also-ran status for the second time in three years. The Chrysler Town & Country last year ended the Honda Odyssey’s 2-year reign as segment champ.
By Eric Mayne • Dec. 2, 2011 -
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Daimler Close to Naming New Mercedes USA Chief
Former CEO Ernst Lieb was fired in October for allegedly using company funds to cover personal expenses.
By Steve Finlay • Dec. 2, 2011 -
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GM Still Sold on Small-Block V-8 Ahead of Tough CAFE Rules
“It is really what our customers want, especially in the trucks,” a GM executive says of the small block engine. “Our job as engineers is to give (them) cost-effective ways to continue owning a V-8.”
By James M. Amend • Dec. 2, 2011 -
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Ford Fusion on Pace for Record Year, Leads Segment
The Fusion’s share of the Lower Middle segment, as defined by WardsAuto, was 43.1% through October, good for first place in the segment.
By Byron Pope • Dec. 1, 2011 -
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Chevy Volt Sales Up Amid Safety Scrutiny; GM’s November Deliveries Rise
GM sold 1,139 Volts in November, a month where the auto maker’s overall sales rose 2.7% to 180,402 units, according to WardsAuto data.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 1, 2011 -
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NHTSA’s Approach to Chevy Volt Tests Correct, GM’s Stephens Says
In the most recent testing earlier this month, NHTSA did not crash entire vehicles, just the battery packs and their coolant systems.
By James M. Amend • Nov. 30, 2011
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