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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.
April 5, 2012 -
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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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Automakers are evaluating their long-term strategies, revisiting their product mix, and approach to both retail and manufacturing approach along the way.
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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.
April 5, 2012 -
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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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Toyota Sales Accelerate in March, Auto Maker to Up Outlook
After the big sales month, Toyota exec Jeff Bracken says the auto maker will enter April with a “healthy supply” of its three Prius variants, or about 23,000 units of inventory for 22 days’ supply.
By James M. Amend • April 3, 2012 -
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GM’s March Sales Gains Reflect Industry; Auto Maker Remains Cautious
General Motors will remain conservative on the production front, despite an overall positive start to the first quarter that saw industry light-vehicle sales rise to an estimated 14.5 million-unit SAAR.
By James M. Amend • April 3, 2012 -
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Fiesta Contributes to Strong March for Ford, Despite Decline
Ford’s overall deliveries last month rose 1.3% based on the daily selling rate to 219,717 units, marking the auto maker’s best March performance in the past five years.
By Byron Pope • April 3, 2012 -
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Nissan Provides More Detail on NV200 Taxi
The new taxi has a 12V electrical outlet and two USB ports to charge phones and other handheld devices; a driver USB port; overhead reading lights and floor lighting; a transparent roof panel; and leather-look seat fabric that is antimicrobial.
April 3, 2012 -
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Cadillac SRX Receives New Technology, Styling Tweaks for ’13
CUE pairs data from up to 10 different Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices, USBs, SD cards and MP3 players with an infotainment system boasting reduced complexity through customized information.
By James M. Amend • April 2, 2012 -
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Ford Invests $1.3 Billion in Mexico Facility for Fusion, MKZ Production
The auto maker says it will add 1,000 new jobs at its Hermosillo, Mexico, plant to accommodate production of the ’13 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans.
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Focus Arrival Signals New Chapter for Ford in ASEAN
The small-car is the third in a string of eight new models the auto maker plans to roll out in Thailand by 2015, as it looks to expand sales both there and throughout the Southeast Asia region.
By Edd Ellison • March 30, 2012 -
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Ford Takes Aim at Luxury Segment With ’13 Explorer Sport
The Explorer Sport, powered by a 3.5L twin-turbo V-6 EcoBoost engine, also is targeting domestic competitors. Peterson says the new Explorer should take a bite out of Dodge Durango R/T and Grand Cherokee sales.
By Byron Pope • March 29, 2012 -
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Acura Claims New ILX Sedan No Civic Clone
The ILX boasts a slew of updates from the ’12 Civic, which went on sale last year. These include more insulating materials, changed suspension and steering systems and a remapped engine-control unit for the hybrid model.
March 29, 2012 -
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Chevrolet Traverse Upgrades Front and Center
Among the large CUV’s key upgrades are a new center stack and a breakthrough airbag system that deploys between the front-row seats.
By Eric Mayne 1 • March 28, 2012 -
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Cadillac Aims to Convince Buyers Its Active Safety Makes Better Drivers
In an industry first, Cadillac will use directional tactile sensation with its active safety technologies to warn drivers of a threat.
By James M. Amend • March 28, 2012 -
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Ford to Support Transit Connect EV Owners Following Azure Bankruptcy
The auto maker says it is repurposing its Dearborn, MI-based Advanced Engineering Center to focus solely on the development of electrified vehicles.
By Byron Pope • March 28, 2012 -
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GM China, SAIC Launch Advanced Wind Tunnel in Shanghai
The climate and wind-tunnel system simulates rain and snow and has controllable, full-spectrum sunshine simulation ranging from mild to desert conditions.
By Vince Courtenay • March 28, 2012 -
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Mercedes, Renault-Nissan Field New LCV
By taking advantage of higher output and common systems and components, Mercedes intends to offer a product costing slightly more than its competitors, but not 20%-30% bigger as was the case with the discontinued Vaneo.
By Jorge Palacios • March 27, 2012 -
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GM Partners With China Research Group on Volt Testing
Ray Bierzynski, GM China’s executive director-electrification strategy, says the new tie-up will provide the auto maker with access to China’s top opinion leaders and policymakers.
By Vince Courtenay • March 26, 2012 -
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VW Partners for Renewable Diesel as TDI Sales Take Off
Two biotech companies will test their renewable diesel fuels on Passat and Jetta TDI cars. Turbodiesels accounted for 21.6% of VW’s U.S. sales in 2011, and the momentum has carried into 2012.
March 26, 2012
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