Automakers: Page 342
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GM’s Accessory Strategy Working
GM’s data shows 75% of typical customers will purchase accessories at the point of sale or within 30 days of purchase.
By Cliff Banks • Aug. 8, 2007 -
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Hyundai America Suffers Growing Pains While Seeking Solutions
Most of Hyundai’s product pipeline is stuffed with big cars, rather than small, executive John Krafcik says. But reinforcement is on the way.
By William Diem • Aug. 8, 2007 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Sun May Not Set on Solara; Next Matrix to Take Better Aim
Toyota’s O’Brien says the current generation of its Matrix small car missed its intended target.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 8, 2007 -
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Fiat to Launch Electric Cars in Brazil
Fiat joins with Brazilian energy companies to begin an electric-vehicle demonstration program.
By Sol Biderman • Aug. 8, 2007 -
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Honda R&D Driven by Innovation
Takeo Fujisawa established Honda R&D as a separate company because the auto maker didn’t just need the innovation of Soichiro Honda, but of many Soichiro Hondas.
By William Diem • Aug. 6, 2007 -
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QMC, AEV Rally at Camp Jeep
Quality Metalcraft finds business to be lucrative in low-volume specialty parts, even those made in metro Detroit.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 6, 2007 -
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U-Haul to Field Test Ford’s Revolutionary 3-Wet Paint Process
The new method is more energy efficient and produces fewer volatile organic compounds and carbon-dioxide emissions.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 6, 2007 -
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Honda Builds Eco-Car at Thai Plant
Asian Honda Motor Co., Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s Bangkok-based Asia-Oceania regional division, plans to spend 6.2 billion baht ($207 million), on its second manufacturing plant in Thailand, a move that will double its production capacity to 240,000 units annually.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 1, 2007 -
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DaimlerChrysler Financial Becoming 2 Separate Companies
The corporate staffs supporting DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas' Mercedes-Benz Financial and Truck Financial business units will move to a new location. About 400 employees will move to a 4-story office building in Farmington Hills, MI. That will occur in the third quarter, after the transfer of assets of the firm's Chrysler Financial business unit to Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus
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Dealers Want Good Taglines
Advertising taglines help connect customers to a car (such as BMW: The Ultimate Driving Machine) or a brand (Toyota: Oh, What a Feeling).
By Lillie Guyer • Aug. 1, 2007 -
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He’s Proud as Both an Auto Shop Teacher and a Father
DEARBORN, MI - Jeff Lehmkuhl is proud both as a father and an auto shop instructor.His son Daniel - who is one of his students at San Luis Obispo High School in California - and teammate Austin Castro won the 2007 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills' national finals at Ford World Headquarters here.
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Acura Delays
The decision by Honda Motor Co. Ltd. to delay the launch of its Acura premium brand in Japan by at least two years likely was prompted by the slow start of Toyota Motor Corp.'s rival Lexus brand, analysts say.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Aug. 1, 2007 -
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Going Beyond Most Used-Car Operations
There may be no better example of what a franchised car dealer's used-vehicle operations should look like than Ft. Myers Toyota.
By Cliff Banks • Aug. 1, 2007 -
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Hyundai, Mitsubishi Stores Come to Harlem
New York's Harlem is getting its first Hyundai and Mitsubishi stores. They are part of an expanded Potamkin East Harlem Auto Mall.
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Toyota V-6 Twice-Injected With Innovation
The Ward's 10 Best Engines competition celebrates 13 years of recognizing outstanding powertrain development. In this sixth of a series, Ward's explores Toyota's 3.5L V-6, which packs a punch with performance and an innovative fuel injection strategy. Watch for features on the other 2007 winners throughout the year. Toyota Motor Corp. engineers admit the company raised a few eyebrows when rumors began
By Bill Visnic • Aug. 1, 2007 -
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Volkswagen Says Earnings Gains Running Ahead of Schedule
The German auto maker expects to earn E5.1 billion in 2007 but warns of soft demand this year in Europe and North America.
By Ward's Staff • July 27, 2007 -
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Court Again Delays Decision on Hyundai CEO Prison Appeal
The judges want time to study last week’s bribery conviction of Chung Dae-kun, who figures prominently in the illegal Hyundai slush fund case for which Chung Mong-koo was found guilty.
By Vince Courtenay • July 27, 2007 -
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BMW M3 Grows Up; Gets Complicated
BMW’s new 414-hp ’08 M3 coupe is a capable and thrilling sports car blanketed with a thick veil of electronic controls and luxury features.
By Mike Sutton • July 25, 2007 -
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Ford Doesn’t See Strike As Possibility in UAW Negotiations
During an impassioned speech, Gettelfinger says the UAW not only is fighting for its members but for the American middle class.
By Byron Pope • July 24, 2007 -
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GM Considering Sourcing Windshields from China
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. You would think there were at least some car parts that you can’t source from China, but today’s relentless pursuit of lower costs has put...
By Drew Winter • July 19, 2007 -
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VW Shanghai Car Headed for North America
New model will be follow-up to Passat Lingyu, produced by the JV owned by VW and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.
By Ward's Staff From Wires • July 18, 2007 -
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Heizmann to Oversee Production of VW Brand
Management board member Jochem Heizmann will assume his new duties effective Oct. 1.
By Ward's Staff • July 10, 2007 -
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Ford Struggles With Massive Upheaval in 2006
The most momentous event was the Sept. 5 appointment of Alan Mulally as company chairman and CEO, replacing Bill Ford.
By Byron Pope • July 9, 2007 -
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U.S. Auto Market Hits Skids in 2006; GM, Ford, Chrysler Suffer
Economic difficulties and higher energy costs prompted a slowdown in the U.S. auto market in 2006.
By Al Binder • July 9, 2007 -
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Boardroom Drama Overshadows VW’s Solid Sales, Financial Performance
The world’s fourth-largest auto maker exceeded analysts’ expectations with an after-tax profit of €75 billion, more than twice that in 2005.
By Eric Mayne • July 9, 2007
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