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Brazilian Auto Industry Awaits Word on Incentives
Rota 2030 is to replace the country’s Inovar-Auto benefit program in effect from 2012 to 2017. Since drawing criticism from the World Trade Organization for unfairly favoring automakers with plants in Brazil, the government has been struggling to finalize the new system.
By Catherine Osborn • March 20, 2018 -
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U.S. Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks Post Strong Month in February
Class 8 deliveries surged 49.0% on sales of 16,687 units vs. 11,200 year-ago.
By Amy Alexander • March 13, 2018 -
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Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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Roxor Off-Roader Kick Starts Mahindra’s U.S. Expansion
Five years after setting up shop in Michigan with a half dozen employees, India’s Mahindra is producing the Roxor off-road vehicle for the North American market.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 5, 2018 -
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Canada LV Sales Up 2.3% in February
Car sales were off 5.0% for the month to 35,823 units from year-ago’s 37,727, although several automakers saw increases.
By Amy Alexander • March 2, 2018 -
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GKN Tests ‘Bolt-On’ eAWD
GKN Driveline reveals a new all-wheel-drive system based on its proven Twinster axle technology.
By Paul Myles • March 2, 2018 -
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Google Mobile Indexing and the Potential Fallout
Large regional dealers could suddenly get out-marketed by smaller dealerships in some geographic areas.
By Adam Armbruster • March 1, 2018 -
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North American Production Headed for Small Q2 Gain
Most year-over-year increases in both the first and second quarters are due to added capacity and new products from smaller manufacturers.
By Haig Stoddard • Feb. 28, 2018 -
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Hungry Bug Raises Stink in New Zealand Import Market
The industry says vehicle supply is expected to come under pressure, initially after three car carriers were ordered out of New Zealand waters and a fourth vessel voluntarily diverted because of the would-be invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 26, 2018 -
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U.K. Supercar Maker Says Thunder Demand Booming
Lister says 22 customers placed orders for the Thunder, priced from £139,950, on the first day of announcing the new model to be built at its Cambridge factory some 60 miles north of London.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 23, 2018 -
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488 Pista Boasts Ferrari’s Most Powerful V-8 Ever
The 488 Pista’s development stems from Ferrari’s involvement in the FIA World Endurance Championship where it has won five manufacturers’ titles in the GTE class in the six years since the series’ inception, taking 29 out of 50 races.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 23, 2018 -
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Italian Startup Revives Limited-Edition Stratos
Manifattura Automobili Torino founder and owner Paolo Garella says he has received four firm orders for the New Stratos so far and is confident the portfolio soon will reach the 25-unit limit he has set for the lot.
By Giancarlo Perini • Feb. 22, 2018 -
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ZF’s Outdated Corporate Structure Costs Sommer Job
Stefan Sommer was on the right track as CEO, but he’s gone because he lost a battle with the mayor of Friedrichshafen, Germany, the most powerful person at ZF. Is that any way to run a multi-national company?
By Thomas.Murphy • Feb. 22, 2018 -
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Six Tips for Working at the Speed of Change
It’s really not an option. Unless you and your business can’t adapt, you may be left behind.
By Richard Libin • Feb. 20, 2018 -
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Used-Car Sales Offer Dealers New Opportunities
More dealership groups are establishing standalone used-car stores to boost their pre-owned sales. While there are synergies between the new and used stores, some say too closely intertwining the two operations can be dangerous.
By Alysha Webb • Feb. 20, 2018 -
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Senna McLaren’s Most Powerful Street-Legal Supercar
The car employs McLaren’s Monocage III, a racing technology that can trace its lineage back to 1981 and the McLaren MP4/1, the first carbon-fiber Formula 1 car. It’s the strongest carbon-fiber monocoque ever created by McLaren for a road car.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 20, 2018 -
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Survey: Online Sales Threaten U.K. Dealerships
Executives interviewed by KPMG for the consultancy’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2018 believe 20% to 50% of the brick-and-mortar car retailers no longer will exist by 2025.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 5, 2018 -
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U.S. Sales Start 2018 With a Lower SAAR But Still Strong Overall
With CUVs hitting a record 38.6% market share in January, it’s just a matter of time before penetration tops 40%.
By Haig Stoddard • Feb. 1, 2018 -
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Denso Sensor Teams With Radar to Aid Night Vision
The vision sensor allows automobiles to automatically activate emergency braking when obstacles are identified, the supplier says.
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Automotive Modules Get More Complex to Meet OEMs’ Requirements
In a WardsAuto Q&A, the new president of HBPO North America discusses what goes into a vehicle’s front end these days.
By Steve Finlay • Feb. 1, 2018 -
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First-Quarter 2018 N. American Production Set for 2.6% Decline
Manufacturers anticipating increases mostly are those that have added capacity and new products to their North American footprint since last year.
By Haig Stoddard • Jan. 31, 2018 -
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Zero-, Low-Emissions Vehicles Scarce in Spain
Only 53% of vehicles registered in Spain, some 18.5 million, are considered zero-emissions or relatively low-emissions. The country’s remaining 16.4 million vehicles are considered “very pollutant.”
By Jorge Palacios • Jan. 30, 2018 -
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Retiring CEO Says J.D. Power to Keep Pace With Industry Changes
Mobility, electrification and autonomous vehicles will add pressure and could reshape the industry landscape, but retiring top executive Finbarr O’Neill says there still will be a need for the research arm’s data, no matter who the industry stakeholders are.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 29, 2018 -
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Auto Sales Expected to Fall, But Industry Keeps Cool
Not so long ago, when prospective annual sales were off by a few hundred thousand units – let alone 700,000 – headlines would scream, analysts would predict the end of civilization as we know it and automakers would knee-jerk so hard they required arthroscopic surgery.
By Steven Finlay • Jan. 29, 2018 -
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Aluminum Producer Novelis to Expand in Kentucky
The new facility will be in close proximity to Logan Aluminum, a Novelis joint venture in Russellville, KY, and several nearby automotive manufacturing plants.
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FCA CEO Marchionne Plans to Finish 2018 on High Note
One bonus this year will be the Republican tax cuts. Marchionne says they will be worth $800 million to $1 billion. “That’s a big number,” he says.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 25, 2018
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