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Potential Dealer Sales Pitch: ‘That Car Will Make You a Bundle’
The idea of being able to convert a purchased vehicle into a cash-generating asset is an almost irresistible incentive to buy and upgrade.
By John F. Possumato • Aug. 25, 2017 -
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Forecast: U.S. Auto Market Continues Downward Trend in August
The report puts the seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales for August at 16.5 million units, below the 17.1 million SAAR from same-month 2016 and 16.7 million in the prior month.
By Erin Sunde • Aug. 24, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineAutomotive Manufacturing
Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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Ferrari Reveals New Entry-Level Portofino Drop-Top
The Portofino’s turbocharged 3.9L V-8 engine is a development of the 90-degree unit used by the California T, but tuned to deliver an extra 40 hp, with 592 hp produced at 7,500 rpm.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 24, 2017 -
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WardsAuto Flashback – August 2017
More Secure Doors Needed; Financing Tightens; Where is 'Car of Tomorrow?'; GM Motorama Returns; Chrysler-Simca Link; Future Engine Outline; New Imperial Plant; 9.1 Million Sales in '69; NADA Hits Automakers; Chrysler Mod Roof; Lighting Concepts Studied; AMC Subcompact?; Super Car a Hybrid; Chrysler Boosts Eagle Ads; Study Outlines Dealer Operations
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U.K. Plan Aims at Frictionless Trade With EU Post-Brexit
A paper setting out proposals for a future customs relationship with the EU backs a system that aligns the U.K. approach to remove the need for a U.K.-EU customs border.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 18, 2017 -
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Vauxhall Offers Glimpse of New Light-Commercial Vans
Aimed at the business-shuttle market, the Tourer Elite will be available with a 1.6L CDTi BiTurbo engine with 125 hp or 145 hp in two body lengths. The Combi Plus is more car-like than the standard Vivaro Combi and is meant for use as a peoplemover.
By Paul Myles • Aug. 17, 2017 -
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Industry Group: People Integral to Car Cybersecurity
The Institute of the Motor Industry wants newly announced guidelines for makers of Internet-connected cars to focus equally on the people who work on the vehicles.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 16, 2017 -
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Car2Go Reports Big Gain for One-Way Car-Sharing Service
North America’s one-way car-sharing service, Car2Go, saw a significant increase during the first six months of 2017.
By Remi Murrey • Aug. 11, 2017 -
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Double-Digit Gains Across Board for Canada Big Trucks in July
For the second month in a row, heavy-duty truck sales outperformed last year’s volumes with double-digit gains.
By Amy Alexander • Aug. 11, 2017 -
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All U.S. Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Sales Up in July
For the first time this year, U.S. heavy-duty trucks pull off year-over-year growth, coming in 13.1% ahead of last July.
By Amy Alexander • Aug. 11, 2017 -
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Flying Cars Coming, But There’s Work to Be Done
Analysts are relatively bullish about the prospects for flying cars, envisioning their initial use by mobility services will help business travelers dodge congested city traffic, which eventually will expand to more personal use as fully autonomous models arrive.
By Remi Murrey • Aug. 11, 2017 -
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Lotus Reports Positive 2016-2017 Pretax Earnings
The Norfolk, U.K.-based sports car maker says it improved quality, reduced costs and increased margins, resulting in the best sustainable performance by the business in many years.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 10, 2017 -
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Spanish Automakers’ Sales Goals Get Dealer Pushback
Business- and rental-fleet sales growth – up 23.5% and 9%, respectively – was much more robust than sales to private buyers (up 2.4%) in first-half 2017. Dealer groups note market stagnation began to take hold in October, when no government-incentive plans were in place.
By Jorge Palacios • Aug. 10, 2017 -
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CUVs’ Sudden Impact Surprised Industry
Automakers fueled the CUV boom with a product onslaught, but no one expected such a hasty transition out of passenger cars, Toyota sales boss says.
By Bob Gritzinger • Aug. 10, 2017 -
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Most-Watched Auto Ad Touts ’17 Mitsubishi Outlander
The Mitsubishi spot suggests the Outlander, with features such as a multiview camera system, blindspot warning, forward-collision mitigation and standard third-row seating, delivers basically everything a family needs.
By WardsAuto Staff • Aug. 9, 2017 -
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Time to Take F&I Online
Use time during the sales plateau to tweak dealership F&I practices.
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Turkey’s Automotive Industry on Steady Growth Track
The chairman of Turkey’s Association of Automotive Parts and Components Manufacturers, Alper Kanca, says the country’s automotive sector last year reached its highest level of production of the past decade by manufacturing 1.48 million automobiles.
By Semih Güven • Aug. 8, 2017 -
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Explorer Platinum Loaded With Luxury and Tech Features
Observations during the trip: Pleasant ride on both smooth and patchy roads; extremely low wind noise; fast-acting climate control; height of seats excellent for forward viewing and overall comfort; and easy-to-use voice controls.
By David C. Smith • Aug. 4, 2017 -
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Late UAW Vice President Leaves Tarnished Legacy
Alphons Iacobelli, FCA’s former chief labor negotiator, allegedly blocked ex-UAW President Bob King from obtaining financial records of a jointly run FCA-UAW training facility from which at least $2.2 million was diverted.
By Joseph Szczesny • Aug. 4, 2017 -
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Americans Missing at MBS NAFTA Session
The Center for Automotive Research tried repeatedly to line up an American official to participate in this week’s discussion of the free-trade agreement at a conference in Michigan. Canadian and Mexican representatives carried on without a U.S. spokesman.
By David C. Smith • Aug. 2, 2017 -
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I.D. Buzz Digs Deeper Than Flower Power Design
Volkswagen’s chief engineering officer says the German automaker’s Detroit auto show concept carries forward many of the ideas originally designed into the iconic Microbus.
By Bob Gritzinger • Aug. 2, 2017 -
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SUV Popularity Goes Global
“The SUV story continues. It’s not running out of steam,” says auto analyst Jeff Schuster.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 1, 2017 -
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3-D Printing Can Cut Time, Cost in Auto Industry
There’s potential to reduce the price tag of developing an entirely new vehicle from $600 million today to just $60 million, says a top official with the DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
By David C. Smith • Aug. 1, 2017 -
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Do Weight Losses Make Today’s Cars Less Safe?
In a crash test involving a tiny Smart and a big Mercedes-Benz, both held their own.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 1, 2017 -
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How ‘Billionaires Can Become Millionaires’
AM General executive says startups must do their homework. “They should look at things like successful companies, government regulations and costs, then possibly take their ideas and find a suitable partner,” Kevin Rahrig says.
By David C. Smith • July 31, 2017
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