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U.S. Sales Start 2017 Relatively Strong in January
Midsize cars took a beating in January, with nearly every automaker recording double-digit losses in the segment
By Haig Stoddard • Feb. 1, 2017 -
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January 2017 U.S. LV Sales Thread: Industry Hit 17.5 Million SAAR
(SUMMARY) U.S. automakers to sell 1.14 million light vehicles in January, down 1.7% from year-ago.
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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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Record U.S. Sales Seen for 2017, But There Are Hurdles
Consultant J.D. Power predicts a slight rise in light-vehicle volume this year but says automakers must keep production in check if industry health is to be maintained.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 26, 2017 -
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Clean-Air Rules Could Freshen Chilean Auto Market
The combination of motor vehicles, heavy industry and rapid population growth has increased air pollution in the Chilean capital to critical levels. By 1990, Santiago was as much a byword for choking smog as Beijing is today.
By Tom Azzopardi • Jan. 26, 2017 -
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Dealing With the NAFTA Math
Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have truly become one integrated and connected market over the last two-plus decades. It makes no economic sense to turn that market off.
By Brandon Stallard • Jan. 24, 2017 -
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Handmade Roadsters Mark Ferrari’s 50 Years in Japan
The Italian automaker is building only 10 units of the 2-seat, 690-hp roadster. All have been sold for an estimated $2.5 million and $3 million, with deliveries beginning later this year.
By Giancarlo Perini • Jan. 24, 2017 -
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Detroit Three Chiefs, President Trump to Meet
An agenda for the sit-down was not released, although it likely will center on creating jobs in the U.S.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 23, 2017 -
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Russia Looks to Boost Exports Amid Domestic Slump
The proposed subsidies do not have unanimous support from the government. Officials with the Ministry of the Economy, for example, believe ongoing state support could leave automakers without incentives to cut costs or improve product quality.
By Eugene Gerden • Jan. 19, 2017 -
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Startup Touts First-Ever Digital License Plate
The high-tech product aims to eliminate legacy hardware that has adorned vehicles for 125 years.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 13, 2017 -
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The Magic Number: $3 a Gallon
Over the past 10 years, fuel economy, more than any other purchase consideration, has slid up and down the importance scale.
By Steven Finlay • Jan. 11, 2017 -
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Steel Industry Makes Presence Known at Auto Show
The auto industry has increased its use of other metals such as aluminum, but steel remains the overall material of choice.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 10, 2017 -
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It’s a Fighter’s Chance for Mitsubishi in U.S.
With a better-focused business plan and potential help on the way from Nissan, the automaker believes it can carve out ground in the hotly contested American market.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 8, 2017 -
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Conti Launching More-Reliable LiDAR in 2020
Intended to be placed at each corner of an autonomous vehicle, the supplier says its High Resolution 3D Flash LiDAR has no moving parts, works well in bad weather and should be less expensive than current cumbersome LiDAR scanners.
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McLaren to Reveal New-Gen Super Series at Geneva
The vehicle, the first of 15 new cars to be built as part of the U.K. supercar manufacturer’s Track22 Business Plan, is McLaren’s first replacement of a product family.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 6, 2017 -
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December Surge Lifts 2016 Sales to Record 17.5 Million Units
An indicator of where much of the December incentive push was focused was the somewhat better results in cars when compared with the first 11 months of 2016.
By Haig Stoddard • Jan. 4, 2017 -
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FCA Conceives Futuristic Minivan For Millennial Parents
FCA reveals its vision of the fifth-generation of family transportation (following station wagon, minivan, SUV and CUV) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 3, 2017 -
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Perils and Promises of Social Media During a Recall
The most important step in initiating a recall over social media is having an established plan before you need it. Typically this means designating a social media rapid-response team that can develop all messaging related to the recall and conduct outreach to the appropriate social channels.
By Martin Dowdall • Dec. 29, 2016 -
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EU Moves Toward Testing Auto Emissions in Real World
The European Union is overseeing how automakers move away from relying on laboratory tests of vehicle emissions, which can conflict with measurements of pollutants under real-world driving conditions.
By Liz Newmark • Dec. 27, 2016 -
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WardsAuto Flashback – December 2016
Studebaker Seeks Empire; New Jeep Models; Auto Payrolls at New High; 1957 Production Up; New T'bird Unveiled; 'Sensational' Chrysler Auto-Pilot; Toyota Aims for No. 2; '68 Safety, Smog Costs; AMC, Gulton EV; Toyota-GM J-car Talks; Camaro redesigned; Alfa Struggles
By Al Binder • Dec. 22, 2016 -
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December Light-Vehicle Sales to Push U.S. Market to New Record
There’s good chance automakers propel December above expectations by boosting incentives and advertising during the holiday period.
By Haig Stoddard • Dec. 22, 2016 -
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Why Aren’t More People Buying Green?
If you can plug in your iPhone and iPad, you can plug in your car, folks. It really is that easy. And in the case of hybrid Accord and Elantra Eco, there is no plugging in necessary. And the latter costs just $20,000, a price that’s not scary at all.
Dec. 19, 2016 -
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Luxury Sports Car Maker McLaren Builds 10,000th Unit
This year is McLaren’s third year of profitability since its 2010 relaunch as an independent manufacturer and it is on target to almost double its sales from 1,654 units in 2015 to more than 3,000 this year.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 15, 2016 -
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European Automakers Seek Quicker Anti-Dumping Action
One key issue is that China is about to gain market-economy status within World Trade Organization disputes, which would prevent the EU from assuming the real cost of Chinese exports when deciding whether to impose anti-dumping duties.
By Andrew Burnyeat • Dec. 15, 2016 -
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U.S. Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Sales Plunge
Four of the five weight classes drop in sales.
By Amy Howes • Dec. 13, 2016 -
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Auto Issues to Intersect Under New DOT Chief Chao
The relationship between an inside-the-Beltway veteran and those insidersʼ sworn adversary could be intriguing, particularly for the auto industry.
By J.R. Irwin • Dec. 9, 2016
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