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Comfort, Convenience Come to Commercial Vans
Not everybody needs a commercial van like a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or a Ford Transit. But for those that do, life behind the wheel is getting better.
By Bob Gritzinger • July 20, 2016 -
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U.S. Big-Truck Sales Down in June
For the first six months of 2016, medium- and heavy-duty truck sales were 3.0% less than same-period 2015.
By Erin Sunde • July 14, 2016 -
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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Larry Schlagheck Joins WardsAuto as Managing Director
In this role, Schlagheck will guide WardsAuto’s editorial operations in creating content that best meets the needs of its audiences and will direct the sales team in building new opportunities for marketers to connect with automotive professionals.
By WardsAuto Staff • July 14, 2016 -
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Eliminating the Automotive Industry Skills Gap
Car manufacturing is increasingly complex, with advanced and fast-changing equipment down the assembly line. Companies can deliver training systems that are convenient, compelling and intuitive.
By Jeff Weber • July 14, 2016 -
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Car-Sharing Concept Traces Roots to ’60s Counterculture
A museum exhibit highlights “hippie” ideas of communal property that planted the seeds for today’s car-sharing revolution.
By Joseph Szczesny • July 14, 2016 -
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FCA Offers Voluntary Exit Package to Serbian Workers
Employees who take the buyout will get a half-year’s pay for each year of service, plus additional benefits. The automaker wants to cut 30% of its Serbian workforce.
By Peter Homola • July 8, 2016 -
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Slower Demand Lifts U.S. LV Inventory to 10-Year June High
An indicator of whether U.S. sales end 2016 higher than 2015 could be how the market’s Top 3 players – General Motors, Ford and Toyota – react to a possible downturn in demand.
By Haig Stoddard • July 8, 2016 -
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Beware Millennial Stereotypes
Automakers have blown a decade and a half falsely categorizing and throwing cheesy labels on a generation too big and diverse to be typecast.
By D. Winter • July 5, 2016 -
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U.S. Sales End First-Half 2016 on Soft Note
How GM, Ford and Toyota react to the downturn – whether streamlining production, raising market incentives or a combination of both – could determine the year’s final outcome.
By Haig Stoddard • July 1, 2016 -
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FCA’s Light Truck Sales Reach New Heights
FCA’s transition from a full-line automaker to a company focused on profitable truck and utility vehicles continues in first-half 2016.
By Bob Gritzinger • July 1, 2016 -
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U.K. Auto Industry’s 2015 Growth Robust, Report Says
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ report makes no reference to last week’s so-called Brexit referendum favoring the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union, but the group has made clear the U.K. should remain in the EU.
By Alan Harman • July 1, 2016 -
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WardsAuto Flashback –June 2016
Seat Spring Crisis; Rubber Suspension; New Crosley Near;Quicker Styling Changes; Rambler's MPG Win;Dealer Lose Money; FI Refinements Needed; Pontiac Milestone; Rockwell's Truck Anti-lock; Explorer Output Hiked; Van Dumping Charged; 4-Cyl. Leads; Chrysler Downgraded
June 24, 2016 -
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Malaysiaʼs LV Sales Slide Slows
The Malaysian Automotive Assn. predicts a June sales uptick because of the Hari Raya festive season marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. It also sees new-model introductions helping dealerships.
By Alan Harman • June 22, 2016 -
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Car Dealership Uses Internet to Net Out-of-State Sales
The Denver auto-retail market is competitive and aggressive, says Jared Pleva (left) of Mike Shaw Subaru.
By Tom Beaman • June 21, 2016 -
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JLR Using Tech Incubator to Boost Innovation
HBO has made the term “incubator” almost a household word with its hit series “Silicon Valley,” a comedy about young tech entrepreneurs working in one.
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Back From Brink, Growth Eyed for Unique MV-1
Producer Mobility Ventures says about 4,000 of the vehicles are in circulation, so its projections for 2,000-2,200 sales this year would mean a serious boost in MV-1 population.
By David Zoia Editor • June 10, 2016 -
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U.K. Conference Seeks to Put Brakes on Auto Theft
Justin Powell, who heads the U.K. branch of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators, says vehicle crime not only is a problem in itself but also is also a key enabler of other serious crimes, including terrorism.
By Alan Harman • June 6, 2016 -
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HiLux Still Riding High on Australian Sales Charts
Dealers have sold 12,883 HiLux pickups so far this year, making it Australia’s top-selling vehicle. Toyota says the HiLux is on track to record a 12th straight year as Australia’s No.1 AWD vehicle.
By Alan Harman • June 3, 2016 -
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A5 Coupe Form Follows A4 Sedan Function
Audi’s latest product offensive builds on the all-new A4 sedan with the addition of the A5 and S5 coupes. The 2-door offers many A4 features including the new virtual cockpit.
By Greg Kable • June 2, 2016 -
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Key Takeaways From Auto Industry for Marketers
The average consumer sees 5,000 pieces of promotional content per day, so getting drowned out in all the noise is a valid concern for digital marketers regardless of vertical. But many automotive marketers see this not as a challenge but an opportunity.
By Roger Barnette • May 26, 2016 -
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Chinese Dealers Seek Cures for Ailing New-Car Sales
New-car sales in China are expected to grow at least 5% this year. But margins on those sales, already small, have vanished for many dealers. Retailers now are looking to look to areas such as finance and insurance and used-car sales for profits.
By Alysha Webb • May 26, 2016 -
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Partners Look to Make Auto Glass Lighter, Tougher
Today’s car windshields generally are made of two pieces of glazed laminate glass of similar thickness that are fused together, but the companies are developing a lighter version by using a thinner but chemically strengthened second ply.
By Mandy Kovacs • May 25, 2016 -
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Argentina’s Auto-Industry Comeback Faces Bumpy Road
A cut in luxury-car taxes has boosted the recent sales turnaround, prompting industry analyst Neil King to predict a 7% rise in car sales in 2016. But political and economic turmoil in neighboring Brazil will continue to curtail exports.
By Charles Newbery • May 24, 2016 -
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Racing-Inspired Concept Latest Aston Martin, Zagato Collaboration
Developed and engineered at Aston Martin’s U.K. headquarters, the concept’s bodywork is entirely sculpted from carbon fiber, with the split lines on the body reduced by the use of large 1-piece panels.
By Paul Myles • May 20, 2016 -
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WardsAuto Flashback – May 2016
Future Car Unveiled; Packard Sees Turbines; Seat Covers 'Hot'; Air Springs Bow; More Electric Wipers; Lordstown Opens; V-8s Rise; Chrysler on Safety; Family Trucks Growing; Saturn Replaces Cars; Accord No.1; Chrysler's New Plant
May 20, 2016
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