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Here’s Mud on Yer Lens
Ford thinks it’s high time rearview cameras get washed – and it is. But as vehicles become more autonomous, will that be good enough?
By Bill Visnic • May 18, 2015 -
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’16 Chevy Camaro Bows, Promises ‘Finely Honed Performance’
The sixth-generation redesign witnesses a shift for the Camaro to the sophisticated Alpha platform, and for the first time the sports car will be available with a 4-cyl. engine.
By James M. Amend • May 16, 2015 -
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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WardsAuto Flashback – MAY 2015
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.75 Years Ago (May 1940): Output Up 24%; Hupp Skylark Bows; Ward’s Warns on Fifth Column; No Rubber Worries YetU.S. vehicle production in the...
May 15, 2015 -
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New Small-Van Segment Finds Commercial Success
Car dealers played a big role in encouraging automakers to offer commercial vehicles that are smaller than the standard van.
By Tom Beaman • May 15, 2015 -
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Cars Lose Weight, One Part at a Time
Auto industry concentrates more than ever on designing weight out of vehicles.
By Steve Finlay • May 14, 2015 -
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FCA’s Busse Finds Inspiration Outside Industry
The splatter from a paintball, a genuine Texas Ranger’s badge, the warm lights of the Middle East and Lake Michigan stones are just some elements that have influenced recent FCA interiors.
May 14, 2015 -
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North American Capacity Utilization Hits 100% Again in Q1
Additional North American production capacity in 2016 from a new plant at Volkswagen and increases at existing facilities among other automakers will raise available straight-time production to 18.4 million units.
By Haig Stoddard • May 14, 2015 -
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Truck Designers Walk Line Between Gritty, Pretty
Customers told designers of the all-new ’15 GMC Canyon midsize pickup “they didn’t want a car – but they didn’t want it to look rough or cheap,” design chief Helen Emsley says.
May 13, 2015 -
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What Would Mao Drive? Regardless, Today’s Chinese Like Luxury Cars
Conspicuous consumption is evident in what once was a bicycle-riding nation of people who drably dressed the same in order to blend in.
By Steve Finlay • May 13, 2015 -
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Time for an HMI Intervention
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.Anyone who has created something understands that knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to leave in.That is, everyo...
By Drew Winter • May 13, 2015 -
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When the Wind Tunnel Is Not Enough
Massachusetts firm Exa promotes aerodynamic software simulation for faster, less expensive and what it says are more accurate results.
May 12, 2015 -
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Jatco Geared to Meet Growing Global CVT Demand
Management claims to be on track to reach its ¥1 trillion ($8.4 billion) sales target by fiscal 2018 and become the world’s top producer of automatic transmissions by 2020.
By Roger Schreffler • May 12, 2015 -
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Remembering Automotive Pioneer Denise McCluggage
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.We were part of Volkswagen’s introduction of the Passat with 4Motion at the 2000 Geneva Auto Show, test driving the new full-time all-wheel-...
By Barbara McClellan 2 • May 8, 2015 -
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Seeing Red Isn’t All Bad
In a car like the all-new Mercedes C-Class, the Diamond White Metallic sheet metal is the predictable, safe bet, but the soft, quilted crimson leather that appears once the door opens serves as an invitation as irresistible as the siren’s song.
May 7, 2015 -
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Chinese Auto Market Cooling Down, Not Cooling Off
While China’s vehicle sales have slowed from the unsustainably torrid rate of a few years ago, they nevertheless are growing, and should grow at a healthy rate for another decade, government and private analysts say.
By Alysha Webb • May 7, 2015 -
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The Minivan, Reborn
Great colors, materials, ergonomics and creature comforts (footrests!) make the ’15 Sedona quite possibly the ultimate minivan.
May 5, 2015 -
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Canada April LV Sales Set Mark
Light-vehicle sales in Canada reached an April record of 188,300 units that also happened to be the market’s second-best month ever.
By Al Binder • May 4, 2015 -
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Let’s Rewrite This Movie’s Script
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.In the movie “Jaws,” it was Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfus running around warning the citizens that the shark was still out there. Unfortu...
By Jim Ziegler 2 • May 4, 2015 -
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Deluxe Pickups Combine Utility, Comfort
Gone are the days when truck interiors came in three trim levels: bare, barer and barest.
By Steve Finlay • May 4, 2015 -
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Civic Concept Excitement Will Make it to Production; 3-Cyl. Still Under Study
The Civic lineup again will include 2- and 4-door body styles, powered by a new 1.5L turbocharged gasoline engine, as well as a hatchback for the first time in a long time and a U.S. Type R for the first time ever.
May 4, 2015 -
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(FINAL) April 2015 U.S. LV Sales Thread: April Daily Sales Reach 13-Year High
U.S. automakers sold 1.45 million light vehicles in April, a 4.9% improvement from year-ago.
By John Sousanis • May 1, 2015 -
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Marchionne Pleads Case for Mergers
Sergio Marchionne declines to reveal potential partners or whether he is in discussions with other OEMs, but says financial analysts must play role in promoting the need for industry consolidation.
By Byron Pope • April 29, 2015 -
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Filmmaker on Mission to Find Car Designers From Industry’s Golden Age
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.Robert Edwards is a man on a mission with his collection of rare, signed studio concept-car designs that capture Detroit’s golden age of aut...
By Barbara McClellan 2 • April 29, 2015 -
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WardsAuto Flashback – April 2015
Graham Launches Hollywood; CIO Wins GM; AMC, S-P Battle; T'bird Leads; Lincoln, Mercury Separate; Gladiator gets Vigilante; AMA Asks Smog Research; 8-Track Intro; Impact Lauded; Minivans Drive Sales
By Al Binder • April 28, 2015 -
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Thai Auto-Testing Center Plans Shift Out of Neutral
Thailand’s automotive industry has campaigned for years for a regional testing center, in part to cut development costs. Vehicle assemblers now must have their products tested in India, Taiwan or Spain when a new series is launched.
By Alan Harman • April 28, 2015
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