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WardsAuto Names 2015 Design Competition Finalists
Grand prize and special award winners will be announced May 13 during the WardsAuto Interiors Conference at Cobo Center’s riverfront ballroom in Detroit.
April 22, 2015 -
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One-off Graphic Distinguishes 6 Millionth Land Rover
The same graphic was projected on the wall of the Solihull manufacturing facility to mark the moment when the 6 millionth vehicle rolled off the production line. The vehicle was displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show.
By Alan Harman • April 22, 2015 -
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SAE Panel: ICE, With Increasing Efficiency, Here to Stay
Technologies such as direct injection and variable valve timing have made the internal combustion engine very efficient, panelists concur.
April 21, 2015 -
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New Scion Models Reflect Demographic Fine-Tuning
Group Vice President Doug Murtha says buyer demographics for the iA sedan and iM hatchback basically are the same as those for any car in the Scion lineup: people who want a high-mileage, affordable new small car that isn’t bare-bones.
By Jim Mateja • April 20, 2015 -
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Students Envision Self Drivers for 2030
The assignment is to design the interior of a compact CUV or SUV aimed at active professionals who want a car that drives itself on daily commutes but who also want the option to physically drive in the country on weekends.
April 17, 2015 -
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3D Printers Offer New Dimension in Manufacturing
From fabricating entire structures to specific parts, 3D printing can create most components of an innovative automobile and in the future could build an entire car.
By Kitty So • April 17, 2015 -
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Inner Beauty for the Masses
Editors selected the Ward’s 10 Best Interiors after spending February and March evaluating 42 new interiors and scoring them on design aesthetics, materials, ergonomics, safety, comfort, value, fit-and-finish and driver information. Trophies will be awarded May 13.
April 16, 2015 -
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U.S. Second-Quarter LV Sales Pegged at 16.8 Million SAAR
Potential headwinds could cut April’s SAAR as much as 800,000 to 900,000 units from March’s 17.1 million total.
By Haig Stoddard • April 10, 2015 -
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Shell Oil Commissions Gas-Powered City Car Concept
The model will be a ground-up, total rethink of the Gordon Murray Design T.25 car developed in 2010 using specially formulated Shell lubricants.
By Alan Harman • April 9, 2015 -
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March Drives Mexico LV Sales to Q1 Record
Mexican dealers posted their third consecutive monthly LV sales record in March to reach an all-time high first-quarter tally.
By Al Binder • April 9, 2015 -
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Russia’s Car Sales Run Into Deeper Rut in March
Amidst Kremlin-inspired anti-American sentiment over the Ukraine crisis and subsequent sanctions, the General Motors Group of Chevrolet, Opel and Cadillac finished both March and the first quarter down 75.5%.
By Alan Harman • April 9, 2015 -
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Autoliv Sees Wider Use of Night-Vision Technology
Currently available only in a handful of imported premium models, Autoliv believes the take rate on the technology will increase significantly. Only 80,000 units were sold globally in 2014, primarily in the U.S., Europe and China.
By Herb Shuldiner 1 • April 8, 2015 -
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New York Auto Show Shows Its Stuff
Once basically a modest European-car show, the Big Apple’s event has become an automotive extravaganza.
By Steve Finlay • April 7, 2015 -
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German Makes Top EU List of Possibly Dangerous Cars
The consumer watchdog received only two complaints about vehicles from China in 2014, which is noteworthy, given Chinese-made products’ reputation for consumer safety is not high.
By Keith Nuthall • April 7, 2015 -
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University Researchers Say Low-Cost Hydrogen Production Possible
Unlike other hydrogen-fuel production methods that rely on highly processed sugars, the Virginia Tech team is using dirty biomass – the husks and stalks of corn plants – to create the fuel.
By Alan Harman • April 6, 2015 -
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Redesigned Chevy Spark’s Assignment Unchanged: Lure New Buyers
The Spark, along with the somewhat larger Sonic subcompact, feeds 25% of Cruze and Malibu midsize buyers. The Spark alone draws first-time Chevy buyers at a rate of 21%.
By James M. Amend • April 1, 2015 -
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Is UAW Willing to Give or Just Take?
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.UAW delegates were in Detroit last month to plot their strategy for a new labor contract later this year with General Motors, Ford and FCA. ...
By John McElroy 1 • April 1, 2015 -
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All-New Scion iA, iM Break Cover in New York
Both cars go on sale this fall in the U.S. and are the first new Scions since the FR-S sports car debuted in spring 2012.
March 31, 2015 -
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Land Rover Discovery Sport Seen Complementing Evoque
Company executives think of the two luxury CUVs as a ham-and-eggs combination, satisfying the tastes of distinctly different buyers at the entry end of the market for the toney British brand.
By James M. Amend • March 31, 2015 -
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Green Not Fading as Fisker Fulfills Need for Speed
It’s anybody’s guess whether Henrik Fisker – acclaimed for his designs of the Aston Martin DB9 and V-8 Vantage, BMW Z8 and his own Fisker Karma hybrid-electric vehicle – will put his new effort into a traditional combustion-based product or again pick up the green baton.
By Erik Derr 1 • March 30, 2015 -
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Oil-Patch Native Tells What’s Behind Low Pump Prices
It’s no surprise when a cartel such as OPEC acts like a cartel.
By David Ruggles • March 30, 2015 -
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Politics, Economy Stall Thailand’s Eco-Car Program
The country’s prime minister says the government must ensure the eco-car program’s second phase does not repeat the failure of the first-time new-car-buyer incentive, which created artificial demand that contributed to raising household debt.
By Alan Harman • March 27, 2015 -
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Payback Due for Sacrifices, UAW Tells Detroit Three
With sales and profits rising, tensions between the UAW and domestic automakers also are rising as the union pushes to regain some of the power it lost during the industry’s financial crisis that began even before the Great Recession of 2008-2009.
By Joseph R. Szczesny • March 27, 2015 -
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EC Ruling Leaves Key TRW Assets Ripe for Taking
Acquisition of major elements of TRW following its merger with ZF, including design, manufacturing and intellectual property, could offer the buyer “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to expand globally, industry analyst Peter Cooke says.
By Alan Osborn • March 26, 2015 -
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New Skills Needed for Today’s Auto Dealership Sales
The Internet has changed cars shopping. That means changing how cars are sold.
By Mark Rikess • March 23, 2015
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