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Menu Still Best Tool for Selling Service
Tips for a fixed-ops must-do.
By Lee Harkins • Nov. 6, 2014 -
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(FINAL) October 2014 Sales Thread: October Sales Stay the Course
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.October 2014 Light Vehicle Sales Volume: WardsAuto forecast LV Sales: 1,278,338 million unitsACTUAL October LV Sales: ...
By John Sousanis 1 • Nov. 3, 2014 -
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Dodge Dart May Get Performance Boost
Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis says vehicles in lineup must meet certain performance criteria.
By Byron Pope • Nov. 3, 2014 -
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FCA Names New CEO in Australia
Under outgoing CEO Veronica Johns, Fiat sales more than doubled, while Alfa Romeo deliveries rose more than 30% and Jeep volume jumped more than 40%.
By Alan Harman • Oct. 31, 2014 -
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Challenger SRT Hellcat Fine Daily Driver
The 6.2L supercharged V-8 makes the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat a shockingly powerful feline that can be both demonic and docile. In this Under the Hood installment, we look at one of nearly 40 nominees in this year’s Ward's 10 Best Engines competition.
Oct. 31, 2014 -
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N. American Q3 Capacity Utilization at Post-Recession High; Q4 to Decline
WardsAuto forecasts North American manufacturers for entire-2014 will post their highest capacity utilization in several decades.
By Haig Stoddard • Oct. 30, 2014 -
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Spanish Researchers Take Up Lightweighting Challenge
A priority for the research consortium is developing composite metal joints for chassis, axles and steel welded joints.
By Hanna Lange-Chenier • Oct. 30, 2014 -
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Well-Done Sales-to-Service Turnovers Retain Customers
How to get seven of 10 car buyers back for first visits to the service department.
By Jim Leman • Oct. 29, 2014 -
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Rogue May Be Light at End of Tunnel for Korea’s Samsung Motors
Launch of the Nissan CUV is helping Samsung better utilize its Busan assembly plant and push global sales up by double-digit rates.
By Vince Courtenay • Oct. 28, 2014 -
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Forecast: October Sales Steady Before End-of-Year Spike
The latest WardsAuto forecast calls for U.S. automakers to sell 1.28 million light vehicles this month, equating to a 16.4 million-unit SAAR.
By John Sousanis • Oct. 24, 2014 -
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Cars Growing Increasingly Intelligent
With NFC, “we can now add things like unpairing, which is something that we really, really want to promote people to do, especially if you’re driving rental cars and so on,” says Ford's Jim Buczkowski. “You don’t want to leave any of your identity in the vehicle. Often today, we’re so quick to get out of the vehicle, we don’t do that.”
Oct. 24, 2014 -
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Driving in Greece Stressful, But Worth It
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.SANTORINI, Greece – It’s encouraging to see reports that the Greek economy, which required an international bailout to stave off bankruptcy ...
By Tom Murphy • Oct. 24, 2014 -
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Design Passion Grows Alongside China’s Auto Industry
Chery design chief James Hope, formerly with General Motors, concedes Chinese automakers have imported “expats” to help upgrade car designs, but adds a lot of local talent is emerging.
By Joseph R. Szczesny • Oct. 23, 2014 -
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Industry, Experts Converge on 2020 Vision
A University of Michigan-Dearborn researcher polled about 500 people over the past 18 months with regard to safety, liability, practicality, human factors, cost, regulation and the level of automated-vehicle technology consumers would accept.
Oct. 22, 2014 -
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Automated Driving Piques Chinese Consumers’ Interest
The prevailing view that automated systems first will be used in Europe and North America is being challenged by Chinese interest in what Magna International executive Frank O’Brien calls the digital lifestyle.
By Joseph R. Szczesny • Oct. 20, 2014 -
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Got You Covered
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.As infotainment features in cars proliferate, could there be anything more superfluous than an album cover displayed on a car’s touchscreen?...
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 15, 2014 -
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Mexico LV Sales Slip in September
“Buyer fatigue” and a modest economic slowdown triggered a decline in Mexico LV sales, but cars set a September record.
By Al Binder • Oct. 15, 2014 -
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Don’t Underestimate Steel
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.If you spend much time with folks involved with the new aluminum-intensive Ford F-150, you’re likely to come away with a glazed, happy look ...
By Drew Winter • Oct. 14, 2014 -
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U.S. Sales of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks Climb 23.9%
Class 8 sales rose 19.3% on volume of 20,078, the best September since 2006 and the first time the segment has topped 20,000 units since December 2011.
By Paul Zajac • Oct. 10, 2014 -
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Digital Design at Do-It-Yourself Car Platform’s Heart
The Urban TABBY is customizable, with customers encouraged to modify it using conventional or new technologies such as 3-D printing. Developer OSVehicle provides free downloads of the vehicle’s 3-D design specs.
By Brenda Dionisi • Oct. 10, 2014 -
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Dodge Rakes in Early Orders for Hellcat Lineup
“We hope it will grow traffic to Dodge showrooms, where people can see how much better Dodge has become,” Brand Manager Bob Broderdorf says.
By Jim Mateja • Oct. 9, 2014 -
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Buyers Line Up Quickly for Corvette Z06
GM drew 5,600 orders for the high-performance car in its first week on sale, more than the automaker can build for ’15, the car’s chief engineer says.
By Jim Mateja • Oct. 7, 2014 -
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Rugged Ram Taking Laid-Back Los Angeles by Storm
IHS data shows registrations of Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 trucks in California soared 86.3% in the first seven months of 2014 to 12,477 units. In the Los Angeles area, which accounted for nearly 40% of the total, registrations spiked 84.1%.
By Alysha Webb • Oct. 3, 2014 -
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September 2014 Sales Thread: Sales through Q3 Up 5.4%
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.September 2014 Light Vehicle Sales Volume:WardsAuto forecast LV Sales: 1.26 million unitsACTUAL September LV Sales: ...
By John Sousanis 1 • Oct. 1, 2014 -
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GAZ Launches GAZelle NEXT in Turkey
Semi-knocked-down assembly at the Mersa Otomotive plant in Sakarya marks the first output of the Euro 5-compatible line outside of GAZ’s home market.
By David Zoia Editor • Sept. 30, 2014
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