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February U.S. Inventory Highest Since 2005
WardsAuto estimates inventory is roughly 200,000 units above where it needs to be, even when taking into account that sales should rebound from weather-related losses in January-February.
By Haig Stoddard • March 4, 2014 -
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Japan Big Three Roll Out Youth-Focused Models in Geneva
Toyota’s Aygo A-segment car, Honda’s Civic Type R concept hatchback and Nissan’s new Juke CUV are unwrapped at the annual auto show.
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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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Weather Hampers U.S. Sales for Second Straight Month
All luxury-car segments increased volume and market share over year-ago except Luxury Lower, where the lowest-priced premium cars compete.
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WardsAuto Interview: ACEA’s Erik Jonnaert
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.Erik Jonnaert, the new secretary-general of the ACEA, the European automakers association, talks to WardsAuto about the market, free trade, ...
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Retooled Lineup Key to Mitsubishi Business Plan
The New Stage 2016 plan sets ambitious earnings, sales and production goals for fiscal 2016. They include record earnings of ¥135 billion on sales of ¥2.6 trillion, both up more than 40% from fiscal 2012, and more than 1.4 million builds.
By Roger Schreffler • Feb. 28, 2014 -
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McLaren 650S Coupe, Spider Specs Detailed Ahead of Geneva
The cars, under production now at the automaker’s Woking, U.K., factory will cover the quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds at 139 mph.
By James M. Amend • Feb. 27, 2014 -
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OSHA Lift Inspections Under Way
Service technicians can do some frightening things to keep an improperly working lift in service.
By Ed Gibbons • Feb. 27, 2014 -
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Mini Clubman Concept Takes Brand’s Design in New Direction
Classic Mini styling elements are less aggressively played up in the concept’s design, as the automaker says it wants to emphasize sophistication and charisma.
By James M. Amend • Feb. 27, 2014 -
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Italdesign-Giugiaro May Unveil Dream Limo at Geneva
The supercar may be a challenger to Maserati, an answer to the Pininfarina BMW Gran Lusso Concept or even something along the lines of a new Bugatti sport limousine.
By Giancarlo Perini • Feb. 26, 2014 -
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Auto Industry Pushes for Currency-Manipulation Crackdown in TPP Trade Talks
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.President Obama, who travels to the Asia-Pacific region in April, is hoping a deal can be reached on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership ...
By Barbara McClellan 2 • Feb. 26, 2014 -
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Why Can’t UAW Sell Itself?
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.The UAW’s failure to organize hourly Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, TN, is a humiliating and strategic failure.In 30 years of trying, ...
By John McElroy 1 • Feb. 24, 2014 -
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Federal Agency Should Stop Playing Guessing Games
The government prescribes no uniform compensation method for indirect auto lending. This is the very definition of conundrum.
By David Ruggles • Feb. 21, 2014 -
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Sales Per Store Expected to Set Another Record
Urban Science estimates dealership throughput levels will shatter the current all-time high.
By Steve Finlay • Feb. 20, 2014 -
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Union Loses Second Battle of Chattanooga
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.The Battle of Chattanooga in 1863 was a turning point for the Union during the Civil War.Ulysses Grant soundly defeated the Confederates at ...
By Jim Ziegler 2 • Feb. 19, 2014 -
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Nexteer Nabs New Business As EPS Turns Global
Moving the half-ton-truck segment in the U.S. to EPS proves no product is off limits to electric steering. Even three-quarter-ton trucks are ripe for electrification, the supplier says.
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Canada Big-Truck Sales Slide Continues in January
Class 8 deliveries for January inch up 1.4%.
By Paul Zajac • Feb. 13, 2014 -
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U.S. Big Trucks See Best Sales Numbers in Seven Years
Class 8 deliveries up 7.5%, with sales of 14,146 units compared with 13,158 year-ago.
By Paul Zajac • Feb. 13, 2014 -
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UAW Vote Won’t Deliver Death Blow to Either Side
It appears unlikely a yes vote at VW will lead to a union march on the South or that past industry labor practices, in part blamed for the near-collapse of the domestic auto industry in 2009, would rise again on the strength of the Chattanooga plant’s move under the UAW umbrella.
By David Zoia Editor • Feb. 12, 2014 -
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NADA Chairman Rates Hillary’s Speech
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.The way some people had been carping in the past months, I almost expected to see audience members throwing rotten tomatoes at Hillary Clint...
By Steve Finlay 2 • Feb. 7, 2014 -
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Import Sales Rise in Japan in 2013
American auto makers sold 13,037 units, with Jeep and Ford again the brand leaders accounting for two out of three of the U.S. imports sold.
By Roger Schreffler • Feb. 5, 2014 -
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KSPG Steeling Piston Market
The move toward turbocharged GDI engines has raised operating temperatures to the point that aluminum pistons expand, causing excess friction within the combustion chamber. Steel is more rigid and can resist expansion.
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Clinton Dodges Controversy, Gets Warm Reception at NADA
The former Secretary of State remains unsure about a 2016 presidential bid. “Let’s solve the problems we have now as elected officials,” she tells the dealer group. “We can worry about the next election later.”
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 27, 2014 -
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Give Jim Farley a Break
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.When Shakespeare wrote “Much Ado about Nothing,” he could have been referring to the feigned outrage following Jim Farley’s remarks recently...
By Jim Ziegler 2 • Jan. 24, 2014 -
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January Sales Forecast Calls for Cold Start, High Inventory
A WardsAuto forecast is calling for U.S. automakers to sell 1.06 million light vehicles this month, nearly flat with year-ago.
By John Sousanis • Jan. 24, 2014 -
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Faurecia’s Ammonia-Based SCR Suited for Deep Freeze
The exhaust supplier expects its system to become the new global standard for NOx reduction in diesel engines as regulations will focus more heavily on real-world conditions at low temperatures.
Jan. 24, 2014
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