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Why Young People Shun Auto Industry
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.Did you hear the one about the guy who owned a hardware store, but didn’t believe in advertising because it cost too much?Months went by and...
By John McElroy 1 • Aug. 28, 2014 -
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Delphi’s Tool to Keep Cool
The supplier’s Cold Storage Evaporator, which goes into production next year, can keep the cabin cool up to two minutes while the engine is off in a micro-hybrid.
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Michigan, Great Lakes Region Still Core of North American Production
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.Michigan and the rest of the area often referred to as the Rust Belt, which I’ll call the Great Lakes Region here, needn’t worry about autom...
By Haig Stoddard 1 • Aug. 21, 2014 -
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Avoid Confusing Language in Arbitration Clauses
Well-worded contract clauses can prevent complaints from escalating into class actions.
By David R. Missimer • Aug. 21, 2014 -
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Dealer Environmental Efforts Include Going Paperless
If all U.S. dealerships reduced energy consumption by 10%, it would save more than $193 million and eliminate a million tons of greenhouse gases, according to NADA.
By Jim Leman • Aug. 18, 2014 -
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Is Your Classic Car Worthy of Historical Register?
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.BIRMINGHAM, MI – America keeps tabs on historic buildings, ships and planes. Why not cars, trucks and motorcycles, too?The newly formed Hist...
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 15, 2014 -
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Hellcat Sales Not Limited to 1,200 Units
Chrysler unveils the 707-hp Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, which goes on sale in early 2015. The automaker defuses rumors that production will be capped on its most powerful sedan or the 2-door Challenger SRT Hellcat.
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Jaguar Bringing E-Type Prototype to Pebble Beach
The new cars are the “missing” six vehicles from the Special GT E-Type project begun in 1963, which called for 18 cars to be built.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 14, 2014 -
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Canada Big-Trucks Rise 5.7% in July
Class 4-8 sales climbed 5.7% for second straight monthly year-on-year gain.
By Paul Zajac • Aug. 13, 2014 -
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U.S. Class 8 Trucks Up 17.8% in July
U.S. sales of medium- and heavy-duty trucks rose 15.7% in July to 35,966 units.
By Paul Zajac • Aug. 13, 2014 -
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Customers Demanding an IMDS? You Have Options
Most international automakers are participating in IMDS, and eventually the entire global auto industry will as well. That means compliance is a must for any supplier.
By Derrik Snider • Aug. 13, 2014 -
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Chevy’s Once-Controversial Manchester United Deal Now Lauded
Signing a soccer-club sponsorship costing a reported $559 million had led to Joel Ewanick’s GM ouster.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 13, 2014 -
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U.S. Luxury-Vehicle Sales Heading for Record Year
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.Sales of luxury cars and trucks will hit an all-time high this year as consumers continue to soak them up.Luxury sales based on WardsAuto’s ...
By Haig Stoddard 1 • Aug. 11, 2014 -
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Research, Salesmanship Equal Priorities for Autoliv
“We have preferred-partner status on what we are doing today,” Autoliv America President Steve Fredin says. “But we are also investing in new things. We are in a box. They say, ‘You are a seatbelt supplier, why talk to us about a radar system?’”
By William Diem • Aug. 8, 2014 -
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Why 707 Horsepower Is Not Enough
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 Chrysler Group recently unveiled the new 707-hp supercharged 6.2L Hellcat V-8, I have to admit my first reaction was like Bud Fox in th...
By Drew Winter • Aug. 8, 2014 -
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Jag’s Aluminum-Intensive XE Sedan to Bow in London
The Jaguar XE is the first car in the world to use a new grade of high-strength aluminum called RC 5754, which features a high percentage of recycled metal.
By Giancarlo Perini • Aug. 8, 2014 -
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Second-Gen Chevy Volt to Debut at Detroit Auto Show
The new plug-in hybrid will offer improvements in technology and design, says Tim Mahoney, Chevy’s marketing chief.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 7, 2014 -
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Quick Service a Must, No Matter How It’s Done
Dealers can offer express operations in all sorts of ways.
By Lee Harkins • Aug. 7, 2014 -
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China to Remain Best of the BRICs
Toyota and Fiat-Chrysler are among the laggards in China, trailing by a wide margin leaders GM and VW, which now sell more than 30% of their global volume in the market.
By William Diem • Aug. 6, 2014 -
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Reporter Notebook: Dumb Is Good
WardsAuto writers pass along the buzz at this week’s Center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, MI.
By By WardsAuto Staff • Aug. 6, 2014 -
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Industry Veteran Theodore Escapes Retirement
Identified closely with the K-car, Dodge Viper and minivan while at Chrysler and the GT and Mustang during his days at Ford, engineer Chris Theodore is keeping active consulting and inventing better turbochargers and EVs.
By David C. Smith • Aug. 6, 2014 -
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A Super Computer in Every Car?
Electronics firm NVIDIA says it has 20 development projects under way with automakers, including one involving a mirror-less car.
By David C. Smith • Aug. 5, 2014 -
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Earlier Better for Logistics Planners
By looking at sourcing questions earlier in the process, a Penske executive says, packaging and travel time can be more efficient.
By William Diem • Aug. 5, 2014 -
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Hold Your Horses, Self-Driving Production Cars Long Way Off
“The last thing we want to do is bring technologies to market with unintended consequences,” says John Capp of GM.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 5, 2014 -
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First Element Sees Five-Year Path to Profitability
Not surprisingly, the initial FEF hydrogen dispensers mainly will be in major metropolitan areas, with a few exceptions.
Aug. 5, 2014
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