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U.S. Trucks Have Best September Since 2006
Class 8 led the way as heavy-truck sales posted a 21% rise in year- over-year sales.
By Paul Zajac • Oct. 11, 2013 -
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Aluminum Will Bury ‘Soda Can’ Image in 2014
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.“Don’t touch the car, it’s made of aluminum.” That was my first youthful introduction to the automotive use of the light metal: It was soft,...
By Drew Winter • Oct. 9, 2013 -
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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Mitsubishi Sets Three Concepts for Tokyo
The Japanese automaker will unveil two plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, a large and compact SUV, as well as a direct-injected and turbocharged MPV.
Oct. 8, 2013 -
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Why Am I Under Investigation?
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.No challenge in life ever seems to show up at a convenient time. In my case, when you’re scrambling 200 days a year doing speaking engagemen...
By Jim Ziegler 2 • Oct. 7, 2013 -
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LV Sales Set September Record in Canada
Analysts see a record year in store for Canada as light-vehicle deliveries reach an all-time September high of 148,353, erasing a 13-year-old benchmark.
By Al Binder • Oct. 3, 2013 -
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September U.S. Sales Struggle to 37th Straight Increase
September’s 15.2 million SAAR was a 5-month low, but July-September paced at the highest for any quarter since 2007 and sales for the entire year are forecast at 15.6 million.
By Haig Stoddard • Oct. 1, 2013 -
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Start Every Deal at Same Point
Use a rate matrix to lessen the chances of facing disparate-impact discrimination charges.
By Gil Van Over • Sept. 30, 2013 -
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Orphan Cars Find Home in Ypsilanti
The Orphan Car Show is dedicated to vehicles produced no later than 1964 by foregone automakers such as Nash, Packard, Studebaker and DeSoto. Pontiac, Mercury and Saab also are eligible to participate.
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WardsAuto Flashback – September 2013
Automakers introduce "junior cars," Super Wasps, and an ill-fated Italia, while Ward's asks "Why an Auto Show?" in September news from the WardsAuto archives
By Al Binder • Sept. 24, 2013 -
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Power Grab
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. “Men began to feed on men. On the roads it was a white line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage ...
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 20, 2013 -
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Green-Car Incentives Rev Up Indonesian Auto Industry
Toyota and Daihatsu have an advantage because the Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla, which qualify for tax relief under the green-car program, already are sold in the country.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 18, 2013 -
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Polyurethanes Help Drivers Enjoy the Ride
Polyurethanes have been increasing automobile comfort and safety while decreasing energy use and road noise for more than 50 years.
By Lee Salamone • Sept. 17, 2013 -
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Canada Big Trucks Tumble 8.7% in August
Big gains in Class 6 and 7 sales, up 27.7% and 36.1%, respectively, couldn’t offset falloffs in the remaining groups.
Sept. 13, 2013 -
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Hup One, Hup Two, Answer Phone Right
It’s next to impossible to make a sale if a dealership salesperson can’t even set an appointment during a phone call.
By Andrew Price • Sept. 13, 2013 -
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Project Aims at Faster Development of HMI Systems
The program was targeted at devising a toolkit that would reduce the time it takes to develop the human-machine interface, which puts controls for everything from the vehicle’s radio to advanced active-safety systems in front of the driver.
By William Diem • Sept. 11, 2013 -
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Downsizing to Perfection
VWA’s new 1.8L 4-cyl. is smaller than the 2.5L it replaces, but it outperforms its bigger brethren in every category, both on paper and under the hood.
By David Zoia Editor • Sept. 6, 2013 -
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Manufacturing Whiz, Ward’s Columnist Steve Sharf Dies at 92
Sharf arrived in the U.S. in 1947 without a cent in his pocket, but rose to the top of Chrysler’s ranks.
By David C. Smith • Sept. 3, 2013 -
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Jag Concept Hints at CUV, Shows Off New Modular Platform
The U.K. auto maker says its show vehicle rests on a new aluminum architecture that is expected to underpin a variety of future models.
By WardsAuto Staff • Sept. 1, 2013 -
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Lanxess Touts Plastics, Lightweighting, in Detroit
So far, the chemical supplier’s U.S. expansion is going well. The output for its new North Carolina compounding plant is sold out for the rest of the year.
Aug. 29, 2013 -
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Lewenza Leaving Strengthened CAW; Reiterates Call for Federal Action
Unifor’s upcoming convention will mark the end of a 41-year career that saw the formation of the Canadian union, five rounds of Detroit Three bargaining and the broadest-ever restructuring of the auto industry.
By James M. Amend • Aug. 27, 2013 -
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Fiesta ST Fills Void in U.S. B-Car Performance Range
The Mini Cooper S probably has a lot older target customer, and the Fiat 500 Abarth is smaller with less power and costs the same, Fiesta Brand Manager Liz Elser says.
By Byron Pope • Aug. 27, 2013 -
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WardsAuto Flashback – August 2013
New Crosley car rumored; Hupmobile goes into production, Livonia transmission plant goes up in smoke, and more August news from the WardsAuto archives.
By Al Binder • Aug. 26, 2013 -
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Don’t Ignore Disparate-Impact Allegations
Dealers should take action if a lender puts them on notice about potential loan discrimination.
By Gil Van Over • Aug. 26, 2013 -
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Ethanol Touted as Part of Propulsion-Technology Mix
The problem, ethanol marketer Mike O'Brien says, is that few service stations sell E15, a problem compounded by the fact not all auto makers recommend the use of the 85% gasoline-15% alcohol mix in their vehicles.
By Jim Mateja • Aug. 23, 2013 -
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Auto Industry Leading Market for Japanese Robotics
Fueling growth this year is new capacity coming on stream in Mexico where Nissan, Mazda and Honda all will open auto plants over the next six months.
By Roger Schreffler • Aug. 21, 2013
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