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Dodge Debuts 90-Second Ad for Dart
The commercial takes viewers through a new-product launch, from conception to showroom.
By Aaron Foley • July 9, 2012 -
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Auto Plant Life Safer These Days
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.Danger lurked at old auto plants, built to spit out cars, not keep workers in one piece. Injuries on the floor were common.Worse, ...
By Steve Finlay 2 • July 6, 2012 -
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Pickup Trucks Reign in Thailand
This nation of 66 million people is second only to the U.S. in pickup sales. But on a per-capita basis, Thailand is No.1.
By Steve Finlay • July 6, 2012 -
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U.S. Files Trade Complaint With WTO Against China Antidumping Duties
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk says the U.S. challenge is against China’s slapping of duties on more than $3 billion worth of U.S.-produced cars and SUVs with an engine capacity of 2.5L or larger.
By Alan Harman • July 5, 2012 -
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‘History Assured’ for Legendary Designer Sergio Pininfarina, Dead at 85
The iconic executive signed off on most of Ferrari’s biggest successes, including the GTB and Dino, and created classic designs for Alfa, Cadillac, Fiat, Rolls-Royce and others.
By Giancarlo Perini • July 3, 2012 -
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Dodge Boosting R/T Packages to Attract Performance Seekers
The decision to move SRT into its own brand presents an opportunity for Dodge to attract niche buyers with its R/T models.
By Aaron Foley • July 3, 2012 -
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Pay Plan Uses Some Carrots, But Lots of Stick
The controversial Philpott arrangement sets dealership salaries, but deducts from them if staffers do not meet specific sets of objectives.
By David Linton • July 2, 2012 -
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Return of the Family-Hauling Pickup
Some of those casual truck buyers of yesteryear may be coming back. Not all of them, but enough that auto makers are tying yellow ribbons around the old oak tree.
By Steve Finlay • July 2, 2012 -
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Affluent Consumers Drive New Pickup Boom
Pickup sales are rebounding, and uplevel trim packages for buyers with bucks are leading the way. Chrysler says it may need a third shift of truck production to meet heavy demand.
July 2, 2012 -
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Higher New-Car Sales Lower Used-Car Prices
About 60% of this year’s sales will involve trade-ins, meaning nearly 1 million used cars will enter the market.
By Steve Finlay • June 28, 2012 -
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Auto Industry Will Brake for Salmon
The states of California and Washington are legislating copper out of brake pads by 2025 because researchers say the metal is being washed into streams and rivers and endangering fish.
June 28, 2012 -
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Dodge Dart to Rev Up Brand Sales in Compact-Car Segment
Chrysler management is confident the Fiat-inspired, legacy-branded sedan will bubble to the top of the hot-selling C-segment market, where the auto maker’s fortunes fizzled with the now-defunct Dodge Caliber.
By Aaron Foley • June 28, 2012 -
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Power Surge: Japanese, Korean EV, Hybrid Sales Jump
Industry leader Toyota sells 18 hybrid models, including six introduced in fiscal 2011, and plans to launch two electric-vehicle models this year.
By Roger Schreffler • June 21, 2012 -
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GKN Driveline Gears Up for Expansion
GKN Driveline acquired Getrag’s driveline business last year and now is planning further expansion and needs more engineers.
June 20, 2012 -
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Thailand Auto Industry Back on Track After Floods
An ambitious forecast is that Thailand in 2014 will increase auto production to 2.4 million units, 1 million more than in the year of the flood.
By Steve Finlay • June 19, 2012 -
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Auto Plants Replace Rice Paddies in Thailand
Fifty years ago, Toyota became the first auto maker to locate a plant in Thailand. The latest facility to open is a $450 million Ford factory.
By Steve Finlay • June 18, 2012 -
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U.S. LV Sales Forecast Remains at 14.5 Million Despite May Slowdown
Certain basic fundamentals in place indicate U.S. sales already should be at running at a 16 million- to 17 million-unit pace.
By Haig Stoddard • June 15, 2012 -
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Resolve Recall Issues Before Selling Used Cars
It is risky and foolhardy to sell a used car with a recall that you know or should know is open.
By Michael Charapp • June 15, 2012 -
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Canadian Big-Truck May Sales Surge 30.1%
Heavy-duty deliveries saw the biggest jump for the month, up 38.7% on the strength of gains at all manufacturers except International, down 2.2%.
June 14, 2012 -
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U.S. Big Trucks See Year’s Smallest Sales Gain in May
A 24.6% plunge in Class 6 sales and an 8.3% uptick for Class 7 tempered the growth of Classes 4, 5 and 8 last month.
June 14, 2012 -
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Me, Myself and i Got Along Famously
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.Electric vehicles aren’t getting nearly the respect they deserve, based on a pleasurable week we just spent with the ’12 Mitsubishi i.Not ev...
By Tom Murphy • June 13, 2012 -
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Dassault 3D Platform to Pioneer Technological Wave, CEO Says
The French supplier says the new software quickens the product-development process by allowing interactive collaboration.
By Byron Pope • June 13, 2012 -
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May U.S. Fuel Economy Falls With Gas Prices and SAAR
Cars and light trucks sold in the month combined for a 23.8 mpg rating, a 4.5% jump from same-month year-ago’s 22.7 mpg.
By John Sousanis • June 8, 2012 -
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Oz Bureaucrats to Parse ‘Reckless Driving’ Ad Imagery
Volvo Australia pulled an ad for its V60 wagon after the Advertising Standards Board ruled the commercial should be modified or withdrawn, saying it gave an impression of “reckless speed” and “unsafe driving."
By Alan Harman • June 8, 2012 -
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Upscale Brands Seek New Definition for Luxury
Luxury auto makers are eyeing new materials, concepts and service experience as more mainstream vehicles adopt traditional upscale cues.
June 7, 2012
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