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Dodge Durango Still Trailing Grand Cherokee for SUV Buyers
The Durango, first introduced in 2000, has a third-row seat but travels in the shadow of the 5-passenger Jeep Grand Cherokee, a legacy vehicle that remains one of Chrysler’s best-sellers.
By Aaron Foley • June 6, 2012 -
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CAW Asks Canada to Stop Auto Production Drain
Canada ranks 11th in global vehicle production with 2.2 million units built in 2011, according to WardsAuto data. The country ranked as high as No.5 in the world in 1994.
By James M. Amend • June 5, 2012 -
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Take Another Look at Mitsubishi
Most pre-owned Mitsubishi cars are an excellent choice for a customer who needs to step down a car payment or doesn’t qualify for a new car.
By Tim Deese • June 1, 2012 -
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Never Too Early to Fight Franchise Termination
A successful dealer defense begins when the manufacturer starts down the termination road.
By Michael Charapp • June 1, 2012 -
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Turn Off Showroom Lights to Show Off Lighting
Some automotive people think there’s a better way to demonstrate the allure of modern ambient lighting than on a car lot at high noon.
By Steve Finlay • May 31, 2012 -
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Sonic’s Chief Likes Car Sales, Racing
After working at a small Ford store, O. Bruton Smith began a series of dealership and raceway acquisitions. Sonic now owns 119 stores and eight tracks.
By WardsAuto Staff • May 30, 2012 -
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World Vehicle Sales Continue Year-Over-Year Climb
Auto companies sold 6.56 million vehicles worldwide in April, a 3.4% increase over same-month year-ago, raising total deliveries for the first four months of 2012 to 27.2 million units.
By John Sousanis • May 25, 2012 -
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Remembering an Idol, Carroll Shelby
What we all admired was the man who couldn’t be stopped, even while suffering physical setbacks. Despite a heart transplant, kidney transplant and confinement to a wheelchair, he kept going.
By Jim Ziegler 1 • May 25, 2012 -
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PSA Pulls Trigger on 301 for Emerging Markets
The new sedan goes into production soon in Vigo, Spain, home of one of PSA’s largest factories. Annual capacity should total 100,000 units.
By William Diem • May 25, 2012 -
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JATCO Eyes Global Expansion, Faces Down Strong Yen
The Japan-based supplier is targeting a 40% increase in transmission sales by fiscal 2016 to 7 million units, meaning more capacity will be needed.
By Roger Schreffler • May 24, 2012 -
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Chinese Auto Makers Have Foreign Objectives
Chinese exporters are focusing mainly on emerging markets in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America, where a taste for their small, inexpensive cars has grown rapidly.
By Mack Chrysler • May 23, 2012 -
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Armored-Car Demand on Rise Worldwide, Utah Company Says
Because of poor roads and rural conditions in areas where demand for armored vehicles is on the rise, International Armoring mostly modifies SUVs, including the Range Rover, Toyota Land Cruiser and Chevy Suburban.
By Byron Pope • May 22, 2012 -
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Ethanol Output Linked to Gas Price Drop
The Iowa State study says regular gasoline in the U.S. averaged $3.52 a gallon in 2011 and without the availability of ethanol, the price would have been about $4.61.
By Alan Harman • May 22, 2012 -
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Student Designers Win Top Honors With Slick Concepts, New Ideas
In the third annual WardsAuto Interiors Student Design Competition, young stylists from Detroit’s College for Creative Studies were challenged with creating an interior for a small, practical CUV for the year 2025.
May 18, 2012 -
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Experience, Feeling of Future Luxury Cabins Important
Simplicity in design and lack of noise, both audible and visual, will define the luxury interiors of tomorrow, panelists say.
May 18, 2012 -
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Reporter Notebook: Shine a Light
WardsAuto writers pass along the buzz at the 2012 WardsAuto Interiors Conference in Dearborn, MI.
By Barbara McClellan 1 • May 17, 2012 -
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Holden Commodore Coming to U.S. as Chevy SS Performance Sedan
GM’s first production car to offer an SS option was the ’61 Impala. Only 453 units were built with upgrades including a modified chassis and suspension, power brakes, steering column-mounted tachometer and unique wheels.
By Alan Harman • May 17, 2012 -
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Xiaoran Yao - WardsAuto Student Design Competition
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Sunghoon Shinn - WardsAuto Student Design Competition
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May 16, 2012 -
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Kisun Shin - WardsAuto Student Design Competition
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May 16, 2012 -
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Brian Malczewski - WardsAuto Student Design Competition
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May 16, 2012 -
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Soochan Lee - WardsAuto Student Design Competition
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Marty Coons - WardsAuto Student Design Competition
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May 16, 2012 -
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Dexter Carrie - WardsAuto Student Design Competition
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May 16, 2012 -
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Kanto Says Plant Throughput Nearly Perfect
Suppliers positioned inside the plant provide door trim, steering wheels, seats, headliners and fuel tanks. To date, output has topped 1.4 million units.
By Roger Schreffler • May 16, 2012
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