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Taiwan’s Sanyang to Build Pickups in Vietnam
The T880 is to be sold in Vietnam under the SYM brand, making Sanyang the first Taiwanese auto maker to produce vehicles overseas under its own brand.
By John Westbrook • June 25, 2008 -
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Tata Appoints New Distributor for Jag, Land Rover in Taiwan
Chiuoho Motor served as the local distributor for the two brands prior to the creation of Jaguar Taiwan and Land Rover Asia.
By John Westbrook • June 24, 2008 -
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New EU Legislation Targets Tire Noise
The new guidelines would require all passenger cars from 2012 to have tire-pressure monitoring systems and lower rolling-resistance tires with increased wet grip and a 67% reduction in noise levels.
By Deirdre Mason • June 19, 2008 -
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Hummer Dealers Stoic in Face of Brand Review
Hammered by skyrocketing gas prices, Hummer sales have declined in 2008 more than any other GM brand.
By Derek Stark • June 6, 2008 -
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Chinese ‘More Particular’ than Americans
Chinese consumers don’t purchase an item merely for its use but also to admire, study its fit-and-finish and examine the manufacturing technology behind it.
By Tom Murphy • June 5, 2008 -
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6 Ways to Recession-Proof
Are we in a recession? Who knows? Even the experts disagree. Fact is, we don't have a perfectly clear way to identify a recession. For discussion purposes, let's assume we're in one now. So what to do when your local market economics wither? You need to make sure your ad campaign generates an even higher return on investment to compensate for fewer market opportunities. How do you do it? Simple. You
By Adam Armbruster • June 1, 2008 -
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Fleet Sales: Dismal to Just OK
Las Vegas In past years, when retail auto sales went soft, auto makers upped their rental-fleet deliveries to compensate for the losses. Some industry experts predict that may be the case this year in the face of a current sales slump. Perhaps, but not at General Motors Corp., vows Brian McVeigh, general manager-GM Fleet and Commercial Operations. We will not ramp up rental sales, he tells Ward's
By Steve Finlay • June 1, 2008 -
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Ain’t Buying It
More and more I find myself thinking, I ain't buying it. Maybe it's because I've become a skeptical journalist but I doubt that's the case. In my position, I get to hear about all of the and products or solutions that will help you sell more cars. Us journalists hear it from the p.r. folks while you and your management team get the pitch from the vendor's sales people. Often, I'm unimpressed. Other
By Cliff Banks Editorial Director [email protected] 248-799-2649 • June 1, 2008 -
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Telematics Standardization Key to Consumer Personalization
New infotainment technology must be flexible enough to satisfy computer-savvy buyers’ desires to tailor systems to their individual tastes.
By Mike Sutton • May 30, 2008 -
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U.S. Oil Independence Within Reach, Scientist Says
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Corporate Fellow David Greene estimates the U.S would need to bring the cost of oil dependence down to less than 1% of GDP by 2030.
By James M. Amend • May 30, 2008 -
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Rolls Provides First Hint of New RR4
Rolls’ U.K. plant is undergoing expansion to accommodate the new model, due in 2010.
By Ward's Staff • May 27, 2008 -
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Tata Joins 70 Teams in X Prize Competition
Beginning in September 2009, the Automotive X Prize will kick off its cross-country race in New York, followed by nine other major markets throughout the U.S.
By Alan Harman • May 20, 2008 -
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CAW Threatens Strike Over Buyouts for Windsor Plant Workers
GM today rejected an incentive-package proposal for early retirements and buyouts put together by the CAW over the weekend.
By David E. Zoia • May 12, 2008 -
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Proton, DRB-Hicom Sign MOU to Merge Distribution, Service Centers
A merger of Proton’s distribution arm, Proton Edar Sdn Bhd, with rival Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) would create a company with sales of more than RM2 billion ($631 million) annually.
By Alan Harman • May 6, 2008 -
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Ding Dong, Debt Collector Calling
Lenders rethink their collection procedures in light of growing volumes of delinquent accounts on auto loans.
By Steve Finlay • May 6, 2008 -
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Lenders Deactivate Automated Decision-Making
Lenders still rely on automated decision-making to reject loan requests. But many loan approvals are back in human hands.
By Steve Finlay • May 2, 2008 -
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Top Dealer Groups Set New Records
Despite an 11% decline in new-vehicle sales over 2006 and 2007, the nation's top dealer groups continue to establish new records, both in total revenue and vehicles sold.Publicly and privately owned dealer groups on the Ward's Megadealer 100 increased the list's overall revenue by $6.5 billion to a whopping $138.9 billion from 2006 to 2007.The Ward's Megadealer 100, now in its 20th year, is a ranking of top automotive dealer groups of multiple stores and locations by total revenue, including new- and used-car, finance and insurance, parts, body shop and service sales.
By Cliff Banks • May 1, 2008 -
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Adam’s A-1 Advertising Advice
I received a call from the head of a megadealer group in the Southeast who was considering TV advertising. With radio, print, direct mail and Internet use, his advertising cost had climbed to almost $600 per unit sold. He had to do something to reduce his overall ad costs without giving up his 1,000-unit per month total sales volume. The good news for him was that his collection of 11 stores in three
By Adam Armbruster • May 1, 2008 -
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Former Ward’s Art Director Inducted Into Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame
Dick Mayer’s cover paintings and inside graphics for Ward’s AutoWorld contributed significantly to the magazine’s exceptionally high readership year-after-year.
By Ward's Staff • April 30, 2008 -
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Pennsylvania Site of Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Plant
The pilot plant will be located at the Westinghouse Plasma Center, current site of a pilot-plant gasifier needed to make ethanol via the Coskata manufacturing process.
By Ward's Staff • April 25, 2008 -
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Saturn Astra to Turn Some Heads, But Not Snap Any Necks
GM did not tinker with the European-tuned suspension and, ironically, it may prove the determining factor behind Astra’s success or failure in the U.S.
By James M. Amend • April 24, 2008 -
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Fortwo Introduced in China, With Caveat
The establishment of intellectual property rights in China is “a slow process,” U.S. lawyer Jim Singer says.
By Eric Mayne • April 22, 2008 -
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Inflation: the Auto Industry’s Latest Woe
The future for auto makers looks tough. But while do-gooders talk about mass transit, in most of the world mass transit is a bus, and anything is better than taking a bus.
By Jerry Flint • April 22, 2008 -
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TomTom Looks to Auto Industry for Future Growth
TomTom claims using an in-vehicle navigation system can cut the number of miles driven 16%, thereby reducing tailpipe emissions.
By Byron Pope • April 17, 2008 -
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DOE Calls on Auto Industry to ‘Fix’ U.S. Energy Outlook
The U.S. needs to get public policy on energy right – and pretty quickly, a government official says.
By David E. Zoia • April 15, 2008
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