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Wards 10 Best Interiors Nominees Color Our World
Green, orange, red, navy and shades of brown spice up the industry’s newest interiors. Forty all-new or significantly redesigned interiors are being evaluated this year.
April 10, 2018 -
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VW’s Roster of EVs, SUVs in China Growing
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess says the automaker’s China product range is to be entirely renewed and expanded by 2020, with nine new models launching this year.
By Alan Harman • April 5, 2018 -
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Automakers are evaluating their long-term strategies, revisiting their product mix, and approach to both retail and manufacturing approach along the way.
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Nissan Targets 1 Million EV Sales Annually By 2022
Under the automaker’s midterm electrification plan it will develop eight new all-electric vehicles, launch an EV in China under different brands; introduce an electric “kei” mini-vehicle in Japan; offer a global crossover EV; and electrify new Infiniti models from fiscal year 2021.
By Alan Harman • April 5, 2018 -
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Gasoline Loses Ground Among Oz Car Shoppers
Australia’s share of new-vehicle sales with gasoline engines last year was 75.3%. Among intending buyers over the next four years, only 61.9% think their next vehicle likely will be gasoline-powered.
By Alan Harman • April 3, 2018 -
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Future Engineers Take FIRST Step Into Robotics
“When we’ve got a strong team, we want to keep it strong,” says General Motors’ Tim Grewe, whose sons were on a world champion team a few years ago. “The most important thing is to keep getting the kids exposed to science and engineering.”
By Alan L. Adler • April 3, 2018 -
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Autonomous-Driving Simulation Tackles Kangaroo Issue
Thanks to dramatic advances in deep learning and computer vision, simulation technology offers a much safer and faster road to the future of self-driving vehicles than road testing in the real world ever will.
By Danny Atsmon • April 3, 2018 -
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’18 Hyundai Kona Ready for Small CUV Battle
The Korean automaker smartly took its time to develop a U.S.-specific vehicle with the Kona and pays off with expressive styling, a superb level of available content, buttoned-up driving dynamics and pricing that does not break the bank.
By James M. Amend • March 30, 2018 -
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Magna South Carolina Plant to Supply BMW With Seats
Magna will create a total of 610 jobs at the 255,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will supply seats for BMW X models built elsewhere in Spartanburg County.
March 29, 2018 -
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Survey Says Consumer Desire to Own Vehicles High
Alternative transportation services will supplement not replace ownership, says NADA’s Jonathan Collegio.
By Steve Finlay • March 29, 2018 -
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VW’s Atlas Cross Sport Loses a Row, Gains EV Powertrains
VW pursues twin global goals of producing more SUVs and EVs with the New York show reveal of the 5-seat Atlas Cross Sport concept featuring two new hybrid powertrains headed for production.
By Greg Kable • March 29, 2018 -
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Rolls-Royce, Tech Startup to Work on Better Battery
The supercapacitors under development may be able to charge much faster than lithium-ion batteries. This could see electric vehicles fully charged within a few minutes.
By Alan Harman • March 29, 2018 -
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Siemens Says New Tool Can Speed Autonomous-Vehicle Development
The combination of Mentor’s onboard computing technology with TASS’s simulation software removes a lengthy step from the autonomous-vehicle development process, potentially allowing that technology to reach the market much faster, executives say.
By David Zoia Editor • March 27, 2018 -
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Mercedesʼ FCV: Headed to Technological Dead End?
The GLC F-Cell takes hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles to a new level, leapfrogging the efforts of Toyota with the 2-year-old Mirai, which until now has proved the benchmark in the class.
By Greg Kable • March 27, 2018 -
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Ram Remake Ready for Pickup-Truck Rivals
FCA’s overhaul of the light-duty Ram 1500 pickup for the ’19 model year leaves little to chance: Huge interior advancements, weight savings that transfer into higher towing and carrying capacities, electrically assisted engines and major chassis upgrades.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 26, 2018 -
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Autoline at 2018 NADA: America’s Fastest Growing Software Company
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March 25, 2018 -
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Data Analytics Can ‘Democratize Decision-Making’ at Car Dealerships
“The used-car market is the perfect opportunity to tap into modern analytics,” says Jonathan Banks, J.D. Power’s vice president-valuations and analytics.
By Steve Finlay • March 23, 2018 -
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Mazda, Partners to Develop Li-ion Starter Batteries
The plan is to develop durable, heat- and impact-resistant 12-volt Li-ion batteries as a replacement for lead-acid starter batteries in motor vehicles by 2021.
By Alan Harman • March 23, 2018 -
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Cadillac Chases Autobahn Eaters With CT6 V-Sport
The CT6 V-Sport will retain its refined ride, GM says, and focus on a niche of luxury buyers who want the creamy, seemingly endless power only a V-8 can deliver.
By James M. Amend • March 21, 2018 -
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Autonomous Cars in Spotlight at London Motor Show
Show Chairman Alec Mumford says the interactive zones follow show visitors’ feedback indicating such elements at events are increasingly sought after and valued.
By Alan Harman • March 21, 2018 -
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Renault Samsung to Launch Electric Van in Korea
A spokesman declines to identify the electric van but says there are several options, including importing it from Europe and producing it locally at the company’s Busan plant. He says Renault Samsung hopes to launch the van by year-end.
By Vince Courtenay • March 20, 2018 -
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The Complicated Role of Artificial Intelligence in Future Vehicles
AI is expected to one day be a decision-making superhero, fusing information from a roster of autonomous-vehicle sensors and a connected transportation ecosystem to deliver us to work or play safely and leisurely.
By James M. Amend • March 19, 2018 -
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Alcantara: A Synthetic That Touches Human Emotions, CEO Says
“We are the ultimate material of the future,” Alcantara CEO Andrea Boragno says in a WardsAuto Q&A.
By Steve Finlay • March 19, 2018 -
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Volkswagen Developing EV for Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Christened the I.D. R Pikes Peak, the dedicated hill-climb racer has been conceived to display modern electric-drive systems’ capabilities, acting as a high-tech spearhead for Volkswagen’s range of new electric-powered I.D. road cars due to begin production from the end of 2019.
By Greg Kable • March 19, 2018 -
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Audi Confirms e-Tron GT As New ‘Spearhead’ Model
Chairman Rupert Stadler says the E-Tron GT is one of three all-electric models being developed and planned for launch by Audi by the start of the next decade.
By Greg Kable • March 16, 2018 -
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Who Buys EVS Now, and Who Will in the Future
Even if everyone wanted to switch to EVs, there would not be enough lithium to go around. We will start to see new energy sources tested. Once those are developed, expect an exponential shift.
By Daniel Yuabov • March 15, 2018
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