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North American Light-Vehicle Production Up 4.4% in May
Car production was slowed by high inventory levels, but growing light truck sales kept production up.
By Erin Sunde • June 23, 2014 -
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Cat-Like Reflexes Make M3/M4 Irresistible
Cycling up through gears on Road America’s long straight-aways to 140 mph, the dual-clutch transmission shifts with the clean-cut precision of a guillotine. It’s about this time the driver recognizes the M3/M4 as the king of the sports-car jungle.
June 23, 2014 -
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’15 Volkswagen GTI Carries on Proud Heritage
The VW GTI has never been about straight-line performance, but rather the combination of above-average power for its segment and superb handling.
By Byron Pope • June 20, 2014 -
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Great Handling Gives VW Golf Competitive Edge
VW has stepped up its game with the Golf, but the competition in the segment has improved, as well.
By Byron Pope • June 20, 2014 -
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Lincoln Interior Designer Seeks Customer Connection
Lincoln designer says interiors must appeal to the five senses and create a mood and strong emotional connection with the customer.
By Byron Pope • June 19, 2014 -
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Chevy Camaro Chief Engineer Nailing Down Name Game
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.What’s in a name? Quite a bit, Al Oppenheiser says.As chief engineer of the hallowed General Motors product line, Oppenheiser has made it hi...
By James Amend • June 18, 2014 -
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What 19th Century German Philosophy Can Teach Us About Automotive Interiors
Even with fairly short product cycles, we can see the Hegelian Dialectic, which here might be called the Design Dialectic, working its way into how we think about making car interiors better.
By Ernst Reim • June 12, 2014 -
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BMW X5: Premium, Practical, Powerful
The third-generation CUV now appears more wedge-like and benefits from deep-drawn sheet metal, a slightly lower roof and short front overhang. It’s both bigger and lighter, with three excellent powertrain offerings.
June 10, 2014 -
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First Ride: Porsche’s Million-Dollar Car
Unlike dedicated race cars, the 918 Spyder, which can run for about 12 miles (19 km) on nothing but electricity, carries an impressive EPA fuel-economy rating of 67 mpg-e.
June 9, 2014 -
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Diesel Power Hits Its Stride in Korean LV Market
Besides economy and performance, there also is the prestige factor. Bragging rights are a strong feature of Korean culture and the domestic diesels approach the status of the coveted German imports that mostly are diesel-powered.
By Vince Courtenay • June 3, 2014 -
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First Ride: Mustang 4-Cyl. Convincing Enough
From the passenger seat, the all-new 2.3L EcoBoost propels the car with gusto through three laps on a short handling track about the size of a football field in the Charlotte Motor Speedway parking lot.
May 30, 2014 -
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Volvo Provides Peek at Interior of Upcoming XC90 CUV
Volvo says it will debut the XC90 from the inside out, first revealing interior images before disclosing the full exterior in August.
By Byron Pope • May 27, 2014 -
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BMW i8 Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
BMW’s beautiful and complex i8 is a design and engineering achievement but wants for electric range.
May 27, 2014 -
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Student Designers Honored at WardsAuto Interiors Conference
Students competed to create the best interior concept for a ’25 fullsize pickup truck.
May 23, 2014 -
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Notion of Luxury Evolves As More Vehicles Gain Premium Pieces
Makers of all premium goods are looking to the crafts of a particular region and adding those elements to heighten the uniqueness and desirability of their product, experts say.
By James M. Amend • May 22, 2014 -
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Understanding Customers Key to Truck Interior Development
Designers say truck customers increasingly are using their vehicles for purposes other than work.
By Byron Pope • May 21, 2014 -
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Autonomous Vehicle Interiors Offer Opportunities for Differentiation, Innovation
Game playing, relaxing and talking with family are all scenarios seen with the adoption of autonomous vehicles.
May 21, 2014 -
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GM Interiors Gain Greater Priority, Design Chief Welburn Says
GM interiors also have been boosted by investments in the automaker’s global design organization, the executive says, citing a groundbreaking global concept car created for the recent New Delhi auto show.
By James M. Amend • May 21, 2014 -
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Suppliers, Automakers Need to Focus on Customer Wellness in Interior Space
Less-complicated infotainment systems, more personalization and fewer VOC emissions would improve customers’ well-being, say panelists at WardsAuto’s 2014 Interiors Conference.
May 21, 2014 -
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Designing Performance Car Interiors Takes Vision, Passion
Designers face unique challenges when designing a performance-car interior, including differentiating the cabin from competitors’ and cutting down on driver distraction.
By Byron Pope • May 21, 2014 -
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After Years of Ferrying VIPs, Cadillac Escalade Finally Arrives
Nowhere is the transformation more apparent than inside. A person could step out of any one of the latest Cadillacs and into the Escalade and know they all come from the same lineage.
By James M. Amend • May 20, 2014 -
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Nissan U.K. Seeking Women for Engineering, Technical Careers
The automaker says it will seek to actively influence how women and young girls perceive engineering careers and the subject choices or vocational pathways that lead to them.
By Alan Harman • May 15, 2014 -
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GM’s New Ecotec Engine Family Gasoline Direct Injection
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May 9, 2014 -
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GM Flexes Global Muscle for Ecotec Engine Program
No fewer than 300 engineers from GM development centers in four countries collaborated on the project, which will result in 11 small 3-cyl. and 4-cyl. gasoline engines.
By James M. Amend • May 9, 2014 -
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Adam Fresh, Not Altogether Perfect Offer From Recovering Opel
The Adam has been central to moving Opel forward and dealers have filled more than 80,000 orders since it launched. But does it live up to the hype? Yes, for the most part.
By James M. Amend • May 7, 2014
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