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Software Vendors: Better Choice for Auto OEMs Over Apple, Google
Without designing an experience specifically for the car from the ground up, the Apple and Google interfaces remain fragmented. The result? Missed opportunities for innovation and a decline in safety.
By Chris Ruff • Sept. 25, 2015 -
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No Easy Way Forward for VW Post-Dieselgate
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.Many observers were skeptical at the start of the decade when CEO Martin Winterkorn revealed Volkswagen’s ambitious target of 800,000-unit a...
By David Zoia • Sept. 24, 2015 -
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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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Ultracapacitors Driving Changes in Electrification
While many industry players are exploring the potential of lithium-ion batteries for vehicle electrification, the addition of ultracapacitors for hybrid electric systems provides another layer of energy-storage advantages.
By Jens Keiser • Sept. 24, 2015 -
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BMW’s New 7-Series: Gadget-Packed and Ready for Road
Exterior styling may be ho-hum to some, but the new model is laden with advanced technology, some of it groundbreaking. And while its backseat is designed for the chauffeured, the new flagship sedan also is engineered to be driven.
By David Zoia Editor • Sept. 22, 2015 -
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North American Light-Vehicle Production Up 4.3% in August
All countries posted year-over-year gains, leading to a 10-year high for the month.
By Erin Sunde • Sept. 18, 2015 -
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Delphi Touts Latest Fuel-Saving Technology
Tula's Dynamic Skip Fire continuously makes firing decisions on an individual cylinder basis to deliver the required engine torque for all vehicle speeds and loads while avoiding vibration issues.
By Bob Gritzinger • Sept. 15, 2015 -
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Fuel Economy Great, Extra Cost Isn’t, Says NADA Chairman
“My customers are looking for cheap cars,” says the head of the National Automobile Dealers Assn.
By Steve Finlay • Sept. 15, 2015 -
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Lexus RX: Still Familiar, But With Bit More Spice
If the ’16 RX were a Thai dish we’d dub its level of heat “mild-plus,” with aggressive new sheet metal balanced out by light updates to its sport quotient.
Sept. 10, 2015 -
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New Prius Sees 10% Fuel Economy Improvement
A rating of 55 mpg gives the Prius best-in-class fuel economy among vehicles without a plug, Toyota says.
Sept. 9, 2015 -
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U.S. Fuel Economy Unchanged in August
Low gas prices pulled car shoppers away from hybrids and small cars.
By Erin Sunde • Sept. 4, 2015 -
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Infiniti Teases Interior of Coming Q30
The “premium active compact,” as Infiniti calls it, will go on sale next year in the U.S. alongside the QX30 unveiled in concept form at the Geneva auto show in February.
By WardsAuto Staff • Sept. 1, 2015 -
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A Car Like No Other
The new Miata isn’t just a fling. It’s a time machine that transports drivers of a certain age to an era when true sports cars were affordable, everyone was young and beautiful and the future looked bright.
Sept. 1, 2015 -
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Cummins Diesel Carves Niche for Nissan Titan
The Nissan Titan XD’s new 5.0L V-8, supplied by Cummins, is intended to “fill the diesel white space” between heavy-duty and light-duty pickups.
Aug. 31, 2015 -
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North America Light-Vehicle Production Sets July Record update from August 2015
Output from January-July totaled 10,068,678 units, the first 10-million-plus outcome for the period since 2000.
By Erin Sunde • Aug. 21, 2015 -
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Google Not Going It Alone With Autonomous Car
Chris Urmson, who heads Google’s self-driving car project, acknowledges established suppliers have played an important part in the effort.
By Joseph R. Szcezsny • Aug. 21, 2015 -
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More Vehicles, Including Diesel-Powered, on Japanese Roads
An estimated 33.7% of cars in operation in 2014, or 20.2 million, had displacements of 0.66L.
By Roger Schreffler • Aug. 18, 2015 -
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’16 Cadillac CTS-V Express Jet for Street, Track
A 640-hp 6.2L supercharged LT4 V-8 spins up so quickly and pins its passengers into their seats so firmly you’d expect to hear, “flight attendants, prepare for departure,” before taking off.
By James M. Amend • Aug. 14, 2015 -
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Kenya Sets Pace As East Africa Vehicle Market Grows
A government official expects another record year for new-vehicle registrations as a result of robust construction, energy-sector development and growth in tourism despite Kenya’s engagement in a counterterrorism war in neighboring Somalia.
By Wachira Kigotho • Aug. 12, 2015 -
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Netherlands Aims to Spark EV Charge-Network Growth
Local authorities who opt in to the Dutch Green Deal scheme must finance the EV-charging infrastructure and are required to draw in private investment to get top-up funding from the central government.
By Sara Lewis • Aug. 11, 2015 -
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Interiors Uncertainty Could Benefit Lear, CEO Says
“Everybody’s trying to figure out where the business goes as far as Johnson Controls,” Lear’s Simoncini says.
Aug. 6, 2015 -
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Autonomous Cars Tech-Ready
“We can get there with the technology,” Magna’s Swamy Kotagiri says at the Management Briefing Seminars. “The biggest hurdles relate to how much infrastructure (is necessary) and issues related to ethics and liability.”
By David C. Smith • Aug. 6, 2015 -
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Powertrain Diversity: ‘So Far, So Good’ On CAFE Future
More than 10% of ’15 model-year vehicles already meet CAFE standards for 2020 or later, including many pickups and other utility vehicles. Automakers outline how a diversity of powertrain solutions has helped it all come about.
By Bill Visnic • Aug. 4, 2015 -
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Larger, More Loaded Tucson Stronger Competitor
A well-done interior and great real-world fuel economy offset a smallish cargo area and road noise infiltrating the cabin in the high-end Limited grade.
Aug. 3, 2015 -
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Toyota: 600 Requests for Mirai, Refueling Woes to Be Expected
Toyota is targeting 3,000 U.S. Mirai sales from 2015 through 2017, but will be vetting those requesting the car.
July 31, 2015 -
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Powertrain Tech Boom Coming But Consumers Unprepared, Experts Say
The knowledge gap already could be affecting sales of advanced-technology vehicles, which last year accounted for 3.5% of the nearly 17 million cars and trucks sold in the U.S., according to WardsAuto data.
By James M. Amend • July 29, 2015
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