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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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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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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
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.
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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New Small Engines, 48V Mild Hybrids on Way From Fiat Chrysler
The new engines are expected to meet growing demand for small-displacement powerplants, with 4-cyl. engines expected to account for 48% of the automaker’s North American vehicle sales in 2018.
By David Zoia Editor • May 6, 2014 -
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2014 Ward’s 10 Best Interiors Quick Hits
A concise summation of all 41 interiors evaluated as part of the 2014 competition. Many of these comments are taken directly from score sheets submitted by WardsAuto editors. Prices listed are sticker.
May 5, 2014 -
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April U.S. Light-Vehicle Fuel Economy Maintains Year Average
Asian automakers posted a record high, but the Detroit Three brought the average back down.
By Erin Sunde • May 5, 2014 -
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Volkswagen GTI Interior Detail-Driven
The latest installment in our series on 2014 Ward’s 10 Best Interiors highlights the Volkswagen GTI, a hot hatch that combines craftsmanship and attention to detail in one of the finest cabins available in the C-segment.
By Byron Pope • April 29, 2014 -
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Hyundai Comes Into Own With Genesis
Hyundai gives the second-generation Genesis a unique, if polarizing, face, and furthers the sedan’s reputation for being the best-for-the-buck entry in the Mid-Large Luxury segment.
April 28, 2014 -
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Kia Sells Its Soul for Best Interior
The latest installment in our series on 2014 Ward’s 10 Best Interiors winners takes a look at the ’14 Kia Soul, the boldest and perhaps most bang-for-the-buck interior we’ve tested.
April 25, 2014 -
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Car Buyers Becoming Less Interested in Test Drives
Traditional sales training stresses the importance of demo drives, but buyers take fewer of them, according to a new study.
By Steve Finlay • April 23, 2014 -
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Smart Corvette Interior No Longer Second Fiddle
The latest installment in our series on 2014 Ward’s 10 Best Interiors winners takes a look at how the Chevy Corvette Stingray ups its game to challenge the segment’s big-ticket rivals.
By James M. Amend • April 23, 2014 -
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GM Reorganizes Global Engineering Unit in Response to Recall
The reorganization shakes up the management ranks, with the promotion of two engineering executives to head the units and the retirement of another longtime engineering leader.
By James M. Amend • April 22, 2014 -
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North American Light Vehicle Production Up 7.9% in March
Several automakers, including Toyota, Kia and Nissan, recorded best-ever March results.
By Erin Sunde • April 21, 2014 -
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Equus Interior Nothing Short of Brilliant
This first installment in our series on 2014 Ward’s 10 Best Interiors winners explores how the Hyundai Equus delivers premium features and outstanding comfort while staring down German and Japanese luxury rivals priced considerably higher.
By David Zoia Editor • April 21, 2014
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