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ColumnDealers Must Bolster Data Security Under New FTC Rule
The FTC’s Safeguards Rule requires detailed procedures and specific criteria that auto dealers must implement to provide better protection and to curb data breaches and cyberattacks that could jeopardize sensitive customer data.
By Ken Hill • April 29, 2022 -
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New ’23 Range Rover Conquers City, Highway, and Off-Road Trails With Panache
We test-drive the ’23 New Range Rover, a masterpiece of artwork and engineering, and a significant upgrade of the original SUV, complete with the torque, intelligence and control to take on traffic, travel and trails in sheer luxury and style.
By Glenn Sanders • April 26, 2022 -
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Achates, Walmart Launch Opposed-Piston Engine Trial
Achates Power and Walmart are teaming on a joint test of the engine-maker’s opposed-piston diesel in the retail giant’s tractor-trailer rigs. Achates says the engine cuts CO2 emissions 10% without any added cost.
By Joseph Szczesny • April 26, 2022 -
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Capable ‘22 Grand Cherokee 4xe Enhanced With Eco-Friendliness
The ’22 Grand Cherokee 4xe is impressive on- and off-road. We achieved a surprising 29 miles in EV-only mode – 4 miles more than the vehicle’s rating.
By Gary Witzenburg • April 21, 2022 -
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Toyota Investing in North American Engine Production
The largest share of the new investment, $222 million, will be spent in Huntsville, AL, where Toyota Alabama will create a new 4-cyl. production line with the capacity to produce engines for both combustion and hybrid-electric powertrains.
By Joseph Szczesny • April 20, 2022 -
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Auto Dealers Proclaim They’re on Board With Electric Vehicles
To the extent there’s popular support for the “dealers aren’t interested” perception, it’s probably an outdated urban myth from the days when there were hardly any EVs on the market and early EV adopters had a different mindset than today.
By Jim Henry • April 19, 2022 -
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Federal EV Support Not Enough for Canadian Auto Sector
While industry associations welcome an expansion of financing for EV purchase subsidies and the development of battery-mineral production, more money is needed, they say.
By Keith Nuthall • April 14, 2022 -
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A Cost-Saving Step for EV Shoppers to Remember
A survey by Uplight and See Change Institute shows that while nearly every EV customer wanted to charge their new car at home, few of them conducted extensive research on how to do so before purchasing the vehicle.
By Devren Hobbs • April 12, 2022 -
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Refreshed ’23 Leaf Debuts at New York Auto Show
The refreshed Nissan Leaf debuts at the 2022 New York auto show. New tech, better aerodynamics and sleek design better positions it to compete with rapidly growing numbers of battery-electric vehicles, a technology the Leaf virtually had to itself when it was introduced.
By Nancy Dunham • April 12, 2022 -
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2023 Toyota bZ4X Good, Not Great
Toyota’s first high-volume battery-electric vehicle is fun-to-drive and comfortable, but underwhelms on performance and interior materials.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 12, 2022 -
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Smart Reveals Production #1 Battery-Electric City Car
The Chinese-built CUV is the first model from the city-car joint venture between Geely and Mercedes-Benz.
By Greg Kable • April 8, 2022 -
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Limitations of ADAS, V2V and V2X Communications
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.At the end of 2021, Dan Loop, vice-president and general manager of Automotive Edge Processing at NXP Semiconductors, wrote an article in Al...
By Graham Jarvis • April 8, 2022 -
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Used EVs Score Well on Manheim Battery Tests
“After we started the testing, we saw an immediate increase in EV bidding,” says Manheim President Grace Huang.
By Steve Finlay • April 6, 2022 -
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Auto Inspire Interview: Zulf Ali, Director-Interior Design, Rivian
Zulf Ali’s father disapproved of his dream to be an automotive designer. How he finally won his dad over is quite a tale.
By Drew Winter • April 5, 2022 -
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Hertz to Buy Up to 65,000 Polestar Electric Vehicles
Polestar 2 BEVs will be available at Hertz locations beginning this spring in Europe and late this year in North America and Australia. The Polestar 2 is the first volume model from the BEV-only subsidiary of Volvo.
By Wards Staff • April 5, 2022 -
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All-New ’23 Mazda CX-50 Takes to Highways and Offroad Trails With AWD and Aplomb
We test-drive the world premiere ’23 CX-50 from Mazda, a ride with responsiveness, drivability and intelligence. Power, style and comfort mark the debut of this affordable new CUV.
By Glenn Sanders • April 4, 2022 -
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UAW President: Union Adjusting As Auto Industry Electrifies
Ray Curry notes today’s reality is that new electric-vehicle assembly and battery plants are replacing factories that once built internal-combustion engines and ICE-powered cars.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 31, 2022 -
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Vietnam’s VinFast to Build BEVs, Batteries in North Carolina
Founded in 2017, VinFast intends to rival Tesla and EV startups such as Rivian, Lucid and Nio as a global producer of premium automobiles. The Hanoi-based automaker developed its first three car models in just 21 months.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 31, 2022 -
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Washington State Adopts Nation’s Earliest ICE-Phaseout Target
The 2030 target, aimed at phasing out the sale, purchase or registration of new cars powered by gasoline or diesel engines, is the nation’s earliest – coming five years ahead of 2035 deadlines established by California, New York and Massachusetts.
By Jim Irwin • March 29, 2022 -
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New Software Guides Car Dealers Through Unfamiliar Territory
“Acquiring inventory is the No.1 challenge facing dealers today, and will be for some time to come,” says vAuto founder Dale Pollak.
By Steve Finlay • March 29, 2022 -
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Bose Sound Technology Cancels Hummer BEV’s Silence
Bose’s Electric Vehicle Sound Enhancement technology, engineered for the mostly silent interior that comes with operating an electric vehicle, sends custom-designed propulsion sounds into the cabin of the GMC Hummer pickup.
By Wards Staff • March 28, 2022 -
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Polestar 2 Offers Lower-Cost, Single-Motor Variant in U.S.
The single-motor Polestar 2 is the lowest-priced vehicle in the Volvo BEV-only subsidiary’s lineup, but it offers the same standard features as the dual-motor Polestar 2.
By Jim Irwin • March 24, 2022 -
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Meritor Deal Raises Cummins’ Electrification Profile
The acquisition will give Columbus, IN-based Cummins control of Meritor’s drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicles and industrial applications.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 23, 2022 -
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Pirelli, Hankook Introduce Tires Tailored to EVs
Both Pirelli’s P Zero All Season Plus Elect and Hankook’s iON tires promise reduced rolling resistance, which lowers energy consumption and, in turn, improves electric-vehicle range.
By Jim Irwin • March 22, 2022 -
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Sweden’s Northvolt to Build Battery Plant in Northern Germany
Other companies that have recently built or are planning battery-production facilities in Germany include CATL, SVOLT, PSA Group and Tesla.
By Wards Staff • March 21, 2022
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