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UAW Members Approve Direct Election of Top Union Officers
Unofficial vote totals compiled by a court-appointed monitor show 64% of UAW members preferred to see their leaders picked by direct, union-wide election rather than by delegates at a convention – the system that has prevailed for more than 70 years.
By Joseph Szczesny • Dec. 3, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Ford F-150 Hybrid
This video clip highlighting the Ford F-150 Hybrid was played during the recent ceremony celebrating the 2021 winners. Wards 10 Best winner profile videos will post for the next several weeks.
By Drew Winter • Dec. 3, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Chevrolet Trailblazer
This video clip highlighting the Chevrolet Trailblazer 1.3L 3-cyl. was played during the recent ceremony celebrating the 2021 winners. Wards 10 Best winner profile videos will post for the next several weeks.
By Bob Gritzinger • Dec. 2, 2021 -
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Safety Shapes Cockpit of the Future
Human perception is hugely impacted by visual and audio response, and ams OSRAM’s Oslon Black infrared LEDs feature the high optical output, various beam angles and compact dimensions needed for automotive driver monitoring systems.
By Mike Godwin • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: BMW 330e
This video clip highlighting the BMW 330e was played during the recent ceremony celebrating the 2021 winners. Wards 10 Best winner profile videos will post for the next several weeks.
By Tom Murphy • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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Video Intro for 2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Ceremony
This video kicked off the recent ceremony celebrating the 2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners. For the next several weeks, WardsAuto will post profile videos about each winner, including 10 Best Interiors and 10 Best UX.
Nov. 30, 2021 -
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Automotive Inspire Interview: Jennifer Pelky, Toyota Safety Expert
Installing child safety seats is an annoying and terrifying task for new parents and grandparents. Toyota's Jennifer Pelky led the charge to create a tool that makes it easier.
By Drew Winter • Nov. 30, 2021 -
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Three’s the Charm for Nissan’s Latest VC-Turbo
We drive the ’22 Nissan Rogue featuring a variable-compression 1.5L 3-cyl. turbo, the latest application of the Japanese automaker’s award-winning technology that shifts the engine between high and low compression depending on demand.
By Bob Gritzinger • Nov. 29, 2021 -
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Automotive to Have Big Presence at 2022 CES
There will be more than 185 vehicle-tech exhibitors occupying the West Hall this year, including BMW, Daimler, Damon Motorcycles and Hyundai, and CEO Mary Barra will deliver a keynote highlighting General Motors’ technology roadmap.
By Sebastian Blanco • Nov. 29, 2021 -
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UAW Argues Over Election of New Officers
The referendum was set up by a federal monitor after a dozen union officials pled guilty to mishandling union money. The current executive board is defending the UAW’s voting system, while critics argue the system perpetuates the influence of the long-established administrative caucus.
By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 24, 2021 -
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2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Improves Off-Road – and On
Jeep's three-row Grand Cherokee L already has arrived, and now the focus turns to the more familiar two-row model, which comes with a gas-only powertrain and comfortably blends upscale on-road behavior with upgraded off-road chops.
By Sebastian Blanco • Nov. 23, 2021 -
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Consumer Reports: Electrified Vehicles Becoming More Reliable
Jake Fisher, head of automotive testing for the influential magazine, says the powertrains in battery-electric vehicles are more reliable because they have fewer parts.
By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 22, 2021 -
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BEVs Not Only Weapon in Toyota’s Climate Change Arsenal
Toyota believes ICE-augmented hybrid and PHEV powertrains can plot a much quicker path to reducing overall industry CO2 output for many users than a blind plunge into BEVs for all, says Gill Pratt, the automaker’s chief scientist.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 18, 2021 -
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Shared Tech Helps Make Ford BEVs Price-Competitive
All three of Ford’s early-adopter models, the Mustang Mach-E, E-Transit and F-150 Lightning, share common powertrain features that allow the automaker to bring product to market at a price point well below rivals’ equivalent models.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 17, 2021 -
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Mainstream Automakers Perform High-Tech Juggling Act
“We have to cover the entire transportation system,” Frank Abkenar says of Ford’s multi-pronged R&D.
By Steve Finlay • Nov. 16, 2021 -
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Mach-E Now More Electrifying With ’22 GT Models
Sporty, performance grades of the lauded Mustang Mach-E soon arrive in market. Both pack a punch with more powerful motors, raising torque to fun new heights.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Nov. 12, 2021 -
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In Certain Towns, You Are Free2Move About
Free2Move’s Mobility Hubs are in Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, Washington, Los Angeles and Portland, OR. Denver joined the network last month, with 160 Jeep Renegades available for booking on the Free2Move app.
By Tom Murphy • Nov. 10, 2021 -
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Apollo to Enter BEV Ranks With EVision S Luxury Sedan
The German-Sino engineering services and supercar manufacturer reveals its EVision S concept, with customer deliveries slated for 2023, plus a dramatic new combustion-engine supercar.
By Greg Kable • Nov. 10, 2021 -
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Consumers Energy Keeping Pace With BEV Growth, Exec Says
BEVs represent a huge opportunity for electric utilities to increase their revenue, which also could lead to lower rates for other customers, Consumers Energy vice president Lauren Youngdahl Snyder says.
By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 9, 2021 -
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Study Says EVs’ Service Costs Higher – at First
“There are more issues to iron out when a new EV is launched,” says James Davies, head of the analytics firm We Predict.
By Steve Finlay • Nov. 9, 2021 -
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International Survey Measures Consumers’ EV Concerns
“For everyone involved in any way in this auto industry today, the clock is very much ticking,” says Arun Kumar, global co-leader of the advanced mobility practice at the AlixPartners consultancy.
By Jim Irwin • Nov. 8, 2021 -
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Foreign Automakers Fight Tax Credits for UAW-Built BEVs
Jennifer Safavian, president and CEO of Autos Drive America, which represents 12 foreign-owned automakers operating in the U.S., calls the proposed tax credit weighted toward U.S.- and UAW-built BEVs “discriminatory” and a potential damper on BEV sales.
By Keith Nuthall • Nov. 5, 2021 -
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All-Wheel Drive Adds Appeal to VW’s ID.4 BEV
Volkswagen’s first long-range electric car now offers all-wheel drive, which makes it faster and more capable – with almost no range penalty.
By John Voelcker • Nov. 5, 2021 -
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Mini Previews Fourth-Generation Hardtop
Alongside with the two-door previewed in its latest photographs, Mini plans to continue with a four-door hardtop model. Officials with Mini parent company BMW also confirm a cabriolet version.
By Greg Kable • Nov. 5, 2021 -
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From Cadillac to VW, 2021 Wards 10 Best UX List Is Complete
Six Wards judges selected the winners after evaluating 33 eligible vehicles with all-new or significantly upgraded UX features. Ford wins two triple crowns, as the F-150 and Mach-E also earned honors for 10 Best Interiors and 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems.
By Tom Murphy • Nov. 4, 2021
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