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Ghosn Sees Industry BEV Plans as Vindication
Under Ghosn, Nissan, along with Tesla, led the industry’s charge on battery-electric vehicles in 2009 – a strategy widely questioned at the time. Now the former Nissan CEO predicts the industry will go “100% electric” in the future.
By Roger Schreffler • Dec. 16, 2021 -
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Video Intro for 2021 Wards 10 Best Interiors Ceremony
This video kicked off the recent ceremony celebrating the 2021 Wards 10 Best Interiors winners. In coming weeks, WardsAuto will post profile videos about each winner, including for 10 Best UX.
By Tom Murphy • Dec. 15, 2021 -
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Public Needs Crash Course on Self-Driving Vehicles
“Right now, consumers don’t know what they don’t know,” says J.D. Power’s Lisa Boor, citing a new survey.
By Steve Finlay • Dec. 14, 2021 -
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The Potential Business Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles
Many experts expect that connected, self-driving vehicle technologies will change the way consumers use or access private mobility, tending toward a model of transportation-as-a-service (TaaS).
By Nand Kochhar • Dec. 14, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Toyota Mirai
This video clip highlighting the Toyota Mirai 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. 14, 2021 -
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Alfa Gets Amped, Readies to Go All-Electric
Larry Dominique, head of Alfa Romeo in North America, says he tells dealers, “Let’s take this great, historic brand and allow it to shine.” In a WardsAuto Q&A, he talks about how to do that.
By Steve Finlay • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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Volvo Cars Investing in Augmented Reality Technology
Much like the technologies seen in military fighter aircraft, for automotive the technology could create a wide-view “head-up display” that could create a sense of distance as virtual objects are superimposed onto the real-world environment.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Porsche Taycan
This video clip highlighting the Porsche Taycan BEV 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. 13, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Polestar 2
This video clip highlighting the Polestar 2 BEV was played during the recent ceremony celebrating the 2021 winners. Wards 10 Best winner profile videos will post for the next several weeks.
By David Zoia • Dec. 10, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Jeep Wrangler 4xe
This video clip highlighting the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 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. 9, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Hyundai Santa Fe
This video clip highlighting the Hyundai Santa Fe 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. 8, 2021 -
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Charge Enterprises Forms Alliance With Smart Charge America
The new partnership aims to be a dominant player in nationwide EV charging infrastructure development. “Something like 53% of private vehicles are not garaged,” former auto executive Mark LaNeve says in citing challenges ahead.
By Gary Witzenburg • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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Expert Warns China Calling Shots on EV Battery Materials
Abigail Wulf, head of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy at Securing America’s Future Energy, warns that with increasing demand for electric vehicles and batteries, the U.S. might not have sufficient raw material supplies.
By Roger Schreffler • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Hyundai Kona EV
This video clip highlighting the Hyundai Kona BEV was played during the recent ceremony celebrating the 2021 winners. Wards 10 Best winner profile videos will post for the next several weeks.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Ford Mustang Mach-E
This video clip highlighting the Ford Mustang Mach-E 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. 6, 2021 -
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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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