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Concours d’Elegance of America Comes to Detroit in 2022
The hub of this 2022 “multi-location experience” will be the Detroit Institute of Arts, the “cultural epicenter of the country’s automotive capital,” promoters say.
By Gary Witzenburg • July 6, 2021 -
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Batteries, Not Engines, Driving Auto Industry Now
Automakers have been waiting in the wings while tech companies develop potential electric vehicle batteries. Now they’re placing their bets on which will emerge as the battery of the future, with three serious contenders.
By Ryan Gerardi • June 30, 2021 -
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Mini Urbanaut MPV Constructed as Physical Concept
The compact electric-powered MPV is under consideration as an addition to the BMW-owned brand’s urban-based model lineup.
By Greg Kable • June 29, 2021 -
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Die-Caster Pace Industries Opens New Headquarters in Michigan
Pace initially plans to employ about 75 staffers at the new Novi office, which houses executive, engineering, sales and marketing functions.
By Christie Schweinsberg • June 29, 2021 -
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All-in With EVs? Not So Fast
“Different options make the most sense” when it comes to alternative propulsion systems, says Toyota’s chief scientist.
By Steve Finlay • June 29, 2021 -
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Honda Getting Back on Electrified Bandwagon
Honda executive Dave Gardner notes the automaker has a long history of experimenting with electrified vehicles and bringing them to market in the U.S., beginning with the EV Plus electric vehicle in 1997. Its new volume BEV, the Prologue, launches in 2024.
By Joseph Szczesny • June 28, 2021 -
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Jeep Grand Cherokee L: Welcome to the 3-Row Party
The stretched Grand Cherokee is positioned to build market share with a crafted and comfortable interior, spot-on highway driving dynamics, capable powertrains, impressive user interface and verified off-road credentials.
By Tom Murphy • June 28, 2021 -
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Lucid Unveils BEV in New York Amid Dealer Resistance
The New York State Automobile Dealers Assn. opposes allowing start-up EV OEMs to conduct direct-to-consumer sales, as Lucid Motors hopes to do.
By Jim Henry • June 25, 2021 -
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Analyst Warns of ‘Profit Desert’ as EVs, AVs Enter Market
No automaker can hang back and let their competitors take the early risks without potentially falling behind in developing EVs and autonomy, says analyst Mark Wakefield of AlixPartners.
By Jim Henry • June 24, 2021 -
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Burning Coal to Run EVs Doesn’t Cut It
“We don’t want to run into the trap of energy (production) cancelling out (the environmental zero-emission benefits of) EVs,” analyst William Newman says at a Reuters automotive conference.
By Steve Finlay • June 22, 2021 -
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Putting Humans at the Center of Design
“What’s the human thing to do here?” asks Daniel Hall, Toyota North America’s chief UX designer and chief engineer during his interview at Wards Intelligence FOCUS: Software Defined Vehicle.
By Lewis Powers • June 21, 2021 -
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Redesigned 2022 Honda Civic All About Style
The new Civic carries over the best parts of the previous-generation model while sporting sleek sheet metal, a comfortable and upscale interior and competitive powertrains. All of this comes at an attractive price point that barely inflated, starting at $21,700 for the LX trim.
By Tom Murphy • June 18, 2021 -
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Scientific Data Quickly Becoming ‘Last Mile’ for Automotive
What’s empowering and driving this ecosystem of modern retailing for automotive is a comprehensive database containing every parameter, policy and factor that can influence an automotive sale or lease transaction.
By Rusty West • June 17, 2021 -
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Electrification Specialist XL Fleet Sets Up Shop in Michigan
XL Fleet already has converted more than 4,000 vehicles originally built by Ford, General Motors and Isuzu into gasoline-electric hybrids, and commercial business allowed to triple its revenue in 2020 despite the pandemic, according to company executives.
By Joseph Szczesny • June 15, 2021 -
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Jaguar Adds More Standard Features to 2022 I-Pace BEV
The ’22 I-Pace lineup has been whittled from three trim levels to just one. The automaker says the single HSE trim will focus on quality and notes the new midsize luxury CUV will be driver-centric.
By Chris Teague • June 9, 2021 -
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What A Time to Pick Top-Notch Powertrains
Wards judges have been testing 39 of the latest internal-combustion and electrified powertrains as part of 2021 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems. Winners will be announced in September and will be recognized during Informa’s Automotive Tech Week beginning Nov. 15 in Novi, MI.
By Tom Murphy • June 8, 2021 -
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Jaguar Moves ’22 F-Type Lineup to V-8 Only
In 2018, Jaguar began offering a 2.0L turbo-4, which accounted for 39% of sales in 2020, making it the most popular engine offered alongside the 3.0L V-6 (36% of sales) and 5.0L V-8 (25% of sales), according to Wards Intelligence data.
By Chris Teague • June 2, 2021 -
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BMW i4 Sedan: Electrified Ride Doesn’t Stint on Comfort
The all-wheel-drive i4 M50 takes performance honors. It gets two electric motors, one on the front axle with 255 hp and another at the rear with 308-hp. Together they develop a combined system output of 536 hp and 586 lb.-ft. of torque.
By Greg Kable • June 1, 2021 -
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Automakers, Software Partners and the Road to Innovation
Hiring a new software engineering team to build a software infrastructure from scratch is less cost-effective and more time-consuming than working with a software partner who can get OEMs ramped up quickly, which is key in the race to digitizing vehicles.
By Jeffrey Chou • June 1, 2021 -
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Continental Lands Order for Pillar-to-Pillar Cockpit Display
Continental’s integrated display solution from one A-pillar to another provides space for a growing number of vehicle functions, digital services, and communication and infotainment applications.
By Jim Irwin • May 31, 2021 -
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No Quick Relief From Microchip Shortage for Automakers
Ratings agency Fitch says the shortage is disrupting automotive production and may delay any recovery of new-vehicle sales and profitability. “Car-makers could lose about 230,000 units of production in North America” in first-quarter 2021, Fitch has predicted.
By Keith Nuthall • May 28, 2021 -
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Which EV Startups Will Survive?
Established automakers are going to fight like hell to keep what they’ve got. It’s going to be the greatest battle this industry has ever seen, against startups Tesla, Fisker, Arrival, Rivian, Faraday Future, Lucid, Nikola and others.
By John McElroy • May 27, 2021 -
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Biden Visits F-150 Plant Ahead of Lightning BEV’s Reveal
“This sucker is fast,” President Joe Biden observed after one of his runs in a prototype of the battery-electric F-150 Lightning pickup.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 20, 2021 -
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’22 Subaru Outback Wilderness: Taking the Road Less Traveled
On sale this summer, the Subaru Outback Wilderness edition targets adventurous outdoorsy types who need a little extra capability (and ground clearance) to reach their destinations.
By Bob Gritzinger • May 20, 2021 -
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AI Aids Car Dealership Phone Skills
Marchex Engage detects key words and even voice tone to provide feedback on inbound and outbound calls.
By Steve Finlay • May 20, 2021
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