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Final Step of Vehicle Purchase Going Digital for Good
This is a significant step forward for the auto industry, which has been held back by paper for far too long.
By Kaitlin Gavin • May 12, 2020 -
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2020 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Hyundai Kona EV
This video clip highlighting the Hyundai Kona EV, with 258 miles of all-electric range, was played during the January ceremony celebrating the 2020 winners. Each month, WardsAuto will post winner profile videos.
May 11, 2020 -
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U.K. Vehicle Ownership Reaches Record Levels
LCV ownership has risen 2.7% to 4.5 million vehicles and heavy-duty truck use is at its highest in 30 years. Many of these vehicles are helping provide transport for essential workers, deliveries and emergency services.
By Paul Myles • May 4, 2020 -
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COVID-19 Rules Threaten Vehicle Quality, Experts Say
“Do I want to buy the first vehicle off the line after the restart (of production)? I think it’s going to be rough,” says attorney Dan Sharkey, who defends auto suppliers from claims related to recalls and quality complaints.
By Jim Henry • May 1, 2020 -
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A ‘V’ for the Rest of Us: ’20 Cadillac CT5-V
Cadillac’s latest performance sedan, the CT5-V, doesn’t pack the same kind of wallop as its predecessors, and that’s probably just fine for most buyers.
By Bob Gritzinger • April 30, 2020 -
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Autonomous People Mover Repurposed As Pizza Mover
Mobility company Beep has retasked its vehicles to deliver food – specifically, pizza – to health-care workers at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Lake Nona, FL.
By Sebastian Blanco • April 28, 2020 -
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Cummins 6-Cyl. Sees 45% NOx Reduction with Tula Tech
On the Federal Test Procedure cycle for heavy-duty engines, the Tula-equipped X15 engine achieves a notable 45% reduction in NOx, according to a paper being presented virtually this week at the International Vienna Motor Symposium.
By Tom Murphy • April 22, 2020 -
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COVID-19 Casts Industry Globalization in New Light
“The world seems to be shifting from globalization to regionalization with tariff wars and geo-political tension,” says John Casesa. “I would expect restructurings, business failures and bankruptcies. Merger activity will get more intense.”
By Joseph Szczesny • April 20, 2020 -
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How Auto Industry Can Attract, Retain Next-Gen Digital and Software Talent
Change and transformation are the new normal in the automotive and mobility worlds. Building more connected and diverse organizations that can act nimbly and are open and welcoming to talent coming from outside the industry is critical.
By Paul Stohr, Graham Ruddle • April 16, 2020 -
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Volkswagen Could Face More Dieselgate Fallout
A European Union judge says that while the emissions-test-cheating devices were fitted at Volkswagen’s plant in Germany, the harm to car buyers took place in Austria, so courts in both countries have jurisdiction under EU law.
By Sara Lewis • April 15, 2020 -
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2020 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Hyundai Sonata
This video clip highlighting the Hyundai Sonata's 1.6L turbocharged 4-cyl. with CVVD was played during the January ceremony celebrating the 2020 winners. Each month, WardsAuto will post winner profile videos.
April 13, 2020 -
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Audi Raises e-tron Quattro Game With Sportback SUV
The e-tron Sportback 55 quattro is a sportier version of the e-tron quattro sold in selected markets since mid-2019. Outwardly, it’s set apart from its sibling by a more heavily curved, coupe-like roofline and liftback-style tailgate.
By Greg Kable • April 13, 2020 -
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Hello Detroit, the U.S. Army Wants You
The Army is interested in robotics, autonomous vehicles, hybrid powertrains and electric propulsion including fuel cells.
By John McElroy • April 13, 2020 -
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AI Requires a Human Touch
“We need the best people and the best tools,” FICO’s Chisoo Lyons says. Each alone “is not enough.”
By Steven Finlay • April 7, 2020 -
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ZF Launches Front Electric Parking Brake
The technology allows automakers to equip smaller vehicles with an advanced braking system and design cockpits without the common handbrake lever or parking-brake pedal.
By Jim Irwin • March 27, 2020 -
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Keeping Cars Germ-Free While Preserving Surfaces
It’s important to ensure you’re effectively cleaning all your interior surfaces while at the same time not damaging materials such as vinyl, plastic and upholstery.
By Richard Reina • March 26, 2020 -
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Vehicle Subscription Plans Evolve Amid Challenges
Vince Zappa of Clutch Technologies says he’s “hell-bent on seeing multi-vehicle subscription programs take off.”
By Steven Finlay • March 25, 2020 -
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2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Good Step Toward Better CUV MPG
Testing this hybrid, we realize some stellar fuel economy in Honda’s most popular utility vehicle.
By Christie Schweinsberg • March 25, 2020 -
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Ten Parallels Between Annual Physicals and Engineering Consulting
We know getting a physical is important, but fear causes people to avoid annual examinations. This also is true of third-party assessments.
By Steve Tengler, Bhaskar Vanamali • March 24, 2020 -
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EV Startup Unveils Electric Truck Chassis
The E-Chassis can be customized for a variety of uses, including front- or rear-wheel-drive configurations, and is easily adjustable to fit various wheelbases, Bollinger says.
By Jim Irwin • March 20, 2020 -
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Blackwing Down: Cadillac’s Hand-Built V-8 Must Fly Again
In the underappreciated CT6, the Blackwing V-8 never had a chance to get off the ground. Wards Intelligence data shows a mere 1,400 Blackwing engines were installed in the ’19 and ’20 models of CT6 and CT6-V, which are now out of production.
By Tom Murphy • March 19, 2020 -
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Hybrid Powertrain Among Highlights of High-Tech ’21 Elantra
Built on the same third-generation vehicle architecture that underpins the ’20 Sonata, the ’21 Elantra is longer, wider, lower and lighter than the car it replaces.
By Christian Wardlaw • March 19, 2020 -
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Mining Industry Laboratory for Self-Driving Tech
The mining industry is an excellent testing field for AVs. With few people likely to get in the way of vehicles transporting coal, ore and other items, programmers can improve the accuracy, efficiency and safety of autonomous technology.
By Yossi Vardi • March 17, 2020 -
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Marelli Boosts Investment in EV Technologies
Marelli describes Transphorm as the leading player in the gallium nitride (GaN) market, providing high-performance, high-reliability GaN devices for high-voltage power conversion applications.
By Jim Irwin • March 16, 2020 -
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GM Motors On Without Powertrain Division
Whether you want to call it GM Powertrain or Global Propulsion Systems, it doesn’t matter because the operation ceases to exist as a stand-alone entity within General Motors.
By Tom Murphy • March 16, 2020
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