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Ascent Represents Subaru’s Pinnacle
With a spot-on interior, capable powertrain and the right price, the Ascent is exactly what Subaru needs to fill out the portfolio and keep customers in the family.
July 30, 2018 -
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New JV Seeks to Grow Press Technology in North America
C&M’s press technology line features the company’s Center Master self-alignment devices used for overcoming center-positioning errors. The line also includes a variety of servo press options with an intuitive in-house software package.
July 27, 2018 -
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Toyota Camry – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance
Benjamin Jimenez, Calty studio chief designer, accepts Toyota's second 10 Best Interiors trophy for 2018 during a ceremony at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)
July 27, 2018 -
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Owners Receive Home Chargers as U.K. Ups EV Ante
The U.K. is ending the sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040. By then, it expects most new cars and vans to be zero-emissions and all new cars and vans to have significant zero-emissions capability.
By Alan Harman • July 27, 2018 -
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Range Rover Velar – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance
Mark Butler, creative director-interior design at Jaguar Land Rover, and Amy Frascella, chief designer-colour and materials, provide video commentary in appreciation of this year's Wards 10 Best Interiors trophy, while Nathan Hoyt, product communications manager, accept the trophy during a ceremony at the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)
July 26, 2018 -
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New Engine Lineup to Accompany Facelifted Macan
The entry-level turbocharged 2.0L 4-cyl. gasoline engine in the base Macan is expected to receive a moderate increase in power, from the existing 248 hp to around 256 hp. Further up the lineup, the changes look to be more significant.
By Greg Kable • July 25, 2018 -
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Kia Launches South Korean Sales of All-Electric Niro CUV
Kia hopes the EV will add to the 200,000 Niro models sold globally since its 2016 introduction. The Korean automaker has received more than 5,000 pre-orders for the Niro EV in South Korea since the car was first revealed earlier this year.
By Paul Myles • July 25, 2018 -
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Porsche Panamera – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance
Mark Fruechtnicht, senior manager, product management and planning for Porsche, accepts a 10 Best Interiors trophy during a ceremony at the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)
July 24, 2018 -
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DSRC vs. 5GLTE: Which Will It Be for Connected Vehicles?
Designers of equipment and infrastructure for connected vehicles now have two primary options: Dedicated Short Range Communications radio and 5GLTE wireless technology. Many have suggested DSRC and 5GLTE solutions will prove to be complementary rather than competitive.
By Brian Wassom • July 23, 2018 -
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Lincoln Navigator – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance
David Woodhouse, Lincoln design director, accepts a 10 Best Interiors trophy during a ceremony at the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)
July 23, 2018 -
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Exports Sustain Brazilian Iron-Castings Maker Tupy
Wards Intelligence data shows vehicle production in Brazil fell about 41% from 2013 to 2016. But Tupy CEO Fernando de Rizzo says sales growth in the U.S. and Europe helped the supplier of cast-iron automotive components weather the domestic slump.
July 18, 2018 -
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Infiniti QX50 – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance
Kurt Hoffman, manager of Infiniti Product Planning, accepts a 10 Best Interiors trophy during a ceremony at the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)
July 18, 2018 -
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Hyundai Kona – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance
Kevin Kang, creative manager at Hyundai, accepts a 10 Best Interiors trophy during a ceremony at the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)
July 17, 2018 -
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Pininfarina EV Leadership Team Takes Shape
Automobili Pininfarina will reveal PF0 concept design images ahead of private client viewings during Monterey Car Week in California next month.
By Alan Harman • July 17, 2018 -
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Chevrolet Equinox – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance
Two General Motors interior design managers, Kathy Sirvio and Chris Gamble, accept a 10 Best Interiors trophy during a ceremony at the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)
July 16, 2018 -
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Kia Wins Kudos for Quality, Nurtures Green Vehicles
In the 2018 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, Kia came in second with the second-highest score ever. In the advanced powertrain field, the automaker is moving aggressively into hybrids.
By Roger Schreffler • July 16, 2018 -
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2018 Wards 10 Best Interiors Award Ceremony
Managing Editor Tom Murphy explains the process of selecting the Wards 10 Best Interiors as part of the award ceremony at this year's WardsAuto Interiors Conference.
July 16, 2018 -
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Jaguar I-Pace Induces Smiles for Miles
The I-Pace is dumbfounding, too, for how a relatively tiny U.K. engineering outfit could deliver the goods ahead of R&D juggernauts in Germany, Japan and, especially, Detroit.
By James M. Amend • July 13, 2018 -
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Once Targeting AMG and M, Polestar Now Sets Sights on Tesla and Porsche
The Polestar CEO hopes to see an end to the acceleration wars, saying, “As soon as you’re beyond the 4.0-second (mark) and zero to 100, all that feels just flipping fast anyway and you’re not able to detect the difference anymore.”
July 12, 2018 -
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Key Features of ’19 Nissan Altima’s VC Engine
Infiniti’s world-first variable-compression-ratio turbo 4-cyl. engine is migrating to high-volume Nissan vehicles, starting with up-market versions of the Altima sedan.
By Gary Witzenburg • July 10, 2018 -
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Mercedes-Benz Reveals Look of Concept Electric Vehicle
The latest in a series of flamboyant concepts conceived under the guidance of Mercedes-Benz design boss Gorden Wagener, the Electric Silver Arrow is to act as a one-off figurehead for the company’s new EQ sub-brand.
By Greg Kable • July 9, 2018 -
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What Makes Autonomous Vehicles Autonomous?
An artificial neural network is trained by showing it a driving situation and telling it the desired response. It then adjusts each node so the response of the neural network mimics the desired response.
By Jay Campbell • July 9, 2018 -
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What’s Vehicle Profiling and How It Makes Us Safer
As connected vehicles become more common, the need for a way to check vehicles for the presence of malware becomes even more important.
By Yossi Vardi • July 6, 2018 -
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Lighting-Systems Maker Varroc Acquires Turkish Firm
The transaction gives Plymouth, MI-based Varroc manufacturing and production capacity with a 107,640-sq.-ft. manufacturing and technology center near Istanbul and a new plant under construction in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria.
July 6, 2018 -
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Connectivity Must be Available Everywhere For In-Vehicle Emergency Calling to be Effective
Automated in-vehicle emergency calling is gaining traction but current solutions fail to provide blanket coverage.
By Greg Ewert • July 5, 2018
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