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Barra remakes GM product development
Wolkonowicz, an independent auto analyst in Boston. Parks points to the Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid, shown at the Detroit auto show , to underscore the continued commitment to design. Although based on a 2009 concept, it's the first vehicle
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VW to drop Routan minivan from U.S. lineup
assembling the Routan at a plant in Windsor, Ontario, in July 2012. VW unveiled the CrossBlue Concept in January at the Detroit auto show , signaling intentions to offer a mid-sized SUV aimed at families. It is expected to be priced between the Touareg
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Show to star a cavalcade of crossovers and SUVs
display the production version of the redesigned 2014 MDX mid-sized crossover unveiled as a concept in January at the Detroit auto show . The seven-passenger MDX will have a direct-injection 3.5-liter V-6 engine and will be offered in front
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VW ponders a large SUV built in North America
concept SUV, the CrossBlue, debuted in January at the Detroit auto show . Ulrich Hackenberg, VW's board member for product ..... concept's "reception was really positive" at the Detroit auto show . He said VW may ultimately build two or three more
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American Honda keeps RPA as creative agency for Honda; Mullen picked for Acura
year. "This is a really good chance for our business," Honda Motor CEO Takanobu Ito said at a roundtable at the Detroit auto show in January. "We have a lot of momentum. We are at full production for the U.S. market." Although the 2012
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Quest for Hispanic Buyers (3/18/13)
confirmed for production. This is the cross blue. A three year old seventh concept SUV. It was shown in January at the Detroit auto show . Now VW executives are busy trying to make a business case for it. Product development exact. Will Rick and berg
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VW ponders a large SUV built in North America
concept SUV, the CrossBlue, debuted in January at the Detroit auto show . Ulrich Hackenberg, VW's board member for product ..... concept's "reception was really positive" at the Detroit auto show . He said VW may ultimately build two or three more
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Chrysler will launch all-new 200 in January
to prepare for the introduction of the 2014 model at this year's Detroit auto show . The 200 is a hot seller. Its sales rose 44 percent in 2012 to ..... transmission as the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, is expected to debut at the 2014 Detroit auto show .
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Nissan: Lighter, stronger steel will cut weight, boost mpg
vehicles will get the ultra-high-strength, lightweight steel that debuted in the Infiniti Q50 in January at the Detroit auto show . Nissan Motor Co. says that by 2017, it aims to use so-called advanced high-tensile-strength steel, including
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GM plans entry-level Corvette sports car, report says
little bit." In January, GM showed the 2014 Corvette Stingray, the first new Corvette in nine years, ahead of the Detroit auto show . Called the C7 by fans, it is the seventh generation of the American-made sports car and will go on sale in late
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VW targets hike in U.S. sales, China output to counter Europe slump
toolkit that debuted with the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf, was introduced in concept form at January's Detroit auto show as the CrossBlue. It has not yet been cleared for production, but it would continue a re-commitment to the United
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Sports car story was short-sighted
your assessment. The normally jaded automotive press fawned all over the new Corvette Stingray at this year's Detroit auto show . Your story might be acceptable in a mass-market publication, but it has no place in one that represents the
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Marchionne bets billions on Alfa, Maserati
billion to Alfa Romeo for 2012 to 2014. He said at the Detroit auto show that Alfa Romeo, gone from the United States since ..... the Quattroporte, which debuted in January at the Detroit auto show . Maserati's re-engineered flagship sedan has
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'Vette convertible photos carry clues, raise questions
be any other exterior changes to the Stingray. The hardtop version of the Corvette, which made its debut at the Detroit auto show in January, is due out by late summer.
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Sports cars are hot today, but who'll buy them tomorrow?
American Inc., the Las Vegas producer of thundering souped-up 850-hp Shelby-edition Ford Mustangs. At the Detroit auto show in January, Luft unveiled a concept for the market's consideration: a smaller, lighter, less-expensive four
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Automakers push into new niches
CHEVROLET Chevrolet will unveil a convertible version of the Corvette Stingray coupe, which debuted at January's Detroit auto show . The convertible will deliver the same balance of technology, design and performance introduced on the coupe
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How to succeed by adding brands
have carved up our brand-name portfolio into more distinct pieces." Brands by the dozen Marchionne said at the Detroit auto show that Alfa Romeo, gone since 1995, would return by year end. That would give Chrysler and Fiat nine U.S. brands
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Luxury to the max
Both get an eight-speed automatic transmission. Chevrolet After introducing the Corvette Stingray coupe at the Detroit auto show in January, Chevrolet will unveil a convertible version in Geneva. The convertible is expected to reach showrooms
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Nissan counts on tech upgrades to boost Note's appeal
That model also inspired the U.S. production version of the small minivan, the Versa Note, which debuted at the Detroit auto show in January. Nissan says that it changed the overall look of the Note to create a car that "combines elegant, fluid
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Hot January torpedoes Toyota's sales forecast
Toyota showed pictures of the production version to dealers. The public has only seen the Furia concept at the Detroit auto show in January. Caldwell said the production Corolla design is similar to the Furia, describing it as "an exciting