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Hyundai's Shannon: Unlike GM, we won't miss Super Bowl
… during the 2013 Super Bowl telecast, Hyundai put out a statement saying it wouldn ..... Bowl is a perfect venue for a brand like Hyundai . We are extremely pleased to be an advertiser ..... the 2013 Super Bowl," Steve Shannon, Hyundai marketing boss and a former GM marketing …
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Toyota Kicks Up V6 Plans (5/18/12)
… it will drive it bad to say thing has been on a mission to boost GM's profit margins which wagon those Ford Volkswagen and Hyundai . GM and Ford have both dropped to junk bond status in 2005. When ratings agency Fitch return forward to investment grade …
to boost GM's profit margins which wagon those -- Ford Volkswagen and Hyundai . GM and Ford have both dropped to junk bond status in 2005. When ratings agency Fitch return forward to investment grade in
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Suppliers had a great 2011, if they didn't sell to Toyota or Honda
… parts. Mobis North America, formerly Hyundai Mobis, rode the North American success of Hyundai and Kia last year with a 39 percent sales increase ..... parts and other components. In 2011, Hyundai - Kia Automotive passed Nissan North America …
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Stair-step incentives are back
… automakers will jump into the fray. Bill Wallace, a dealer in Stuart, Fla., who sells 10 brands, including Chrysler, Hyundai and Nissan, says he sees a "crack in the dam" for stair-step programs to multiply in coming months. "Business is good …
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Redone Altima raises stakes in mid-sized battle
… this year. Nissan already is promoting the new model's 38-mpg highway-driving fuel economy number. By comparison, the Hyundai Sonata turned heads just one year ago by advertising the 35-mpg highway figure. Highway driving can be a misleading measurement …
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Fate of Russia, Turkey car markets crucial to Europe
… brands such as Renault, Nissan, Hyundai , Kia and Volkswagen. In Turkey, however ..... When combined, sister brands Hyundai and Kia sold 80,484 cars in Russia in ..... during the quarter to 65,965. Hyundai might make history Hyundai 's …
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Economy in U.S. buoyed with autos spurring glass-to-steel growth
… at a sport-utility-vehicle plant in Detroit, hiring 1,100 workers in November instead of early 2013. South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Ford also will add shifts at U.S. factories this year, and Ford will idle 13 facilities for one week instead …
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VW lures Chevy's Mayer as U.S. marketing chief
… America. He's also held marketing and advertising roles at Hyundai , Mitsubishi, and Colby and Partners. Earlier this month ..... in with Subaru, Colby and Partners, Mitsubishi Motors and Hyundai of America. He earned an undergraduate degree in Communications …
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GM CEO hopes to return to investment grade within year
… additional restructuring as he tries to increase GM's profit margins, which lag behind Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG and Hyundai Motor Co. The automaker, along with Ford, fell to junk status in 2005 as part of a slide that eventually included GM's …
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Is Kia's K9 flagship closer to U.S. showrooms?
… evaluating the K9 for the United States, Kia spokesman James Hope said. "It ..... declined to confirm whether the car was Kia 's because he hadn't seen it. Also ..... 3.8-liter V-6 engine from the Hyundai - Kia arsenal that powers the car. Big rims …
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Akerson's Worst Critic? (5/16/12)
… But GM is expected to remain on top and that's after losing share. Ford holding steady at number two. Tech news now and Hyundai introducing a new mobile application. For its blue link telemann X platform. The app allows subscribers to remotely access …
losing share. Ford holding steady at number two. Tech news now and Hyundai introducing a new mobile application. For its blue link telemann X platform. The app allows subscribers to remotely access -- features for -
Europe's weak economy catches up with VW as April car sales plunge
… sales were down by 11.3 percent. Premium automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz had sales gains, as did Korean brands Hyundai and Kia . Europewide registrations fell 6.5 percent in April to 1.06 million vehicles from 1.13 million a year earlier …
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Nissan now wants to be No. 1 Asian brand in Europe
… now on a surging Hyundai - Kia . Paul Willcox ..... sliding in Europe while Hyundai , boosted by new ..... i30 compact, and Kia , helped by a new ..... percent to 35,792. Hyundai 's volume was up ..... percent to 33,204 and Kia saw sales rise 31 …
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New Altima guns for bigger slice of mid-sized sedan segment
… vehicle weight. But other challengers are also hot for more of the mid-sized sedan segment, including the big-selling Hyundai Sonata and a trio of cars that are redesigned for 2013 model year andndash; the Honda Accord, Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu …
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Marketing Cars in 3-D (5/15/12)
… And special blast is not required. Hyundai showed up its hoop near Los Angeles back ..... called 3-D projection mapping. And Hyundai isn't the only brand using the attack ..... which could be kind of viral marketing. Hyundai says it's Alley event. Was either at …
Ed stand out to younger buyers. And special blast is not required. Hyundai showed up its -- hoop near Los Angeles back in December. Using technology that is especially true sign of a building into a candidates for motion graphics. That technology is called 3-D projection mapping. And Hyundai isn't the only brand using the attack for the first time in North America. Chevrolet and Lexus and used it in their marketing for the -- and CT 200 H. The idea is that 3-D projection -- January -- on the street which could be kind of viral marketing. Hyundai says it's Alley event. Was either at that it TV commercial because of how to build awareness for the Gloucester among gen -
Remembering Carroll Shelby (5/14/12)
… underutilized. Factories. He said any plan that survives restructuring. Should be able to turn out enough cars to run 24 hours a day. Kia has dropped the Sedona minivan for the twentieth thirteen model year but says it expects to return to the segment. Sources tell …
able to turn out enough cars to run 24 hours a day. Kia has dropped the Sedona minivan for the twentieth thirteen model year but says it expects to return to the segment. Sources tell -
Remembering Carroll Shelby (5/14/12)
… underutilized. Factories. He said any plan that survives restructuring. Should be able to turn out enough cars to run 24 hours a day. Kia has dropped the Sedona minivan for the twentieth thirteen model year but says it expects to return to the segment. Sources tell …
able to turn out enough cars to run 24 hours a day. Kia has dropped the Sedona minivan for the twentieth thirteen model year but says it expects to return to the segment. Sources tell -
NHTSA checks 2012 Hyundai Elantras after airbag incident
… preliminary investigation into the 2012 Hyundai Elantra after a side curtain airbag allegedly ..... is in the very early stages; neither Hyundai nor NHTSA have had an opportunity to inspect ..... is the subject of this evaluation," Hyundai Motor America said in a statement …
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Nissan begins 1st global branding bid
… Interbrand's 2011 list. But these automotive brands ranked ahead of Nissan: Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Ford, Audi, Hyundai and Porsche. Nissan's brand campaign is being managed by the TBWA advertising agency, a division of Omnicom Group Inc.
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Stocks stay lean, but trucks run high, cars low
… Taylor, chief economist for the National Automobile Dealers Association. Ford is capacity-constrained on the Focus. Hyundai - Kia Automotive started May with a 22-day supply of cars and has been cutting fleet sales to funnel cars to dealerships …
