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AutoNation unit launches Shop-By-Payment service
… Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS). ACS is a leader in developing innovative online shopping technology with the initial launch of LeaseCompare.com in 2000. LeaseCompare.com continues to be one of the top destinations for auto financing and leasing …
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French car orders fall 0.5% in April, survey says
… decreases of 6 percent in March, 5.5 percent in February and 3.5 percent in January. French orders were helped by the launch of several new models in April including the Renault Captur compact crossover, the Peugeot 2008, and Volkswagen's new Golf …
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Dongfeng-PSA sales rise 37% in April on new models
… 5 percent by 2015 from 3.9 percent in the first four months of this year. To sustain its sales growth, the company will launch upgraded versions of the Citroen Elysee and the Peugeot 301 this year. Over the next three years, it plans to introduce at …
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AutoNation unit launches Shop-By-Payment service
… Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS). ACS is a leader in developing innovative online shopping technology with the initial launch of LeaseCompare.com in 2000. LeaseCompare.com continues to be one of the top destinations for auto financing and leasing …
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The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill
… Automakers also are heading back toward Schwarzenegger's old friend: hydrogen fuel cells. Daimler AG, Ford and Nissan plan to launch affordable fuel-cell cars within five years, while Toyota and BMW aim to do so by 2020. Cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells …
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CFO says GM streamlining is 'on its way'
… unflappable fashion, Ammann declined to get into specifics about the impact of the pickups on GM's bottom line. "It'll be a tailwind for us," Ammann said with a smile. And if the launch hits a snag? "We'll have less of a tailwind."
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A tech triumph for the S class?
… wheel-drive S550 4Matic and S63 high-performance AMG models go on sale in November. Pricing will be announced closer to launch . The current S550 has a base price of $95,905, including shipping. Modern styling Bidding to enhance fuel economy, Mercedes …
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Kogai takes reins of Mazda's comeback
… appreciation, which hammered its export profits. To cope, he raised funds for randd through bond and share sales. He shepherded the launch of Mazda's Skyactiv line of vehicles, stopped manufacturing in Michigan, and unveiled plans for the assembly plant in Mexico …
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GM seeks clean launch , regular updates for pickups
… says GM is staying vigilant on the June launch of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra ..... avoid bottlenecks that could delay the launch or hurt quality. Reuss, 49, says GM ..... piece of it is an unknown. We're in launch right now. Launch brings a lot of challenges …
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GM, Chrysler are still working on supplier relations
… Manufacturing System, a concept of continuous improvement. GM has enlisted its retired engineers to help suppliers with the launch of its new full-sized pickups. The engineers are working mainly at GM's Tier 1 suppliers to ensure quality on key subsystems …
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Honda to return to F1 racing
… officials said participation in the series will help it develop technology for the revamped Acura NSX sports car that is set to launch in 2015. Previously, Honda owned F1 teams and won 15 of 16 races in 1988 as a supplier to the McLaren team. -- Bloomberg
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It's official: Tundra is a bit player in pickups
… targeted 300,000 Tundras a year -- within spitting distance of the Dodge Ram. It engineered a massive $100 million marketing launch to conquest Detroit loyalists. Toyota also prepared its Princeton, Ind., plant to backstop Tundra production in San Antonio …
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BMW counts on new models to keep luxury sales crown
… that BMW will make a 1-series sedan for this market. But not in the foreseeable future. The next car that we are going to launch in that segment is the car that you have seen, the Concept Active Tourer [crossover]. That car will hit the market in the …
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Hinrichs: Quality is 'of the highest priority' at Ford
… Hermosillo, Mexico, with the Lincoln MKZ launch ? I think you have to first look at what ..... development process and our new model launch process going forward based on what we ..... our vehicles. We're having monthly launch reviews with all our major forward model …
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Online video has changed how auto marketers connect with customers
… Automotive News . One Toyota viral hit came from an unlikely place: a 2010 campaign for the Sienna minivan. Surplus funds from the launch budget were used to create "Swagger Wagon," an online video featuring the husband and wife from the van's "Sienna Family …
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Audi plans 90% local sourcing in Mexico
… level. When do you want to reach that goal? We want to reach 90 percent in about three years, figured from the production launch in 2016. We want to source as much as possible from Mexico. In the next step, what we don't get from here we want to obtain …
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BMW counts on new models to keep U.S. luxury lead
… that BMW will make a 1-series sedan for this market. But not in the foreseeable future. The next car that we are going to launch in that segment is the car that you have seen, the Concept Active Tourer [crossover]. That car will hit the market in the …
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GM's Cruze diesel ghostbuster
… GM car in North America with a diesel since 1986. With the launch of the diesel Chevrolet Cruze just weeks away, Siegrist knows ..... be dredged up. He acknowledges the pressure for a flawless launch is intense -- but not because of GM's checkered past with …
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Sporty Bentley models in the works
Bentley plans to launch a 650-hp Continental Supersports as early as 2014, featuring carbon-fiber panels and a stiffer chassis, sources told Autoweek …
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Jaguar launches plan to spruce up U.S. stores
… new models -- starting with the F-Type convertible that makes its U.S. debut May 20. Next year, Jaguar is expected to launch a coupe version of the F-Type. Later, a sedan to compete with the BMW 3 series, as well as a compact crossover, are expected …
