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<title><![CDATA[Hyundai, Kia losing ground to luxury imports at home as tariffs fall]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SEOUL (Bloomberg) -- Lee Tack Young says Hyundai Motor Co.'s luxury vehicles are oversized, overpriced gas guzzlers. So he opted for a more modest alternative: a BMW 528i. Foreign brands have seen their share of South Korea's market for premium vehicles surge to 41 percent from 28 percent in the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[North America car and truck production - 05/20/13]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 months]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 02:34:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MILAN (Bloomberg) -- European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months on strong demand in the UK and a rebound in Germany, amid signs that governments may take measures to stem a contraction in the economy of the countries using the euro. Registrations in April increased 2 percent to 1.08 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian car sales down 8% in April]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia's year-on-year car sales fell 8 percent in April after a decline of 4 percent in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said. "Typically for the Russian market, April sales exceed March level ... This year we see basically no uplift, showing the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Certified used-vehicle sales, April and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 15:43:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Incentives]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Revamped Mercedes S class strives to set new luxury mark]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HAMBURG, Germany -- Mercedes-Benz is heralding the redesigned 2014 S class as a flagship that will set new benchmarks for luxury sedans with its packaging of technology, safety gear and opulence. Mercedes-Benz executives vow the latest sedan will fortify the brand's credentials as it strives to recapture the world's luxury sales crown since falling to No. 3 behind BMW and Audi. "Rather than being about safety or aesthetics, power or efficiency, comfort or dynamism, our aspirations were 'the best or nothing' in every respect," said Dieter Zetsche, CEO of parent company Daimler AG. "No car stands for the Mercedes-Benz brand promise more than the S class." The 2014 S class goes on sale in the United States in September. It was introduced today by American singer Alicia Keys before more than 750 international journalists at the customer delivery center for the Airbus A380, Europe's largest passenger airplane. Only the S-class sedan variants with a short and long wheelbase have been unveiled. The United States will receive the long wheelbase. In coming years, the latest S class is expected to be marketed in several new body styles including a stretched wheelbase to replace the Maybach, which was axed because of slow sales, and a convertible. Mercedes said it sold 65,128 S-class sedans worldwide in 2012, down from 68,969 in 2011. The new S class is especially aimed at China , where the luxury market continues to grow, though at a slower pace, and where Mercedes has fallen further behind leader Audi and second-place BMW. Mercedes forfeited the global luxury sales title to BMW in 2005, and fell to third place behind Audi in 2011. Zetsche has vowed to recapture the title by the end of decade. Modern styling Bidding to enhance fuel economy, Mercedes has increased the amount of lightweight materials used in the construction of the new S-class . The entire outer skin, including the roof, is now made out of aluminum, while the internal structure uses a higher percentage of hot formed multigauge steel. It will also emit less CO2 than a Smart ForTwo , Mercedes says. S-class styling hasn't been radically changed but the shape is more modern. The car's width grows by an inch for a slight improvement in interior room . The wheelbase and length are unchanged from the current model. The sedan has a larger and more upright grille. The biggest visible change is the new integrated taillights. Mercedes-Benz says the S class will be the world's first car to use LED technology throughout the exterior and interior, meaning there are no light bulbs. Overall, it has nearly 500 light-emitting diodes inside and out, including 300 for the interior. By switching to LEDs, Mercedes says it has lowered the intensity of the brake lights at night or when the car is stopped at traffic lights "out of consideration for any road users behind." The S class also has a new generation of driver-assistance packages, with 30 features, that have been combined into what Mercedes-Benz calls Intelligent Drive. Eleven of the 30 features are new or significantly enhanced for 2014. They include systems to help prevent collisions, a pedestrian-recognition feature and lane-keeping, parking, distance-control and night-vision assistance. Some are optional and others are standard. Details about U.S. packages are undisclosed. Intelligent Drive In an interview last month, Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon said the Intelligent Drive features are "a milestone step along this road of accident-free driving." "If you look out into the future, autonomous driving is what everyone is talking about and we think there are steps along the way," Cannon said. "The S class will be another step." Standard technology features include: An upgraded mbrace2 communications and navigation system Interior LED light features with an optional seven colors Two 12.3-inch high-resolution screens and a new instrument cluster Optional equipment includes: A "magic body control" feature that uses stereo cameras to scan the road and adjust the suspension dampening automatically to individual or multiple wheels New seat massagers with a hot-stone feature A heated steering wheel, front and rear armrests and rear seats. The package also includes rear power and memory seats An air balance package that filters and adds fragrance to the air through the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system Initially, the United States will get the S550 with a 4.7-liter V-8 direct-injection twin-turbo engine that generates 455 hp and 516 pounds-feet of torque. The all-wheel-drive S550 4Matic and S63 high-performance AMG models go on sale in November. Hybrid and diesel models will be launched in 2014. Mercedes-Benz says it has sold more than 500,000 units of the current-generation S class since worldwide sales begin September 2005. In the United States, the average S-class buyer is 61 with an annual income of $371,000. About 76 percent of the buyers are male and 83 percent are married, Mercedes-Benz USA says. While the U.S. market for large, premium sedans has declined in recent years, it remains a symbolic battlefield for luxury brands. U.S. sales of the S class totaled 11,794 last year, down 4 percent from the prior year. BMW sold 11,098 7-series sedans in the United States last year, down 2 percent from 2011. And U.S. sales of the Lexus LS totaled 8,345 last year, down 13 percent from the previous year. Sales of the S class in the United States during the past decade hit a high of 30,886 units in 2006. Lexus LS volume peaked at 35,226 cars in 2007 and deliveries of the BMW 7 series hit a high of 20,473 units in 2003, according to the Automotive News Data Center. Pricing on the new S class will be announced closer to launch. The current S550 has a base price of $95,905, including shipping.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Honda to convert Ohio seat plant for Acura NSX output]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Honda Motor Co. said today it will invest $70 million to convert a former seat plant here to assemble the next-generation Acura NSX. The plant will be staffed with about 100 specially trained production workers and equipped with robots to build the gasoline-electric hybrid ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM CFO: Cadillac won't chase 'volume at all costs']]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 17:45:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- General Motors CFO Dan Ammann says Cadillac will steer clear of what he sees as a "volume-at-all-costs mentality" among competitors battling for the luxury sales crown. German luxury brands BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi have accelerated their new-model introductions as they seek to attract ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Domestic brands score well in owner-perception survey]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen Group and Ford Motor Co. fared well among automakers in an annual study released today measuring quality and how deeply consumers feel about a new car or light-truck purchase after several months of ownership. And for the first time in over a decade, domestic automakers, led by GM, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China is a learning lab for Lincoln]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI -- For Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln luxury brand, what happens in China won't necessarily stay in China. The brand is studying the habits of luxury shoppers here at Shanghai's luxury malls for new ideas in customer service that eventually could find their way back to U.S. Lincoln dealerships. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Volvo jabs Germans, stresses sensible luxury]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volvo's new brand awareness campaign pokes fun at German competitors, touting Volvos as less flashy and more sensible. The integrated campaign of TV, print, billboard and digital marketing, launched two weeks ago, moves away from Volvo's traditional safety-oriented ads. "They are very much ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Akio be the Steve Jobs of Lexus?]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda wants to take personal responsibility for injecting design and performance pizazz into the Lexus brand. In essence, Toyoda is setting out to be the automaker's equivalent of the late Steve Jobs, the legendary boss of Apple. A story in last week's Automotive ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyota: N.A. to fuel biggest profits in 6 years]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. expects North America to be its fastest-growing market this fiscal year, driving the company to its highest profits since the global financial crisis. Regional sales in North America, the Japanese carmaker's biggest market, are expected to climb 7 percent to 2.6 million ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Retired Texas dealer McCall supports Tesla]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Retired Texas auto dealer Sterling McCall surprised fellow dealers in April when he testified in favor of Tesla Motors Inc.'s bid to carve out an exemption to state franchise law. But after buying two Teslas himself -- and taking delivery of his Model S in a high school parking lot -- McCall became ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acura's new ad agency targets buyers from luxury rivals]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Alex Leikikh, the son of Russian immigrants to Minnesota, had key posts at agencies Leo Burnett and Fallon -- working at Fallon on the BMW account -- before being named president of Mullen's headquarters office in Boston. This year, his team made an emotion-filled pitch to win the Acura business. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyota puts high beams on headlight regulation]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With a recent petition, Toyota has intensified the pressure on safety regulators to approve new headlights currently forbidden on U.S. roads. The headlights use cameras to detect other cars and automatically dim the portions of the high beam that would shine in other drivers' eyes. Toyota has ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[North America car and truck production - 05-13-2013]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 17:49:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Incentives]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 14:33:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Profit and Praise for Tesla (5/9/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 08:40:46 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Start-up EV maker ends string of losses, Model S wows Consumer Reports; new CEO for Mazda; Lexus pushes 'fun' factor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla Model S wins high praise from Consumer Reports]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tesla Motors Inc.'s all-electric Model S sports car received the highest score in Consumer Reports ' ratings -- a 99 out of 100 -- along with widespread plaudits from the magazine's automotive testing staff. The magazine said the $89,650 EV it tested "performed better, or just as well overall, as ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infiniti picks veteran Nissan stylist Albaisa for new global design post]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE -- Infiniti has named a global design chief as part of the luxury brand's ongoing effort to distance itself from parent company Nissan Motor Co.'s mass-market Nissan marque. Alfonso Albaisa, 48, the Cuban-American designer who for the past year has been in charge of Nissan's worldwide ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infiniti picks veteran Nissan stylist Albaisa for new global design post]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 16:01:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE -- Infiniti has named a global design chief as part of the luxury brand's ongoing effort to distance itself from parent company Nissan Motor Co.'s mass-market Nissan marque. Alfonso Albaisa, 48, the Cuban-American designer who for the past year has been in charge of Nissan's worldwide ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Federal Funding Fails (5/8/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 15:51:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Accessible-van maker VPG is latest to go under, Infiniti's new design chief; reining in Ferrari sales; a flying car, with a twist.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. car and light-truck inventories, on May 1]]></title>
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