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Acura's new ad agency targets buyers from luxury rivals
premium brand? Everyone at Acura believes it's luxury. It just hasn't been pitched that way. It's not so much about performance characteristics. If you look at the kind of people we're trying to attract, it's more about substance than showmanship
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Hyundai-Kia boosts fleet sales, stops 2-month skid
up from 10 percent a year earlier. A 30 percent decline in fleet sales by Toyota Motor Sales was to blame for its subpar performance in April, when its total sales slipped 1 percent and its market share fell to the lowest level in 16 months. Toyota's
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Jaguar launches plan to spruce up stores
the service drive, a heritage wall and a performance center that will showcase the latest car ..... used in key areas such as reception and the performance center. The F-Type performance center will feature: A free-standing graphic
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Ghosn's demand: Double Nissan's U.S. sales
to the Automotive News Data Center. "We want to reverse that," Munoz said. "We want to ensure that dealers with good performance have the possibility to grow." Nissan aims to increase both the number of dealerships and the number of sales per outlet
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Next hurdle for hot Tesla is pushing EVs mainstream
price into luxury territory. The top-level model, with its 85 kWh battery and 265-mile range, starts at $79,900. A performance version begins at $94,900. Tesla also offers a 60-kWh Model S with a 208-mile range and a $69,900 base price
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Magna stock hits record high as Q1 profits improve, forecast rises
pushing to turn around inefficient operations in Europe, where recovery has lagged North America. "This is a very strong performance given the weakness in the European auto industry," analyst David Tyerman wrote in a note to clients, adding that Magna
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China's Drag on Nissan (5/10/13)
years. This stock closed at fourteen dollars and twenty cents at Thursday. Bill Ford is saying quote just paint with us our performance has been pretty good. He and CEO Elmo lolly emphasized Ford's record profits and margins. Into a turnaround plan in By
at Thursday. Bill Ford is saying quote just paint with us our performance has been pretty good. He and CEO Elmo lolly emphasized Ford's record profits and margins. Into a turnaround plan in -- By -
Honeywell chooses Hahn to head auto division
makes brake materials. Hahn currently serves as vice president and general manager of fluorine products within Honeywell's performance materials and technologies division. He will report to Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote and become an executive officer
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In boon for Japan's automakers, yen tumbles over milestone
Corp. has tripled in value, while Toyota has increased 95 percent. The yen has fallen 13 percent this year, the worst performance out of 10 developed-nation currencies tracked by Bloomberg. The yen will decline to 104 per dollar by the end of the year
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Bill Ford tells shareholders to be patient about stock price
trading on Thursday. "Just hang with us," Bill Ford said in response to two questions about the company's stock. "Our performance has been pretty good." Ford and CEO Alan Mulally emphasized record profits and margins and a turnaround plan in Europe
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Profit and Praise for Tesla (5/9/13)
carries over for the GS suspension. Including past of our ABS components for the sport plus setting that really gives it great performance car. Lexus hopes to sell about 40000 I'm gases annually the car hit the children's midsummer. Now let's shift to
ABS components for the sport plus setting that really gives it great performance car. Lexus hopes to sell about 40000 I'm gases annually the car hit the children's midsummer. Now let's shift to super cars. -
When Federal Funding Fails (5/8/13)
fly by wire controls. And vertical takeoff and landing. That lends us at the end of our show tomorrow morning and first shift Lexus is squeezing more performance . Other than do I yet. We'll see you back here tomorrow afternoon.
of our show tomorrow morning and first shift Lexus is squeezing more performance . Other than do I yet. We'll see you back here tomorrow afternoon. -
Is Akio Toyoda cut from the Steve Jobs mold?
to take personal responsibility for injecting design and performance pizazz into the Lexus brand. In essence, Toyoda is setting ..... the responsibility of being the arbiter of Lexus style and performance will require more than an awareness of how to accessorize
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Jaguar's U.S. boss leads drive to boost brand's image, awareness
For the past 10 years, on average, Jaguar has been the top premium brand in SSI, No. 2 on CSI and APEAL [Automotive Performance , Execution and Layout] and fourth on IQS [Initial Quality Study]. You're right, we haven't gotten the message through
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UK has best April car sales since 2008
market, and France. Although April's rise was helped by more sales days this year than last, this was still a robust performance , said Howard Archer, economist at IHS Global Insight. The industry body revised upward its full-year sales forecast
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Reuss: Buick earns product pizazz
GM has filled in the U.S. lineup with the late 2011 rollout of the Verano, Buick's first compact since the 1980s; a performance entry, the Regal GS; and the Korea-built Encore, which has been flying off dealer lots -- staying a scant 18 days on
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2nd lives for EV batteries could cut prices
the next decade, Valencia said he expects to see an infrastructure in place to retrieve used EV batteries, verify their performance and reconfigure them for grid functions. "That's where the world will be," Valencia said. "People will understand
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Mercedes' China dealers get a trip to the woodshed
strongly worded letter, Daimler China sales chief Nicholas Speeks accused them of laziness and threatened consequences. "Your performance as dealers worries me," he wrote in a February letter obtained by our sibling publication Automobilwoche . "A telemarketer
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Chrysler: No minority buying, no bids
development, speaking of the minority-supplier program. Chrysler scores all suppliers annually on their "minority sourcing performance ," gauging how much business they do with companies owned by women and members of minority groups. The minority sourcing
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VW dealers frustrated with factory
who tells me, 'Volkswagen's doing great,' I'm going to shoot them," said a large VW dealer with awards for sales performance . "Dealer profitability is in the toilet." Ellis said he is trying to persuade VW to scrap its stair-step program