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VW Touts Vehicles by Your Zodiac Sign?
VW has a guide that purports to pair the attributes associated with your zodiac sign to current and classic Volkswagen models. Continue reading
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Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Delayed to October 2020
BMW will continue to monitor the development of the spread of the coronavirus and expects a final confirmation this June. Continue reading
Ford Britain Shuts Dagenham and Bridgend Engine Plants
This means production at Dagenham Engine Plant in east London will temporarily cease from Monday, March 23. Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales will temporarily cease production from the end of the day on Wednesday, March 25. Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Stops South American Production
Effective from 23 March in Brazil and 25 March in Argentina, this action “adjusts the production volumes to the lower consumer demand due to this unprecedented situation.” Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, COVID-19, Ford Argentina, Ford Brazil, Kenneth Zino
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Porsche Shows 3D-Printing for Racing Seats
Customers will be able to choose between three firmness levels (hard, medium, soft) for the comfort layer in the future. With this new technology, personalized sports seat follows the principles of driver-specific seat fitting customary in professional motor sports. Continue reading
First Look – Freshened Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The tenth generation of the E-Class debuted in 2016 with what were then impressive innovations in the driving assistance systems. It carried on the sales tradition: to date, more than 1.2 million customers around the world have bought a current-generation E-Class Saloon or E-Class Estate. One out of every two E-Class Saloons sold worldwide in 2019 was delivered as a long-wheelbase version in China. Continue reading
Ford Motor Maxes Out Lines of Credit
The cash from these borrowings will be used to offset the temporary working capital impacts of the coronavirus-related production shut downs and to preserve Ford’s financial flexibility. Continue reading
Corona Marketing – Ford ‘Built to Lend a Hand’
Ford and its U.S. dealers are offering customers who are dealing with their own challenges from the coronavirus six months of payment relief for new-car buyers under the new “Built to Lend a Hand” program. Continue reading
Nissan Stops US production as COVID-19 Expands
Currently, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus at any Nissan facility. Continue reading
Toyota: New Paint Atomizer with 95% Coating Efficiency
The newly developed airless painter, said to be the first of its kind in the world, achieves more than 95% coating efficiency. Continue reading
Drivers Boot Your Computers for IMSA Racing
The real Mobil 1 Twelve Hours has been rescheduled to the weekend of Nov. 11-14, but IMSA will simulate action from Sebring International Raceway via an iRacing 90-minute online affair with drivers playing video racing. Continue reading
General Motors to Stop North American Production
General Motors executives have finally done the sales and public health math and listened to the UAW and Unifor labor groups and confirmed it will begin a systematic suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions and to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. The suspension will last until at least March 30. Production status will be reevaluated week-to-week after that. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, COVID-19, Kenneth Zino, uaw, unifor
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Ford Stops North American Production
The UAW had urged immediate closings this past weekend, but Ford executives refused to do so during the formation of a Coronavirus Task Force along General Motors and Fiat Chrysler management. Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to Suspend Production
In order to further secure the health and welfare of the employees of the company this suspension will be followed by an already-planned two-week Easter maintenance shutdown. Continue reading
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First Look – 2021 Elantra and Elantra Hybrid
The 2021 Elantra has hybrid electric vehicle technology, and segment-first wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity. Production of the 2021 Elantra starts in the fall in Ulsan, Korea as the Avante, and at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, and sales begin in the fourth quarter. Continue reading →