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WardsAuto Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

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Active Market for Active Grilles

Mega-supplier Magna International says it already produces millions of wind-cheating active grilles for cars and trucks annually, with automakers beginning to employ even more advanced designs.

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Ferrari Says No to Pure EVs, Tesla Cancels Battery Swaps, How Trump Could Impact the Auto Industry

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Buick Envisions More CUV Sales

Priced from $35,000 to almost $50,000, the Envision fits between the Encore and Enclave and is a solid entrant in WardsAuto’s Middle Luxury CUV segment.

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Photo Gallery: '17 Buick Envision

The compact Envision fills gap in Buick CUV lineup

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Proto Labs Design Cube
Our Design Cube illustrates important considerations when designing plastic injection molded parts. It showcases a range of available surface finishes and examples of bosses, gussets and ribs. It also demonstrates the impact on part quality of overly thick or thin sections, as well as ways to incorporate holes and their potential effect on resin flow. Get a free Design Cube today!

Nissan Rogue Stars in Most-Engaging Car-Ad Wars

So far the Rogue ad has run fewer than 1,000 times but captured a respectable 14.5% of the industry’s digital share of voice for the last week.

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ArcelorMittal is making light of steel 
Modern steel solutions are surprisingly lightweight and flexible, offering superior stamping performance for tomorrow’s vehicles with the smallest carbon footprint and lowest cost. That’s why the most enterprising engineers are collaborating with ArcelorMittal on the design solutions of tomorrow. Discover tomorrow’s steel at  auto.arcelormittal.com/NA.

BMW's U.K. Workers Authorize Strike

Turnout was 75 percent and 96% had voted in favor.

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Differing Directions for Spanish Car Distribution

U.S. electric-vehicle maker Tesla plans to install its battery superchargers in various locations around Spain starting in Barcelona, where it is opening a showroom.

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China's Geely Looks to Double Vehicle Sales by 2020

Since its acquisition of Volvo from Ford, Geely has taken a lead among Chinese automakers.

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New Vauxhall Plant Focuses on Blue-Light Specials

Vauxhall is the leading supplier to U.K. police fleets with a 70% share of the segment.

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Japanese Supplier, U.S. Reach Settlement in Price-Fixing Case

The Justice Department says 47 companies and 65 people have pleaded guilty or been charged during its long-running probe of the industry.

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