WardsAuto Engine & Technology UPDATE
The WardsAuto Engine & Technology Update

DECEMBER 3, 2018

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Jeep’s New Gladiator Armed and Ready for Pickup Battle

Los Angeles Auto Show
Brand officials decline to estimate anticipated sales volumes for the Gladiator. For comparison, Jeep has sold 204,269 Wranglers this year through October, up 24.9% from like-2017. The Gladiator will roll out of FCA’s Toledo South plant in Ohio.

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All Aboard: New Lincoln Aviator Blasts Off

Los Angeles Auto Show
Output numbers for the hybrid Aviator Grand Touring places it in the company of electrified products from German luxury automaker such as Porsche and BMW.

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Hybrid, AWD, Interior Stand Out in Remade Next-Gen 2019 Toyota RAV4

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While Americans are enamored with car-like crossovers, Toyota remakes its popular RAV4 CUV into a more SUV-like beast.

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Ford Reveals Autonomous Vehicles in Miami – and Profitability Plans

Ford’s mobility strategy includes moving people as well as goods via AVs and it’s testing it on the streets of Miami with local and national businesses.  

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2019 Volvo S60 Completes Swedish Brand Revamp on High Note

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The U.S.-built S60 benefits from a longer and lower profile, sleek new sheet metal, a series of fuel-efficient powertrains, an elegantly understated interior, updated infotainment and cutting-edge driver assist technology.

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Audi Unveils Concept of Tesla Model S Rival

Los Angeles Auto Show
Green-lighted for production in Germany by the end of 2020, the low-slung 4-door is a sister model to the Porsche Taycan, with which it shares a platform as well as key elements of its electric drivetrain and chassis.

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Alliance Invests in EV Battery Developer

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi says Enevate’s HD-Energy Technology for EVs features 5-minute fast charging with high energy density and long driving range, as well as low-temperature operation in cold climates and low cost.

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Porsche Reveals 8th-Generation 911

Los Angeles Auto Show
One of the key attractions at this week’s Los Angeles auto show, the new Porsche adopts revised horizontally opposed 6-cyl. gasoline engines. The rear-mounted, turbocharged 3.0L units offer slightly more power than their predecessors.

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EV Startup Shows Off Pickup, SUV at LA Show

Los Angeles Auto Show
With a base price of $61,000, Rivian plans to go after affluent buyers who might consider vehicles built by Tesla or Jaguar Land Rover, company spokesman Michael McHale says.

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EVs Prominent in VW Plant Reshuffling

Electric small cars and sedans from several brands will be built in Emden, Germany, while Hanover will specialize in the production of the ID. Buzz range in addition to building vehicles with conventional engines.

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Autonomous Volvo Trucks Working at Norway Mine

Video shows the FH-model trucks traveling 3 miles (5 km) through tunnels and outdoors from the mine to a crusher which pulverizes the limestone before it is loaded onto a nearby ship.

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