MARCH 13, 2017

VW Reveals New Product, Sales Strategies for U.S.

VW’s U.S. product mix will shift from 10%-12% cross/utility vehicles now to about 40% over the next several years as the company launches all-new Atlas and Tiguan CUVs and keeps the smaller, existing Tiguan.

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Fewer Americans Buy Green Cars, Toyota Spruces Up the 86, Alfa’s Plan to Win Over Customers

2017 Wards 10 Best Interiors Nominee: Honda Ridgeline

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WardsAuto editors are evaluating nearly 40 vehicles as part of the 2017 Wards 10 Best Interiors competition. Today's gallery focuses on the all-new '17 Honda Ridgeline midsize pickup truck, with a $43,770 sticker price. The new Ridgeline won a 2016 Wards 10 Best User Experiences award.

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.

CAFE Review May Be on Table as Trump Visits Detroit

Sources say Trump is expected to be joined Wednesday by the heads of the Detroit Three automakers, as well as representatives of German and Japanese companies, to announce his administration will review fuel-efficiency standards to be in effect from 2022-2025.

The Road to Innovation Begins at WCX
Embrace the evolution of the automotive industry at WCX, the premier technical event for exploring new avenues of innovation. Scout the latest products and services, find next-generation solutions, and preview mobility’s next big breakthrough. The opportunities are endless—register today at wcx17.org/register .

WCX™17: SAE World Congress Experience
April 4-6, 2017
Cobo Center – Detroit, MI

First Impressions: Corolla, CX-9, Encore, Envision, Ridgeline

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WardsAuto editors Christie Schweinsberg, Tom Murphy and Dave Zoia discuss the first five nominees being evaluated as part of the 2017 Wards 10 Best Interiors competition.

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Aspiring Apprentices Flock to Honda U.K. Program

The 4-year program comprising on-the-job training and class-based learning this year attracted the most applications since its introduction in 1999. It has produced more than 170 apprentices since then.

WardsAuto Interiors Conference – Save $100 by March 17 Discount deadline extended! See keynotes from FCA and BMW design execs, nine panel discussions on new technologies, materials and more, check out Wards 10 Best Interiors winning vehicles on display, network with peers and make new connections. Sign up by March 17 to save $100.

London Event to Feature Cars Embodying Lap of Luxury

Organizers will be curating 80 cars ranging from the latest supercars to legends of Formula One and Le Mans. Displayed alongside the luxury vehicles will be items from a range of other luxury-goods makers.

SpeedNews' AeroAuto Conference on May 4, 2017 in Dearborn, Michigan will create synergy between the aerospace and automotive industries by providing a forum for idea sharing, problem solving and development of best practices and bringing leading executives, and decision makers together to build the future.

Mexico Sales Records Fall in February

Mexican consumers take home a record number of new light vehicles in February.

China May Relax Electric-Vehicle Production Quotas

Facing resistance from automakers over the scale and timing of its plans, China is considering pushing back by one year a policy requiring that EVs or plug-in hybrids comprise 8% of sales by 2018. So-called new-energy vehicles accounted for 1.8% of Chinese sales in 2016.

Exports Push Turkish Auto Output to Record Highs in January-February

An industry group says the 266,490 vehicles built in the year's first two months were up 22% from year-ago, while total automotive exports in the period jumped more than 20% to 219,434 and car exports spiked 60%.

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