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APRIL 18, 2017

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Automotive Interiors: From Steel to Spider Webs

Lightweighting, the influence of Chinese consumers, dramatically different seats and “Decotainment” promise to be major disruptors in next two product cycles.

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Volkswagen Adds I.D. Crozz CUV to Electric Lineup

The 4-seat CUV is the third in a series of zero-emissions concepts VW Chairman Herbert Diess touts for production as part of a strategy aimed at netting the German automaker up to 1 million EV sales globally by the middle of the next decade.

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Honda Planning Short-Wheelbase Pilot

The strategy should allow customers to get into a Pilot at a lower price. For instance, Hyundai’s 2-row Santa Fe begins $5,000 below its 3-row version.

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WardsAuto Wins Prestigious Neal Award

The winning package includes emerging technology stories on light-vehicle fuel efficiency and high-end infotainment.

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Shanghai Auto Show Reveals, Honda to Make Short Wheelbase Pilot, Why Investor is Going After GM

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Mercedes to Show Off Six Appeal at Shanghai Show

The new inline 6-cyl. diesel engine comes mated to a standard 9-speed automatic transmission and is claimed to offer fuel savings of up to 7% compared with its V-6 predecessor, with the S350d 4Matic returning 42.8 mpg and the S400d 4Matic a claimed 42.0 mpg on the European test cycle.

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Russia Eyes Automaker Investment Contracts

Expiration of the current tit-for-tat of local assembly in return for state benefits, which was established a decade ago, begins next year and concludes in 2019.

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Audi’s e-tron Sportback Concept Eyed for 2019 Introduction

The Shanghai show car is based on the same platform and technology that will hit the streets in 2018 with the launch of the e-tron quattro.

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Audi, JV Partner to Sell Five PHEVs in China by 2021

It's part of a global push to boost sales of all-electric battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Mercedes Concept A Sedan Breaks Cover

The show car foreshadows a new price-leading 4-door sedan to enter the lineup as part of an 8-model-strong compact portfolio.

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VW Plans EV Launch in China This Year

There's continued uncertainty over how China's electric car quotas will be applied.

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PSA CEO: More Cuts Needed in China

Auto group needs a "new business model," says Carlos Tavares.

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