FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Hyundai Readying Launch of Nexo Fuel-Cell Vehicles

A Hyundai spokesman tells WardsAuto the automaker has targeted 2018 global sales of 3,000 Nexo fuel-cell electric vehicles, more than 12 times the number of Tucson FCEVs sold worldwide last year.

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Infiniti: VC-Turbo Could Pair Well With Electrification

Infiniti is promoting the 4-cyl. VC-Turbo as giving V-6-like output but with the fuel economy of a 4-cyl.

’18 Buick Regal Sportback Parachutes Into White Space

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In a market snapping up CUVs and SUVs with seemingly unquenchable demand while turning their noses up at old-fashion sedans such as the previous-generation Regal, GM thinks shoppers may embrace an alternative to those increasingly cookie-cutter products.

Fourth-Gen Mercedes-Benz A-Class Hatchback Unveiled

Stuttgart’s rival to the Audi A3 hatchback provides the best clues yet to a new entry-level sedan planned for U.S. launch in 2019.

Infiniti QX50 Fast, Fun

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A torque-y new turbo 4-cyl., dialed-in ride-and-handling and a well-done interior are the high points of Infiniti’s second-generation midsize CUV.

AAM, Drexler Partner on Electronic Differentials

The agreement integrates electro-mechanical limited-slip differentials (eLSDs) into the AAM TracRite portfolio of differential products.

Toyota Growing Electrification Presence in Thailand

A central plank to turning Thailand into a global Toyota hub for hybrid model production will be construction of a new battery manufacturing facility at its Gateway plant in Chachoengsao province.

Battery Supplier CATL Riding Crest of EV Wave

CATL is the No.2 maker of electric-vehicle batteries, with business for now limited to China, but is on the short list to be the main EV battery supplier to European OEMs including Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and PSA Group.

Diesel Vehicles Down But Not Out Down Under

New-vehicle buying intentions examined by Roy Morgan Research finds the consideration of diesel-fuel vehicles now trails the appeal of hybrid vehicles with 52%, but remains ahead of electric vehicles (37%) and well ahead of liquid-propane-gas vehicles (21%).

Samsung Joins Waymo at Autonomous Testing Site

The South Korean company – interested in augmenting autonomous vehicles but not building them – has done “recent work” testing autonomous tech components at the former site of Castle Air Force Base in California, which closed in 1995.

Korean President Rides In, Praises Hyundai’s Nexo AV

Korean President Moon Jae-in says he had been concerned Korea might be behind other nations in developing eco-friendly vehicles, but a ride in the autonomous Nexo hydrogen-electric vehicle showed him otherwise.

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