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Maserati Uses Brand’s DNA to Create Posh SUV Interior

2017 Ward's 10 Best Interiors
It looks and feels like a Maserati. Yet, it emits the character of an SUV.

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Tesla Posts Mixed Q1 Earnings, Premium Brands Eat Into Luxury Sales, GM Expands the Maven Program

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Newest Lotus Ready to Tackle Track or Cruise Streets

“Unlike some rivals’ cars, this is something that really can drive to a track, set the fastest lap and take the win before heading home. It’s supremely usable, yet outrageously fast,” Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales says.

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Mazda’s CX-9 Redefines Near-Luxury

2017 Wards 10 Best Interiors
Mazda ups its game with the all-new CX-9 and nowhere is that more evident than in the vehicle’s completely redesigned interior, replete with real wood, metallic flashes and comfort rivaling far more expensive luxury CUVs.

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Limited Seating Remains for WardsAuto Interiors Conference  -  Available seating is going quickly for WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 9!  Don’t miss 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.  Register Now.

Ssangyong Hopes G4 Rexton Matches Tivoli’s Success

The new vehicle, which initially will sell alongside the aging Rexton W, arrives just in time to help offset a dismal first quarter for Ssangyong, which reported a net loss of 13.9 billion won, compared with a net profit of 2.3 billion won a year earlier.

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Mazda CX-5 Spot Tops Most Engaging Car Ad Rankings

The top-rated ad for the ’17 Mazda CX-5 highlights how the automaker’s cars begin as clay, hand-crafted by master modeler Yuta Takanashi.

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Ferrari Core Earnings Up 36% on First Quarter

The luxury sportscar manufacturer says adjusted Q1 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization reached €242 million, beating analysts' estimates of €222 million, with sales boosted by the 12-cyl. GTC4Lusso and LaFerrari Aperta hybrid convertible.

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PSA Cancels C4 Cactus Shift at Madrid; 470 Jobs Lost

PSA has pledged to award the Madrid plant in 2021 a new, “high-volume” vehicle built on the automaker’s latest Common Modular Platform and invest €144 million in preparations for the new model.

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Hedge Fund Seeks GM Shareholders' Vote for its Director Nominees

Greenlight Capital, which owns 3.6% of GM stock, is asking other shareholders to vote for its three director nominees and support its proposal to divide the automaker's common stock into two classes, a move it says would lead to vast growth in share-price value.  

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BMW Set to Cover Global Drop in Used-Car Prices

The German luxury automaker says its risk provisions to cover a global drop in residual values and credit risks are adequate, including the value of diesel vehicles.

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