WardsAuto Daily

JULY 11, 2016

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Myanmar’s Automotive Market Faces Growing Pains

Although it has a population of 51 million, only 5,000 new cars were sold in the Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma during the last financial year. Importer Michael Rudenmark predicts 2016 sales will be down 20% from prior-year.

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Crummy EVs in China, Nissan Pathfinder Gets a Refresh, Exclusive Paintings of Jay Leno’s Garage

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Today’s Auto Dealer Revolution Traces Back to Saturn

IdeaXchange
It was billed as “a different kind of car company.” In lasting ways, it was.

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2016 Rolling Sculpture Car Show

Downtown Ann Arbor, MI, this past weekend hosted the 22nd annual Rolling Sculpture Car Show, a tribute to classic sheet metal. More than 300 exotic, antique, classic and one-of-a-kind cars from around the world lined city streets for the free event.

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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.

Mystery Shoppers Put Tesla Dealerships in Cellar – Again

“Tesla leaves me scratching my head,” says Fran O’Hagan, president and CEO of Pied Piper Management.

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SAE 2016 Convergence®
Personal Mobility – Creating a Smart and Autonomous Journey
September 19-21, 2016
Novi, Michigan

SAE Convergence is the dynamic forum where global technology leaders gather to discuss the impact of technology insertion, and the issues critical to mobility electronics implementation. Don’t miss out in 2016! Learn more

FCA Offers Voluntary Exit Package to Serbian Workers

Employees who take the buyout will get a half-year’s pay for each year of service, plus additional benefits. The automaker wants to cut 30% of its Serbian workforce.

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Musk Hints at Top Secret Tesla Masterplan - Tweet

The tweet, which read "Working on Top Secret Tesla Masterplan, Part 2. Hoping to publish later this week" comes amid inquiries into two crashes of Tesla cars, as well as ongoing questions regarding Musk's plans to combine his electronic vehicle company, Tesla, with his solar panel maker company SolarCity.

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All-New Volvo S90 Challenges World’s Top Sedans

TEST DRIVE
Volvo builds on its highly regarded XC90 with the launch of the ’17 S90 sedan, built on the same scalable architecture as the CUV but with aspirations to compete against some of the world’s best luxury sedans. A V90 wagon version follows in 2017.

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'17 Volvo S90 T6

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Lower, sleeker and far more elegant than its XC90 CUV sibling, the '17 Volvo S90 sedan takes a step up from the premium segment to go after the top players in the luxury 4-door class.

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South Korea to Decide Soon on Whether to Suspend VW Car Sales

If the ministry decides to revoke the certification of the affected models from Volkswagen and its Audi and Bentley units, they will be suspended from sale in the country, the ministry says in a statement.

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U.K. Consults on Insurance, Driving Rules for Autonomous Cars

On Monday, Britain's business and transport ministries said they aimed to sweep away rules that block driverless cars, including those in its Highway Code, a set of rules and information that must be followed by motorists.

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