SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Centennial Pickups Crown Chevy Trucks 100

The ’18 Silverado and Colorado Centennial Editions wear Centennial Blue paint, heritage bowtie emblems exclusive to the two models and 100-year badges inspired by colors and design cues found on early Chevy trucks.

Change driven: First-tier auto-industry supplier Rheinmetall Automotive with its brands Kolbenschmidt and Pierburg is addressing the challenge of increasing driveline electrification with developments including a new kind of modular battery pack and a 90-kW electric traction unit. The company’s booth at 2017 IAA (Frankfurt, Germany) highlights a large exhibit dedicated to electric mobility. Visit Rheinmetall Automotive at booth F26, Hall 8.

Autoline Daily

Diesel Woes Costs VW Billions More, China Pushes EV Goals Back, Hyundai Introduces New Accent

Multi-Source Overhead Luminaires for Color Evaluation
GTI’s multi-source overhead luminaires will help you to evaluate color with confidence. They comply with ASTM D1729, SAE J361, ISO 3668, and BS-950 Part 2. A certificate of product conformance (NIST traceable) is included. Available in four and five foot lengths, with up to five different light sources. Learn More

Cruising Delightful in Lincoln’s Flagship

2017 WARDS 10 BEST UX
Great UX goes both ways – in the front and rear seats – and the Continental has all sides covered.

RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS
Our mission is to offer innovative mobility solutions that stand for clean air, fuel efficiency, driving pleasure and reliability. MAHLE develops inspiring solutions for customers and addresses issues of vehicle purchasers with our key topics: Clean Air, both inside and outside the vehicle, Fuel Efficiency, Driving Pleasure and Reliability.

’18 GMC Terrain Prêt-á-Porter Crossover

TEST DRIVE
The 5-passenger CUV arriving at dealers also receives a host of new comfort and convenience items, heightened connectivity and three capable, fuel-efficient engines.

Can YOU win on the new automotive battleground: UX?
Sexy exterior styling and great performance do not sway consumers like they used to. Now it’s connectivity, convenience and other innovative tech inside that seals the deal. Automakers and suppliers alike are racing to give their brands’ user experience a competitive advantage, and the WardsAuto UX Conference on October 5 is focused on how to get there. LEARN MORE

Yanfeng Automotive Opens New Michigan Headquarters

The new headquarters will be involved with many Yanfeng components, but it will be the center for instrument panel engineering and testing.

Toyota, Mazda, Denso to Co-develop EV Architecture

The partnership will combine the companies’ respective strengths, including Mazda’s bundled product planning and expertise in computer modeling-based development, Denso’s electronics technologies and Toyota’s New Global Architecture platform.

China Sets Automakers' Green-Car Sales Targets for 2019

Dropping its 2018 quota, the Chinese government says automakers will need to collect credits for electric plug-in, hybrid-electric or all-electric vehicles that equal 10% of annual sales by 2019, and 12% for 2020.

New Discovery SUV Tows Tractor, Seven Trailers in Oz

Land Rover obtained special permission to pull seven trailers and a 13.2-ton tractor unit, which was retained to operate the trailers’ hydraulic brakes, along a 10-mile closed section of the Australian Outback’s Lasseter Highway.

European Diesel Corrections Running Smoothly, VW Says

A Volkswagen spokesman says adjustments to emissions-control software for 8.5 million affected vehicles are "going smoothly," but the automaker also says similar fixes in North America may cost €2.5 billion more than expected.

Magneti Marelli to Make Shock Absorbers in Morocco

Maximum annual capacity will be 6 million units and about 500 people will be employed at the plant by 2025, with other products possibly added in the future, Magneti Marelli says.

How Equifax Data Breach Affects Dealers. Customers

INDUSTRY VOICES
The episode is a reminder for dealers to revisit their Red Flags programs, says NADA Chairman Mark Scarpelli.

Clock Running on Driverless Car

“People were very afraid of elevators when they first started. It took a while for people to get adjusted – you press a button and it takes you up. In the beginning there was an operator. Now we don’t see them anymore.”

Gasoline-Powered Cars Outselling Diesel in Europe

ACEA, an industry group, says Europeans bought more gasoline-powered cars than diesels in the first half of the year for the first time since 2009, with gasoline models up nearly 10% and diesels down 4%.

'18 GMC Terrain Denali

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The '18 GMC Terrain scores high marks for its stylish redesign, improved connectivity and performance. Denali models are particularly alluring.

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