Sentences with phrase «focuses on automaker»

A halo vehicle is one that focuses on automaker's image, pride and emotion, and the 2019 Hyundai Veloster is exactly that.

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While Toyota declined to comment on details of the meeting, Toyota «s North America Chief Executive Jim Lentz told Reuters earlier this week that the company was focused on reminding policymakers in Washington about the automaker's extensive U.S. manufacturing operations.

Last year, however, rumors started to surface that suggested Apple had moved on from the automaker operation and would instead focus on vehicle technology.

In November of 2014, the Morgan Stanley sell - side research team that focuses on the auto industry, headed by Adam Jonas, made a trip to Detroit to visit the big three automakers.

The announcement came after Japanese media reported the automaker had decided to end production in the U.S. to focus on Asian markets.

March 27, 2018 • The agreement, which focuses on South Korean steel manufacturers and both countries» automakers, aims to chip away at a $ 10 billion trade deficit.

Still, I'm grateful for the Nürburgring and Woodward, places where automakers focus single - mindedly on making cars fast.

But it also presents Barra with a teachable moment, as all eyes focus on the new CEO to see if she has the right stuff to lead the automaker through this crucial time.

The automaker's Nanjing research facility will also expand to focus on incorporating the needs of Chinese consumers for electrified powertrains.

One is that automakers — the big ones anyway — focus more today on profits rather than on soaring sales volumes.

At AutoMobility LA, a tech - focused event on the eve of the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai announced that the Echo works with the automaker's second - generation BlueLink telematics system to start, lock or unlock a car, or adjust its cabin temperature.

Palmer says the automaker continues to work on upgrading its vehicle portfolio and is focusing on growing market share and improving its price position, which will lead to less reliance on profit - sapping incentives.

Mainstream automakers have thus far focused their efforts on step - by - step buildups of the adaptive cruise control and lane departure control, building blocks necessary to bring automation to the nation's highway system.

Hydrogen - powered fuel - cell development programs fell off the automotive radar screen when the global economy faltered in 2008 and automakers focused on immediate survival rather than future products.

However, he also is quick to point out the automaker will not ignore its bread - and - butter Hyundai brand, saying it must «focus on and protect» its core consumers.

Ford's global product strategy, which focuses on sharing platforms among multiple vehicles, receives a shot in the arm with the announcement the automaker will whittle its global platform count down to eight.

Specifically, the focus is on the U.S. small sedan market, an area that Audi and other premium - brand automakers are rediscovering.

Although VW hasn't addressed the issue, we've heard the automaker will kill off more than 40 cars in its efforts to focus on EVs, autonomous cars, and ride sharing.

It is one of 10 new vehicles that will be developed for North America on the automaker's re-engineered Ford Focus platform.

«Ford has reduced the number of orderable configurations by as much as 92 percent versus the previous Focus, reducing from up to 360 configurations to as few as 26, depending on the global market,» the automaker says.

While that may not normally sound momentous, it's a reminder that the automaker is still focused on cars and not trucks, SUVs, and connecting cities.

Like many other automakers, Jeep will be focusing on fuel economy for its next - generation Wrangler.

The automaker focused on material quality in retrimming the cabin, offering real wood and aluminum trim elements throughout and focusing on driver and passenger comfort.

And Mitsubishi is laser focused on this segment, which helped increase 2017 sales by 7.7 percent overall making this automaker the fastest - growing non-luxury brand in the U.S..

We're eager to see the McLaren 570GT up close to see just how much practicality it has, since the British automaker claims it is focused on «day - to - day usability and long - distance touring capability.»

The automaker has also revamped the range structure, focusing on the high - end of the segment.

India is the largest small sedan market, as almost all automakers focused on the segment due to the tax benefits on vehicles up to four meters long.

The 2015 Audi A3 represents the German automaker's fresh take on the entry - level segment, a sedan - focused strategy that includes a fair smattering of technology not often seen at the car's price point.

Ever since the automaker was founded in the 1940s, Jeep ® has always been focused on manufacturing SUVs that take drivers to where the pavement ends, and in recent years, the automaker has increased its focus on technology, safety, and comfort amenities.

As the first automaker to develop 8 - speed auto transmission for the rear wheel drive vehicle in - house, Hyundai is focusing on developing transmissions for premium models as well.

Don't expect to see any new competition for the Avalon for a while as automakers focus on utility vehicles.

While the Genesis brand had been focusing on offering single, sole trims for its models, the automaker has seen the opportunity to enhance the G80 by offering a new turbocharged 3.3 - liter V6 engine and performance enhancements like 19 - inch wheels and leather accents.

Other automakers working on triples include Audi, Citroen, Puegeot, and Volkswagen, more of them focusing on everywhere but the US for the near term.

It's the weakest of the Japanese automakers doing business in the United States, and some have opined that the company should pack it in and focus on its successful line of motorcycles, all - terrain vehicles and water scooters, while continuing to build vehicles for General Motors» Chevrolet division.

For the past few years, Isuzu hasn't been much of a competitor in the compact - truck market.As the Japanese automaker focused on closing down its car division and improving its Rodeo and Trooper sport - utility vehicles, it virtually ignored its small pickup, letting it languish in the market without an air bag, four - wheel anti-lock brakes or up - to - date styling.Thanks to a massive assist from General Motors, those shortcomings have been addressed in the all - new Isuzu 1996 Hombre.The Hombre, built in America for Isuzu by GM, is based on the Chevrolet S - 10 and GMC Sonoma pickups.

Ford has released preliminary information on its latest Focus, the fourth - generation of the automaker's global compact car, expected to hit U.S. dealerships in the fall of 2019.

The automaker will kill off some of their sedans and focus intensively on crossover vehicles and SUVs.

With the introduction of the redesigned 2017 Mazda CX - 5 at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, the automaker is refining both its design theme and its emphasis on the driver, broadening the focus to include passengers who might be along for the ride.

And while the automaker focused more on efficiency when tuning the engine for the new model, we expect it to still pack a punch.

When global automakers descend on Beijing next week for Auto China, they will be focused on two white - hot vehicle segments: crossovers and EVs.

Europe's annual gathering of automakers in Geneva, Switzerland, showed a clear focus on performance, exclusivity, and electric drivetrains.

As the Japanese automaker focused on closing down its car division and improving its Rodeo and Trooper sport - utility vehicles, it virtually ignored its small pickup, letting it languish in the market without an air bag, four - wheel anti-lock brakes or up - to - date styling.

Almost a month ago, Volvo made the announcement that it will be spinning off Polestar into its own automaker focusing on high - performance electric vehicles.

The Mini Paceman may be near the end of its line, the automaker's parent BMW says, as Mini will try to regain its focus on pillar vehicles and cut niche offerings.

With a few exceptions, most automakers did little to promote their vehicles» safety features in the past, preferring to focus on style, performance or comfort — the flashier side.

The GENIVI Alliance is a non-profit alliance of more than 140 automakers and their suppliers focused on developing an open in - vehicle infotainment (IVI) and connectivity software platform for the transportation industry.

This session will explore how leading automakers and SEMA companies are focusing on matching horsepower with the fastest computing power and supporting existing series such as NASCAR and off - road racing.

The automaker is recalling 351,102 2000 model year Focus cars to replace A-pillars that cover the frame on each side of the windshield.

Not a lot of updates here either, as the automaker has focussed on making the experience better, and hasn't tried an all - new recipe.

Nearly every major automaker is giving tiny a try, and some, like Mitsubishi, are even planning on spinning their whole brand around to focus on small, fuel - efficient vehicles.