Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Auto News For Wednesday March 11 2015 New SUV Plants For Hyundai And Volkswagen
REVIEW
The new Ford Edge is most definitely not the old Ford Edge, although its easy to see the familial connections. From Todd Lassas Automobile review of the new 2015 Edge: "The engines are extremely quiet and idle so smoothly that you’ll be double-checking the tiny tachometer."
INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
If Hyundai is to continue to grow in North America, SUVs and crossovers are the category where the growth can occur. Reuters reports that Hyundai will build a new Alabama manufacturing plant and that plant will begin producing utility vehicles in 2017.
DEEPER INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
Like Hyundai, for Volkswagen to be a bigger brand in America, theyll need a bigger SUV lineup. A longer Tiguan with a third row, built in Mexico, will be part of the answer. "Its all part of a larger Volkswagen SUV strategy that aims at a more mainstream approach," according to Edmunds.
RECALL
No change since yesterdays tiny Honda recall.
TTAC
U.S. Dodge Dart sales are actually on the upswing. Year-over-year, Dart sales have increased in five consecutive months.
WATCH
GCBC loves dogs. Motorcyclists shutting down a main thoroughfare in order to rescue a dog in Brazil is terribly fitting for this space. H/T to Jalopnik.
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