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Brand thrives against more than 50 editors and europe Toyota cranks up N.A. output CROSSING better-stocked rivals Ryan Beene To hit its goal of 1 million U.S. sales, rbeene@cr ain.co m ® VW Group must become a player LOS ANGELES — Even after Hyundai’s best Au- Record production set for next 3 years despite an uncertain mark $159/YEAR; $6/COPY gust ever, its dealers are painfully aware that they Lindsay Chappe in the hot crossover market could sell many more vehicles if the automaker o reporters worldwide makes Half Page – 5 col. x 7” 9,200 8,924 8,648 8,372 8,096 7,912 7,728 7,544 7,360 could provide them. Thomas Heringer - Sales and Marketing Director ...... +49 8153 9074 04 ...... [email protected] Diana T. Kurylk [email protected] ll and David Sedgwick [email protected] Aside from that annoying reality, Hyundai dealers TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Although cir- o how do Volkswagen and Audi and the factory are thriving with lean inventories. them of plans to ramp up Dealers are selling vehicles rapidly, mainly to keep cumspect about the health of the overall figure to hit their much talked- North American vehicle INSIDE about U.S. volume target of a their precious vehicle allocations. Transaction Automotive News offers integrated sponsorship Toyota keeps TODAY market, Toyota Motor Corp. is forging production to record lev- combined 1 million sales by 2018? prices are rising modestly de- INSIDE of 1.67 million in 2007, then add another S spite the pressure to sell vehi- sharp eye on One key is a big push into fast-growing Hyundai ratchets ahead with plans to rapidly expand North et cles quickly, while floorplan it the most trusted source of els for each of the next 130,000 vehicles through early 2014. crossover segments that the two brands up U.S. output struggling and incentive costs are low. Robert Young: American production and sourcing and largely have shunned. | PAGE 3 | three years. “Years ago, I remember, if Toyota’s N.A. suppliers. “We still have a little bit more upside Playing catchup, the VW brand has two August U.S. possibly shift assembly of at least one vehi- KGP PHOTOGRAPHY we wanted cars, especially Even in a market flexibility from a production standpoint in new crossovers in the pipeline and is con- sales | PAGE 55 | production has cle from Japan to North America. | PAGE 8 | Crossover gap domestically made cars, there dragged down by sagging consumer con- North America,” said Robert Young, vice templating a third, company sources say. opportunities – in print every week, on the ajor were tens of thousands of cars other room to grow. Last week, Toyota sent updated produc- Audi will add a compact crossover next said TrueCar.com analyst Jesse Toprak. VW Group trails other m fidence and increasingly negative macro- s to on the ground in Alabama,” president of purchasing for Toyota Motor year and plans to shift production of the “They have to have some products in every players when it come tion forecasts to its suppliers informing s are for said Scott Fink, chairman of the Hyundai National economic trends, Toyota expects to build mid-sized Q5 from Europe to a new factory category.” crossovers. The figure Engineering & Manufacturing North of Dealer Council. industry news. in Mexico when the vehicle is redesigned in The VW brand aims to reach 800,000 sales crossovers as a percentage BlACk & white rAtes as many as 1.8 million vehicles in North America Inc., in an interview last week at t. “Now there’s none. We don’t have enough cars, 2016. by 2018, up from a projected 430,000 in 2012. 2012 sales through Augus BlACk & white rAtes 29.4% the manufacturer doesn’t have enough cars, and we America this year, compared with a high the Management Briefing Seminars here. VW’s road to The details are included in a report on Audi is targeting 200,000 sales by then, com- Honda/Acura pared with about 135,000 this year. 21.1 have consumers standing in line to buy our cars. It’s Volkswagen Group’s future product plans GM website every day, and with live events editorial a far better situation.” Dealers that begins on Page 44. “We have quite a lot of nameplates in the 18.8 800,000 sales Ford Motor Fink’s flagship Hyundai store in New Port Richey, Sedans have long been the focus of the market today for our total volume,” Jonathan 18.7 Fla., sold 555 new vehicles last month. For the VW brand to hit its Europe-oriented VW and Audi product Browning, Volkswagen Group of America Industry avg. see CEO, said recently. “But 17.3 A few numbers explain the demanding sales envi- OUTPUT bold U.S. sales target, it will portfolios. But in the next three years the Hyundai , Page VW, Page 60 17.2 ronment that Hyundai dealers are battling. repairing 32 brands will develop more vehicles see Nissan/Infiniti need to bulk up its vehicle 16.7 On Sept. 1, Hyundai had a 29-day supply of vehi- HYUNDAI AND KIA CONTINUE ON THE with U.S. customers in mind. Chrysler Group Editorial Desk ...... 313-446-0361 ...... [email protected] 16.2 cles. For comparison, the Ford brand had a 56-day lineup, North American “It is an important element for Toyota/Lexus supply, and Toyota was at 40 days, according to the throughout the year. VW and Audi to have 7.2 manufacturing and dealer VW/Audi , Page 57 Pentastars crossovers to meet the ambi- see HYUNDAI network. Source: Edmunds.com | PAGE 3 | tious goals in the U.S market,” Some V-6s need UPSCALE CLIMB Porsche will add the BRENDA PRIDDY & CO. INSIDE TODAY Advertise in Automotive News Full Page $9,475 data Center new cylinder heads Ford embraces Macan crossover in 2014. iPads Larry P. Vellequette 2014 Kia [email protected] A six-month trAverse City show dAilies – Aug 6, 7, 8 Forte Honda has launched in a two-year period. trial of an iPad DETROIT — Chrysler Group deal- Honda goes all-in with 2013After the Accord,Accord CR-V, Civic and Odyssey Advertising dollars go further, because Mary Raetz ...... 313-446-0368 ...... [email protected] launches, all of Honda’s cards are on the ers are replacing malfunctioning app on the sales floor w Automaker bets redesigned carto brings produce a no-excuses its mojo comeback back vehi- table. to reach the key decision- over New Jersey dealer Ric cylinder heads on a small percent- on Mark Rechtin cle. Honda executives acknowledge that “This is our most important car,” said Takuji Savino — and Ford Motor INSIDE [email protected] they desperately need the redesigned 2013 Yamada, executive vice president of American age of 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 en- h Honda Motor Co. “This car is who we are.” Co. The company is offering Plug-in will SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — After thriving Accord arriving this month to be the car F&I Insight: Prime gines. The Accord is Honda’s make-or-break precede for decades with an evolutionary model for that turns the company around after a cou- time for subprime? Two-Page Spread subscriptions the app to Ford and Lincoln product development, a struggling Honda ple of years of trouble. profit center. More than 11 million have Automotive News is passed among colleagues, 18,950 conventional And a recent shortage of replace- Also: How savvy dealerships It is the last of four core volume products been sold in the United States since the car dealers nationwide. Accord hybrid has made the risky move of a clean-sheet are cashing in with special ment heads means some customers redesign of its 2013 Accord sedan. was launched 36 years and eight genera- Automotive News Show Dailies are distributed at the annual CAR Management Briefing | PAGE 20 | tions ago. But the Accord has slipped finance departments, menus | PAGE 8 | 2013 Accord have been without their vehicles for While Toyota was cautious in its Camry that match F&I products to makers in the publication Honda keeps in sales, share and consideration as redesign last year, Honda has changed customer needs and weeks, some dealers say. Chrysler is Accord Coupe other automakers’ mid-sized nearly everything with the Accord. It has a teamwork in the showroom. | PAGE 20 | sedans have improved. Customer Service ...... 888-446-1422 ...... [email protected] paying for their rental cars. A cylin- new direct-injection engine family, a new | STARTING ON PAGE 27 | Honda cannot afford another for a total audience of more than 148,400. What’s new continuously variable transmission, a der head covers the engine block, , Page 18 Seminars in Traverse City. Four-color rates for inclusion in all three show dailies are as follows: with Accord? front suspension design change and a see ACCORD enclosing the cylinders. Just about new crash structure. The engine powers most of everything Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito | PAGE 21 | prodded the Accord development team they rely on for the most Junior Page – 4 col. x 10” reprints Chrysler’s best-selling vehicles, in- 7,360 cluding the Jeep Grand Cherokee WE ARE CRM (Macro, 2010) H 18 OEM’S and Wrangler. By the end of the WE ARE CERTIFIED WIT year, the 3.6-liter Pentastar will be 866-684-3175 Chrysler’s only V-6 engine in pro- Kia K9 Frank Ortiz ...... 877-652-5295 . . . . 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Taren Zorn ...... 310-426-2416 ...... [email protected] autonews.com and above. Junior Page – 4 col. x 10” 10,120 9,816 9,512 9,210 8,906 8,704 8,500 8,298 8,096 New york ® Signet Research studies conducted eight times a $159/YEAR; $6/COPY ts reserved. tions Inc. All righ © 2012 Crain Communica Scott Ghedine ...... 212-210-0126 . . . . . [email protected] Entire contents 2012 SEPTEMBER 10, Less is more a u t o n e w s . c o m VW GROUP year help evaluate your ad’s effectiveness, at no AUGUST 13, 2012 FUTURE PRODUCTS gments | STARTING ON PAGE 44 | for Hyundai Automotive News’ team of Junior Spread – 8 col. x 10” 19,265 18,687 18,108 17,532 16,954 16,569 16,182 15,797 15,412 >> VW Group’s brands are set to enter new se Henry Woodhouse ...... 212-210-0125 . . . . [email protected] Spy shot shows Audi’s Q7, which will dealerships Entire contents © 2012 Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. be redesigned additional cost. OVER next year. Brand thrives against more than 50 editors and europe Toyota cranks up N.A. output CROSSING better-stocked rivals Ryan Beene To hit its goal of 1 million U.S. sales, rbeene@cr ain.co m ® VW Group must become a player LOS ANGELES — Even after Hyundai’s best Au- Record production set for next 3 years despite an uncertain mark $159/YEAR; $6/COPY gust ever, its dealers are painfully aware that they Lindsay Chappe in the hot crossover market could sell many more vehicles if the automaker o reporters worldwide makes Half Page – 5 col. x 7” 9,200 8,924 8,648 8,372 8,096 7,912 7,728 7,544 7,360 could provide them. Thomas Heringer - Sales and Marketing Director ...... +49 8153 9074 04 ...... [email protected] Diana T. Kurylk [email protected] ll and David Sedgwick [email protected] Aside from that annoying reality, Hyundai dealers TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Although cir- o how do Volkswagen and Audi and the factory are thriving with lean inventories. them of plans to ramp up Dealers are selling vehicles rapidly, mainly to keep cumspect about the health of the overall figure to hit their much talked- North American vehicle INSIDE about U.S. volume target of a their precious vehicle allocations. Transaction Automotive News offers integrated sponsorship Toyota keeps TODAY market, Toyota Motor Corp. is forging production to record lev- combined 1 million sales by 2018? prices are rising modestly de- INSIDE of 1.67 million in 2007, then add another S spite the pressure to sell vehi- sharp eye on One key is a big push into fast-growing Hyundai ratchets ahead with plans to rapidly expand North et cles quickly, while floorplan it the most trusted source of els for each of the next 130,000 vehicles through early 2014. crossover segments that the two brands up U.S. output struggling and incentive costs are low. Robert Young: American production and sourcing and largely have shunned. | PAGE 3 | three years. “Years ago, I remember, if Toyota’s N.A. suppliers. “We still have a little bit more upside Playing catchup, the VW brand has two August U.S. possibly shift assembly of at least one vehi- KGP PHOTOGRAPHY we wanted cars, especially Even in a market flexibility from a production standpoint in new crossovers in the pipeline and is con- sales | PAGE 55 | production has cle from Japan to North America. | PAGE 8 | Crossover gap domestically made cars, there dragged down by sagging consumer con- North America,” said Robert Young, vice templating a third, company sources say. opportunities – in print every week, on the ajor were tens of thousands of cars other room to grow. Last week, Toyota sent updated produc- Audi will add a compact crossover next said TrueCar.com analyst Jesse Toprak. VW Group trails other m fidence and increasingly negative macro- s to on the ground in Alabama,” president of purchasing for Toyota Motor year and plans to shift production of the “They have to have some products in every players when it come tion forecasts to its suppliers informing s are for said Scott Fink, chairman of the Hyundai National economic trends, Toyota expects to build mid-sized Q5 from Europe to a new factory category.” crossovers. The figure Engineering & Manufacturing North of Dealer Council. industry news. in Mexico when the vehicle is redesigned in The VW brand aims to reach 800,000 sales crossovers as a percentage BlACk & white rAtes as many as 1.8 million vehicles in North America Inc., in an interview last week at t. “Now there’s none. We don’t have enough cars, 2016. by 2018, up from a projected 430,000 in 2012. 2012 sales through Augus BlACk & white rAtes 29.4% the manufacturer doesn’t have enough cars, and we America this year, compared with a high the Management Briefing Seminars here. VW’s road to The details are included in a report on Audi is targeting 200,000 sales by then, com- Honda/Acura pared with about 135,000 this year. 21.1 have consumers standing in line to buy our cars. It’s Volkswagen Group’s future product plans GM website every day, and with live events editorial a far better situation.” Dealers that begins on Page 44. “We have quite a lot of nameplates in the 18.8 800,000 sales Ford Motor Fink’s flagship Hyundai store in New Port Richey, Sedans have long been the focus of the market today for our total volume,” Jonathan 18.7 Fla., sold 555 new vehicles last month. For the VW brand to hit its Europe-oriented VW and Audi product Browning, Volkswagen Group of America Industry avg. see CEO, said recently. “But 17.3 A few numbers explain the demanding sales envi- OUTPUT bold U.S. sales target, it will portfolios. But in the next three years the Hyundai , Page VW, Page 60 17.2 ronment that Hyundai dealers are battling. repairing 32 brands will develop more vehicles see Nissan/Infiniti need to bulk up its vehicle 16.7 On Sept. 1, Hyundai had a 29-day supply of vehi- HYUNDAI AND KIA CONTINUE ON THE with U.S. customers in mind. Chrysler Group Editorial Desk ...... 313-446-0361 ...... [email protected] 16.2 cles. For comparison, the Ford brand had a 56-day lineup, North American “It is an important element for Toyota/Lexus supply, and Toyota was at 40 days, according to the throughout the year. VW and Audi to have 7.2 manufacturing and dealer VW/Audi , Page 57 Pentastars crossovers to meet the ambi- see HYUNDAI network. Source: Edmunds.com | PAGE 3 | tious goals in the U.S market,” Some V-6s need UPSCALE CLIMB Porsche will add the BRENDA PRIDDY & CO. INSIDE TODAY Advertise in Automotive News Full Page $9,475 data Center new cylinder heads Ford embraces Macan crossover in 2014. iPads Larry P. Vellequette 2014 Kia [email protected] A six-month trAverse City show dAilies – Aug 6, 7, 8 Forte Honda has launched in a two-year period. trial of an iPad DETROIT — Chrysler Group deal- Honda goes all-in with 2013After the Accord,Accord CR-V, Civic and Odyssey Advertising dollars go further, because Mary Raetz ...... 313-446-0368 ...... [email protected] launches, all of Honda’s cards are on the ers are replacing malfunctioning app on the sales floor w Automaker bets redesigned carto brings produce a no-excuses its mojo comeback back vehi- table. to reach the key decision- over New Jersey dealer Ric cylinder heads on a small percent- on Mark Rechtin cle. Honda executives acknowledge that “This is our most important car,” said Takuji Savino — and Ford Motor INSIDE [email protected] they desperately need the redesigned 2013 Yamada, executive vice president of American age of 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 en- h Honda Motor Co. “This car is who we are.” Co. The company is offering Plug-in will SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — After thriving Accord arriving this month to be the car F&I Insight: Prime gines. The Accord is Honda’s make-or-break precede for decades with an evolutionary model for that turns the company around after a cou- time for subprime? Two-Page Spread subscriptions the app to Ford and Lincoln product development, a struggling Honda ple of years of trouble. profit center. More than 11 million have Automotive News is passed among colleagues, 18,950 conventional And a recent shortage of replace- Also: How savvy dealerships It is the last of four core volume products been sold in the United States since the car dealers nationwide. Accord hybrid has made the risky move of a clean-sheet are cashing in with special ment heads means some customers redesign of its 2013 Accord sedan. was launched 36 years and eight genera- Automotive News Show Dailies are distributed at the annual CAR Management Briefing | PAGE 20 | tions ago. But the Accord has slipped finance departments, menus | PAGE 8 | 2013 Accord have been without their vehicles for While Toyota was cautious in its Camry that match F&I products to makers in the publication Honda keeps in sales, share and consideration as redesign last year, Honda has changed customer needs and weeks, some dealers say. Chrysler is Accord Coupe other automakers’ mid-sized nearly everything with the Accord. It has a teamwork in the showroom. | PAGE 20 | sedans have improved. Customer Service ...... 888-446-1422 ...... [email protected] paying for their rental cars. A cylin- new direct-injection engine family, a new | STARTING ON PAGE 27 | Honda cannot afford another for a total audience of more than 148,400. What’s new continuously variable transmission, a der head covers the engine block, , Page 18 Seminars in Traverse City. Four-color rates for inclusion in all three show dailies are as follows: with Accord? front suspension design change and a see ACCORD enclosing the cylinders. Just about new crash structure. The engine powers most of everything Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito | PAGE 21 | prodded the Accord development team they rely on for the most Junior Page – 4 col. x 10” reprints Chrysler’s best-selling vehicles, in- 7,360 cluding the Jeep Grand Cherokee WE ARE CRM (Macro, 2010) H 18 OEM’S and Wrangler. By the end of the WE ARE CERTIFIED WIT year, the 3.6-liter Pentastar will be 866-684-3175 Chrysler’s only V-6 engine in pro- Kia K9 Frank Ortiz ...... 877-652-5295 . . . . 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A source familiar with Chrysler’s Toyota, Tesla find a way to work together on an EV Full Page $8,160 parts database said that in late July Half Page – 5 col. x 7” 6,440 Conferences more than 1,300 vehicles nation- Mark Rechtin 2013 [email protected] wide were in dealership service ar- eas awaiting replacement parts. He LOS ANGELES — When Akio Toyoda and Elon Motor Corp. or tiny Tesla Motors? oem/supplier editoriAl CAleNdAr added that Chrysler’s internal parts Musk shook hands during dinner at Musk’s Bel different level of complexity: When top execs make bold moves over dinner Libby Irwin ...... 313-446-0420 ...... [email protected] system said it was averaging more Air, Calif., mansion in May 2010, there were big unproven lithium ion battery and drinks, critical matters can get ignored. As than 300 new requests a week for grins all around. 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Taren Zorn ...... 310-426-2416 ...... [email protected] autonews.com and above. Junior Page – 4 col. x 10” 10,120 9,816 9,512 9,210 8,906 8,704 8,500 8,298 8,096 New york ® Signet Research studies conducted eight times a $159/YEAR; $6/COPY ts reserved. tions Inc. All righ 2012 Crain Communica Scott Ghedine ...... 212-210-0126 . . . . . [email protected] Entire contents © 2012 SEPTEMBER 10, Less is more a u t o n e w s . c o m VW GROUP year help evaluate your ad’s effectiveness, at no AUGUST 13, 2012 FUTURE PRODUCTS gments | STARTING ON PAGE 44 | for Hyundai Automotive News’ team of Junior Spread – 8 col. x 10” 19,265 18,687 18,108 17,532 16,954 16,569 16,182 15,797 15,412 >> VW Group’s brands are set to enter new se Henry Woodhouse ...... 212-210-0125 . . . . [email protected] Spy shot shows Audi’s Q7, which will dealerships Entire contents © 2012 Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. be redesigned additional cost. OVER next year. Brand thrives against more than 50 editors and europe Toyota cranks up N.A. output CROSSING better-stocked rivals Ryan Beene To hit its goal of 1 million U.S. sales, rbeene@cr ain.co m ® VW Group must become a player LOS ANGELES — Even after Hyundai’s best Au- Record production set for next 3 years despite an uncertain mark $159/YEAR; $6/COPY gust ever, its dealers are painfully aware that they Lindsay Chappe in the hot crossover market could sell many more vehicles if the automaker o reporters worldwide makes Half Page – 5 col. x 7” 9,200 8,924 8,648 8,372 8,096 7,912 7,728 7,544 7,360 could provide them. Thomas Heringer - Sales and Marketing Director ...... +49 8153 9074 04 ...... [email protected] Diana T. Kurylk [email protected] ll and David Sedgwick [email protected] Aside from that annoying reality, Hyundai dealers TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Although cir- o how do Volkswagen and Audi and the factory are thriving with lean inventories. them of plans to ramp up Dealers are selling vehicles rapidly, mainly to keep cumspect about the health of the overall figure to hit their much talked- North American vehicle INSIDE about U.S. volume target of a their precious vehicle allocations. Transaction Automotive News offers integrated sponsorship Toyota keeps TODAY market, Toyota Motor Corp. is forging production to record lev- combined 1 million sales by 2018? prices are rising modestly de- INSIDE of 1.67 million in 2007, then add another S spite the pressure to sell vehi- sharp eye on One key is a big push into fast-growing Hyundai ratchets ahead with plans to rapidly expand North et cles quickly, while floorplan it the most trusted source of els for each of the next 130,000 vehicles through early 2014. crossover segments that the two brands up U.S. output struggling and incentive costs are low. Robert Young: American production and sourcing and largely have shunned. | PAGE 3 | three years. “Years ago, I remember, if Toyota’s N.A. suppliers. “We still have a little bit more upside Playing catchup, the VW brand has two August U.S. possibly shift assembly of at least one vehi- KGP PHOTOGRAPHY we wanted cars, especially Even in a market flexibility from a production standpoint in new crossovers in the pipeline and is con- sales | PAGE 55 | production has cle from Japan to North America. | PAGE 8 | Crossover gap domestically made cars, there dragged down by sagging consumer con- North America,” said Robert Young, vice templating a third, company sources say. opportunities – in print every week, on the ajor were tens of thousands of cars other room to grow. Last week, Toyota sent updated produc- Audi will add a compact crossover next said TrueCar.com analyst Jesse Toprak. VW Group trails other m fidence and increasingly negative macro- s to on the ground in Alabama,” president of purchasing for Toyota Motor year and plans to shift production of the “They have to have some products in every players when it come tion forecasts to its suppliers informing s are for said Scott Fink, chairman of the Hyundai National economic trends, Toyota expects to build mid-sized Q5 from Europe to a new factory category.” crossovers. The figure Engineering & Manufacturing North of Dealer Council. industry news. in Mexico when the vehicle is redesigned in The VW brand aims to reach 800,000 sales crossovers as a percentage BlACk & white rAtes as many as 1.8 million vehicles in North America Inc., in an interview last week at t. “Now there’s none. We don’t have enough cars, 2016. by 2018, up from a projected 430,000 in 2012. 2012 sales through Augus BlACk & white rAtes 29.4% the manufacturer doesn’t have enough cars, and we America this year, compared with a high the Management Briefing Seminars here. VW’s road to The details are included in a report on Audi is targeting 200,000 sales by then, com- Honda/Acura pared with about 135,000 this year. 21.1 have consumers standing in line to buy our cars. It’s Volkswagen Group’s future product plans GM website every day, and with live events editorial a far better situation.” Dealers that begins on Page 44. “We have quite a lot of nameplates in the 18.8 800,000 sales Ford Motor Fink’s flagship Hyundai store in New Port Richey, Sedans have long been the focus of the market today for our total volume,” Jonathan 18.7 Fla., sold 555 new vehicles last month. For the VW brand to hit its Europe-oriented VW and Audi product Browning, Volkswagen Group of America Industry avg. see CEO, said recently. “But 17.3 A few numbers explain the demanding sales envi- OUTPUT bold U.S. sales target, it will portfolios. But in the next three years the Hyundai , Page VW, Page 60 17.2 ronment that Hyundai dealers are battling. repairing 32 brands will develop more vehicles see Nissan/Infiniti need to bulk up its vehicle 16.7 On Sept. 1, Hyundai had a 29-day supply of vehi- HYUNDAI AND KIA CONTINUE ON THE with U.S. customers in mind. Chrysler Group Editorial Desk ...... 313-446-0361 ...... [email protected] 16.2 cles. For comparison, the Ford brand had a 56-day lineup, North American “It is an important element for Toyota/Lexus supply, and Toyota was at 40 days, according to the throughout the year. VW and Audi to have 7.2 manufacturing and dealer VW/Audi , Page 57 Pentastars crossovers to meet the ambi- see HYUNDAI network. Source: Edmunds.com | PAGE 3 | tious goals in the U.S market,” Some V-6s need UPSCALE CLIMB Porsche will add the BRENDA PRIDDY & CO. INSIDE TODAY Advertise in Automotive News Full Page $9,475 data Center new cylinder heads Ford embraces Macan crossover in 2014. iPads Larry P. Vellequette 2014 Kia [email protected] A six-month trAverse City show dAilies – Aug 6, 7, 8 Forte Honda has launched in a two-year period. trial of an iPad DETROIT — Chrysler Group deal- Honda goes all-in with 2013After the Accord,Accord CR-V, Civic and Odyssey Advertising dollars go further, because Mary Raetz ...... 313-446-0368 ...... [email protected] launches, all of Honda’s cards are on the ers are replacing malfunctioning app on the sales floor w Automaker bets redesigned carto brings produce a no-excuses its mojo comeback back vehi- table. to reach the key decision- over New Jersey dealer Rich cylinder heads on a small percent- on Mark Rechtin cle. Honda executives acknowledge that “This is our most important car,” said Takuji Savino — and Ford Motor INSIDE [email protected] they desperately need the redesigned 2013 Yamada, executive vice president of American age of 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 en- Honda Motor Co. “This car is who we are.” Co. The company is offering Plug-in will SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — After thriving Accord arriving this month to be the car F&I Insight: Prime gines. The Accord is Honda’s make-or-break precede for decades with an evolutionary model for that turns the company around after a cou- time for subprime? Two-Page Spread subscriptions the app to Ford and Lincoln product development, a struggling Honda ple of years of trouble. profit center. More than 11 million have Automotive News is passed among colleagues, 18,950 conventional And a recent shortage of replace- Also: How savvy dealerships It is the last of four core volume products been sold in the United States since the car dealers nationwide. Accord hybrid has made the risky move of a clean-sheet are cashing in with special ment heads means some customers redesign of its 2013 Accord sedan. was launched 36 years and eight genera- Automotive News Show Dailies are distributed at the annual CAR Management Briefing | PAGE 20 | tions ago. But the Accord has slipped finance departments, menus | PAGE 8 | 2013 Accord have been without their vehicles for While Toyota was cautious in its Camry that match F&I products to makers in the publication Honda keeps in sales, share and consideration as redesign last year, Honda has changed customer needs and weeks, some dealers say. Chrysler is Accord Coupe other automakers’ mid-sized nearly everything with the Accord. It has a teamwork in the showroom. | PAGE 20 | sedans have improved. Customer Service ...... 888-446-1422 ...... [email protected] paying for their rental cars. A cylin- new direct-injection engine family, a new | STARTING ON PAGE 27 | Honda cannot afford another for a total audience of more than 148,400. What’s new continuously variable transmission, a der head covers the engine block, , Page 18 Seminars in Traverse City. Four-color rates for inclusion in all three show dailies are as follows: with Accord? front suspension design change and a see ACCORD enclosing the cylinders. Just about new crash structure. The engine powers most of everything Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito | PAGE 21 | prodded the Accord development team they rely on for the most Junior Page – 4 col. x 10” reprints Chrysler’s best-selling vehicles, in- 7,360 cluding the Jeep Grand Cherokee WE ARE CRM (Macro, 2010) H 18 OEM’S and Wrangler. By the end of the WE ARE CERTIFIED WIT year, the 3.6-liter Pentastar will be 866-684-3175

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Brand thrives against more than 50 editors and europe Toyota cranks up N.A. output CROSSING better-stocked rivals Ryan Beene To hit its goal of 1 million U.S. sales, rbeene@cr ain.co m ® VW Group must become a player LOS ANGELES — Even after Hyundai’s best Au- Record production set for next 3 years despite an uncertain mark $159/YEAR; $6/COPY gust ever, its dealers are painfully aware that they Lindsay Chappe in the hot crossover market could sell many more vehicles if the automaker o reporters worldwide makes Half Page – 5 col. x 7” 9,200 8,924 8,648 8,372 8,096 7,912 7,728 7,544 7,360 could provide them. Thomas Heringer - Sales and Marketing Director ...... +49 8153 9074 04 ...... [email protected] Diana T. Kurylk [email protected] ll and David Sedgwick [email protected] Aside from that annoying reality, Hyundai dealers TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Although cir- o how do Volkswagen and Audi and the factory are thriving with lean inventories. them of plans to ramp up Dealers are selling vehicles rapidly, mainly to keep cumspect about the health of the overall figure to hit their much talked- North American vehicle INSIDE about U.S. volume target of a their precious vehicle allocations. Transaction Automotive News offers integrated sponsorship Toyota keeps TODAY market, Toyota Motor Corp. is forging production to record lev- combined 1 million sales by 2018? prices are rising modestly de- INSIDE of 1.67 million in 2007, then add another S spite the pressure to sell vehi- sharp eye on One key is a big push into fast-growing Hyundai ratchets ahead with plans to rapidly expand North et cles quickly, while floorplan it the most trusted source of els for each of the next 130,000 vehicles through early 2014. crossover segments that the two brands up U.S. output struggling and incentive costs are low. Robert Young: American production and sourcing and largely have shunned. | PAGE 3 | three years. “Years ago, I remember, if Toyota’s N.A. suppliers. “We still have a little bit more upside Playing catchup, the VW brand has two August U.S. possibly shift assembly of at least one vehi- KGP PHOTOGRAPHY we wanted cars, especially Even in a market flexibility from a production standpoint in new crossovers in the pipeline and is con- sales | PAGE 55 | production has cle from Japan to North America. | PAGE 8 | Crossover gap domestically made cars, there dragged down by sagging consumer con- North America,” said Robert Young, vice templating a third, company sources say. opportunities – in print every week, on the ajor were tens of thousands of cars other room to grow. Last week, Toyota sent updated produc- Audi will add a compact crossover next said TrueCar.com analyst Jesse Toprak. VW Group trails other m fidence and increasingly negative macro- s to on the ground in Alabama,” president of purchasing for Toyota Motor year and plans to shift production of the “They have to have some products in every players when it come tion forecasts to its suppliers informing s are for said Scott Fink, chairman of the Hyundai National economic trends, Toyota expects to build mid-sized Q5 from Europe to a new factory category.” crossovers. The figure Engineering & Manufacturing North of Dealer Council. industry news. in Mexico when the vehicle is redesigned in The VW brand aims to reach 800,000 sales crossovers as a percentage BlACk & white rAtes as many as 1.8 million vehicles in North America Inc., in an interview last week at t. “Now there’s none. We don’t have enough cars, 2016. by 2018, up from a projected 430,000 in 2012. 2012 sales through Augus BlACk & white rAtes 29.4% the manufacturer doesn’t have enough cars, and we America this year, compared with a high the Management Briefing Seminars here. VW’s road to The details are included in a report on Audi is targeting 200,000 sales by then, com- Honda/Acura pared with about 135,000 this year. 21.1 have consumers standing in line to buy our cars. It’s Volkswagen Group’s future product plans GM website every day, and with live events editorial a far better situation.” Dealers that begins on Page 44. “We have quite a lot of nameplates in the 18.8 800,000 sales Ford Motor Fink’s flagship Hyundai store in New Port Richey, Sedans have long been the focus of the market today for our total volume,” Jonathan 18.7 Fla., sold 555 new vehicles last month. For the VW brand to hit its Europe-oriented VW and Audi product Browning, Volkswagen Group of America Industry avg. see CEO, said recently. “But 17.3 A few numbers explain the demanding sales envi- OUTPUT bold U.S. sales target, it will portfolios. But in the next three years the Hyundai , Page VW, Page 60 17.2 ronment that Hyundai dealers are battling. repairing 32 brands will develop more vehicles see Nissan/Infiniti need to bulk up its vehicle 16.7 On Sept. 1, Hyundai had a 29-day supply of vehi- HYUNDAI AND KIA CONTINUE ON THE with U.S. customers in mind. Chrysler Group Editorial Desk ...... 313-446-0361 ...... [email protected] 16.2 cles. For comparison, the Ford brand had a 56-day lineup, North American “It is an important element for Toyota/Lexus supply, and Toyota was at 40 days, according to the throughout the year. VW and Audi to have 7.2 manufacturing and dealer VW/Audi , Page 57 Pentastars crossovers to meet the ambi- see HYUNDAI network. Source: Edmunds.com | PAGE 3 | tious goals in the U.S market,” Some V-6s need UPSCALE CLIMB Porsche will add the BRENDA PRIDDY & CO. INSIDE TODAY Advertise in Automotive News Full Page $9,475 data Center new cylinder heads Ford embraces Macan crossover in 2014. iPads Larry P. Vellequette 2014 Kia [email protected] A six-month trAverse City show dAilies – Aug 6, 7, 8 Forte Honda has launched in a two-year period. trial of an iPad DETROIT — Chrysler Group deal- Honda goes all-in with 2013After the Accord,Accord CR-V, Civic and Odyssey Advertising dollars go further, because Mary Raetz ...... 313-446-0368 ...... [email protected] launches, all of Honda’s cards are on the ers are replacing malfunctioning app on the sales floor w Automaker bets redesigned carto brings produce a no-excuses its mojo comeback back vehi- table. to reach the key decision- over New Jersey dealer Rich cylinder heads on a small percent- on Mark Rechtin cle. Honda executives acknowledge that “This is our most important car,” said Takuji Savino — and Ford Motor INSIDE [email protected] they desperately need the redesigned 2013 Yamada, executive vice president of American age of 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 en- Honda Motor Co. “This car is who we are.” Co. The company is offering Plug-in will SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — After thriving Accord arriving this month to be the car F&I Insight: Prime gines. The Accord is Honda’s make-or-break precede for decades with an evolutionary model for that turns the company around after a cou- time for subprime? Two-Page Spread subscriptions the app to Ford and Lincoln product development, a struggling Honda ple of years of trouble. profit center. More than 11 million have Automotive News is passed among colleagues, 18,950 conventional And a recent shortage of replace- Also: How savvy dealerships It is the last of four core volume products been sold in the United States since the car dealers nationwide. Accord hybrid has made the risky move of a clean-sheet are cashing in with special ment heads means some customers redesign of its 2013 Accord sedan. was launched 36 years and eight genera- Automotive News Show Dailies are distributed at the annual CAR Management Briefing | PAGE 20 | tions ago. But the Accord has slipped finance departments, menus | PAGE 8 | 2013 Accord have been without their vehicles for While Toyota was cautious in its Camry that match F&I products to makers in the publication Honda keeps in sales, share and consideration as redesign last year, Honda has changed customer needs and weeks, some dealers say. Chrysler is Accord Coupe other automakers’ mid-sized nearly everything with the Accord. It has a teamwork in the showroom. | PAGE 20 | sedans have improved. Customer Service ...... 888-446-1422 ...... [email protected] paying for their rental cars. A cylin- new direct-injection engine family, a new | STARTING ON PAGE 27 | Honda cannot afford another for a total audience of more than 148,400. What’s new continuously variable transmission, a der head covers the engine block, , Page 18 Seminars in Traverse City. Four-color rates for inclusion in all three show dailies are as follows: with Accord? front suspension design change and a see ACCORD enclosing the cylinders. Just about new crash structure. The engine powers most of everything Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito | PAGE 21 | prodded the Accord development team they rely on for the most Junior Page – 4 col. x 10” reprints Chrysler’s best-selling vehicles, in- 7,360 cluding the Jeep Grand Cherokee WE ARE CRM (Macro, 2010) H 18 OEM’S and Wrangler. By the end of the WE ARE CERTIFIED WIT year, the 3.6-liter Pentastar will be 866-684-3175

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