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Hatchback Market Wide Open 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
The last time U.S. vehicle plants produced more hatchbacks and wagons than 4-door sedans and 2-door coupes in the U.S., E.T. was a box-office sensation, Jack and Diane were growing up in the heartland, and cold, icy weather delayed the arrival of the San Francisco 49ers' motorcade at the Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Detroit for Super Bowl XVI.

News

Toyota Jumped the Shark 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld Toyota in Damage-Control Mode (see WAW - Jan. '10, p.12) was a real eye-opener and a trip down memory lane. Did Toyota open a 1980s time capsule and let
6-Cyl. Bikes Alive 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld Just read your eulogy of the V-8 engine, including the part about the dead end technology represented by the inline-6 motorcycle engines of the 1970s
Time Short for Zombie Companies, Ross Warns 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Eric Mayne
It's time to drive a stake through the hearts of the industry's walking dead, supply-chain guru Wilbur Ross says. Following a year that only can be likened
Former GM Purchasing Chief Cleaning Up GAZ 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, David E. Zoia
Bo Andersson is tearing things up as chairman of Russian commercial-vehicle builder OAO GAZ Group, as he attempts to reform the company in order to face
Scion Studies Adding Small Pickup 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Christie Schweinsberg
Toyota Motor Corp's Scion youth brand is studying whether a compact pickup truck would fit the niche brand's all-car lineup, Scion General Manager Jack
China's BYD Insists U.S. EV Debuts This Year 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Drew Winter and Byron Pope
Amid skepticism, Chinese battery- -maker-turned auto maker BYD Auto Co. Ltd. says it will launch its e6 electric car in the U.S. before the end of 2010,
Blue Springs Plant Still Awaits Green Light 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy
By now, some 2,000 employees were supposed to be working at Toyota Motor Corp.'s new plant in Blue Springs, MS, assembling about 150,000 vehicles annually.
Tata Says Tiny Nano Nearly Ready for U.S. Launch 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Christie Schweinsberg, with David C. Smith
India's Tata Motors Ltd. says European homologation of its low-cost Nano subcompact car already is done, paving the way for potential sales in the U.S.

Editorials & Columnists

Time for Chrysler to Pull Back Curtain 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Drew Winter
My son has a T-shirt that says, Due to budget constraints, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. With Ford and General Motors now showing
Auto Makers Drive Me to Distraction 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By John McElroy
As much as they deny it, auto makers keep adding to the problem of driver distraction. Every new electronic gizmo they stick on the dashboard is just
Niche Mania 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Jerry Flint
In the old days life was simple. There were 4-door sedans and 2-door coupes and convertibles. Station wagons were a small niche when they were known as

Suppliers

Comau Sells Smart Assembly 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
With assembly plants closing and auto makers looking to redeploy machines and assets, executives at Comau Inc. say there's never been a better time to

New Wheels

New Sienna A Winner 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Christie Schweinsberg
Minivans. They're the Rodney Dangerfield of the auto industry. Despite having ample room for passengers and cargo, easy ingress and egress and often times
Nissan Banks on 4-Door Sales 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY TOM MURPHY
High-profit pickups and SUVs aren't selling well, so how is an auto maker supposed to bolster the bottom line without a product pipeline overflowing with
Tucson Shows Nobody's Perfect 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By James M. Amend
You would think Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. could do nothing wrong these days. The Korean auto maker's first foray into the luxury-car segment produced the
Lexus GX Good Buggy 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Christie Schweinsberg
Landlines. Tube TVs. The VCR. In a world of iPhones, paper-thin LCDs and Hulu, all now are quaint reminders of yesteryear. As is a big body-on-frame SUV

Articles

High Battery Costs to Keep Lid on EVs 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY DAVID E. ZOIA
A new study by The Boston Consulting Group pours cold water on the prospects for electric vehicle proliferation over the next decade, concluding battery
Prudence, Purpose Underscore NAIAS 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Ward's Staff
There is palpable tension on the floor of this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Not so much of the impending-doom variety that
An Olympic Bobsled, on 4 Wheels 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, David C. Smith
If they had an Oddball Car of the Year award at the North American International Auto Show, almost certainly among the frontrunners would be the tiny
Ethanol V-6 Delivers Massive Torque 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
Devotees of displacement, your days may be numbered. Ricardo plc recently unveiled a twin-turbo 3.2L V-6 that produces monumental torque equivalent to
Tau V-8 Becomes Moving Target 
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Drew Winter
Only a few years ago, the automotive engineering community would have scoffed at the idea of a V-8 made by Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. being named one of Ward's





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