2013 Automotive Outlook: North America

WardsAuto looks at the upcoming year for the North American automotive industry.

- Nov. 26, 2012
  
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  ‘Capacity’ North American Auto Industry’s Latest Battle Cry
  
  Auto maker executives complaining about not having enough capacity are touting the success of specific models, not suggesting they want to build new plants....More
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- Nov. 27, 2012
  
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  New Bridge, Auto Policy Key to Canada’s Future
  
  Auto makers are looking for less-costly places to produce vehicles as Canada becomes more expensive, but key government measures can help boost, or at least maintain, current momentum driving into 2013 and beyond....More
- Nov. 28, 2012
  
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  Mexican Market Booming, Mainly for Export
  
  Auto makers are stepping up plans for new or expanded vehicle-assembly plants. Yet, despite the new vehicles rolling off the line, few workers who produce them will have the means to purchase one, an expert says....More
- Nov. 29, 2012
  
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  Suppliers Can’t Forget 2009
  
  Stuck with too much capacity to make parts when the industry tanked three years ago, North American auto suppliers spent much of 2012 trying to fill the pipeline as vehicle production increased. Reluctance to add capacity is understood....More
- Nov. 30, 2012
  
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  Dealers Enjoy Good Year, Cope With More Regulations
  
  Dealerships strive to comply with widening government rules and regulations on how cars are sold and financed....More
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- Nov. 26, 2012
  
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  GM Tunes North American Unit to Keep Auto Maker Humming in 2013
  
  Right-sized capacity combined with an historic new-product cadence set the table for what could be a prosperous year for the auto maker in the region....More
- Nov. 27, 2012
  
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  Chrysler Banking on Added Production, More Dealer Training
  
  Boosting capacity at key plants will help meet demand for 2013, the auto maker’s sales chief says....More
- Nov. 27, 2012
  
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  Honda Back in Black With Growing Sales, Market Share
  
  Honda’s U.S. market share rose 7 percentage points to 9.8% through October, closing in on its high of 10.6% in 2010 and helping put distance between it and Asian rivals that are thought to have benefited from the auto maker’s decline....More
- Nov. 28, 2012
  
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  Toyota Back From Brink With New Models, Brighter Outlook
  
  The auto maker looks to 2013 as another strong year for growth, based on redesigned high-volume models such as the coming Corolla compact car and RAV4 CUV....More
- Nov. 29, 2012
  
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  New CEO Finds Visteon Well-Positioned to ‘Create Value’
  
  Tim Leuliette discusses profitability, regional concerns and the future of Visteon’s interiors, electronics and climate-control businesses. “I get up in the morning thinking great things about Visteon,” he says....More
- Nov. 30, 2012
  
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  Tammy Darvish Back to Selling Cars
  
  The dealer turned dealer advocate entered the public arena to fight a perceived wrong....More

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