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May 21, 2012

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Thai Auto Industry Veteran Bullish on Future

Thailand has built its auto industry on what Vallop calls product champions – first the 1-ton pickup, then the eco-car. He says “low-risk” vehicles powered by alternative energy sources should come next....More
May 21, 2012

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Leather Production Moves Toward Zero-Waste, Carbon Neutrality

Alcantara and two leather suppliers presenting at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference demonstrate the continued push to reduce their environmental impact....More
May 18, 2012

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WardsAuto Forecast: May U.S. LV Market Should Stay Course

U.S. auto makers will sell 1.41 million light vehicles in May, more than in any of the previous 57 months, as the SAAR climbs to 14.6 million units....More
May 18, 2012

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Snapshots: 2012 WardsAuto Interiors Conference

Photos from the sessions and award presentations at the 2012 WardsAuto Interiors Conference.
May 18, 2012

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Student Designers Win Top Honors With Slick Concepts, New Ideas

In the third annual WardsAuto Interiors Student Design Competition, young stylists from Detroit’s College for Creative Studies were challenged with creating an interior for a small, practical CUV for the year 2025....More
May 18, 2012

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Toyota Mounting Design-Fueled Comeback, Chief Stylist Says

The new attitude marks a sharp change in direction for Toyota, whose lean manufacturing principles and bulletproof quality made it an industry leader over the last two decades and the envy of rivals....More
May 18, 2012

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Experience, Feeling of Future Luxury Cabins Important

Simplicity in design and lack of noise, both audible and visual, will define the luxury interiors of tomorrow, panelists say....More
May 18, 2012

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Exports Drive Rise in U.K. April Output

Passenger-car builds increased 9.3% to 94,352 units in April for a 4-month total up 11.8% to 495,774....More
May 18, 2012

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Profits, Vehicle Sales Forecast to Climb in Fiscal 2013 for Japanese

A Goldman Sachs Japan report forecasts a 112% gain in operating profit for the country’s eight major auto makers, with global vehicle shipments rising 11.4% to 21.3 million units....More
May 18, 2012

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Performance-Car Buyers Seek Individuality

“People want products that are consumed publically to be more reflective of their identity, because others see them,” says a professor of marketing at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. “Cars are very much for self-expression.”...More

Thai Auto Industry Veteran Bullish on Future

Leather Production Moves Toward Zero-Waste, Carbon Neutrality

WardsAuto Forecast: May U.S. LV Market Should Stay Course

Snapshots: 2012 WardsAuto Interiors Conference

Student Designers Win Top Honors With Slick Concepts, New Ideas

Toyota Mounting Design-Fueled Comeback, Chief Stylist Says

Experience, Feeling of Future Luxury Cabins Important

Exports Drive Rise in U.K. April Output

Profits, Vehicle Sales Forecast to Climb in Fiscal 2013 for Japanese

Performance-Car Buyers Seek Individuality

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