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ArcelorMittal and partner Honda unveil first inner and outer door ring system; applied on 2019 Acura RDX

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The partners co-engineered the system for the 2019 Acura RDX. —,Joe Riggsby, Acura RDX body development leader, Honda R&D Americas. The application isn’t just limited to SUVs and minivans, we are seeing it in pick-up trucks and small cars. —Todd Baker, president, ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Americas (AMTB).

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Honda Spills Beans on Future Product, Shows Civic Hybrid

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Let’s start with that model, a trim which is sure to pad sales numbers in Honda showrooms as it continues its long-running battle with the Toyota Corolla, a car which has been offering hybrid power for some spell. Acura customers will find freshened MDX and RDX crossovers whilst shopping, along with the ZDX variant of that Prologue EV.&

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Honda begins production of new 10-speed transmission in Georgia; nearly $150M investment

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Developed by Honda R&D, the new 10AT features a low-friction design, which will deliver outstanding drivability in new Honda and Acura vehicles. It will appear first in upper grades of the all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan, launching this spring, and will be applied to additional light-truck and car models in the future.

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2024 Chevy Camaro, 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan: Nowadays’s Automotive Information

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A prototype for a redesigned Volkswagen Tiguan has been noticed, with the unedited check car dressed in slightly any camouflage tools. Even though a successor hasn’t been introduced, Chevy has showed that it isn’t curtains for the Camaro simply but.

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica wins Altair Enlighten Award for weight reduction in full vehicle category; Toyota, Faurecia and AP&T module, technology winners

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Altair and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) announced the winners of the 5 th annual Altair Enlighten Award, which strives to promote and celebrate innovation in automotive lightweighting. In addition, the all-new Pacifica minivan also makes strategic use of aluminum. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Module category.

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Might gross sales up 13%, however stay smartly under pre-pandemic numbers

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Alternatively, the untouched Might overall marks a 21-per-cent subside from 2019, when automakers offered 203,343 fresh cars. The automaker offered 14,288 cars. in keeping with cent to 13,204 occasion luxurious Acura gross sales rose 30.6 in keeping with cent to 13,204 occasion luxurious Acura gross sales rose 30.6

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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Consumer Reports has concluded its annual car reliability survey and the resulting data for 2023 has not been kind to all-electric vehicles. Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next.