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Auto News For Thursday, November 19, 2015 – Five Important Los Angeles Auto Show Production Debuts

2017 Hyundai Elantra

Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, recalls and videos for Thursday, November 19, 2015.

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The new Elantra, Canada’s second-best-selling car in each of the last four years, isn’t a revolutionary leap forward like the last car was. But it is significantly altered, perhaps more than appearances suggest. This sixth-generation Elantra joins a fleet of recently updated or completely reengineered compacts from Honda, Chevrolet, and Nissan with a new 2.0L four-cylinder (147 horsepower) and an optional 1.4L turbocharged four-cylinder. The car will be roomier, quieter, and more Sonata-like inside. Before dipping in 2014 – and rising again in 2015 – U.S. Elantra volume had improved in six consecutive years.

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