Susan Scarola is the first non-Chinese and first person from outside the ownership family to lead DCH Auto Group. Scarola, 59, was named CEO in 2007 after more than 20 years with DCH, a South Amboy, N.J., dealership group with roots in Hong Kong.
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The public auto retailers aren't the only large dealership groups shopping again for stores. Privately held Staluppi Auto Group is, too. Staluppi, headquartered in North Palm Beach, Fla., is poised for growth.
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Lawmakers are losing hope of getting prompt and credible answers to whether electronic defects contributed to Toyota's problem with sudden accelerations.
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President Barack Obama won praise from the auto industry last week when he outlined plans to come up with fuel economy standards for 2017-25 model cars and light trucks plus 2014-18 model medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses.
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Facing a cash crunch in December 2008, Key Plastics followed scores of other auto parts suppliers into bankruptcy.
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General Motors Co.'s first-quarter pretax income of $1.30 billion put an exclamation point last week on the Detroit 3's new reality. The three automakers are by no means robustly healthy.
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David Wilson, president of David Wilson Automotive Group in Orange, Calif., owns seven Toyota dealerships and three Lexus stores, including the $75 million Newport Beach, Calif., Lexus dealership he built in 2006.
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Sales at North America's largest suppliers turned sour early last year. Then they really got bad.
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Lewis Hamilton on Monday admitted he is worried about Red Bull's plans to introduce an F-duct this weekend in Turkey.
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One of Michael Schumacher's former teammates believes Mercedes is working to tailor its 2010 car exclusively to the tastes of the seven time world champion.
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Thomas Mutsch and Romain Grosjean scored their second Championship victory this week-end in Brno.
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After six grands prix in 2010, Renault is fifth at the constructor standings at only thirteen points of Mercedes. Team boss Eric Boullier answers some questions.
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Jolyon Palmer took two victories and two pole positions in Monza : the Brit is the new championship leader.
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Paul Tracy has failed to qualify for this year Indianapolis 500 after withdrawing his speed and then failing to improve on a highly dramatic Bump Day.
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Williams has played down reports it is in the market for a new engine supplier.
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Pedro de la Rosa says he's desperate to finish the Turkish Grand Prix after yet another retirement in the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend.
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Red Bull will not favour one of its drivers over the other, team owner Dietrich Mateschitz has insisted.
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When I see a driving course marked out with pylons in a big parking lot, I know one sure thing: some pylons are going to get hurt.
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And when I say all, I mean you and four or six members of your entourage. The Highlander is a dedicated soft-roader crossover ideally suited for active family life. In fact, this vehicle began life, if you will, as a Camry wagon sharing platforms and powertrains in 2001. Today, the Highlander has been undercut by the Venza size-wise, but the Highlander's reason for being remains the same.
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Followed by great interest the new generation of the Porsche Cayenne was presented at the Geneva Motor-Show a few weeks ago. Now TECHART offers its customers the chance to give the new Cayenne models a bit more of their own personality and character.
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