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Jun
10th

Michelin cuts 700 jobs in French factory overhaul

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French tire maker Michelin announced 700 domestic job cuts on Monday, becoming the latest auto industry manufacturer to slash staffing in response to the European downturn.
Jun
10th

Daily automotive news and comment – from just-auto.com 2013-06-10 07:31:00

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Emerging trends in urban mobility such as the growth of car sharing are accelerating according to the analysts at Frost & Sullivan.
Jun
10th

US: GM announces temporary layoffs while engine plant retooled

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The good news is that the plant will tool up to make a new V6 from late 2015. The bad news is that, in the meantime, around 560 workers at General Motors' Romulus Engine Plant will be laid off temporarily.
Jun
10th

2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab Edition review notes: Rather civilized for a Wrangler

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ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: The first thing you're going to notice about our 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab Edition is the color.
Jun
10th

Polish car production falls 7% in May

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Car production in Poland -- where Fiat, GM and VW Group have plants -- fell 7 percent in May, industry monitor SAMAR said. The group added that weak European demand and a run of public holidays had reversed a rise in the previous month.
Jun
10th

San Marino Motor Classic celebrates its third year: Over 250 classic beauties come out of hiding for SoCal show

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There may be more car collections hidden in Southern California garages, hangars and warehouses than anywhere else in the world, and Aaron Weiss knows almost all of the collectors.
Jun
10th

Ram takes aim at GM, Ford truck-fleet reign

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May and June are the bidding season for commercial fleet operators who purchase pickups by the dozen and sometimes hundreds.
Jun
10th

Automotive News Breaking News Feed 2013-06-10 01:01:00

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For 17 years, automakers have complied with every request for a recall, no matter how costly, from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And then last week, in a startling decision, Chrysler Group said no.
Jun
10th

Auto industry outsiders snag dealerships

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They're coming from investment banking and the beverage industry, real estate and manufacturing. What do they have in common? After making their money in other industries, they're now snapping up or jockeying to buy U.S. auto dealerships.
Jun
10th

Automotive News Breaking News Feed 2013-06-10 01:01:00

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Ford CEO Alan Mulally has repeated as highest-paid CEO at publicly traded North America-based automotive companies. Mulally took home $68,443,381 in 2012, up slightly from the $68,247,702 he made in 2011.
Jun
10th

Big pickup transaction prices rise at twice the industry rate

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It feels like the good old days for the Detroit 3, with big pickups flying off dealership lots and plants running full out to fill orders for large, profitable models.
Jun
10th

Hyundai, Kia to ride out sales lull

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Hyundai and Kia just turned in another lackluster sales report.
Jun
10th

Can Nissan exec repeat Mexico miracle in U.S.?

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Jose Munoz, who most recently dazzled Nissan leaders by pushing the company's Mexican subsidiary into market dominance, became senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nissan and Infiniti brands over North and South America and the Caribbean...
Jun
10th

Mazda sales uptick stirs rebound hopes

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Mazda is pointing to its May sales rebound as a sign that its U.S. turnaround, three years in the making, is finally under way.
Jun
10th

N.A. output will reach 11-year high

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Automakers are expected to build more than 16 million light vehicles in North America this year, the region's highest output since 2002. Two major forecasters, LMC Automotive and IHS Automotive, predict that production will rise from last year's 15.
Jun
10th

BMW X5 gets first rwd variant, new front end look

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MW's redesigned X5 crossover, coming in the fourth quarter, is slightly longer than the current model, gets a new front end and will be available with several new safety and communications features.
Jun
10th

Automotive News Europe salutes Jay Ward

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Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2013 Rising Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured. Today's Rising Star is Jay Ward, Ford of Europe's director of product communications.
Jun
10th

BMW, VW and Volvo most open to supplier innovation, survey shows

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BMW, VW and Volvo have been recognized as the top-ranking automakers based on their openness to supplier innovation in the 2013 European Supplier Choice Survey.
Jun
10th

Chevrolet slumps in Europe

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Chevrolet -- General Motors' best-selling brand globally -- is falling further behind rivals in Europe as the region's buyers turn their backs on the marque's aging product lineup.
Jun
10th

Nissan Europe names Diernaz first EV boss

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Nissan Europe has named Jean-Pierre Diernaz as its first director of electric vehicles for the region, where sales of the automaker's Leaf EV have not met expectations.
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