As Ford's Kevin Cour and other automaker executives updated NAMAD on the state of their minority dealer programs, it became increasingly clear that those programs vary widely in their scope and effectiveness.
A few years ago, Adam Silverleib found his family's Honda store facing a problem no dealer wants to confront: Not one but two new Honda dealerships were going to open within 15 miles of his Raynham, Mass., location.
Welcome to our fourth annual celebration of the Best Dealerships To Work For in North America. The final ranking of top dealerships -- from No. 1 to No. 100 -- will be revealed at a ceremony Oct.
General Motors plans to add a new Chevy crossover that will be slotted above the compact Equinox and below the full-size Traverse, according to three people familiar with the plan.
Using the Car Lister auto-buying service is as easy as lifting the front wheels of a Ford Escape taxi off the ground. At least that's what the pranksters at ad agency Thinkmodo would like you to believe in a recent video.
Mercedes aims to reduce its logistics costs by about 20 percent per vehicle as the automaker invests hundreds of millions of euros in a global reorganization of its supply chain network.
Austin, Texas-based Versata Software is suing Ford for $1 billion, accusing the automaker of stealing its trade secrets to create a copycat version of a program used to help configure vehicles under development and reduce warranty costs.
Buick is offering customers the chance to take test-drive vehicles home overnight, a move it calls a long-term brand-building effort rather than a quick-hit sales promotion.
Job and product promises sold the last two Detroit 3 contracts to the UAW. This year, the talks are about wages.
Carmakers are racing for Iran following the country's breakthrough nuclear deal with Western powers - pitting past market leader PSA/Peugeot-Citroen against challengers including Volkswagen and Renault.
Carmakers are racing for Iran following the country's breakthrough nuclear deal with Western powers - pitting past market leader PSA/Peugeot-Citroen against challengers including Volkswagen and Renault.
Hyundai's crossover drought is over. The Korean auto maker has not only a redesigned Tucson to feed Americans' expanding appetite, but also a plan to make far more of the compact crossovers available to U.S. dealerships.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is considering whether to sell its auto parts maker Magneti Marelli after receiving interest from potential buyers, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Tesla Motors, channeling a moment from the Mel Brooks comedy 'Spaceballs,' announced a $10,000 option on its newest Model S variant that runs zero to 60 in a face-stretching 2.8 seconds -- a feature Tesla calls "Ludicrous Mode."
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Sales at Volkswagen's core division fell for an eighth time in nine months in June as slowing momentum in China and slumping demand in Latin America outweighed gains in Europe. VW brand sales declined by 8.6 percent, dragging group sales down by 4.
Donald Friedman, a former General Motors researcher and auto safety consultant, died last month in Southern California. He was 88.
David Friedman, deputy administrator of NHTSA and its interim leader during the 2014 General Motors recall crisis, is leaving his position, the agency confirmed today.
Opel will shorten working hours at two German plants after exiting the plunging Russian auto market and because of moderate demand in Europe.
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