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Jun
20th

Mulally&’s fast track to fame

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Nine years and 10 months ago, Alan Mulally was an aerospace executive whom almost nobody east of Seattle had ever heard of. Next month, he'll enter the Automotive Hall of Fame. Ford. Sloan. Iacocca. Mulally. Pretty neat company.
Jun
20th

Dealer puts heart into sales promotion

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A partnership between Sheehy Auto Stores and the American Heart Association has several goals, including charitable giving, educational outreach, and oh, selling 7,000 vehicles in 50 days from mid-May to early July.
Jun
20th

Is Dodge taking Journey to Italy?

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Fiat Chrysler will shift Dodge Journey production from Mexico to Italy when the compact crossover is redesigned for the 2019 model year, supplier sources say.
Jun
20th

Long wait puts VW in a hole

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Even as Volkswagen nears a settlement with regulators on a package of repair proposals and customer compensation, it faces a long road ahead in restoring consumer confidence in the brand and rebuilding sales volume, dealers and analysts say.
Jun
20th

BMW’s Mexico plant will have wide range

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BMW's new Mexico plant, slated to begin producing the next-generation 3-series sedan in 2019, will be capable of building any of the automaker's rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
Jun
20th

Dealer poised to ride Kia’s rise

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Lady luck has been kind to Ken Phillips, the country's top Kia dealer by volume. Now he hopes that trend continues with the opening of his multimillion-dollar Car Pros Kia store in Carson, Calif., along the busy Interstate 405 freeway.
Jun
20th

Small-car prices sink at resale

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After years of new-vehicle lease growth, a surge in the flow of off-lease vehicles has started. It's already depressing prices of small cars -- used and new -- that consumers don't want anyway. Automakers are taking steps to cope.
Jun
20th

A dealer’s journey from survivor to successor

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Sam Slaughter, owner of the Sellers Auto Group in suburban Detroit, talks in this QandA about how having leukemia at age 25 affected his life decisions and management style, as well as his views on Internet marketing and the role of the service...
Jun
19th

How the Grand Cherokee became a Jeep

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The Last American CEO, a new book co-authored by ex-American Motors CEO Joe Cappy and former Ford and Chrysler public relations chief Jason Vines, describes Chrysler's acquisition of AMC from Renault in 1987 -- a momentous deal largely...
Jun
19th

Toyota: New Prius plug-in ready for prime time

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The first Prius plug-in hybrid was a 'failure,' Toyota acknowledges. Now the company really want to sell it.
Jun
19th

Mueller’s plan for a leaner and humbler VW

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Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller last week unveiled a 15-point strategic plan to transform a hierarchical, engineering-driven German carmaker plagued by low margins in its core business into a nimble company of entrepreneurs focused on serving its...
Jun
19th

AvtoVAZ faces challenge from Hyundai, Kia for No. 1 position in Russia

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Hyundai and Kia are using the decline of Russia's car industry to boost market share as they maintain production levels and keep prices low during an economic downturn.This is putting pressure on on Renault-Nissan's Russian venture AvtoVAZ.
Jun
19th

BMW says Vietnam is a top growth market as economy expands

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BMW said its car sales in Vietnam are expanding at the fastest pace among markets in Southeast Asia as the nation's economic growth spurs demand.
Jun
19th

Mercedes plans multiple electrified vehicles for U.S.

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Mercedes-Benz' U.S. boss said a long-range electric vehicle that will be introduced at October's Paris auto show is just the tip of the iceberg for the brand's electrification strategy.
Jun
19th

Across the border, a safety chasm

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In the past few years, auto sales in Mexico have surged to record levels, thanks to plentiful financing and aggressive competition to get small, cheap cars into the hands of the working class.
Jun
18th

Volkswagen to phase out more than 40 car models, report says

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Volkswagen will stop producing more than 40 car models in the coming years as part of a new strategy by Europe's biggest automaker, a German newspaper reported on Saturday.
Jun
18th

VW Group to phase out more than 40 car models, report says

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Volkswagen Group will stop producing more than 40 car models as part of a new strategy, a German newspaper reported.
Jun
18th

Marchionne mulls Maserati electric sports car as Tesla competitor

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Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is considering adding full electric vehicles to the carmaker's line-up including the Maserati Alfieri sports car and a small city car.
Jun
18th

VW Group sales rise nearly 2% in May, helped by Audi Skoda gains

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Volkswagen Group's global sales rose 1.6 percent in May, helped by rising demand for Audi and Skoda cars and gains in China and Europe.
Jun
18th

Doing business amid the dust

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Germain Ford, in Columbus, Ohio, continued to operate even as construction crews tore down an existing dealership and built a new one immediately adjacent on the same site. Here's how they did it, without resorting to trailers or tents.
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