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Nov
7th

How long is a 7-minute wait? Too long.

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A New York-area dealer used video to get his service advisers to stop leaving customers unattended and waiting.
Nov
7th

Sonic’s EchoPark to assist private sales

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Sonic Automotive is procuring used cars by putting private sellers together with private buyers at its used-only EchoPark stores.
Nov
7th

AutoNation dials back acquisition strategy

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With so much capital going into the AutoNation USA used-car stores and other brand extensions, AutoNation's appetite for acquisitions will primarily be limited to smaller deals to fill a hole in an existing market, CEO Mike Jackson says.
Nov
7th

American Axle finds solace in Metaldyne deal

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Last week, American Axle announced plans to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. for $3.3 billion, a deal that allows it to declare that it is truly independent of its former parent, General Motors.
Nov
7th

FCA’s big cars extended to 2020

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Fiat Chrysler will refresh and stick with its stable of large cars until at least 2020, two sources told Automotive News.
Nov
7th

Honda enlists independent shops in Takata recall effort

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Honda is tapping independent repair shops as yet another way to track down owners of Honda and Acura vehicles with recalled yet unrepaired Takata airbag modules.
Nov
7th

Check out the ANE monthly magazine for November

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The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly magazine is ready to view. The new edition looks at how Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has Mercedes poised to overtake BMW and reclaim the title of world's top-selling premium brand.
Nov
7th

2017 Rising Star nominations sought

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Automotive News Europe needs your help to identify the Rising Stars in the European automotive industry. The award honors executives with a pan-European profile who have driven change, fostered innovation and made courageous decisions.
Nov
7th

How Zetsche put Mercedes in position to overtake BMW in global luxury race

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The launch of the latest S class in 2013 was a game changer for Mercedes and for CEO Dieter Zetsche.
Nov
6th

Potential bidders for Takata may balk at GM bankruptcy precedent

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As troubled Japanese auto supplier Takata prepares for a possible U.S. bankruptcy filing, potential bidders are poring over a recent U.S.
Nov
6th

Unifor secures $1.2B in Detroit 3 investments in Canada after Ford contract ratified

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Unifor went into negotiations with the Detroit 3 seeking significant investments in their Canadian operations, hoping to put an end to two decades of job losses in the auto sector.
Nov
6th

Opel readies product offensive with 7 new models

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Opel/Vauxhall will launch its biggest product offensive to date with seven new or replacement models next year including a successor to its Meriva minivan that will be called the Crossland X.
Nov
6th

Unifor reaches new deal with Integram Seating, ending brief strike

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A brief strike by members of Canada's auto workers' union at Integram (Magna) Seating is over after the two sides reached a new tentative agreement Monday, a day after rejecting a prior four-year deal.
Nov
6th

VW emissions scandal deepens as prosecutors investigate chairman

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German prosecutors have widened an investigation into suspected market manipulation at VW Group to include supervisory board Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch.
Nov
6th

U.S. regulator found another cheat device in Audi cars, report says

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The California Air Resources Board found software in some Audi vehicles sold in the U.S. that lowered CO2 emissions under test conditions, a German newspaper reported. The device was also used in cars in Europe, the paper said.
Nov
6th

GM riding high with big SUVs

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A near-quadrupling of fleet sales powered surging growth for GM's large SUVs in October and led to share gains at the expense of Ford.
Nov
6th

Japan Inc. steps up autonomous-drive push

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Japan is stepping up efforts to develop a world-leading intelligent transport system by 2020 through the deployment of autonomous and connected car technologies.
Nov
6th

How Obama set the course of the industry

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No matter who is chosen to succeed him, Barack Obama's eight years in the White House will come to be seen as one of the most pivotal periods in U.S. automotive history, one that set a new benchmark for federal government involvement in the industry.
Nov
6th

Buy a car, get a vacation

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An Automotive News editor in the U.S. stumbles across BMW's European Delivery program -- thanks to word-of-mouth on Internet social networks -- and sets out to personally discover one of the best retail experiences the industry has to offer.
Nov
5th

Calif. regulator found another cheat device in Audi car, report says

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The California Air Resources Board discovered software in some Audi vehicles that lowered their carbon dioxide emissions if it detected they were being used under test conditions, a German newspaper reported Sunday.
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