March was a month of surprises. Analysts were surprised when Easter and spring break holidays played hob with their sales forecasts. General Motors might have been caught off guard when the fleet sales it tries so hard to avoid helped Ford leapfrog it into the top spot for March. Nissan set an all-time record and bumped American Honda down to sixth place among the major automakers.
Valeo has formally acquired bus air conditioning supplier, Spheros from Deutsche Beteiligungs after receiving clearance from anti-trust authorities.
Meritor has unveiled a five-year agreement with Navistar for brakes and rear axles, as well as front axles for medium-duty and bus applications.
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Dealership service departments have embraced a few relatively high-tech, customer-focused features, such as allowing customers to make their own service appointments online, but they lag what consumers are used to, say industry experts.
Jaguar Land Rover is rolling out a new dealership facility standard that's designed to feature both brands in a dual store. The new corporate identity program called Arch is global and mandatory.
Dealers who are struggling with the sales effectiveness metric from automakers say it can be a cold, inflexible standard -- one that can cost them a franchise.
Toyota Motor Corp. is regrouping in Latin America so sales will surge when the moribund economy recovers. Steve St.
Full hybrids and plug-in hybrids will suffer most in the aftermath of Volkswagen Group's emissions-cheating scandal, says former Fiat engineer Rinaldo Rinolfi, one of Europe's pre-eminent powertrain experts.
Rather than retrenching from electrified vehicles, Ford is doubling down, committing $4.5 billion to develop the next generation of EVs and powertrains. And Kevin Layden is the man who will spend a big chunk of that cash.
Fox Hills Chrysler Jeep in Plymouth, Mich., is back in business after spending seven years empty and dark, but challenges remain.
A sales battle is brewing in the soaring luxury SUV/crossover market, where new entrants are intensifying competition for longstanding brands.
Porsche's industry-leading profit margins have been the envy of carmakers the world over.
Ola Kaellenius, the heir apparent at Daimler, laid out a clear set of strategies for Mercedes to thrive in a changing automotive environment.
Well-capitalized private dealership groups and outside buyers, such as family offices and private-equity firms, will dominate buy-sell transactions this year - as publicly traded retailers dial back, buy-sell advisers predict.
Fred Diaz, former sales and marketing chief for Nissan North America, is now tasked with cranking up Nissan's commercial vehicle sales in the U.S., Canada and Mexico - a key part of Nissan's goal of increasing market share.
Currently a laggard in electrified vehicles, the Hyundai-Kia group aims to leapfrog to the front of the pack by launching 26 hybrids, plug-ins, electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles by 2020.
The automotive owner's manual appears to be headed toward the dustbin of history.
After GM's acquisition of Cruise Automation, early-stage investors and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and beyond are chasing the next big score.
Hoehn Motors doesn't just throw a sale when inventory gets bloated. Instead, its carefully planned, themed, thrice-yearly sales events cover all 12 of its brands to get the most bang from its marketing bucks.
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