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Oct
31st

NISSAN’S GHOSN: CEO already plotting next targets

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Carlos Ghosn is five months from the conclusion of his multiyear Power 88 business plan, with its targets for increased profitability and bigger market share. He now has to decide what his next targets will be.
Oct
31st

Retired rental supply to stay flat amid off-lease surge

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The overall volume of retired rental-fleet vehicles should be flat over the next several years, in sharp contrast to the expected surge in off-lease vehicles, forecasters say.
Oct
31st

Galpin’s chef: From 5-star fare to dealership kitchen

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In 2002, Geovannni Euceda gave up his position as chef at the swank Beverly Hills Hotel.  He's been running an industry rarity -- a successful restaurant inside a car dealership -- ever since.
Oct
31st

Industry disruptions tone down Ghosn

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Today's auto industry is changing so rapidly that Carlos Ghosn -- the hard-charging Nissan Motor Co. CEO famed for his fanaticism for specific results -- will drop midterm numerical targets when he unveils his new business plan next year.
Oct
31st

Small dealerships lack the clout and capital to compete

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Regardless of geography, market size or franchise, many dealers with a single point or a small group find they must either become bigger or sell.
Oct
31st

Mexican auto industry closely watching U.S. elections

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The Mexican peso, which serves as a proxy for the nation's economic future, has jumped up and down for weeks as shifting polls show Hillary Clinton winning the race for the presidency or, conversely, Donald Trump closing the gap.
Oct
31st

AutoNation revives its used-only stores

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AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson, who pulled the plug on the company's last used-car chain, says the opportunity is ripe and the company has the right strategy this time.
Oct
31st

Ram to build current 1500 pickup into ’19

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Fiat Chrysler will build the current version of the Ram light-duty pickup well into 2019, even after it launches a redesigned Ram 1500 in early 2018, Automotive News has learned.
Oct
31st

Suppliers say industry downturn likely

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Supplier index drops to most pessimistic outlook since 2012 - even as the industry outpaces last year.
Oct
31st

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.
Oct
31st

Ford, Unifor make &’minor progress&’ toward Canada labor pact, union says

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Bargainers for Ford Motor Co. and Canadian union Unifor made only 'minor progress' toward a new labor pact on Monday as an 11:59 p.m. EDT strike deadline approached.
Oct
31st

Ford, Unifor ‘close to a deal’ as talks continue

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Ford Motor Co. and Canadian union Unifor are 'close to a deal,' the union said on Twitter just minutes following the midnight strike deadline. 'Negotiations continue w #Ford,' the tweet reads.
Oct
30th

Nissan Navara in the Sahara: extreme off-roading in the sand dunes

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Nissan NP300 Navara pick-up dune - sand driving
Features 2 Nov, 2016

We thrash the Nissan Navara pick-up in Morocco to see if trucks are still as tough as they used to be

Oct
30th

Nissan Navara meets sand dunes – pictures

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Oct
30th

AutoNation: Used market ‘ripe for disruption’

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AutoNation is joining some of its competitors in opening standalone used-only stores. AutoNation will invest up to $375 million in the AutoNation USA stores in the next few years.
Oct
30th

Cheap gas expected to stay after vote

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Energy policy has taken a back seat to controversies about emails and old videotape in the presidential campaign, but few issues mean more to the auto industry.
Oct
30th

GM up, Ford down. Why?

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General Motors and Ford Motor Co. both posted single-digit U.S. sales declines in the third quarter.
Oct
29th

Nissan said to have informed UK that car plant would be closed

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Nissan's decision to keep investing in Britain came after the carmaker told the government it might shut down manufacturing in the country after Brexit, according to a person familiar with the private discussions.
Oct
29th

Tesla’s Musk adds solar roofs to his clean energy vision

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday unveiled new energy products aimed at illustrating the benefits of combining his electric car and battery maker with solar installer SolarCity Corp.
Oct
29th

Renault’s top female exec predicts more industry consolidation

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Renault's Mouna Sepehri, a key adviser to Carlos Ghosn, sees transactions such as Nissan's purchase of a controlling stake in Mitsubishi as adding much-needed economies of scale.
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