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Jul
13th

How to erase that odor: Clean, deodorize, sanitize

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Odor Doctors has a three-step, vehicle odor-busting process, owner Frank Simmons says.
Jul
13th

With hydrogen, high pressure to get it right

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Mike Sullivan's Santa Monica, Calif., dealership is one of the first eight in the country chosen by Toyota to sell its groundbreaking Mirai hydrogen fuel cell sedan. Such an important launch means he'll need to do things a little differently.
Jul
13th

Geofencing identifies shoppers’ locations

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Geofencing allows a dealer to draw a circle around a rival or location, then hit shoppers with special electronic offers to lure them in.
Jul
13th

How junk cars can slip through the cracks

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Holes in the national federal vehicle title database let title-washed cars slip though. Only 44 of 50 states participate in the national system.
Jul
13th

Inventory levels drift higher

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Light-vehicle stocks drifted upward in June, a month in which U.S. sales rose 3.9 percent.
Jul
13th

Kia seeks J.D. Power title to prove quality gains

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Kia has set a new goal for itself: to reach No. 1 on the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. It hopes that doing so will turn around consumers' perception of the brand's quality.
Jul
13th

Lotus plans roadster for U.S., CEO says

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Lotus Cars will add a roadster version of the Evora 400 six months after it launches the coupe in the U.S. in December this year, its CEO said.
Jul
13th

GMC uses Instagram to pitch premium lineup

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To sell its premium image, GMC is exploring Instagram, the popular photo and video app. The haven for creative imagery was purchased by Facebook in 2012. It has 300 million active users.
Jul
13th

CEO Hachigo taking Honda back to basics

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Honda's new CEO, aiming to reboot the ailing automaker, plans to rekindle development of more exciting cars, steer clear of numerical targets and maximize use of the company's overseas production to soak up global overcapacity.
Jul
13th

Nissan will boost Rogue output by 100K units, add 2 variants

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Nissan moved last week to give U.S. dealers more of one of its hottest selling products by tapping Japan for 100,000 more Rogues a year, starting next year.
Jul
13th

Even Accord can’t keep up with the CR-V

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Honda's CR-V, the industry's best-selling crossover, is on track to outsell Honda's perennial volume leader -- the Accord.
Jul
13th

With new owner, TI Automotive weighs acquisitions

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Now that TI Automotive has a new owner - Bain Capital - company CEO Bill Kozyra says he has the money and shareholder support to make acquisitions.
Jul
13th

The one man who could make Piech snap to attention

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It seems fitting that Ferdinand Piech and legendary designer Giorgetto Giugiaro would retire in the same year. The two men are already linked in automotive history.
Jul
12th

VW interim chairman to stay on, hunt for Piech successor continues, report says

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Volkswagen AG is still looking for a successor to former chairman Ferdinand Piech, meaning the interim holder of the position, Berthold Huber, is likely to stay until at least the end of the year, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.
Jul
12th

FCA to recall 88,346 Dodge Challengers for Takata airbags

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will recall 88,346 Dodge Challengers to fix a flaw with the driver-side frontal airbag, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Jul
12th

VW’s Seat brand puts brakes on sportiness to lure family buyers

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VW Group's Spain-based Seat brand is no longer the 'Spanish Alfa Romeo' after moving away from its sporty image, CEO Juergen Stackmann said. Nowadays, the marque is aiming to win family buyers, the executive said.
Jul
12th

For Odor Doctors, rotten food, roadkill are all in a day’s work

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Cigarette smoke. Pet urine. Skunks. Vomit. Gasoline spills. Those are just some of the smelly facts of life that can lead to odoriferous cars or trucks.
Jul
12th

Overtime plan might impact dealers

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Car dealers may have to pay more to employees who work more than 40 hours a week or tweak pay plans to avoid doing so.
Jul
11th

Curse of the $16.5 million Ferrari pits tycoon against an auction house

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Following 16 years of lawsuits and ownership claims from Paraguay to Switzerland, the fate of a 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus roadster, which Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner thought he bought last year for 10.7 million pounds ($16.
Jul
11th

Detroit 3, UAW set to square off over wages, U.S. jobs

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The Detroit 3 and UAW will kick off bargaining Monday for new contracts that will set how much more robust, post-recession profits the industry shares with workers, and determine union costs to win more U.S. jobs.
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