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May
8th

Fatal crash puts auction safety back in spotlight

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A deadly crash at a Massachusetts auto auction has brought a recurring question back into the spotlight: How can bustling, cramped auctions be kept safe?
May
8th

Reynolds defends its third-party programs

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Dealership software giant Reynolds and Reynolds Co. vigorously defended its certification program for third-party vendors in the face of an antitrust lawsuit.
May
8th

Virtual monopoly gives YouTube giant sway over marketing strategies

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YouTube is a titan in the online video space, and it has a commanding role in the marketing strategies of both automakers and dealers.
May
8th

Brands’ keyword strategy: Stay in your lane

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Automakers are trying to bring a sense of order to the competitive and potentially chaotic world of search engine marketing.
May
8th

Video tools evolve for a mobile world

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Dealers can now push live videos to engage customers on the fly through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, or get fancy with 360-degree videos.
May
7th

Pro-EU candidate Macron wins French presidency

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France broke with the populist wave that led to Brexit and President Donald Trump's election by choosing pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron as its new leader.
May
7th

Tesla recruiting event in Mexico flooded by hopeful engineers

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Engineers from across Mexico streamed into a cramped hotel lobby in the industrial city of Monterrey for a chance to get a job with Tesla.
May
7th

India’s green car plan prioritizes electric vehicles over hybrids

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India's most influential government think-tank has recommended lowering taxes and interest rates for loans on electric vehicles, while capping sales of conventional cars, signalling a dramatic shift in policy in one of the world's fastest growing...
May
7th

Safety tech makes more wrecks too expensive to fix

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Safety features such as lane-departure warning systems and multiple airbags prevent deaths and injuries from vehicle crashes. But they're also driving up the number of vehicles deemed to be total losses following accidents.
May
7th

‘OK, Google, tell Mercedes Me to start my car’

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Owners of 2016 and 2017 Mercedes-Benz models can now ask Google's or Amazon's in-home digital assistants to help them handle car-related tasks.
May
7th

Ford supplier’s boardroom drama zeros in on aluminum patent

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In the shareholder tussle over aluminum giant Arconic, critics say the supplier erred in sharing its technology with the competition.
May
6th

Mahindra e2o electric city car pulled from UK sales

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News 6 May, 2017

Weak sales reported as reason Mahindra ceases to sell G-Wiz successor, and vehicles sold will be bought back at full price

May
6th

Portland plans to subpoena controversial Uber software tool

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The city of Portland, Ore., plans to subpoena Uber Technologies to force it to disclose software that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators.
May
6th

Mercedes revamps production to keep pace with record demand

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Mercedes regained the global premium sales crown last year by outselling BMW, partly because its factories are all running at full capacity.
May
6th

Why Chevy’s ‘Real People’ ads are still running

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Chevrolet's versatile 'Real People, Not Actors' campaign is two years old, but still has plenty of life left, says Paul Edwards, the brand's U.S. vice president of marketing.
May
6th

Audi, junior colleges join to develop service techs

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Audi of America's sales have increased for 90 straight months. Now the brand has a plan to attract more dealership service technicians to handle all those vehicles on the road.
May
6th

70% of AutoNation sales staffers opt for new pay plan

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Last quarter, AutoNation's new pay-plan option went into effect at all stores. The option, which offers sales staffers a base salary plus bonuses, was embraced by 70 percent of the sales staff.
May
5th

Asbury hires CFO with experience in diverse industries

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Asbury Automotive has gone outside the auto industry to fill its vacant CFO post.
May
5th

Brake malfunction investigation underway for 2009 Nissan Muranos

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U.S. safety regulators are conducting a preliminary investigation into complaints of faulty brakes in the 2009 Nissan Murano line.
May
5th

American Axle’s acquisition of Metaldyne starts to pay off

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American Axle posted record first-quarter revenue from non-General Motors customers as it begins to digest its recent acquisition of Metaldyne -- a move that will further reduce its GM dependence.
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