GM misses opportunity to keep Volt drivers in family
It took just about 10 minutes to end eight years of loyalty to a brand. Last week, the lease expired on my wife's third and final Chevrolet Volt. She drove...
GM taps consulting firm executive to lead growth, innovation
DETROIT -- General Motors has tapped Alan Wexler, former CEO of Publicis Sapient, a global digital business consulting firm, as its first senior vice president of innovation and growth. Wexler,...
BMW to offer full-electric 5 Series, X1 in emissions push
FRANKFURT — BMW said it will offer full-electric variants of its 5 Series and X1 models as part of sweeping product overhaul unveiled on Monday as the automaker seeks to lower...
Faurecia expects return to profitability in second half
PARIS – The French component maker Faurecia said it expects to return to profit and cash generation in the second half of the year helped by cost controls after reporting...
Mitsubishi forecasts loss for second year in a row
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Motors on Monday forecast its second straight year of losses, hurt by a plunge in sales due in part to the coronavirus pandemic. The automaker anticipates an...
Ford pilots four-legged robots to help scan plant floors
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is testing out a pair of four-legged robots at a transmission plant in suburban Detroit in hopes the technology can help it more quickly change...
Repair parts shortages stymie Ford dealers
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to squeeze dealer inventory and threaten vehicle production, retailers are grappling with another issue: a shortage of repair parts for their service departments. The backlog...
Sonic Automotive picks up pace on EchoPark expansion, digital retail efforts
Sonic President Jeff Dyke spoke early this month with "CBT Automotive Network" about EchoPark's planned locations and its e-commerce strategy for areas where it doesn't have physical stores. Rick Nelson,...
4 more years of China clashes, or will the tone shift?
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, an auto dealer in Pennsylvania, said the focus should not be so much on what the president has said, but on his policy. "He spoke...
A seller’s market for those with cars to sell
"In other words, when everybody can order everything they want, and every Ford dealer has that F-150 SuperCrew XLT, we all beat each other to death to get that customer's...