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Oct
10th

Schaeffler develops digitalisation strategy with IBM

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Supplier Schaeffler said it was working with IBM to create a digital platform for processing large amounts of data, "generating valuable insight to transform" operations.
Oct
10th

Kia boosts Interbrand brand value and ranking

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The global value of the Kia Motors brand grew 12% over the last year, according to Interbrand's 100 'Best Global Brands.'
Oct
10th

VW resumes Brazil production after seat supplier spat

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After 30 days of completely halted production at its three car manufacturing plants and one engine facility, due to a shortage of seats previously supplied by Prevent Group-owned Keiper, Volkswagen Brazil announced it had been gradually restoring production, starting in the second half of September.
Oct
10th

Ford ends Australia vehicle production

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Ford brought the shutters down on its Broadmeadows vehicle plant in Australia's Victoria state after the last Falcon model left the assembly line on Friday.
Oct
10th

Nexteer delivers milestone power steering system

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Nexteer Automotive has now made 40m electric power steering (EPS) systems.
Oct
10th

Can’t get to Chicago? Watch the Best Dealerships via livestream

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The entire Best Dealerships To Work For program will be livestreamed and available for viewing at no charge, in real time.
Oct
10th

Delphi chief hails U.S. autonomous rules

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Safety system maker Delphi sees a breakthrough in U.S. technology work, now that the feds have proposed testing rules, says CEO Kevin Clark.
Oct
10th

VW relief package: It’s something

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It's hard to tell whether VW's $1.21 billion compensation plan will make dealers whole. But retailers say the compensation represents a much-needed boost as they labor to move beyond the crisis.
Oct
10th

Dealers deliver mandate to Cadillac

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Virtually all of Cadillac's 925 U.S. dealerships signed up for its Project Pinnacle incentive program, giving brand chief Johan de Nysschen a strong mandate to proceed even as significant opposition lingers under the surface.
Oct
10th

Trump ego has ‘gone screw-loose,’ Iacocca said in 1991 interview

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In a 1991 interview with Playboy magazine, then-Chrysler Corp. CEO Lee Iacocca was asked about Donald Trump, already a wildly famous real estate deal-maker and best-selling author.
Oct
10th

As demand eases, ‘the gloves come off’

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The U.S. industry's good times are by no means over, but the end of a six-year growth streak promises to test executives' competitive nature and incentive-spending discipline.
Oct
10th

Do people really want to buy cars online?

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A new report shows dealers may be overestimating how strong consumer demand for completing vehicle purchases fully online really is.
Oct
10th

Samuelsson: Volvo won’t rest on its laurels

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Hakan Samuelsson is leading a company where things are arguably going very, very well. Volvo Cars' year-on-year global sales have increased 16 months in a row. That's driven largely by the XC90.
Oct
10th

Dealer makes way for workers with autism

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The cafe opening inside Lexus of Naperville is certainly a nice amenity for customers looking for specialty coffees, teas or a smoothie. But for the eatery's employees, it's a potential lifeline.
Oct
10th

Zetsche: Daimler understands China better now

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Mercedes-Benz is speeding toward a future defined by autonomous vehicles, car sharing, connectivity and electric vehicles. Indeed, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says all that will upend the industry's traditional ways of doing business.
Oct
10th

Automakers help fund dealers’ big ideas

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Dealers are on the front lines of the daily sales race, often sponsoring events in the community and running TV and digital ad campaigns. But often, in the background, manufacturers are providing the funding.
Oct
10th

Surging Jeep hits a rut

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Jeep, FCA's most valuable brand, suffered its first monthly U.S. sales decline in three years, a sign that no one is immune to a plateauing market.
Oct
10th

Camaro finally claims a victory over Mustang

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Mustang 22, Camaro 1. That's the score in the past 23 months between the country's two most popular sports cars.
Oct
10th

Zetsche leads Mercedes into ‘unknown territory’

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Dieter Zetsche's long and varied career -- he arrived in America 25 years ago to head Freightliner and has been CEO of Daimler for more than a decade -- is far from finished.
Oct
10th

Fully autonomous vehicles won’t arrive for a long time

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Despite all the buzz about the impending arrival of self-driving cars, the obstacles to perfecting and mass producing fully automotated vehicles remain formidable.
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