Author: Automotive News n Feed

GM’s disposal of Opel (“Auf Wiedersehen, General Motors,” Feb.

Keith Crain’s comment about the testing of self-driving cars is well-taken (“Keep self-driving tests off public roads,” Feb. 20).

Design house Italdesign and Airbus offered a glimpse of a possible future solution to traffic congestion at the Geneva auto show.

As the auto industry prepares for the advent of the fully online transaction, there is a specific set of challenges in the FandI arena.

Volume automakers have good reason to fear luxury brands in Europe – mainly the German trio of Mercedes, Audi and BMW, but increasingly Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover. Luxury brands are gaining sales and pushing successfully into new segments.

Volkswagen’s new Arteon Gran Turismo premium sedan will be a more muscular-looking successor to the CC when in arrives in the U.S. next year as a 2019 model.

Volkswagen hasn’t yet publicly released the findings of an internal investigation. So much remains to be disclosed about who at the company enabled the conspiracy to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

FandI managers eager to boost their commissions sometimes entice customers to buy FandI products with giveaways that slice into the otherwise solid profit made on the front end of the vehicle transaction.

At McGeorge Toyota in Henrico, Va., the sales managers do the job that an FandI manager typically does — menu-sell FandI products and arrange financing.

General Motors will still operate mobility services in Europe despite selling Opel to PSA Group – and the French automaker plans to do the same in the U.S.