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When Carlos and Laurie Liriano moved from Louisiana to the heart of Texas, they brought along with them their taste for New Orleans hospitality — and their gumbo recipes.

Today’s GM can act more decisively because its finances are not only more stable, but also more transparent.

Buy-sell advisors expect activity to rebound this year as more sellers come to market and bring a realistic price expectation with them.

In the second episode of Season 2 of our ‘Futurismo’ podcast, we tell the story of one safety technology and how it rose from obscurity to a national mandate within years

Just seven states into Chevrolet’s gradual rollout of the Bolt EV, some dealerships already are discounting the car by several thousand dollars, even as others demand a markup above sticker price to take advantage of early demand.

Under pressure from low-cost imported steel, Tata Steel is stepping up its European production of higher-margin tailored blanks.

Japanese chipmaker Renesas bottlenecked much of the auto industry when its plant was damaged by Japan’s 2011 killer earthquake. It now plans big growth thanks to its takeover of an American rival.

Intel Corp. is a new player at the auto industry’s poker table, but the company’s $14.7 billion acquisition of Mobileye gives it a hand with a pair of aces.

Bernie Moreno once had visions of owning 100 dealerships. But frustration with factory performance targets has prompted a store selloff and a focus on select brands.

In this QandA, Dave Wright, owner of a Nissan-Subaru dealership near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks about growing a small dealership, competing against large groups for acquisitions and winning Automotive News’ Best Dealerships To Work For award five times.