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What’s really needed is a course for dealers in “Selling with Ethics, Honesty and Integrity.”

Not long ago General Motors was a juggernaut in the global automobile industry. Sadly, it appears that time has passed.

Big discounts and high inventories, a toxic combination for the auto industry in the past, pose less danger today because a healthy economy is keeping U.S. sales at a near-record pace, analysts say.

Jody DeVere, CEO of AskPatty.com, says her passion for the auto industry started early#8212;growing up in Southern California’s car culture, being raised by an engineer father and marrying into an automotive family.

After shifting to rotary dial shifters on some of its vehicles, Fiat Chrysler may now shift back.

Average industry throughput declined last year, as a small increase in the U.S. franchise count outpaced the growth in light-vehicle sales. A brand-by-brand tally showed that gains and losses were almost evenly split.

When Carlos Ghosn officially hands over the baton as CEO of Nissan next month, the car business is going to be a little quieter. Ghosn isn’t retiring.

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I’m often asked what it was that attracted me to the automotive industry. It was the heart and art of manufacturing, the people and challenges of every day that had me.