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Scott Karchunas, president of Protective Asset Protection, says dealerships’ long-term business models can work in conjunction with online sales and financing tools and align with consumers’ car-buying visions.

Forrest Heathcott, president of JMandA Group, suggests the best way to educate consumers is with a ‘mantra of transparency.’

Volkswagen has paid $2.9 billion to repurchase nearly 138,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through Feb. 18 under a sweeping settlement over emissions violations.

FCA has received subpoenas from U.S. federal and state authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, related to alleged excess diesel emissions by some of its vehicles.

Audi again tops Consumer Reports ranking, Tesla best domestic marque; U.S. inventory build-up; Peek at Mitsubishi’s Eclipse Cross; Volvo loads next XC60 with safety tech.

Automakers have been replacing traditional gear shifts with buttons, knobs and wheels to spruce up vehicle interiors — but that is confusing motorists and diminishing safety, Consumer Reports says.

According to several automakers, they are properly viewed as victims of Takata’s fraudulent scheme to produce defective airbags — not as perpetrators of their own deception of car buyers.

Spanish auto supplier Grupo Antolin plans to open a $61.2 million manufacturing plant in suburban Detroit, creating 430 jobs.

Toyota is snowballing its support for winter sports with a multiyear partnership with Burton Snowboards.

Mitsubishi will kick off its long-promised product revival with a new compact crossover dubbed the Eclipse Cross, slated to hit the U.S. market in 2018.