Author: Automotive News Feed

Nissan, Honda, Ford sales drop as cars get clobbered; fleet lifts FCA; VW, Mitsu dealer-outreach push; Nissan’s ‘important concepts’ for Detroit show; NHTSA official joins Uber.

Each of the Detroit-based automakers suffered double-digit sales declines. FCA was down 35.2 percent. GM was down 18.3 percent while Ford fell 10.7 percent. Nissan and Toyota had record months.

Actualmente nueve de cada 10 internautas buscan información en la web durante el proceso de compra de un vehículo, de acuerdo con el Corte Automotriz del Estudio de Consumo de Medios y Dispositivos, realizado por IAB México.

Ford’s $11 billion restructuring could cost 25,000 employees their jobs, with Europe bearing the brunt of the cuts, according to Morgan Stanley.

Top executives of VW, Daimler and BMW have a balancing act to pull off when they meet with Trump administration officials Tuesday about potential tariffs on U.S. imports from Germany.

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donal Trump, afirma que China acordó reducir y remover los aranceles para los autos que ingresan a ese país desde Estados Unidos, cuya tarifa actual es de 40 por ciento.

Nissan’s three independent board members are set to meet on Tuesday to discuss a replacement for arrested former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, Reuters reported.

BMW expects headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China as well as higher commodity prices and foreign exchange swings to weigh on earnings next year by at least 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion).

Revived German brand Borgward has named Xiuzhan Zhu as its new CEO. Zhu replaces former Rolls-Royce executive Philip Koehn, who spent just four months in the job.

Trump: China to ‘reduce and remove’ car tariffs; Lawyer: Jailed Nissan director did nothing wrong; Hyundai, Kia plan Bowl ads; Honda, VW execs make a case for sticking with sedans.