Author: Automotive News Feed

While the industry has been touting next-gen mobility here on the West Coast, its lobbying teams in Washington have pursued a backward-looking strategy.

In a letter to the editor, an Automotive News reader questions GM’s approach to hiring temporary employees while workers await transfers.

General Motors’ decision to idle four U.S. assembly and parts plants could provide ammunition for critics of President Donald Trump’s new North American trade agreement.

Enel Group’s $325 million wind farm project in Illinois will power General Motors’ factories around the Midwest when it becomes fully operational, in a step toward GM’s goal of 100 percent reliance on renewable energy by 2050.

There’s always a back story. For Terry O’Loughlin, director of compliance for Reynolds and Reynolds, a case involving a killer clown led him on the path to an automotive career.

Auto designers today face a difficult task: designing products that are truly distinctive in the growing lineup of SUV’s and pickups on the market.

Chevrolet has launched a national employee pricing sales campaign on all 2018 and some 2019 models through the end of the year.

As new-vehicle margins continue to melt away, structuring a pay plan that rewards the FandI department but still ensures the job is done ethically and legally is one of dealers’ greatest challenges, auto retail experts said.

DCH Millburn Audi in New Jersey has spent the last several years perfecting the sales-to-FandI handoff. The strategy has not only improved the sales process for the customer, but also increased the store’s FandI profit.

As new-vehicle sales cool in China, dealers are turning to their highly-respected U.S. counterparts to learn how to create additional revenue streams in stores while preparing for potential investments in the American market.