en-us Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:01 ESTIt's easy to criticize the way Daimler AG ran and ultimately left Chrysler during the disastrous "marriage of equals" era. I know because I've done it on a regular basis. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:26 ESTIf Nissan wants to portray its made-in-the-U.S.A. Frontier compact pickup as more, well, American, the company's marketing team should take a gander at YouTube. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:59:44 ESTIf you were an alien from another world and your spaceship landed in Shanghai, you would immediately conclude that Buick is a planetary titan among automotive brands. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:49 ESTYou know that study that just came out declaring 'the end of the driving boom,' because Gen Y supposedly doesn't care about cars? Ignore it. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:46:35 ESTIf you're going to unveil a flagship that will sell for nearly $100,000 in the United States, go big -- really big. That's what Mercedes-Benz did for the debut of the 2014 S class here on Wednesday. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTA religious experience set Dieter Zetsche on his path to becoming CEO of Mercedes-Benz. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTAutoNation CEO Mike Jackson's employment contract with the country's largest dealership group is up in September. Jackson will turn 65 next February, but he has no intention of walking out the door any time soon. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTA religious experience set Dieter Zetsche on his path to becoming CEO of Mercedes-Benz. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTThe new Mercedes-Benz S class made its world premiere today in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for nearly half of all S-class sales from 2010-2012. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTIn a recent blog, I referred to GM Financial as a 'lender of last resort' for parent company General Motors. I meant simply that GM regards GM Financial as a lender GM can count on, no matter what.