MARKETER OF THE YEAR
How Hyundai found gold in recession to win U.S. ad honor
Escapism had been the order of the day for most advertisers in a year riddled with surging unemployment. Then an automaker not known for fearless marketing -- Hyundai -- began a frontal assault on a U.S. recession that was not just dampening consumer enthusiasm but drowning it. 2:32 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9
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FUTURE PRODUCT -- CHRYSLER
Chrysler's Fiat-influenced product plan crosses brands
By 2014, 12 nameplates from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram will have heavy Fiat influence. They will either be developed on Fiat Group platforms or rebadged and imported from the Fiat Group. For example, a fwd Lancia will be badged as a Chrysler. A subcompact Jeep will share a platform with the next-generation Fiat Panda Cross. A redesigned Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger will evolve from an unspecified Fiat Group platform. 10:10 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9
GM to move ahead with Cadillac Converj plug-in, report says
General Motors Co. will produce the Cadillac Converj plug-in concept car it introduced earlier this year at the Detroit auto show, The Detroit News reported today. 1:11 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9
Advance work helped Lear exit bankruptcy quickly
Lear Corp. emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy today under the ownership of its secured lenders and bondholders after four months under court protection. The world’s ...
Chrysler breaks silence, spends to rebuild brands
After five months of near silence on the marketing front, Chrysler Group is roaring back with a new attitude. The automaker is ratcheting up advertising this quarter and ...
BBDO signals end to Chrysler relationship
BorgWarner forecast weathers global storm
BorgWarner Inc. forecasts about $1.8 billion in net new powertrain business in the next three years, surprising analysts who expected the supplier's plan to take a sharpe ...
GM restarts production of Hummer H3 SUV, pickup
General Motors Co. today started production of the 2010 Hummer H3 SUV and H3T pickup for the United States at Shreveport, La. Production comes as some dealerships are out ...
GM's Henderson starts Opel charm tour
GM CEO Fritz Henderson started talks in Germany on Monday aimed at soothing workers' anger over the carmaker's plan to reorganize Opel on its own. GM plunged Opel into tu ...
30% cut in Opel's costs remains GM's goal, Lutz says
Ex-Conti CEO Wennemer quits Opel Trust
GREEN CARS
Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat
Chrysler Group has disbanded a team of engineers dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered ca ...
U.S. aiding recovery of global market, Ghosn says
The global car market has bottomed and is on track for 60 million units sales next year, aided by the United States, Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and ...
Tiwi tracks travels of trucks (and teens)
Concerned parents can rest easier. So can commercial-fleet operators. A new tracking system called Tiwi can monitor a vehicle's speed, throttle position, G-forces, fuel c ...
ANALYSIS
U.S. government switches role to shareholder
Automakers can expect the U.S. government to be attentive to its multibillion-dollar stake in their businesses next year and selective in its efforts to reshape the indus ...