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A profitable, healthier AutoNation is injecting millions into its operations and acquiring dealerships as the industry emerges from the depths of a depression. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16

Surrounded by paperwork in an office of the dealership he just closed, Jesse Greathouse reminisces about what it was like when he acquired Cross Road Chrysler-Jeep in Oklahoma City 16 years ago. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16

Alvaro de Molina, CEO of GMAC Financial Services, has a big vision for transforming GMAC into a bank. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
   • Shift to GMAC leaves some Chrysler dealers in limbo

Toyota's chief tester? The boss

Akio Toyoda believes firmly in the value of genchi genbutsu, the Toyota Motor Corp. doctrine of going on site to see for yourself. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16

Green powertrains drive BorgWarner's forecast

BorgWarner Inc. forecasts about $1.8 billion in new powertrain business in the next three years as automakers revamp their engines and transmissions to meet stricter government mandates on emissions and fuel efficiency. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16

Asian Goliaths loom over North American Davids

Billions of dollars in U.S. government aid is being funneled to manufacturers of the next generation of batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Most of those companies are still building their first factories. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16

Nissan sees electrics, entry-level cars in future

CEO Carlos Ghosn has put Nissan Motor Co. back on track to return to an operating profit in the fiscal year that ends March 31, following a big loss in 2008. Now his focus is the future. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16

Mazda's independent, but Ford ties are strong

Takashi Yamanouchi took over as CEO of Mazda Motor Corp. a year ago this month and was immediately confronted by some of the biggest challenges in Mazda's history. U.S. sales plunged. Ford Motor Co. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16

Amid October's so-so sales, signs of health

October's lackluster sales results contained surprising signs of a fundamentally healthier market. Transaction prices rose dramatically, incentives dropped and too-tight inventories became more comfortable. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9

Chrysler's grand brand plan

Chrysler brand CEO Olivier Francois startled an audience of more than 400 journalists and analysts last week by showing video footage of a couple passionately making out in the back seat of a Chrysler 300. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9

Chrysler learns how to make cars, Italian style

The new Chrysler is betting that Fiat's production processes are the way to success. Fiat S.p.A. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9

Ito: Cost, mpg top Honda's product agenda

Takanobu Ito took over as president of Honda Motor Co. in June with the global auto market in free fall and his company's sales tumbling in tandem. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9

Product plan, cost cuts spark hope at Ford

One year after the spectacular meltdown of the domestic auto industry and three years after becoming Ford Motor Co. CEO, Alan Mulally's turnaround efforts are gaining traction. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9

Ford manages debt as profits grow

Ford Motor Co. posted a standout third quarter and laid out further plans for managing a debt load that is significantly heavier than that of its domestic rivals -- and growing. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9

Tire plan is a blowout; dealers, drivers stuck

Baltimore dealer Edward Drieband thought selling lifetime tire replacement policies would increase repeat business at his dealerships. Instead he has a bevy of upset customers and is out $130,000 for claims he has honored without reimbursement. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2

Mulally: We could export from U.S.

Three years after arriving at Ford Motor Co., CEO Alan Mulally has flexible manufacturing plants and global vehicles ready to go. Throw in the weak U.S. dollar, and that means Ford now could even export vehicles made in its U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2

Toyota's new U.S. plan: Trim trucks, add hybrids

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda is rewriting his U.S. playbook to revive battered sales and a tattered image. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2

Alternative power brings a fresh surge of patents

The auto industry's scramble into new kinds of vehicle power has unleashed a tidal wave of technology patents that will make their way into vehicles in the coming decade. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2

Giving service a jump-start

Dealers are finding it harder to keep their service departments full. New-car dealers booked $81. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2

28 innovators are finalists for PACE Awards

Twenty-eight finalists have been chosen for the 2010 Automotive News PACE Awards. PACE stands for Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence. Here are the categories and finalists and their innovations, by category. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2

Jim Press saga: A hero falls, hard

In June, after Fiat had taken control of Chrysler, the new owners sent Jim Press to Washington to defend Chrysler's quick, harsh closing of 789 dealerships. This was an especially tough assignment. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26

Honda tears up its old product plan

Honda Motor Co. is reviewing its entire lineup with the aim of building less expensive and more fuel-efficient vehicles, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito says. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26

Strong yen pulls more auto production to U.S.

To combat the yen's profit-pounding surge against the dollar, Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are ready to shift more car production from Japan to the United States. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26

Japan: We're ready for 2016 CAFE standard

The 2009 Tokyo Motor Show may have been light on world debuts, but its ecological theme showed that Japanese automakers are taking the global stiffening of fuel economy and emissions regulations seriously. The message: Japan Inc. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26

How crisis turned Diehl into dealer

Corina Diehl is a cute blonde with a raunchy sense of humor who can set a man back on his heels when she starts talking. But it's not the F-bombs she lets fly that makes her unusual in the world of car dealers. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26

Hyundai marketer Ewanick goes face to face with the customer

Hyundai is one of only three brands that increased U.S. sales through the first nine months of the year. And Hyundai's U.S. market share has risen more than any other brand's in 2009. Marketing has been an important factor. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26

Farley: Ford can't waste a single marketing dollar

Changing the public perception of Ford Motor Co. vehicles was Job 1 for Jim Farley when he came on board as the automaker's chief marketer in late 2007. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 26

GM could survive an Opel split

As General Motors Co. sells a controlling interest of Opel to Canadian supplier Magna International Inc. and a Russian bank, CEO Fritz Henderson is adamant: GM will continue to need Opel's expertise in small cars and gasoline engines. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 19

2 groups resume hunt for stores

In another sign that the economy is starting to improve, the CEOs of two public dealership groups say they intend to start buying stores again. Sid DeBoer, CEO of Lithia Motors Inc., wants to use cash from Lithia's Oct. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 19

Chrysler's two-time casualties

When Chuck Fortinberry heard in May that Chrysler would terminate his new-car franchises in suburban Detroit, he overcame his shock and quickly created a new business plan. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 19

Audi in America: 40 years of growth, turbulence and resurrection

Audi celebrates 100 years of making automobiles this year and 40 years of doing business in the United States. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 19

New board wants to reinvent GM

CEO Fritz Henderson steered General Motors through a 39-day bankruptcy procedure this summer. But the really hard part lies ahead. He must make GM profitable. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 19

Subaru chief eyes record sales, greener cars

What recession? That's the question at Subaru. While rival automakers struggled amid a 27 percent drop in total U.S. sales in the first nine months of the year, Subaru racked up an impressive 10 percent sales gain. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 19

IPO for GM? If it can perform

The board of General Motors Co. will set targets in December that will help determine whether the restructured company is healthy enough to go public in the second half of 2010, CEO Fritz Henderson said. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12

Life under Marchionne: New stars, hasty exits

In June, CEO Sergio Marchionne elevated Peter Fong and Michael Accavitti to lofty positions in the new Chrysler Group -- Fong as CEO of the Chrysler brand and Accavitti as CEO of Dodge. They lasted only four months before resigning last week. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12

Adapt or perish

Clint McJenkins is grateful that the store he runs, Tuscaloosa Hyundai, outperforms the market on new-car sales. But he acknowledges lousy conditions are dragging down the central Alabama dealership's finance and insurance operations. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12

Bob Lutz: GM ads will sharpen images of vehicles, brands

Bob Lutz, General Motors Co.'s marketing chief, is in a hurry to improve consumers' perception of GM vehicles and define struggling brands such as Buick. Lutz, 77, spoke about the challenges ahead. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12

For Audi's Scott Keogh, poking fun has a purpose

Audi of America's marketing has been edgy and irreverent for the past three years. It's a change that began when Scott Keogh became director of marketing in 2006. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12

Mercedes ads downplay luxury, stress safety

At a time when ostentatious spending has become almost taboo, Mercedes commercials are touting attributes such as safety and technology. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12

Tokyo show shrinks, but still aims to electrify

The Tokyo Motor Show, once known as Asia's premier international auto exhibition, will be a domestic event this year. Almost all major international players canceled plans to attend because of the economic crisis. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12

Wind-down terms anger Saturn dealers

Saturn dealers woke up last Thursday morning to the grim reality that their brand was dead, Roger Penske was not going to save them and General Motors Co. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5

Q4 shapes up as a marketing free-for-all

Shaking off a lousy, post-clunker September -- one more miserable month in a tough, turbulent year -- automakers see the fourth quarter as a race to grab loose market share. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5

Europeans pile on the green bandwagon

After years of dragging their feet, European brands have embraced electric and hybrid vehicles with surprising zeal. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5

Daimler moves into alternative technology

Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG, is betting the future will be filled with fuel cell cars. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5

Life on Saturn? It's up to Penske

Like every other Saturn dealer, Lou Sobh is clinging to one last hope: Roger Penske. "I had eight Saturn stores," says Sobh. "I'm now down to three. I will soon be down to one. We need to have some quick results." 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 28

Forecast for Q4 output: Up, at last

Auto production is expected to top 2008 levels in the fourth quarter -- the first year-over-year quarterly increase in two years. Leading the way is Ford Motor Co. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 28

Ed who? How chairman became GM's ad star

Inside the new General Motors Co., executives are seeking the right voice for the recently bankrupt company and its surviving brands. It's a struggle. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 28

Sources: Chrysler sedans to survive

With Fiat-based replacements still at least two years away, Chrysler Group has delayed plans to kill its slow-selling Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger, sources say. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 28

Ex-dealer Hecker is target of grand jury

A federal grand jury has been convened in Minneapolis to consider whether bankrupt Minnesota dealer and auto entrepreneur Denny Hecker should face criminal charges. Jeanne Cooney, a spokeswoman for the U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 28

Chrysler-Fiat's grand brand plan

A Chrysler brand with more luxury than Cadillac. A Dodge brand known for driving dynamics. A Jeep lineup that is -- well, Jeep. And vehicles to cover every market segment so that wildly fluctuating fuel prices won't destroy sales. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21

Dealers hunt for used cars

For the first time in decades, new-car dealers are pounding the pavement in search of used cars to sell. They're critically short of stock at a time when used-car customers have begun to stream onto their lots. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21

Toyota shape-up plan includes ad push, product, quality blitz

Facing a roomful of anxious dealers, Toyota's top brass last week laid out a broad plan to reverse the company's slide in market share. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21

Guide to Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Programs

The Guide to Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Programs. The special section offers a comprehensive guide to all certified pre-owned programs in the United States as well as certified pre-owned sales, month-by-month, for 2008. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21

Nissan's Mr. K: Still blunt at 100 (about that 370Z ...)

Legendary Nissan pioneer Yutaka Katayama, known to fans in the United States as Mr. K, is aging just as well as the sporty Z car he championed four decades ago. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21

The worst is over, execs say

The bottom of the financial crisis has been hit, industry executives said here last week. But a full recovery will be a long, slow process that may not occur until at least 2012. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21

GM dumps Sept. Chevy truck sale

To concentrate on image and product advertising, General Motors Co. is forgoing the traditional Chevrolet truck sale in September, marketing chief Bob Lutz said last week. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 21