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Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 18, 2013
Elon Musk was fresh off the sale of PayPal and starting another business, commercial rocket service Space Exploration Technologies, when he met kindred spirit JB Straubel. Their shared belief that consumer electronics advances could be applied to more earthly modes of transport is a cornerstone of Tesla Motors.... Read More » Comments [0] | Recommendations [0]
James Lawrence, NADA Used Car Guide publisher, dies
5:15 pm U.S. ET | May 14, 2013
James Lawrence, former publisher of NADA Used Car Guide, died May 6. He was 90.... Read More »| Related topics: | Automotive News All Stars | Final Assembly | Future Product | Vehicle Design | Management Briefing Seminars | Vehicle Technology | Manufacturing | PACE Awards | Obituaries | Talk from the Top | World Congress |
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Former Mercedes spokesman A.B. Shuman dies at 72
4:54 pm U.S. ET | May 14, 2013
Arnold Baer Shuman, a product spokesman for Mercedes-Benz of North America for more than two decades, died suddenly Friday at his home in New Jersey. He was 72.... Read More »Musk's magic touch on Wall St.
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
The cult of personality surrounding Tesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk has wowed the investment community. Operating on the edge of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's fair-disclosure rules, Musk and his steady flow of Twitter posts about Tesla have corresponded with a swift rise in the share price of his EV company. He has repeatedly halted declines with well-timed tweets.... Read More »Krishnan Anantharaman joins Automotive News
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
Krishnan Anantharaman has joined Automotive News as an assigning editor at the paper's headquarters.... Read More »JAMES B. TREECE
Can Akio be the Steve Jobs of Lexus?
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda wants to take personal responsibility for injecting design and performance pizazz into the Lexus brand. In essence, Toyoda is setting out to be the automaker's equivalent of the late Steve Jobs, the legendary boss of Apple James B. Treece is industry editor for Automotive News.... Read More »Mazda problem solver Kogai gets a new job: CEO
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
After Japan's devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Mazda Motor Corp. CEO Takashi Yamanouchi needed someone to sort out and reinforce the carmaker's shattered supply chain and production system. He chose Masamichi Kogai, a manufacturing and purchasing specialist. Now, Kogai, 58, is getting a new assignment: Run the whole company.... Read More »Infiniti adds managers
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
Infiniti President Johan de Nysschen continues to shift decision-making for the luxury brand onto managers who are focused solely on Infiniti.... Read More »Porsche reassigns 2 execs
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
Porsche Cars North America is bringing in Joe Lawrence, CEO of Canadian operations, to be its No. 2 executive in the United States, the company's largest market.... Read More »CARS & CONCEPTS
Albaisa leads Infiniti design
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
Alfonso Albaisa, the Cuban-American designer who has led Nissan's worldwide passenger car design strategy for a year, has been named global design chief for Infiniti.... Read More »FINAL ASSEMBLY
Jackson: Penske sets my retirement pace
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13, 2013
AutoNation 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.... Read More »All-Stars
Porsche unit names Joe Lawrence as new COO for U.S.
3:02 pm U.S. ET | May 10, 2013
Porsche Cars North America is bringing in Joe Lawrence, CEO of Canadian operations, to take over as COO in the United States, the company's largest market.... Read More »Bill Ford tells shareholders to be patient about stock price
11:21 am U.S. ET | May 9, 2013
Executive Chairman Bill Ford asked for patience from Ford Motor investors who pressed him about the company's languishing stock price at the automaker's annual meeting here today. Despite 15 straight profitable quarters, Ford's share price has lagged the S&P 500's gains for about two years.... Read More »Infiniti names veteran powertrain engineer as head product planner
2:27 pm U.S. ET | May 9, 2013
Infiniti has named powertrain specialist Toshihiro Hirai as global head of product planning as it tries to strengthen the marque's identity.... Read More »Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO
10:57 pm U.S. ET | May 8, 2013
Mazda has appointed Masamichi Kogai its next CEO. The production and purchasing specialist replaces Takashi Yamanouchi, who led the carmaker to its first annual profit in five years. The promotion takes effect pending approval at the Japanese company's June 25 annual shareholders' meeting, Mazda said in a May 9 statement.... Read More »Infiniti picks veteran Nissan stylist Albaisa for new global design post
4:01 pm U.S. ET | May 8, 2013
Infiniti has named a global design chief as part of the luxury brand's ongoing effort to distance itself from parent company Nissan's mass-market Nissan marque.... Read More »TALK FROM THE TOP: SCOTT KEOGH
Audi's tight supply, fast turn rate lift dealer profitability
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013
Audi of America President Scott Keogh is presiding over a brand with momentum, with U.S. sales up 16 percent through April and a batch of new vehicles launched or on tap. Keogh, 44, became president of Audi of America in June, a promotion from chief marketing officer.... Read More »TALK FROM THE TOP: COLIN DODGE
Nissan retools management structure for global growth
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013
Last year, Colin Dodge juggled a long list of responsibilities for Nissan Motor Co. He was global chief performance officer and in charge of Nissan's markets in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India. Last year also was a period of product renewal and expansion for the Nissan and Infiniti brands in the Americas, and Dodge acknowledges that it was challenging.... Read More »TALK FROM THE TOP: STEVE CANNON
Mercedes CEO: Customer service will be 'my legacy'
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013
Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon says customer service will be "the next major battlefield for all luxury manufacturers" and will be Cannon's main priority over the next five years.... Read More »TALK FROM THE TOP: ANDY GOSS
Goss: 'We have to move the Jaguar brand image forward'
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013
When the topic is luxury brands, Jaguar Land Rover North America CEO Andy Goss wants Jaguar to be mentioned in the same sentence as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus.... Read More »
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