Marchionne awarded $307,989 as Chrysler CEO in 2013

Keith Crain named to Automotive Hall of Fame

Keith Crain, who has led Automotive News for more than four decades, has been elected to the Automotive Hall of Fame. Crain will join Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech, customer satisfaction pioneer J. David Power and late designer Alex Tremulis as 2014 inductees, the Hall of Fame said in a statement today. They will be honored at the organization's annual induction ceremony on July 24.... Read More »

Subaru of America names Nakamura CEO

Subaru of America has named Tomomi Nakamura as CEO effective April 1, taking over from Takeshi Tachimori. Tachimori will return to Japan, where he will be responsible for global sales, including those in the United States, for Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries. He spent three years as CEO of Subaru of America.... Read More »

Honda takes baby steps toward a diverse board

Honda Motor Co.'s belated moves to inject some diversity into its top ranks deserve two cheers.... Read More »

Honda's board gets 2 doses of diversity

Honda Motor Co. is elevating a foreigner to the highest level yet at the Japanese company -- one rung below the board. It also has named its first woman to the board.... Read More »

Design chief leaps into top job at Lexus

Can star designers become big car company division chiefs? Toyota's going to give it a try with global design chief Tokuo Fukuichi, who last week was named president of Lexus International.... Read More »

Back to Britain for ex-Volkswagen exec Browning

Jonathan Browning, who departed as CEO of Volkswagen's U.S. operations in December after a tumultuous year, has returned to his native England -- but not as an auto exec, exactly.... Read More »

Sprinter exec sees Euro-van boom in U.S.

The newly created Mercedes-Benz Vans USA unit that sells the Sprinter van will add dealers and models and will increase sales in the next few years.... Read More »

Diaz: Nissan N.A. to gain 'profitable' share

U.S. sales boss Fred Diaz expects Nissan North America to continue gaining U.S. market share in 2014 as it rolls out more new models. After Nissan North America's volume jumped 9 percent in 2013, Diaz expects the company's growth to slow this year but still outperform the rest of the industry.... Read More »

Porsche founder's legacy hits Nazi past in Czech hometown

Ferdinand Porsche created the first hybrid more than 100 years ago and designed the original Volkswagen Beetle. Those achievements haven't counted for much in his hometown.... Read More »