Columnists

KEITH CRAIN

Automotive News editor-in-chief
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Even for dealers, it's a global business

For many decades it was assumed that a local dealer had to stay local. He or she couldn't expand beyond a single point, so the goal was to make the single dealership grow. That notion was destroyed when the imports came looking for ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13

JASON STEIN

Automotive News publisher and editor
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Chinese carmakers primed for shakeout

SHANGHAI -- If you listen to the industry experts -- and in this country there are more than a few who claim to know how the future will unfold -- they'll tell you that the good times in China are over. The industry has hit a wall -- and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29

EDWARD LAPHAM

Automotive News executive editor
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DeLorean's name still gets tongues wagging

After all these years, it's still interesting to read about John DeLorean and his wonderful, wacky stainless steel sports car project. It has been more than 30 years since the factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was shuttered and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15

MARK RECHTIN

Automotive News Los Angeles bureau chief
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The death of driving? Don't make any funeral plans

You 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.
The 11:29 am U.S. ET | May 17

STAFF COLUMNS

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Can Akio be the Steve Jobs of Lexus?

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 ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13

PETER BROWN

Automotive News former publisher and editorial director
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Advice for Akerson: Show a little faith in your bench

Look at the unfilled holes in General Motors' top management. Add to that the executives who are brand-new to the car business. You might then conclude that CEO Dan Akerson is like the football coach who looks at his ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15

GUEST COLUMNISTS

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Lights, camera -- uh, boss, we have a little problem here . . .

I love wordplay, so when photos arrived of the big blue Pacific crashing against a floundering Ram heavy-duty pickup during a beach photo shoot gone wrong, my mind just raced. "Guts. Gnarly. Ram." ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 13