The top-level management changes at Chrysler Group this month may be rooted in the cultivated tension of a criss-crossed management structure that has high-level executives wearing many hats. But the changes at the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29

On paper, Fred Diaz got a promotion this month when it was announced that he had agreed to become vice president of Nissan Division sales and marketing. But in the real world, the 47-year-old former head of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 22

SHANGHAI -- When global automakers entered China, they had no idea how to sell their products here. To play it safe, they let managers from their Chinese joint venture partners oversee sales. Over the years, though, global automakers ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15

It's time to bring Automotive News and its readers up-to-date on what SAE International is doing about driver distraction. For almost two years now, SAE members, along with numerous automakers, suppliers, academicians, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15

Imagine that one car company is struggling with new fuel economy standards and another car company could help, for the right price. Could they strike a deal? At first blush, probably not. Selling cars is an ultracompetitive ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15

SHANGHAI -- China's government has kept a tight grip on the domestic auto industry for years. But that may be about to change: The country's new leaders seem likely to take a more open and pragmatic approach to the industry. China ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8

About 10 years ago, my wife and I encountered an elderly woman in a snowy mall parking lot looking lost. We asked if she needed help, and she said she couldn't find her car. The only description she could provide at first was that ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 18

SHANGHAI -- Overseas observers often fret about overcapacity in China's auto industry. But the problem afflicts few foreign automakers or private Chinese companies. At least three state-owned automakers, though, have amassed huge ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11

Did you catch the change blowing in the wind at this weekend's Daytona 500 NASCAR race, fueled by Danicamania?
It wasn't just that Danica Patrick, one of the brightest stars in motorsports, won the ... 3:11 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 28

Opel's new CEO, Karl-Thomas Neumann, is an auto industry veteran, but he hasn't remained in a top job long enough to judge whether he will be successful in turning around General Motors' unprofitable European operations. It's a ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4

The Dodge Dart, Chrysler Group's new Fiat-based compact sedan, had its best sales month in December, more than half a year after its debut. Dealers sold 6,105 Darts, boosting the car's U.S. sales for 2012 to 25,303. That's ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7

Most everyone agrees that sex sells. Chrysler Group will soon find out whether sex tinged with bawdy humor sells Fiats. The automaker premiered a series of short films for its launch of the Fiat 500e electric, 500 Abarth ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3

China's automotive industry faces two critical challenges: substantial overcapacity and a massive proliferation of automotive companies and brands. Both challenges are structural but self-inflicted. If China is to continue to have ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3

SHANGHAI -- If one asks a Chinese auto executive what he needs most these days -- cutting-edge technology or accurate retail sales data -- he's likely to beg for better data. Since the beginning of this year, China's Ministry of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3