conferencesAUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Infiniti chief on congress roster 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012 Johan de Nysschen, head of Infiniti, will be a featured speaker on Jan. 15, the first day of the 2013 Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS GAZ Group's Andersson to address Congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 19, 2012  Bo Andersson, CEO of Russia's GAZ Group and former purchasing chief at General Motors, will be a dinner keynote speaker on Jan. 15, the first day of the 2013 Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Roger Penske will speak at World Congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5, 2012  Roger Penske will be the dinner keynote speaker on Jan. 15, the first day of the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
Chrysler's Bigland to speak in Jan. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 29, 2012  Reid Bigland, head of Chrysler's U.S. sales as well as CEO of Chrysler Canada and the Dodge brand, will be the opening speaker on Jan. 16, the second day of the 2013 Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS GM's Reuss to speak at World Congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 8, 2012  Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America, will be a featured speaker at the 2013 Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS IAC's Ross is World Congress speaker 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012  Wilbur Ross, chairman of International Automotive Components Group, will be a featured speaker at the 2013 Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Mulally to give keynote speech at World Congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 17, 2012  Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally, the architect of the automaker's swift and successful turnaround, will be the opening keynote speaker at the 2013 Automotive News World Congress in Detroit.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE CONGRESS AND RISING STARS Talks and tributes 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 2, 2012  Automotive News Europe honored its 2012 Rising Stars during a gala dinner at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club in Monaco on June 20. The second annual Rising Stars awards recognized young, talented auto leaders in Europe who have driven change, fostered innovation and made courageous decisions.... Read More »
European execs assess a market in turmoil 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 4, 2012  The European auto industry has been rocked by overcapacity, high debt and lagging sales. What does this mean for the future of the car business? Speakers at the 15th annual Automotive News Europe Congress June 20-21 in Monte Carlo will explore the industry's toughest issues and provide some solutions.... Read More »
European execs assess a market in turmoil 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 30, 2012  The European auto industry has been rocked by overcapacity, high debt and lagging sales. What does this mean for the future of the car business? Speakers at the 15th annual Automotive News Europe Congress June 20-21 in Monte Carlo will explore the industry's toughest issues and provide some solutions.... Read More »
CEOs will address resilience 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 9, 2012 The European auto industry has been rocked by overcapacity, high debt and lagging sales. What does this mean for the future of the car business? Speakers at the 15th annual Automotive News Europe Congress June 20-21 in Monte Carlo will explore the industry's toughest issues and provide some solutions.... Read More »
2012 WORLD CONGRESS Marchionne celebrates Chrysler, warns on Europe 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  Sergio Marchionne told industry executives to be wary of the crisis in Europe, even as he celebrated Chrysler Group's historic comeback in 2011. Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress, Marchionne, 59, CEO of Chrysler-Fiat, praised his workers and managers who had struggled to restore the company.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Ghosn: Need for scale will drive more deals 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  Size matters to Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. His global auto juggernaut, which reported record sales of 8.03 million last year, is still on the prowl for more strategic partners. And he says tie-ups are critical to growth.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS GM smooths out vehicle programs 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  As a girl, Mary Barra explored every inch of the new vehicles that her father brought home from his job as a die maker for General Motors' Pontiac Division. Today, she casts that same critical eye on GM's $15 billion vehicle-development program. Barra told the Automotive News World Congress that she spent her first year as GM's product chief eliminating the on-again, off-again nature of its vehicle programs.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS To meet CAFE, tweak engines 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  A proposal to increase fuel economy standards drastically will compel automakers to tweak conventional gasoline engines, using such technologies as turbochargers and direct injection, a panel on public policy said at the Automotive News World Congress. The U.S. auto industry is likely to spend heavily to develop gasoline-saving technologies to meet increasingly stringent fuel-efficiency rules proposed for the 2025 model year.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Communication is key to supplier relations 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  A purchasing panel of suppliers and automakers told the Automotive News World Congress how they seek to improve communication and collaboration in the supply chain.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Marketers agree: Social media are a must 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  When Audi launched U.S. diesel-powered vehicles in 2009, it told Facebook followers that if 30 percent of Americans drove a clean diesel the country could save 1.5 million barrels of oil per day. And the message seems to have made a difference. Audi initially projected diesel variants would make up 10 to 15 percent of the Audi Q7's U.S. sales, Scott Keogh, 42, chief marketing officer of Audi of America, said during a marketing panel discussion at the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Govt. sends China's suppliers shopping for U.S. technology 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  Auto suppliers owned by the Chinese government are buying stakes in U.S. and European suppliers that give them access to global markets and cutting-edge technology. And their budget is huge. Last May, China's government earmarked $60 billion to acquire U.S. industrial assets, Tim Leuliette, managing director of FINNEA Group, an investment banking firm in suburban Detroit, said during a panel discussing China at the Automotive News World Congress. Now the Chinese seek acquisitions.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Krafcik wants more TLC for Hyundai customers 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  With sales growth in 2012 expected to be limited by production constraints, Hyundai's U.S. boss says "delighting" the customer will be the brand's focus this year. Hyundai is rolling out to all its exclusive U.S. dealerships a sales training program that initially was developed only for dealers selling Hyundai's top-of-the-line cars.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Ford to cut platforms faster 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012 Ford Motor Co. is accelerating its One Ford global business plan by cutting the number of its vehicle platforms ahead of schedule and by simplifying its global ad campaigns, said Jim Farley, Ford's global marketing boss.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Toyota exec: Autos will fuel economy 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  Despite a still-wobbly U.S. economy, Toyota predicts U.S. auto sales will reach 13.6 million this year, 14.6 million in 2013 and 16 million by the middle of the decade. "Lots of Americans need to replace their cars soon," Bob Carter, Toyota Division general manager, said in a speech at the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS U.S. is a bright spot in global sales picture 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  Automakers face weak sales in most overseas markets this year, a top industry analyst told the Automotive News World Congress. U.S. and Chinese auto sales will improve, but little growth is expected in Europe or elsewhere.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Girsky: By June, we'll know Volt's potential 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky is doing his best to help GM hit its sales targets for the Chevrolet Volt. His wife, mother and aunt each drive one. But Girsky, 49, said after a speech to the Automotive News World Congress that "it'll be May or June before we know whether this thing really has legs."... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Hesterberg to carmakers: Be mindful of margins 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  Automakers must continue to match supply to demand so that dealers' profit margins, still below pre-recession levels, don't narrow even more, Group 1 Automotive Inc. CEO Earl Hesterberg said. "We need to be vigilant, but I wouldn't say we're in a crisis situation just yet," Hesterberg, 58, said at the Automotive News World Congress last week when asked whether manufacturers are flooding the market with excess vehicles.... Read More »
WORLD CONGRESS Sales rising, Nissan will expand factory output 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2012  Nissan Motor Co. intends nearly to double its capacity to produce vehicles in the Americas region as it drives for more market share in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Latin America. Nissan will announce a new assembly plant in Mexico in the coming weeks that is intended to capitalize on two years of double-digit U.S. sales growth, Bill Krueger, vice chairman for Nissan Americas, told the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
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