en-usAutomotive News Automaker News Feed Dealer swaps shoe leather for FacebookMon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTWhen Chris Morrison started out as a car salesman 30 years ago in the placid southern Mississippi city of McComb, he spent every Tuesday at local employers handing out business cards and shaking hands. GM designer knows crucial launches produce a love-hate responseMon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTChevrolet designer Tom Peters describes the blocky, chiseled front end of the 2014 Silverado pickup as a "fist in the wind." GM seeks clean launch, regular updates for pickupsMon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTMark Reuss, president of General Motors North America, says GM is staying vigilant on the June launch of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-sized pickups, its most important rollout since the company's 2009 bankruptcy. The road to a greener America is littered with roadkillMon, 20 May 2013 11:43:10 ESTThe global financial crisis helped slam the breaks on dreams of a Hydrogen Highway in California, but the roots of green energy's mid-life crisis -- marked by a rash of recent corporate collapses in everything from electric cars to solar panels --... Mini's culture is as quirky as its carsMon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTMini is owned by BMW, but there's a broad gulf between the prestigious luxury marque and the funky small-car brand. Magna opens body, chassis plant in China's ChongqingMon, 20 May 2013 03:36:00 ESTMagna's Cosma unit has opened a plant in southwest China to supply body and chassis parts to automakers in the area including Ford and Volkswagen. Italy's Sogefi said to sell $115 million bonds in U.S. private placementMon, 20 May 2013 02:49:21 ESTItalian supplier Sogefi sold $115 million in bonds to U.S. investors in a private placement and is planning to sell another 25 million-euro ($32 million) note, a person familiar with the transaction said. BMW counts on new models to keep U.S. premium-sales crownMon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTMercedes-Benz led the U.S. premium-brand sales race through April of 2013, but BMW of North America CEO Ludwig Willisch expects BMW to repeat as No. 1 for the year. Continental names veteran exec Cramer as China headMon, 20 May 2013 05:38:46 ESTGerman supplier Continental has named veteran executive Ralf Cramer to head its operations in China, which it sees as the main driver of its growing business in Asia. Magna opens body, chassis plant in China's ChongqingMon, 20 May 2013 03:36:00 ESTMagna's Cosma unit has opened a plant in southwest China to supply body and chassis parts to automakers in the area including Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen.