Disasters
Blaze in the bays
July 24About 30 vehicles belonging to service customers were destroyed in a blaze at a Michigan dealership. Officials said the fire was caused by spilled cleaning supplies.
Fire at Chevrolet dealership near Detroit destroys about 30 vehicles
July 19The fire broke out when a janitor was cleaning in the service building at Buff Whelan Chevrolet and spilled cleaning supplies, causing what the fire chief called a "big ball of flame to erupt."
AutoNews Now: Chevy store, ravaged by fire, soldiers on
July 19Chevy store, ravaged by fire, soldiers on; Lease penetration falls; GM wins ignition case; Robo-car bill advances; BMW backs Shift; Truck, brake innovators; Buick's '18 Regal GS.
First Shift: Mich. Chevy dealership goes up in flames
July 19Mich. Chevy dealership goes up in flames; GM invests in software startup; Musk cousin leaving Tesla; '18 Lincoln MKX spied; No new Vipers? No problem for supercar-maker VLF.
Honda, FCA race to help company rebuild after fire
June 19An immediate but back-breaking response helped bring back a little Texas supplier after it burned -- saving Honda and Fiat Chrysler from a bad spring.
Texas dealership regroups after killings
June 5A Nissan store in Texas is regrouping after three died in a shootout between bounty hunters and a fugitive on the showroom floor.
Texas store's CEO sets plans in aftermath of fatal shooting
May 31RFJ Auto Partners has shut down a Nissan store in Texas to regroup after a triple homicide in the store during business hours. Here's what it plans to do next.
German supplier Schaeffler hit by explosion; 13 people injured
May 15Thirteen people were injured, four of them seriously, in an explosion at a German factory operated by ball-bearings maker Schaeffler, police said.
When a new dealership is wiped out by a tornado
May 8Four tornadoes struck Canton, a small city about 60 miles east of Dallas, on April 29. Dealer Randall Noe got his first look at the wreckage the next day.
Texas dealer surprised he hasn't heard from FCA following tornado devastation
May 2The owner of a Texas Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram store destroyed in a tornado said he was surprised it took FCA three days to contact him.
Tornado wipes out Texas auto dealership, reports say
May 1A Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership in Canton, Texas, was swept away Saturday night during a tornado, reported the NBC affiliate television station in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Audi halts A4, A5 output at German plant over parts shortage
March 27Audi will halt production of A4 and A5 cars at its Ingolstadt factory this week until Thursday due to a parts shortage after a fire at a supplier. The break in production is expected to result in 5,600 fewer vehicles being built at the German plant.
