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New paths to scale the heights
April 8In an era when traditional car companies and suppliers are competing with tech startups (or acquiring them) there are new methods of finding and furthering their careers of the best and brightest.
A dreamer's impossible dream, achieved
July 2, 2017It's very difficult to buy a dealership. Say Patel didn't let that stop him.
Obituaries
June 5, 2017Former dealer and automotive executive Paul Hartmann died May 9. He was 73.
Carl Sewell is driven to connect
June 5, 2017Retail legend Carl Sewell's battle with cancer changed the course of his dealership group — but the emphasis on connecting with customers remains.
Toyota's Leroy to speak next month at Europe congress
May 29, 2017Didier Leroy, Toyota's highest ranking non-Japanese executive, will speak at the Automotive News Europe Congress on June 21 in Barcelona, Spain.
IHS manager Jackson moves to supplier trade association
May 29, 2017The Original Equipment Suppliers Association has tapped IHS veteran Mike Jackson as its executive director of strategy and research.
Why tiny Mazda rules amateur racing
May 21, 2017Mazda's footprint in the auto industry is tiny. But its reach in the world of club and amateur racing is unparalleled.
Mueller, overseer of Takata fund, gets new assignment
May 22, 2017A federal judge in Detroit may need to find someone else to oversee a compensation fund for victims of defective Takata airbags.
Toyota's CEO was satisfied with his car-guy status until he bumped heads with Hiromu Naruse
May 21, 2017Akio Toyoda not only runs Toyota Motor Corp. but is its master driver, the final arbiter of what makes a Lexus a Lexus and a Toyota a Toyota. Knowing how to drive - no, race - a car makes him like no other CEO in the 79 years since his grandfather founded the company.
Toyota’s driving chief learns the secret sauce
May 22, 2017In an interview with Asia Editor Hans Greimel, Akio Toyoda, 61, talked about his interest in racing and how it now influences the flavor of Lexus and Toyota vehicles.
Carlos Tavares stays on track
May 20, 2017For PSA CEO Carlos Tavares, racing is perhaps more natural than running a global car company with annual revenues of $59 billion.
Mark Reuss, in the 'knothole'
May 22, 2017As much as Mark Reuss, a licensed road racer who created General Motors' Performance Division, relishes the fast lane, his appreciation for the carpool lane also runs deep.
