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Lotus CEO leans towards SUV launch as sales pick up
Mercedes Metris cargo van to enter Ford Transit Connect's turf
Novelis teams with German partner on aluminum advances 
Ford to cut 500 jobs at B-Max plant in Romania
Daimler to invest $500 million in S.C. plant to build Sprinters
Jaguar Land Rover's performance unit could make stand-alone models
Lower oil prices to boost global auto sales 1.5%, forecast says
AutoNation's 8% sales gain beats market for Feb. 
Loan amounts, payments reach new highs
Online retail tools are changing F&I jobs, work force analyst says
Millennials coming on stream in auto loans, leases
No German-driven 'rat race' for Volvo 
BYD heralds its vehicle sales in Japan
America, land of big spaces, spurs Hyundai Tucson redesign
First Shift: NHTSA's never-used weapon
First Shift: Mercedes midsize van debuts
Snow snarls Mass. dealerships' sales
2015 Automotive News PACE Awards
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People
How to hit a home run 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 2, 2015
Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane -- told the Automotive News Retail Forum that the team improved when executives decided that "every decision we made was going to be made with evidence" rather than gut instinct....Read More »
Mr. Cub made history in the car business, too 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 1, 2015
Here's a largely forgotten fact about Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, who died Jan. 23 at 83: He was a Ford dealer from 1967-71....Read More »
Tom Kowaleski, attention-grabber 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 26, 2015
Tom Kowaleski, the former Chrysler, General Motors, BMW and Lincoln public relations executive who died suddenly last week at age 63, always knew how to tease a product story....Read More »
FCA US touts volunteer program for its dealers 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 26, 2015
FCA US is expanding its in-house volunteer program to dealers nationwide to provide a way for dealerships to increase community involvement....Read More »
AutoNation loses a key architect 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015
With COO Mike Maroone's pending departure, AutoNation Inc. must complete its digital transformation without one of the plan's key architects. Maroone, 61, will step down as COO in February and retire April 1, the nation's largest dealership group said....Read More »
Mercedes 'will lose talent' in move 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015
Steve Cannon, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, says only about 40 percent of its 1,053 employees are likely to move when the U.S. headquarters moves from New Jersey to Atlanta. Mercedes has made offers to the employees it wants to keep....Read More »
FCA's Bigland not giving up on stair-steps 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015
Fiat Chrysler's head of U.S. sales says controversial stair-step dealer incentives require a strong stomach but are the best way to align dealer and factory goals....Read More »
GM'S ELECTRIC POWER
New Volt raises profile of engineer Fletcher 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 12, 2015
For a mechanical engineer who once worked on 1,000-hp race boats and Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s roaring NASCAR engines, Pam Fletcher is pretty stoked about a car that starts with barely a whisper. Fletcher, General Motors' executive chief engineer for electrified vehicles, oversees the team that will deliver the next-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid this week in Detroit....Read More »
LaNeve may light a fire under Ford 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 12, 2015
Ford Motor Co.'s installation of former General Motors executive Mark LaNeve as its new U.S. sales and marketing chief shows that the automaker plans to get more aggressive. Last year’s slip stemmed from more than just pickups; cars and utility vehicles lost share, too....Read More »
Obituaries 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 5, 2015
Former automotive supply executive Rupe Atkin died Dec. 11....Read More »
Daimler's Kaellenius, NHTSA's Rosekind to speak at World Congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 5, 2015
Ola Kaellenius, sales and marketing chief at Mercedes since October 2013, will speak at the Automotive News World Congress on Jan. 14....Read More »
Q&A
Jaguar sales boss Goss sees growth from the fleet market 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 5, 2015
After years of weak sales because of its aging products, Jaguar is poised for a surge this year following the arrival of its new XE midsize sedan and updated large premium XF....Read More »
Patti Swope says dad with her 'in spirit' as she takes helm of dealer group 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 22, 2014
Sam Swope died at 88 on Dec. 9, less than a month before his only daughter was to take over as CEO of the Louisville, Ky., group....Read More »
BIG TO-DO LIST
BMW's Krueger must strengthen core products and improve in some niches 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 15, 2014
Harald Krueger, the 49-year-old tapped last week to become BMW's next CEO, has some work ahead to maintain the German automaker's competitive edge. Among the challenges: strengthening core products to combat much-improved rivals....Read More »
Daimler's new CEO contender 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 15, 2014
Mercedes-Benz sales and marketing chief Ola Kaellenius is emerging as a formidable candidate to replace Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche....Read More »
2015 WORLD CONGRESS
Panelists to focus on retail trends 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 15, 2014
Three experts with rich backgrounds in auto retailing will discuss the convergence of trends and what they mean for the future during next month's Automotive News World Congress in Detroit....Read More »
Obituaries 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 15, 2014
Longtime auto dealer Bob Moore died Dec. 1. He was 81. Sam Swope, who developed one of the nation's first regional auto malls, died Tuesday, Dec. 9. He was 88....Read More »
Why BMW loves California 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 8, 2014
BMW North America is headquartered in New Jersey, which means shorter flights to Munich for CEO Ludwig Willisch. But Willisch spends much time thinking about the West Coast....Read More »
Ford's Rewey innovated with SUVs, leasing 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 8, 2014
Robert Rewey, a former Ford Motor Co. sales and marketing chief who helped make SUVs and other trucks popular by giving them carlike features and promoted leasing as an alternative to traditional financing, died Nov. 29 at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., after a brief illness. He was 76....Read More »
Bob Thomas led Nissan in tough times 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 8, 2014
Bob Thomas, who served as CEO of Nissan's U.S. sales company in the 1990s as the Japanese automaker veered into financial trouble, has died. Thomas died Nov. 23 in Hawaii after a brief illness, according to friends and former colleagues. He was 69....Read More »
2014 ALL STARS
Marchionne is Fiat Chrysler's miracle worker 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 1, 2014
Automotive News' 2014 Industry Leader of the Year is Sergio Marchionne, CEO, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles....Read More »
Google exec to speak at World Congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 1, 2014
Does Google want to become an automaker, or is it more interested in producing the software and maps required for the driverless car? Chris Urmson will outline Google's agenda and explain the road ahead for autonomous driving on Jan. 14 at the Automotive News World Congress....Read More »
Family celebration 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
Some notable names were on hand when Ford introduced the 2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang last week in California....Read More »
YASUYUKI YOSHINAGA, PRESIDENT, FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Subaru boss: Strong growth brings new challenges 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
Hot-selling Subaru is going from strength to strength under Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries. The brand is poised for a sixth straight year of record U.S. sales, and profits are getting a big boost from favorable exchange rates....Read More »
CARLOS GHOSN, CEO, NISSAN MOTOR CORP.
Ghosn: 'We're going to continue the offensive' in U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
Nissan Motor Corp. CEO Carlos Ghosn, 60, is one of the auto industry's longest-serving chief executives. He is pressing the Japanese automaker to reach an 8 percent global market share by the end of March 2017 -- up from 6 percent on Sept. 30, the end of the first half of Nissan's current fiscal year....Read More »
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