World Congress
Honda's Mendel criticizes ultralong loans
Mon, 16, Jan 2017American Honda chief John Mendel decries the drift toward ultralong loan periods for car buyers as hurting the overall auto industry and suppressing new-car turnover.
Linamar CEO urges unity against tariffs
Mon, 16, Jan 2017Suppliers from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. need to come together and make a case against import tariffs to the incoming Trump administration sooner rather than later, Linamar Corp. CEO Linda Hasenfratz said.
Uber tech effort aims to ease 'surge pricing'
Mon, 16, Jan 2017Uber drivers needn't worry about the company's heavy push into self-driving vehicles, a top executive says.
Bentley thinks best bet for its buyers is plug-in hybrid EV
Mon, 16, Jan 2017It's a scenario scary enough to give any chauffeur the sweats: You're en route to pick up your boss who's headed to a crucial meeting -- or date -- and the all-electric ultraluxury sedan you're driving doesn't have enough juice to get there. Forget range anxiety. That's job anxiety.
Suppliers' pitch: We're one-stop shops
Mon, 16, Jan 2017The complexity of self-driving vehicles has created a golden opportunity for key suppliers to market themselves as one-stop shops for automakers.
Nissan's Munoz: U.S. gets priority in new global role
Mon, 16, Jan 2017With sales records stacking up for Nissan in the U.S. market, Nissan North America Chairman Jose Munoz wants to keep his eyes on local affairs - even though he now has a critical job to do around the world.
Rosekind calls for more focus on human factors
Mon, 16, Jan 2017NHTSA's Mark Rosekind cautioned that the march of autonomous-vehicle technology also must be accompanied by serious attention to human factors, including whether people will accept it.
NADA's Welch: Seize the political opportunity
Mon, 16, Jan 2017The National Automobile Dealers Association is eager to push a Republican-led government to reduce regulations and keep new-car sales humming.
Bill Ford: Mobility can lift margins
Mon, 16, Jan 2017More than a century after Henry Ford put the world on wheels, his great-grandson Bill Ford is trying to reinvent mobility.
Determined to prove the skeptics wrong
Mon, 16, Jan 2017GM's product chief says the skepticism of GM lifers has helped drive him and CEO Mary Barra as they instilled the focus and discipline that's now helping to produce record profits.
They said it: Quotes heard from the 2017 Automotive News World Congress
Mon, 16, Jan 2017A collection of quotes from the 2017 Automotive News World Congress.
'Tinkering' gets results at Waymo
Mon, 16, Jan 2017John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, formerly known as Google's self-driving car project, said the company's vertically integrated self-driving platform was born when Google engineers "began tinkering."
