World Congress
Honda's Mendel criticizes ultralong loans
Jan. 16American 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
Jan. 16Suppliers 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'
Jan. 16Uber 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
Jan. 16It'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
Jan. 16The 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
Jan. 16With 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
Jan. 16NHTSA'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
Jan. 16The 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
Jan. 16More 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
Jan. 16GM'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
Jan. 16A collection of quotes from the 2017 Automotive News World Congress.
'Tinkering' gets results at Waymo
Jan. 16John 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."
