Automotive News World CongressAUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Show and tell 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013  More than 1,000 people attended the 37th annual Automotive News World Congress in Detroit this month. The event included high-level speakers from automakers as well as their dealers and original-equipment suppliers.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Audi offers some lessons for Lincoln 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013 In seeking to reclaim its lost glory as a luxury brand, Lincoln has made no secret that it is lifting a few pages from the Audi playbook. So at the Automotive News World Congress this month, Audi of America President Scott Keogh was asked what Lincoln might learn from Audi's ascent.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Panel: Tech tricks will cut driver distraction 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  With the right technology, connected vehicles could reduce distracted driving, a panel of auto industry executives said at the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Mulally: Ford's challenge is smoother launches 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Ford Motor Co.'s biggest challenge is "going up in production and delivering all the launches," CEO Alan Mulally said after his Automotive News World Congress speech.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Morgan Stanley sees 17 million sales in '15 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Pent-up demand will drive U.S. light-vehicle sales to 17 million units by 2015, from 2012's 14.5 million, Morgan Stanley Managing Director Adam Jonas told the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Infiniti outlook: More models, higher sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Infiniti's future includes more products, more sales and more dealerships, but not more dealers, said the company's top executive.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Penske sees opportunities to buy stores in U.S., abroad 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Penske Automotive Group plans to acquire more dealerships in the United States, western Europe and Brazil, while keeping an eye on China, CEO Roger Penske said.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Honda's Mendel: Faulty mpg claims hurt the industry 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Automakers' overstating of their fuel economy numbers have injured the reputation of the entire industry, Honda's top U.S. sales executive said.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS When products are similar, sales process becomes crucial 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  A fast, seamless and transparent car-buying experience increasingly will determine a brand's sales success, panelists from Google, Hyundai and TrueCar told the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Next-gen Volt will cost 'thousands' less 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  General Motors can take "thousands of dollars" out of the next-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, GM North America President Mark Reuss said.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Mercedes' Cannon: Customer service is our top priority 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  For years, Mercedes-Benz USA pushed sales relentlessly to meet ever increasing goals set by its parent company in Stuttgart. But now there's a new U.S. boss. Since becoming CEO a year ago, Steve Cannon, 51, has made improving customer service the top priority at Mercedes-Benz USA.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Rush to new segments could backfire, Ross says 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  The big profits now being generated in North America are beckoning many automakers to find incremental ways to increase sales. But Wilbur Ross, the billionaire private-equity investor, says rushing into new segments could backfire.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Collaboration benefits suppliers and automakers 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Automakers are boosting production and speeding product development by working more closely with their suppliers. And suppliers are turning to nonautomotive clients and personnel to enhance their innovation.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Race is on for the cheapest way to hit 54.5 mpg 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Finding low-cost technology solutions will be the key to meeting the federal 54.5 mpg fuel economy standard in 2025, said a panel of speakers from suppliers at the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Auto industry hardball, Russian style: Bo vs. Putin 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Bo Andersson is doing to the Russian auto industry these days what he spent a decade doing to the North American industry: making it sweat.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Tight supplies will keep Audi prices up, U.S. boss says 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Tight inventories will help Audi as the German brand works to boost its U.S. sales to 200,000 vehicles, Audi of America President Scott Keogh told the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Fast online response is factor in Chrysler's surge 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Chrysler Group's ongoing sales resurgence is the result of the methodical way the automaker is managing its business, as well as refocused efforts by its dealers to follow up on digital leads, its head of U.S. and Canadian sales said.... Read More »
JESSE SNYDER Hey, come build a plant in sunny Macedonia 4:49 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 17, 2013  Viktor Mizo is all smiles and speaks fluent English as he explains why the Republic of Macedonia would be an excellent spot to build an auto parts plant. Mizo can rattle off his country's virtues -- low wages averaging about $500 a month, 97 percent literacy, universal English-language instruction and business incentives that European Union members “just can't give anymore” -- faster than you can take his business card.... Read More »
First Shift: Mercedes culture change 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 17, 2013  U.S. boss aims for better relations with customers; real-time satisfaction data; Ford: More listening, less talking to suppliers... Read More »
AutoNews Now: In defense of electric cars 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 17, 2013  GM's Reuss says EV's day will come, Volt's 'political beatdown', the style issue, Marchionne on Fiat's electric money-loser.... Read More »
2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Panel: Industry can meet 54.5 mpg, but at what price? 7:47 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013  It's not yet clear how automakers will achieve the federally mandated 54.5 mpg fuel-economy standard in 2025, but the industry and consumers are likely -- though not guaranteed -- to adjust to the requirement. That assessment, from a panel of supplier-company speakers at the Automotive News World Congress on Wednesday, came with some caveats.... Read More »
2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Panel: Online experience new battleground for buyers 6:50 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013  With brand competition so close these days on vehicle quality, cost and styling, the customer shopping experience online and in the store has become a key battleground for automakers, panelists from Google, Hyundai and TrueCar said at the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Amid home-market turmoil, Europeans top shareholder value 8:38 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013 Two German automakers and two European suppliers have delivered the best shareholder return in the industry this year, despite troubling economic conditions in Europe. For the past 12 months, Volkswagen AG provided the best shareholder value of any automaker, returning 64.5 percent to investors, according to the latest Automotive News/PwC Global Automotive Shareholder Value Index.... Read More »
2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Mercedes-Benz addresses its culture in bid to improve buyers' experience 6:02 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013  Thank or blame the digital world and social media, but there's no hiding a bad dealership experience today. Marketers used to believe people shared good experiences with three others and bad ones with 10 other people, Steve Cannon, 51, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, told the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS GM's Reuss: Electric vehicles' day will come 8:20 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013  GM's top U.S. executive delivered a staunch defense of electric vehicles and the Chevrolet Volt, noting that the plug-in hybrid's sales tripled in 2012. Mark Reuss, head of GM North America, acknowledged the hurdles to broader adoption of EVs and plug-ins, including high prices. He cited signs that local-government support for green cars might be waning, including the state of Washington's recent decision to charge EV owners a $100 annual fee.... Read More »
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