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Wagoner: Government must support research on alternative fuels General Motors is committed to electric vehicles and wants the government's financial cooperation to make alternative-fuel sources a reality, GM CEO Rick Wagoner said. Speaking last week at the Automotive News World Congress, Wagoner also said GM remains open to industry alliances if they are limited in scope.  story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Audi wants to get bolder in U.S. Audi is getting tired of being beaten in the U.S. sales race by Lexus and other luxury brands. A top Audi executive says the automaker will increase the number of vehicles it offers, add more exclusive dealers and more aggressively promote its brand image with more effective ads and a larger Internet presence. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Automakers face rising freight hauling costs North American automakers face railroad shipping cost increases this year of 20 to 40 percent, a panel of distribution experts said last week at the Automotive News World Congress. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Mopar will add Jeep performance parts Chrysler's performance-parts brand Mopar will be looking in-house for its next expansion: the Jeep brand. "Mopar has Jeep as a first cousin, and we've been missing a whole segment of off-road enthusiasts out there," said Chris Cortez, senior vice president of global service and parts for the Chrysler group. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Wilhite: Automakers compound dealers' woes Hyundai Motor America COO Steve Wilhite says many of the problems auto dealers face today are the fault of automakers. "When sales objectives aren't met and we've hit new rebate highs, we often respond by adding more dealers," Wilhite said last week at the Automotive News World Congress. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Toyota's Lentz sees industry boom ahead Toyota not only predicts a good year for itself but sees the entire industry on the cusp of major turnaround. Jim Lentz, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., said last week at the Automotive News World Congress that 2007 is going to be a "setup year" in which the industry will "take time to reflect, reorganize and rededicate" itself to the people it serves. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Leuliette: Our leaders are running on empty Metaldyne CEO Tim Leuliette rocked the Automotive News World Congress last week with a fiery speech that lambasted both political parties for failing to develop a national energy policy after the oil embargoes of the 1970s. The result of that failure, Leuliette said, is that U.S. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Cheap gasoline won't stop Smart The price of gasoline has fallen to the low $1.80s in many areas, but Roger Penske says he can still sell the tiny Smart car. Asked last week at the Automotive News World Congress who will buy the car with gasoline selling at $1.85 a gallon, Penske never flinched: "The creative class." story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Consultant: Fewer platforms give Detroit 3 leverage over suppliers The Detroit 3 are gaining leverage over auto suppliers as the automakers move to common architectures and cut the number of unique components. That move is critical to the Detroit 3's closing the profit gap with their Japanese competitors, consultant Laurie Harbour-Felax said last week at the Automotive News World Congress. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS As sales boom, bashing subsides Jim Lentz was asked following his speech at the Automotive News World Congress today whether he fears another wave of Toyota bashing and protectionism given the new Congress and troubles with the Detroit 3. "There's always a risk, but if you compare that risk to the late '80s and early '90s, it's very, very different." story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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• Toyota's Lentz predicts industry boom by 2010 |
J Mays shares 5 keys to successful car design To succeed with a vehicle, you must know your customers and delight them with unexpected design touches, says Ford Motor Co. global design chief J Mays. Those are two of five must-have elements designers must figure out when planning a new vehicle, Ford's group vice president of design said. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Marketers' task: Create 'tribes' of cheerleaders Automotive marketers must target their messages at groups whose members will become brand advocates, participants on a marketing panel said last week at the Automotive News World Congress.That strategy allows marketers to create an emotional connection with buyers, the panelists said. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Jackson: GM ads seek an emotional connection General Motors wants to win over owners of import-brand vehicles and a new generation of buyers in key Western and Southern markets. The company will do that through marketing that builds an emotional connection with consumers and by pushing into digital spaces, said Mike Jackson, GM North America vice president of marketing and advertising. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Hargrove: UAW strike unlikely; Jobs Bank flawed Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove says he doubts the UAW will strike in September over master contract negotiations with the Detroit 3. In an interview Wednesday, Jan. 17, Hargrove said a strike would damage an already-stressed Detroit 3, opening the door for even more North American market share gains by the Japanese automakers. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Bosch N.A. boss: Low-cost parts are not enough Robert Bosch Corp. can compete with low-cost suppliers from India, South Korea and China, its chairman says. Bosch has good manufacturing bases in India and China, but it also can provide automakers greater value by offering them system engineering and other services, said Peter Marks, chairman of the North American unit of German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH. story Published: 1/22/07 1:00 AM
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Penske: Cheap gasoline won't stop Smart The price of gasoline has fallen to $1.85 a gallon, or lower, in some areas, but Roger Penske said he can still sell the tiny Smart car. Asked tonight at the Automotive News World Congress who will buy the car with gasoline at $1.85 a gallon, Penske never flinched: "The creative class." story Published: 1/18/07 1:00 AM
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Supply chain troubles, bankruptcies will continue to grow, Ford's Brown predicts The long quest to build a new automaker-supplier model may come sooner than expected if Ford Motor Co. purchasing chief Tony Brown is right about a looming supply chain shakeout. The number of suppliers on Ford's "watch list" is up 44 percent from last year, he said, and a burgeoning amount of excess capacity could make 2007 the year of the shakeout, Brown said. story Published: 1/18/07 1:00 AM
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Marketers: Messages must target advocates Automotive marketers must target their messages at groups whose members will become brand advocates, said experts on the Automotive News World Congress marketing panel. Consumers are joining online "techno or virtual tribes" that exert great influence over buying power, said Timothy Blett, president of the Doner advertising agency in Newport Beach, Calif. story Published: 1/18/07 1:00 AM
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Bosch: Low-price parts in low-cost countries are not enough The Robert Bosch Corp. can compete with the new low-cost suppliers coming from India, South Korea and China, its chairman said. Bosch has good manufacturing bases in India and China, but it also can provide automakers with greater value by offering them system engineering and other services, Bosch Chairman Peter Marks said. story Published: 1/17/07 2:44 PM
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CAW's Hargrove: UAW strike unlikely; trade practices unfair Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove said today he doubted that the UAW would strike in September over master contract negotiations with the Detroit 3. Hargrove said a strike would damage an already-stressed Detroit 3, opening the door for even more North American market share gains by Japanese automakers. story Published: 1/17/07 12:10 PM
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• CAW to help Chrysler cut costs |
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GM's goal: Change import buyers' view of automaker General Motors needs to win over import vehicle owners and a new generation of buyers in key Western and Southern markets. The company will do that with marketing that builds an emotional connection with consumers and by pushing into digital spaces, said Mike Jackson, GM vice president of North America marketing and advertising. Import vehicle owners have a "dated" view of GM. story Published: 1/17/07 1:56 PM
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Fewer platforms give Detroit 3 leverage over suppliers The Detroit 3 are gaining leverage over auto suppliers as the automakers move to common architectures and cut the number of unique components. That move is critical to the Detroit 3 closing the profit gap with their Japanese competitors, consultant Laurie Harbour-Felax said today at the Automotive News World Congress. Harbour-Felax is president of the Harbour-Felax Group. story Published: 1/17/07 12:25 PM
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GM to push government for support on alternative fuels General Motors is committed to electric autos and wants the U.S. government's financial cooperation to make alternative fuel sources a reality, GM CEO Rick Wagoner said. Speaking this evening at the Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Mich., Wagoner also said GM is still open to industry alliances. story Published: 1/17/07 1:00 AM
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• GM CEO sees deal with Delphi, union, in near term • GM sold 9.09 million vehicles in 2006, down 1% • GM 'interested' in Malaysia's Proton, CFO Henderson says |
Dauch to industry: Don't hide from trouble Global competition has savaged the U.S. auto market but survival will come from facing those global competitors head on, not hiding from them, a prominent Detroit supplier CEO said. "Far too many people have characterized globalization as the root of all of our problems," said Richard E. Dauch, who co-founded American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. in 1994. "But I do not buy that argument. story Published: 1/17/07 1:00 AM
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Leuliette: Our leaders have done nothing Sounding like a politician, Metaldyne CEO Tim Leuliette rocked the Automotive News World Congress with a fiery speech Tuesday that lambasted both political parties for failing to develop a national energy policy after the 1970s oil embargoes. story Published: 1/17/07 1:00 AM
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• Ford mulling plug-in hybrid vehicle |
Automakers face rising shipping costs North American automakers face railroad shipping cost increases this year of 20 percent to 40 percent, a panel of distribution experts said Tuesday at the Automotive News World Congress. story
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Hyundai's Wilhite: Dealer woes stem from factory Hyundai Motor America COO Steve Wilhite says many of the problems auto dealers face today are the fault of automakers. "When sales objectives aren't met and we've hit new rebate highs, we often respond by adding more dealers," Wilhite said tTuesday at the Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Mich. story Published: 1/17/07 1:00 AM
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• Wilhite: No U.S. impact if Hyundai chairman goes to jail |
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS GM CEO sees deal with Delphi, union, in near term DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner said a deal with bankrupt former subsidiary Delphi Corp. and its union to cut wages and benefits was possible in the "near term." "We can envision potential for a solution in the relatively near term," Wagoner told reporters Tuesday, Jan. 16, on the sidelines of the Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Mich. story Published: 1/17/07 7:00 AM
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• GM to push government for support on alternative fuels • GM sold 9.09 million vehicles in 2006, down 1% |
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Ford mulling plug-in hybrid vehicle DETROIT (Reuters) -- Ford Motor Co. is considering the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles in an effort to provide alternate energy sources, the director of the automaker's hybrid program said today. Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Mich. story Published: 1/17/07 1:00 AM
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• Leuliette: Our leaders have done nothing • Report: Toyota would consider tie with Ford if asked |
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS GM 'interested' in Malaysia's Proton, CFO Henderson says DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors is interested in state-controlled Malaysian automaker Proton Holdings Bhd., GM's CFO said Tuesday. "We are interested but there are many other players interested," CFO Fritz Henderson said, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Mich., though he provided no further details. story Published: 1/17/07 1:00 AM
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• GM to push government for support on alternative fuels • GM sold 9.09 million vehicles in 2006, down 1% • Proton, Peugeot end feasibility study |
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Mopar regards Jeep as opportunity for growth Chrysler's performance-parts brand Mopar hinted it is looking in-house for its next expansion: the Jeep brand. "Mopar has Jeep as a first cousin, and we've been missing a whole segment of off-road enthusiasts out there," said Christine Cortez, senior vice president of global service and parts for DaimlerChrysler Motors Co. LLC. But she stopped short of announcing firm plans. story Published: 1/16/07 3:13 PM / UPDATED: 1/17/2006 1:24 P.M.
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Toyota's Lentz predicts industry boom by 2010 Toyota not only predicts a good year for itself but sees the auto industry on the cusp of a major turnaround. Jim Lentz, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., said today during the Automotive News World Congress that 2007 is going to be a "setup year" in which the industry will take time to reflect, reorganize and rededicate itself to customers. story Published: 1/16/07 12:05 PM
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• As sales boom, bashing subsides • Lentz: 'Toyota bashing' diminishing |
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Audi wants to get bolder in U.S. Audi is getting tired of being beaten in the U.S. sales race by Lexus and other luxury brands. That may change if the German luxury automaker's three-pronged plan to boost sales succeeds. story Published: 1/16/07 2:55 PM
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Wilhite: No U.S. impact if Hyundai chairman goes to jail A jail sentence for Hyundai group Chairman Chung Mong Koo should not interrupt the growth and plans of Hyundai Motor America, the U.S. affiliate's COO said today. "This company is not dependent on one guy," said Steve Wilhite, answering reporters' questions after giving a speech at the Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Mich. story Published: 1/16/07 3:08 PM
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• Hyundai's Wilhite: Dealer woes stem from factory • South Korea demands 6 years in jail for Hyundai chief |
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Lentz: 'Toyota bashing' diminishing Jim Lentz was asked following his speech at the Automotive News World Congress today whether he fears another wave of Toyota bashing and protectionism given the new Congress and troubles with the Detroit 3. "There's always a risk, but if you compare that risk to the late '80s and early '90s, it's very, very different." story Published: 1/16/07 12:34 PM
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• Toyota's Lentz predicts industry boom by 2010 |
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Annual congress kicks off next week Two executives who understand supply-chain productivity will speak at next week's Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Mich. Peter Marks, CEO of Robert Bosch Corp., joined the supplier 30 years ago. Laurie Harbour-Felax, president of the Harbour-Felax Group, formed her own consulting company in 2005. story Published: 1/8/07 1:00 AM
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Reynolds, Williams join congress lineup Jerry Reynolds, a former Dallas-area auto dealer turned local media star, and Mitch Williams, chairman of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, will be among the featured speakers at the 2007 Automotive News World Congress. story Published: 12/25/06 1:00 AM
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS 2 experts to talk marketing Two industry veterans will be part of an Automotive News World Congress panel next month that explores ways to reach vehicle buyers. Deborah Meyer, vice president of marketing for Lexus division, and Tim Blett, president of Doner's Newport Beach, Calif., office, join the marketing panel on the afternoon of Jan. 17 in Dearborn, Mich. story Published: 12/18/06 1:00 AM
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