A standalone showroom is one optional improvement dealers can choose to show off the SUV line. Those who do get a slight increase in Bronco allocation.

About 100 Ford dealers to invest in dedicated Bronco stores

Even before the new Bronco goes on sale, some dealers are planning to turn the SUV and its offshoots into essentially a third brand for Ford.

Automakers & Suppliers

Korean battery makers reach $1.8B last-minute settlement in boost to Biden's EV policy

SK Innovation agreed to settle with its Seoul-based rival LG Energy, a unit of LG Chem Ltd., to avert a 10-year import ban of its batteries into the U.S.

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Consolidation among the top 150 dealership groups in the U.S. continued in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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Automakers & Suppliers

On the baby front, Volvo takes the lead

The brand's generous parental leave policy sets a benchmark for the U.S. auto industry, and for employers everywhere.

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Sales

Lexus, Mirai get new advanced technologies

The automaker has begun selling its most advanced automated driving system to date in a refreshed Lexus LS sedan and will soon expand deployment to the Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle.

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Dealers

GMC to cover Hummer floorplan costs

GMC's Duncan Aldred said the brand is still developing its long-term EV distribution strategy, but covering floorplan costs will be key.

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Industry 4.0: Going beyond smart factories

Foxconn Vice Chairman Jay Lee explains how big data, analytics and artificial intelligence are helping automakers and suppliers create a ''worry-free'' manufacturing environment.

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Special Video Report

'Glued to a phone': Acura store's virtual sales boss lifts deliveries, efficiency

Acura Columbus' creation of a virtual sales manager position boosted new-vehicle volume and has the Ohio dealership's owner mulling a work-from-home employee in the F&I department, too.

Serious concerns lurk under surface of loan shark joke

For Ford, 3rd-party charging network must improve to reap Mustang Mach-E potential

Customers want to buy in the store but finance online

VW lied to sell diesels; now it lied to sell EVs

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Toyota touts GR 86's sleeker design, higher power

Hyundai Santa Cruz compact pickup set for April 15 debut

Lexus LF-Z Electrified concept offers glimpse of brand's future

Subaru beefs up 2022 Outback with Wilderness trim

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Dealership rethinks award for top seller

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Waymo co-CEOs bring double vision for self-driving future

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Uber dangles higher pay to lure U.S. drivers back but warns it will not last

Shares of lidar sensor startup Innoviz rise in trading debut

Self-driving startup Gatik works with Isuzu to build delivery trucks for North America

Cars & Concepts

Daimler CEO expects solid returns from flagship EV

The Mercedes EQS will produce attractive profits but still lag the returns generated by its combustion engine-powered sibling, the S-Class, CEO Ola Kallenius said.

Manufacturing

GM cuts some U.S. truck production shifts because of chip shortage

The automaker is canceling scheduled overtime production for Saturday at its Fort Wayne assembly plant in Indiana and canceling a Friday night shift as well as overtime shifts for Saturday and Sunday at its Flint assembly plant in Michigan.

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Buy/Sell

Mich. Suburban Collection stores to close ahead of expected Lithia purchase

The deal will feed Lithia's ambitious expansion plans while cementing its reach into the Midwest.

Marketing

AutoNation buys naming rights to Miami soccer stadium

AutoNation and Major League Soccer's Inter Miami CF club have inked a three-year partnership that includes stadium naming rights, branding rights and more.

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Dealers

New dealer buys 2 stores in southern Illinois and Indiana

Dealer Steve Faulkner acquired J Wilderman Autoplex in Mount Carmel, Ill., a single rooftop selling Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles, and Patriot Chevrolet-Buick-GMC in nearby Princeton, Ind.

Mobility Report

Uber, Lyft use rides to vaccines to get drivers, customers back on the platform

Ride-hailing demand is ramping up from pandemic-induced lows, but drivers are still slow to return to the road, slowing the companies' efforts to rebuild revenues.

GAC Motor Co. launched sales of a new full electric crossover, the Aion Y, in March.

China

China new-vehicle sales rebound 75% in March from virus-hit 2020

The stronger-than-expected recovery was due to abnormally low volume a year earlier when the coronavirus outbreak severely affected Chinese business activities including auto sales, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said.