Abigail Ham Automotive News intern See All Staff Page Recent Stories Jeep Girl Mafia's retail chain partnership opens doors for women Jeep owners A partnership between Jeep Girl Mafia, an all-women club for Jeep owners, and 4 Wheel Parts, a national chain of retail stores and service centers has brought the company thousands of new customers and given female Jeep owners a safe place to ask questions. U.S. Senate committee's deforestation probe cites Lear leather suppliers A U.S. Senate Committee on Finance probe into forced labor and environmental abuses in Brazilian supply chains includes companies that supply leather to seating giant Lear Corp. Reeves Callaway, Callaway Cars founder and CEO, dies at 75 Performance auto giant Ely Reeves Callaway III died July 11 after sustaining injuries in a fall. The Callaway Cars founder, whose company held a world speed record for more than 20 years, was 75. J.D. Power puts AI to work on auto industry analysis Palantir's Foundry operating system and AI platform will leverage J.D. Power data to improve repair analytics, analyze battery health and generate intelligent alerts to help guide incentive strategies. Analysts: Carvana future still up in the air A better-than-expected second quarter and a debt restructuring deal for Carvana does not mean smooth roads ahead, analysts said. Hail strikes Michigan dealership A hailstorm damaged vehicles at a dealership in Davison, Mich., on Thursday Consumers are willing to subscribe for some in-car features, survey says Consumer don't want features they won't use or that overlap with their smartphone offerings, but they will pay for those that clearly add value if they have a chance to try them, S&P Global Mobility's survey found. Carvana strikes deal to cut debt by $1.2 billion; net losses narrow in Q2 Carvana reported a net loss of $105 million in the second quarter, an improvement from a loss of $439 million in the same period last year. The company also announced a new deal with note holders to reduce its debt by about $1.2 billion. Shares closed up 40 percent. Cruise ad bashing human drivers criticized by top safety advocate A former NHTSA administrator is criticizing an advertising campaign that aimed to portray autonomous driving as a solution for the high rates of deaths related to car crashes in the U.S. Chip supply mending but not out of the woods Improved semiconductor chip supply, coupled with decreased demand in other industries and automakers' adaptations, have helped ease the global shortage. But some types of chips are still in short supply and trade tensions between the U.S. and China could further complicate supply chains. Bigger isn't always better, IIHS says An IIHS study found that larger, newer vehicles remain safest for their drivers, but they might increase danger to drivers of older, smaller vehicles in a collision. Midsize choices could offer the best of both worlds. Toyota, Lexus extend reign of dealer attitude survey All of last summer's top five repeated their performance in the winter 2023 edition of NADA's Dealer Attitude Survey. Cadillac joined the top 10 in 10th place, replacing Audi. Denso may sell some ICE-related operations to Niterra Toyota affiliate Denso is negotiating a possible sale of some internal combustion engine-related operations to Niterra Co. Toyota, Kia lead in first-half inventory efficiency An inventory efficiency index Cloud Theory developed ranked Toyota the most efficient mover of vehicle inventory in the U.S. Toyota and Kia have traded the top spot on the index repeatedly over the last six months. J.D. Power: Tesla chargers more reliable than competitors Tesla's Supercharger network is more reliable than competitors, according to J.D. Power's most recent E-Vision Intelligence Report. Tesla drivers are able to charge around 96 percent of the time at a public Supercharger port. Load More