2018 ALL STARS
Our annual All-Stars, who led the industry in a year of continued growth.
CHINA'S U.S. AMBITIONS
This special report on some of the early vanguard of Chinese companies in the U.S. shows the wide variety of ways their executives are formulating, developing and executing their strategies.
BEST DEALERSHIPS TO WORK FOR
Attracting and retaining the best employees is a perennial challenge for U.S. auto dealers. Employee turnover is mounting, costing dealerships billions of dollars every year. Dealers can stem those losses by finding ways to hire and keep great people. Some dealers have figured it out. We salute them, and you can learn from them.
HOUSE OF CARDS
Described as a 'house of cards' in court records, a once rapidly expanding dealership group with stores in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey is now facing lawsuits from Nissan and Hyundai's captive finance arms as the survival of its stores is in question.
INGENUITY UNLEASHED
Shaped and hardened by the economic trauma of 10 years ago, a generation of dealers reinvented auto retailing in the U.S.
LUXURY REDEFINED
Mass-market brands such as Ford, Honda and Kia aren't luxury players, but the loaded upper trim levels they offer inflate prices to the point where their vehicles end up face to face with high-end brands.
WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE
The future Product Pipeline allows you to stay up to date on current and new brand products, along with changes and other features.
COSTLY LESSON
The road to becoming a dealer can be fraught with pitfalls and obstacles, as dealership general manager Andrew Anderson found out.
REMEMBERING SERGIO
Sergio Marchionne came into the auto industry 15 years ago as an outsider, a middle-aged accountant-turned-corporate strategist with no experience running a car factory. He departed as one the industry's most daring visionaries.
40 UNDER 40
Each of the individuals in Automotive News' seventh annual listing of 40 Under 40 in auto retailing earned their spot on the list by their real-world accomplishments.
DENNY HECKER
The onetime Minneapolis car-dealing kingpin, whose spectacular fall in the wake of the Great Recession shattered lives and left him with a mountain of debt, is free -- and talking.
CAR COLLAPSE
Just five years ago, U.S. vehicle sales were evenly split: 50 percent cars and 50 percent light trucks. Now, trucks outsell cars by a ratio of more than 2-to-1, and there's no sign of a car rebound anytime soon.
CUTTING THE CORD
By selling more plug-ins than their competitors, Tesla and GM are on the verge of crossing a threshold that will mean the end of $7,500 tax credits many of their customers have counted on, creating a considerable price advantage for their rivals.
SERGIO'S SURVIVAL GUIDE
As fragile as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has appeared to be in recent years, on June 1, 2018, the company laid out a determined and doable strategy for the post-Sergio Marchionne era.
STILL AT RISK
After four years, 92 percent of the cars with faulty ignition switches that GM believes still exist outside a junkyard have been fixed globally -- 96 percent of those in the U.S. -- but other recalls spurred by the ignition switch crisis were less successful.
TATA'S JAGUAR LAND ROVER
Tata has defied critics since buying the celebrated British brands from Ford Motor Co., turning them into one of the biggest automotive success stories in recent memory.
POWER AND PASSION
A look at racing's influence on the automotive industry, and its leadership.
AUTO SHOW CRISIS
BMW's decision to unveil a car in a video game illustrates how the digital era is transforming the way automakers introduce vehicles, forcing Detroit and other big auto shows to figure out how to stay relevant.
THE BIG BOOM IN ULTRALUXURY
Ultraluxury car companies project an image of perfection, but their cash flow used to be as unreliable as the cars they built. That's no longer the case.
THE DAIMLER / CHRYSLER MERGER
20 years ago, on May 7, 1998, DaimlerChrysler debuted with great expectations. Then, disaster. How Chrysler executives who lived it remember the "merger of equals."
SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE
The way consumers choose their next car might have more in common with Netflix than the traditional retail system that's defined the automotive industry for more than a century.
USED-CAR RANKINGS
Automotive News' list of the top 100 dealership groups based in the U.S. ranked by 2017 used-vehicle retail sales.
2018 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
Another wave of new and redesigned SUVs and crossovers shared the spotlight at the New York auto show.
2018 RISING STARS
The industry has increased its reliance on the young and the gifted.
PLANT LIFE
When they are no longer needed, the transition from auto plant to a second life can be painful.
SERGIO'S FINAL LAP
One thing about Sergio Marchionne stands out as the onetime tax accountant and philosophy student prepares to step aside after nearly 15 years running first Fiat and now FCA: The guy knows how to make money.
SUBARU TURNS 50
Subaru of America turned 50 in February 2018. We look at its history and the roadblocks it faced along the way.
WORLD CONGRESS
Industry executives who gathered in Detroit for the Automotive News World Congress emphasized the need to adapt to changing times.
SHOWTIME IN DETROIT
From the new Ram 1500 to the Chevy Silverado and the Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept, vehicles unveiled in January
RECALL SUCCESS
At dealerships and office conference rooms, in state houses and in Washington D.C., groups are working on making recalls more successful.
INDUSTRY REDESIGNED
A new auto industry is forming, triggered by a reimagining of the vehicle itself. How will it all shake out?
ELECTRIC MOMENTUM
Dramatic advances in EV development don't often make big headlines. But they haven't escaped the notice of the industry's big players, which have been waiting for this moment to arrive.
SIX-FIGURE PICKUP
A new era is dawning for luxury-class pickups as Detroit goes searching for a price ceiling.
2017 VS. 2007
After a tumultuous decade of desperation and prosperity, the U.S. auto market of 2017 bears only a passing resemblance to the one that preceded the Great Recession.
GM'S IT TRANSFORMATION
Randy Mott built General Motors' in-house IT team from virtually nothing. Now he must unlock the potential of the operation.
FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW
Some of he eye-catching models at this year's show will never turn up at a dealership, or stop for gasoline.
FACES OF FRAUD
As identity thieves prey on auto finance, lenders and dealers are striking back.
SUCCESSION PLANS
With many minority dealers nearing retirement and inexperienced at succession planning, ensuring their heirs can take over is about more than just carrying on the family legacy.
HURRICANE HARVEY
Hurricane Harvey potentially having damaged 1 million vehicles in Houston.
2016 EXECUTIVE PAY RANKING
Elon Musk towered over the highest paid CEOs at publicly traded U.S. automotive companies last year.
HYUNDAI'S FUMBLE
Bobbled kickoff, escalating cost of NFL sponsorship weigh on marketing team
KEY SAFETY TAKES OVER
Key Safety CEO Jason Luo studied the idea of taking over his much larger rival Takata for years. Now he's done it.
BODY-ON-FRAME
Think body-on-frame trucks are relics of the past? Nope. They're wildly popular, and profitable.
ELECTRIC CHOICE
Smart dealers have a decision to make: Stick with a shrunken, EV-only brand, or give up?
CAN R2-D2 CHANGE OIL?
Robotics could transform the service lane, but hefty price tag may hinder progress
FORD MANAGEMENT CHANGE
Ford replaces Mark Fields with Jim Hackett in a surprise management shake-up.
THE RACING ISSUE
This issue celebrates the passion of engineers, executives and dealers who climb into the cockpit.
MEXICO'S MODEL CITY
A model city rises in Mexico next to an Audi plant, but who will live there?
WHO RUNS THE STORE?
Proliferating automaker incentives to dealers are changing the retail business model -- and giving automakers increasing control of dealership operations.
F&I SALES ONLINE
How should the industry prepare for online F&I transactions? What are the challenges it faces in creating a compliant and profitable online financing experience?
NEW TECH, NEW TALENT
The industry is scrambling to find engineers for self-driving programs.
MILLENNIALS BUY CARS, TOO
During the past decade, many doubted millennials' desire to ever own a vehicle. Not anymore.
