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2020 Best Dealerships To Work For

What it means to be a great employer

2020 may be the ultimate test of what it means to be a great employer. And a large number of dealerships, navigating a pandemic that kept customers from showrooms and disrupted their employees' work and family life, have passed that test. We congratulate the 100 stores that made Automotive News' ninth annual list of the Best Dealerships To Work For.

-- Dec. 7, 2020
2020 Automotive News All Stars

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS ALL-STARS

COVID-19 has given the industry its sternest test since the Great Recession. This year’s All-Stars stepped up to the challenge by fostering cross-company collaboration, doing business in new ways, helping economically impacted consumers cope and continuing to innovate as the automotive landscape evolves.

-- Nov. 30, 2020
100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive Industry

Driving forces

For the fifth time since 2000, Automotive News honors 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. Powerful women from 72 different companies share advice, reflect on challenges and recommend how to attract women to automotive careers.

-- Nov. 9, 2020
Elon Musk

Elon Musk on the Tesla pickup, future plant plans and the company's success

In a wide-ranging interview, the 49-year-old Tesla founder and CEO appeared unbothered by the product-related headaches that often vex competitors or by the billions of dollars that can hinge on his declarations. At one point he guessed that the company will need a third U.S. assembly plant in four to five years.

-- Aug. 3, 2020
Technologies of Electrification

Technologies of Electrification

Electrifying the auto industry is generating a rush of new technologies and strategic approaches, from battery advances to vehicle architecture.

-- Aug. 3, 2020
WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE

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.

-- July 27, 2020

 

A Call To Action

A CALL TO ACTION

Nobody in the car business expected to spend 2020 fighting a war. But when the coronavirus spread from China to Europe and North America, it only served to energize an industry that had been brought to a standstill. Automotive News four-part series.

-- July 20, 2020
40 UNDER 40

40 UNDER 40

The honorees in this year’s 40 Under 40 class are managing their way through a pandemic that’s rocked the world of auto retailing. But that isn’t what has defined their careers. From reviving a struggling store to uncovering fraud, the standouts included in Automotive News’ ninth annual listing earned their places with real-world accomplishments.

-- July 13, 2020

 

F&I: Unlocking Opportunity

Rethinking China: Auto Industry 2020

Automotive News takes another look at China's auto industry in the wake of COVID-19. What parts are scaling up and what ambitions are being dialed back? In this 5-part series, we'll show what the relative health of the Chinese auto industry means for automakers in North America, dealers in the U.S. and suppliers around the world.

-- July 6, 2020
F&I: Unlocking Opportunity

F&I Special Section: Unlocking Opportunity

Coronavirus upended the industry, but F&I is finding the keys to adapt.

-- June 8, 2020

 

Innovation Uncorked

Innovation Uncorked

Changing the way things are done is more palatable in a crisis. Changes might even be necessary. So it is in the U.S. auto industry in 2020, especially on the retail front. But for some businesses, a crisis is no time for costly initiatives. Who is turning crisis into opportunity and who is standing pat?

-- June 8, 2020

 

2020 Rising Stars

2020 Rising Stars

This year's Automotive News Rising Stars show the value of relationships in personal growth and business success. Several cited mentors and people who believed in them; some have now become mentors. Another common thread: These 25 Rising Stars have used those relationships and communication skills to drive change.

-- June 1, 2020

 

2020 NADA Show

Intelligence Report

The COVID-19 crisis has been going on for so long it can be hard to keep track of what day it is, much less all that has happened in the auto industry. To help you keep up, Automotive News has launched Intelligence Reports, examining segments of the industry -- automakers, suppliers, dealers, mobility -- and summarizing what key companies have been up to since the end of February.

-- May 4, 2020

 

Mazda's 100th anniversary

Mazda's 100th anniversary

In its 100 years, Mazda has popularized the rotary engine, devised innovative designs, crossed the Pacific to sell cars, partnered with Ford and revived the passion for convertibles. Not bad for a company that started as a cork maker from Hiroshima.

-- Jan. 27, 2020

 

2020 CES show

2020 CES show

Visions of fully self-driving robotaxis have given way to the more-immediate prospect of widely used advanced driver-assist technology.

-- Jan. 13, 2020

 

Retail Realities

RETAIL REALITIES

Starting in July , Automotive News dispatched six staffers deep inside U.S. dealerships. They came back to create a portrait of an industry striving to preserve worthy traditions while transforming itself to survive in what promises to be a more challenging future.

-- Oct. 14, 2019

 

2019 UAW Negotiations

2019 UAW-DETROIT 3 NEGOTIATIONS

The Detroit 3 and UAW labor talks are underway, and Automotive News follows every turn. From healthcare to wages, temporary workers to job security, we will keep readers informed until the last local votes.

-- Sept. 15, 2019

 

MATERIAL SCIENCE REVOLUTION

MATERIAL SCIENCE REVOLUTION

New market challenges are sending researchers back to the lab to explore diffrent materials to build vehicles. These automakers and suppliers are commercializing the innovations.

-- Aug. 5, 2019

 

LEE IACOCCA | 1924-2019

LEE IACOCCA | 1924-2019

Lee Iacocca's towering public face, corporate pitches, bold leadership and straight-talking voice for the American auto industry's triumphs and challenges dominated the national media in the 1980s and early 1990s.

-- July 8, 2019

 

ALL HAIL THE DRIVERLESS CAR?

ALL HAIL THE DRIVERLESS CAR?

Four essays adapted from a debate April 13 in New York on the motion "All Hail the Driverless Car" as part of the nonprofit debate series Intelligence Squared U.S., in partnership with the Manhattan Institute's Adam Smith Society.

-- April 22, 2019

 

2019 RISING STARS

2019 RISING STARS

At a time when the industry is facing powerful forces of change, it's important that it develop leaders who know a thing or two about disruption.

-- April 1, 2018

 

NEW TECH

NEW TECH

Component by component, new advances are sweeping across the auto industry, taking cars and trucks to higher performance and greater intelligence. Engineers are translating innovations into mass production that were not imagined or commercially viable a decade ago. The result? Faster, lighter, smarter, safer, cleaner, less complex and more driver-friendly rides.

-- April 8, 2019

 

WORLD CONGRESS

WORLD CONGRESS

Industry executives who gathered in Detroit for the Automotive News World Congress emphasized the need to adapt to changing times.

-- Jan. 16, 2019

 

SHOWTIME IN DETROIT

SHOWTIME IN DETROIT

From the new 2020 Ford Explorer to Toyota's newest sports car, the Supra, to the GAC lineup, vehicles unveiled and displayed in January

-- Jan. 14, 2019

 

2018 CES

2019 CES

Exploring the fantastic future: Robots, widgets and -- yes -- cars.

-- Jan. 7, 2019

 

CHINA'S U.S. AMBITIONS

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.

-- Nov. 05, 2018

 

HOUSE OF CARDS

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.

-- Sept. 10, 2018

 

INGENUITY UNLEASHED

INGENUITY UNLEASHED

Shaped and hardened by the economic trauma of 10 years ago, a generation of dealers reinvented auto retailing in the U.S.

-- Sept. 3, 2018

 

LUXURY REDEFINED

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.

-- Aug. 27, 2018

 

COSTLY LESSON

COSTLY LESSON

The road to becoming a dealer can be fraught with pitfalls and obstacles, as dealership general manager Andrew Anderson found out.

-- Aug. 6, 2018

 

REMEMBERING SERGIO

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.

-- July 25, 2018

 

DENNY HECKER

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.

-- July 16, 2018

 

CAR COLLAPSE

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.

-- July 2, 2018

 

CUTTING THE CORD

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.

-- June 25, 2018

 

SERGIO'S SURVIVAL GUIDE

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.

-- June 4, 2018

 

STILL AT RISK

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.

-- June 3, 2018

 

TATA'S JAGUAR LAND ROVER

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.

-- May 28, 2018

 

AUTO SHOW CRISIS

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.

-- May 14, 2018

 

THE BIG BOOM IN ULTRALUXURY

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.

-- May 7, 2018

 

THE DAIMLER / CHRYSLER MERGER

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."

-- May 7, 2018

 

SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE

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.

-- April 26, 2018

 

USED-CAR RANKINGS

USED-CAR RANKINGS

Automotive News' list of the top 100 dealership groups based in the U.S. ranked by 2017 used-vehicle retail sales.

-- April 26, 2018

 

2018 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

2018 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

Another wave of new and redesigned SUVs and crossovers shared the spotlight at the New York auto show.

-- April 13, 2018

 

PLANT LIFE

PLANT LIFE

When they are no longer needed, the transition from auto plant to a second life can be painful.

-- Feb. 26, 2018

 

SERGIO'S FINAL LAP

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.

-- Feb. 19, 2018

 

SUBARU TURNS 50

SUBARU TURNS 50

Subaru of America turned 50 in February 2018. We look at its history and the roadblocks it faced along the way.

-- Feb. 12, 2018

 

RECALL SUCCESS

RECALL SUCCESS

At dealerships and office conference rooms, in state houses and in Washington D.C., groups are working on making recalls more successful.

-- Jan. 2, 2018

 

INDUSTRY REDESIGNED

INDUSTRY REDESIGNED

A new auto industry is forming, triggered by a reimagining of the vehicle itself. How will it all shake out?

-- Nov. 10, 2017

 

PROJECT XX

PROJECT XX

Is sexism dead in the car business? Nope, not even close.

-- Oct. 23, 2017

 

ELECTRIC MOMENTUM

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.

-- Oct. 2, 2017

 

SIX-FIGURE PICKUP

SIX-FIGURE PICKUP

A new era is dawning for luxury-class pickups as Detroit goes searching for a price ceiling.

-- Oct. 2, 2017

 

2017 VS. 2007

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.

-- Oct. 2, 2017

 

GM'S IT TRANSFORMATION

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.

-- Sept. 20, 2017

 

FACES OF FRAUD

FACES OF FRAUD

As identity thieves prey on auto finance, lenders and dealers are striking back.

-- Sept. 11, 2017

 

SUCCESSION PLANS

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.

-- Sept. 11, 2017

 

HURRICANE IRMA

HURRICANE IRMA

Coverage of Hurricane Irma's path through the United States.

-- Sept. 9, 2017

 

HURRICANE HARVEY

HURRICANE HARVEY

Hurricane Harvey potentially having damaged 1 million vehicles in Houston.

-- Sept. 4, 2017

 

2016 EXECUTIVE PAY RANKING

2016 EXECUTIVE PAY RANKING

Elon Musk towered over the highest paid CEOs at publicly traded U.S. automotive companies last year.

-- July 10, 2017

 

HYUNDAI'S FUMBLE

HYUNDAI'S FUMBLE

Bobbled kickoff, escalating cost of NFL sponsorship weigh on marketing team

-- July 10, 2017

 

KEY SAFETY TAKES OVER

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.

-- July 3, 2017

 

BODY-ON-FRAME

BODY-ON-FRAME

Think body-on-frame trucks are relics of the past? Nope. They're wildly popular, and profitable.

-- June 26, 2017

 

ELECTRIC CHOICE

ELECTRIC CHOICE

Smart dealers have a decision to make: Stick with a shrunken, EV-only brand, or give up?

-- June 19, 2017

 

CAN R2-D2 CHANGE OIL?

CAN R2-D2 CHANGE OIL?

Robotics could transform the service lane, but hefty price tag may hinder progress

-- June 5, 2017

 

FORD MANAGEMENT CHANGE

FORD MANAGEMENT CHANGE

Ford replaces Mark Fields with Jim Hackett in a surprise management shake-up.

-- May 29, 2017

 

POWER AND PASSION

POWER AND PASSION

A look at racing's influence on the automotive industry, and its leadership.

-- May 21, 2017

 

MEXICO'S MODEL CITY

MEXICO'S MODEL CITY

A model city rises in Mexico next to an Audi plant, but who will live there?

-- May 2, 2017

 

WHO RUNS THE STORE?

WHO RUNS THE STORE?

Proliferating automaker incentives to dealers are changing the retail business model -- and giving automakers increasing control of dealership operations.

-- April 10, 2017

 

F&I SALES ONLINE

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?

-- March 13, 2017

 

NEW TECH, NEW TALENT

NEW TECH, NEW TALENT

The industry is scrambling to find engineers for self-driving programs.

-- March 6, 2017

 

MILLENNIALS BUY CARS, TOO

MILLENNIALS BUY CARS, TOO

During the past decade, many doubted millennials' desire to ever own a vehicle. Not anymore.

-- Feb. 27, 2017

 

INDUSTRY ON TRIAL

INDUSTRY ON TRIAL

Sergio Marchionne says the auto industry is broken. Is he right?

-- April. 3, 2015

 

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