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Paris Auto Show
Paris previews a new era for auto shows
Was this Paris show good? Was it too quiet? Does this mean shows are dead? The arguments around auto show relevance were endless last week, and the jury is still very much out. But this much was clear: Paris was the first auto show of this new season of auto shows.
Executives
Like a 'comet across the sky': Brilliant, fast, 'then it's gone'
"This is either gonna be magic or tragic," AutoNation boss Mike Jackson tells our publisher, reflecting on his first meeting with Sergio Marchionne. Suspicion blossomed into an enduring friendship that ended too quickly.
Blogs
For AutoNation's Jackson, Huizenga was a boss, motivator and friend
In 1999, Wayne Huizenga made Mike Jackson an offer he couldn't refuse. Jackson recalls his relationship with the AutoNation founder in a conversation with Automotive News Publisher Jason Stein.
Detroit Auto Show
A captivating new contrast in Detroit
Through the years, for obvious reasons, the pathways of Ford and GM have always been intertwined. Their leaders have always been compared. Today, the differences are glaring.
Technology
At CES, a mad dash to nowhere
A gridlocked Las Vegas during CES prompts our publisher to ask: Are auto companies risking their future in their headlong and expensive embrace of autonomy? A slower, more cautious approach may be the better way.
Executives
After Fields, is anyone safe?
Mark Fields managed the F-150 pickup transformation, repositioned the Lincoln brand, restored European profits, renegotiated labor agreements and started a movement to the world of mobility. That he was fired begs the question: Is anyone safe?
Shanghai Auto Show
China's storyline keeps getting rewritten
Ride-sharing is taking over in Shanghai. But it's not the kind of ride-sharing you're thinking of.
Automakers & Suppliers
Brexit looks bleaker than the worst-case scenarios
Ten days into the digestion of a United Kingdom vote for a separation from the European Union, and the analysis is crystal clear: Brexit is a flat-out mess. A quagmire. Its potential impact has some leaders worried that even their worst-case scenarios weren't bad enough.
Executives
Bo Andersson, out of the shadows
In a tucked-away corner of an empty restaurant, the familiar face emerges from the shadows, slipping into the room like a character from a John le Carré Russian spy novel. It's Bo Andersson. Yes, that Bo Andersson.
Technology
A brave new world
The new Automotive News online presence might not be perfect, but its timing is.
NADA Show
Glitz can't gloss over dealer fears
Life on the NADA convention floor was as frothy as the car washes that dotted the insides of the north and south halls in this surreal desert town. Everyone appeared to be on the Vegas monorail headed for great times. Except dealers (and, OK, Volkswagen).
Fixed Ops Journal
Canada, fixed ops: Here we come!
Twenty years ago this week, Automotive News Europe was born. Now we are opening new doors, this time on this continent and in two very different sides of the industry.
CES
Tech push requires culture clash
If you want to understand the real meaning of the Consumer Electronics Show - and how the tech sector is influencing auto and vice versa - you need to go back a year and head 2,000 miles east from Las Vegas to a cafeteria in Dearborn, Mich.
Dealers
Here's to 100 happy workplaces
Automotive News celebrated the best dealership workplaces again last week. But to the stores honored in this program, it's so much more than that. Just ask Adam Arens.
Executives
Maserati's global marketing chief Chehab resigns
Saad Chehab -- Maserati's global chief marketing officer and the creative force behind several of Fiat Chrysler's celebrated Super Bowl ads -- has resigned. Chehab, 48, resigned Sunday afternoon for personal reasons, according to a source familiar with the move.