Add the largest U.S. vehicle retailer to a growing list of groups with campaigns to hire technicians and make their jobs more appealing. "The industry understands it’s got a problem," says one expert.

Volvo and CCC Information Services, the Chicago vendor behind the app, also expect CCC to get live access to telematics data from connected Volvo vehicles if sensors indicate a vehicle has been in a crash.

British researchers found they could hack a vehicle through off-the-shelf car alarms. That's a problem.

Subaru is working to double its force of technicians to 13,000 in the next four years to address a shortage spurred by growing sales.

Visteon is working to perfect a tricky new product, and was waylaid by a bungled plant move.

The New York Fed is keeping a close eye on a recent uptick in auto loan originations to borrowers with subprime credit and an increase in delinquencies among younger buyers.

Under a new program, the NADA Foundation will help would-be dealership technicians find training and supplement the recruiting efforts of other groups promoting careers in auto service.

High-tech electronics supplier Aptiv said it expects 2019 operating income to be flat to slightly increased. The forecast nonetheless helped push Aptiv shares higher on Wall Street.

Acura management gets high marks for responding to the desires of its U.S. dealers, said Alan Dibre, chairman of the Acura National Dealer Advisory Board. Dibre said dealers "loved" it, when Acura repriced the Acura ILX in time for a facelift last fall.

Some U.S. Mazda dealers are divided over new retailer incentives tied to a dealership improvement program introduced last summer, called Mazda Brand Experience Program 2.0.

Jason Willis, the incoming chairman of the Mini National Dealer Council, says that with new-car sales being down, Mini USA has not made unreasonable demands on Mini dealers in terms of facility upgrades or pushing excess inventory.