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Hard-hit China industry asks government for incentives

China's new-car market is slowly coming back from its February crash. But a J.D. Power survey indicates virus-weary consumers there might not be keen to shop.
“We’re moving to hidden vents that deliver comfort in nontraditional seating configurations, regardless of whether the seat is forward-facing or side-facing.” Jim Bennethum
JoysonQuin North America
Opportunity to vent

Ningbo Joyson and its recently acquired Quin are pitching automakers on the idea of letting air vents, interior lighting and surface materials merge into a system.
Hyundai Mobis showed the M Vision S, a hydrogen fuel cell-powered autonomous concept, at CES in Las Vegas in January.
New vision for Mobis

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis plans to cut manufacturing costs as it makes an aggressive push into electrification and advanced technologies.
The QX55 is due this summer.
Infiniti offers factory aid with used-car marketing

Jeff Pope, Infiniti America's group vice president, said at the make meeting that Infiniti wants to shift the factory focus away from sales volumes and sales targets to help dealers generate profits in 2020.
The launch of the CX-30, here, was aided by lessons learned with the Mazda3.
Mazda plans to keep momentum going

Jeff Guyton, president of Mazda North American Operations, told dealers at the NADA Show that early CX-30 sales are outpacing the company's forecasts.
Infiniti extends additional relief to its retailers

The brand is attempting to ease out of its past sales incentive programs to let its retailers focus more on individual store profitability.
Mazda Finance to go live on April 1

The move comes as the franchise is on a roll with brisk sales of its newest products and a surge in used-car volume.
Profit suck: Stocking the wrong kind of inventory

Model trim variations and a blizzard of options are resulting in billions in lost dealer profits because retailers have no insight into which will sell fastest, says Mathew Racho, J.D. Power managing director of configuration analytics.
Loyalty rules, but not without conquest

Brands must master both simultaneously, a panel of industry trackers said.
Key for 2020: Will automakers hold the line on incentives?

Positive results in 2019 could continue through this year -- if only interest rates will stay where they are and automakers refrain from getting too aggressive.
Michigan's arms are open for China

The founder of the Michigan-China Innovation Center says efforts to attract Chinese automotive investments in the state are producing positive results.
BorgWarner, Delphi face change together

The two powertrain leaders have been dealing with a changing world of propulsion products. Now, BorgWarner is buying its rival.
Toyota moves production to maximize its N.A. efficiency

The company is in the middle of a five-year plan to spend $13 billion through 2021 on revitalizing and expanding its U.S., Canadian and Mexican plants and building new capacity.
The tires are intended for commercial trucks.
Bridgestone's radical idea — but not for cars

The company is moving forward on its new-age design for airless tires. But it's all about the need, not the volume.
Toyota in Texas
Toyota shuffles model lineup at U.S. factories

Toyota is midway through a five-year, $13 billion plan to revitalize and expand U.S., Canadian and Mexican plants, add new capacity and improve efficiency.