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Why Fields' departure echoes Nasser's past
The circumstances leading to the departures of Jacques Nasser and Mark Fields aren't exactly the same, but the execs' goals had some common threads.
Dealers
Why I picked a dealership 2,355 miles from home
Six franchised BMW dealerships are within a reasonable drive from my home in Michigan. But I chose to lease my next car from a store 2,355 miles from my front door.
Marketing
Buy a car, get a vacation
An Automotive News editor in the U.S. stumbles across BMW's European Delivery program -- thanks to word-of-mouth on Internet social networks -- and sets out to personally discover one of the best retail experiences the industry has to offer.
Blogs
Uh-oh, Volkswagen's in 'Jeopardy'
VW's diesel emissions scandal is costing the German automaker big bucks, but it helped a “Jeopardy!” contestant cash in big.
Manufacturing
FCA union chiefs to meet in wake of contract defeat
Local presidents and top bargainers from Fiat Chrysler UAW locals will gather Thursday in suburban Detroit to lay out what comes next after UAW members rejected a national tentative agreement reached Sept. 15 between the union and FCA.
Executives
Former GM CFO Robert O'Connell dies at 76
Robert O'Connell, former CFO of General Motors and CEO and chairman of GMAC, died Friday in Boston. He was 76.
Blogs
A no-holds-barred online Q&A with Cadillac boss Johan de Nysschen
Jalopnik beckoned its readers this afternoon to “Ask Cadillac President de Nysschen anything.” They were more than happy to oblige.
Detroit Auto Show
Ford GT lights up social media
Retail
A look back at 9/11's impact on the auto industry
The aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks swept through the auto industry, from the executive offices to the plants to the dealer lots. At the time, there were more questions than answers in a shaken nation – and a global industry.