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HONDA/ACURA: A record July for light trucks

The Honda CR-V, Honda Passport and Acura MDX crossovers led the way to an overall 1.9 percent gain.
New head of Kia marketing faces familiar challenge

The hiring of former Mazda exec Russell Wager positions the brand to accelerate its image transformation from a value-oriented choice for consumers to a more mature automaker with an expanded lineup to match that message.
Kia confirms hiring Russell Wager to lead U.S. marketing

Wager joins Kia after the recent departure of marketing vice president Saad Chehab, and as the brand is riding some positive sales momentum.
HONDA: Volume falls across the board as spiffs rise

Each of the Honda brand's car nameplates declined, except for the Insight hybrid. Acura deliveries, meanwhile, fell 16 percent as the formerly hot-selling RDX plunged.
Hyundai prices Palisade a shade below Kia Telluride

The base price for Hyundai's Palisade large crossover, due this fall, starts at just $140 below that of its corporate cousin, the Kia Telluride.
The sudden rise of the subcompact crossover

In a U.S. market with an almost insatiable appetite for spacious crossovers and SUVs, there's plenty of room for their bite-size counterparts.
Mitsubishi banks on '20 Outlander Sport to extend recent gains

The freshened 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, arriving in showrooms in September, is leading the Japanese automaker's next phase in design.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ford GT lights up social media