Archive for the ‘Editorials’ Category
Japanese design lion Yoshihiko Matsuo, creator of the first Nissan Z sports car in 1969, eyes his young visitor warily.
Tags: Japanese Design, Lion, Matsuo, Nissan, Nissan Car, Nissan Z, Sports Car, Z Sports
Joel Ewanick, General Motors Co.’s new marketing chief, says he’ll keep bringing in new blood until the automaker gets its marketing messages right.
Tags: Automaker, General Motors, Gm, New Blood, New Marketing, Pitch
Eight months ago, Frank Bork sold his Ford dealership near Buffalo, N.Y., to Ford Motor Co. “I regret it,” says Bork, 59. “Ford has become a better company. Had we kept it and new products came out, we might have been OK.”
Tags: Bork, Buffalo, Eight Months, Ford, Ford Dealership, Ford Motor, Ford Motor Co.
While Mercedes-Benz and BMW move into smaller and less expensive segments in the United States, aspiring lower-volume Europeans plan bigger and more luxurious models.
Tags: Aim, Bmw, Europeans, Jag, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Bmw, Models, Segments, United States, Upmarket, Volvo
After a year of big gains, a new forecast shows North American production flattening in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, August sales numbers, due this week, are expected to be lackluster.
Tags: American Production, Economy, Fourth Quarter, Sales Numbers
Jon Brancheau was named vice president of Nissan marketing at Nissan North America in March. He was new to the brand, but not the company.
Tags: Consistent Message, Marketing, Nissan, Nissan America, Nissan North America, Vice President
With the launch of seven new, restyled or redesigned vehicles this year, Ford Motor Co. is placing more resources into marketing as it tries to build on its return to profitability and higher market share.
Tags: Ford, Ford Motor, Ford Motor Co., Launch, Market Share, Marketing Global, Profitability
Eight months ago, Frank Bork sold his Ford dealership near Buffalo, N.Y., to Ford Motor Co. “I regret it,” says Bork, 59. “Ford has become a better company. Had we kept it and new products came out, we might have been OK.”
Tags: Blue Sky, Bork, Buffalo, Eight Months, Ford, Ford Company, Ford Dealers, Ford Dealership, Ford Motor, Ford Motor Co., Frank Bork, New York
Automotive News’ annual guide to North America sales data. Prepared by the Automotive News Data Center, the statistics cover 2009 light-vehicles in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and sales histories.
Tags: America News, Automotive News, Automotive Statistics, Canada, Histories, Light Vehicles, Market America, Market News, Mexico, North America Sales
Automotive News’ annual guide to executives in the North American automotive industry.
Tags: Annual Guide, Automotive Industry, Automotive News, Industry Executives, Industry News
Florida Lexus dealer Jim Dunn winced a few weeks ago when he had to write a check for $200,000 — for light bulbs. But they are light bulbs with a mission. Dunn is installing energy-efficient LED bulbs throughout his 3.
Tags: Energy Efficient, Jim Dunn, Jm Lexus, Lexus, Lexus Dealer, Light Bulbs, Painting
Ford Motor Co. initially will use only social media to advertise its redesigned 2011 Ford Explorer.
Tags: Explorer Ford, Ford, Ford Explorer, Ford Motor, Ford Motor Co., Mpg
General Motors Co.’s acquisition of subprime lender AmeriCredit Corp. for $3.5 billion later this year could be the first step toward creating a full-blown captive finance company.
Tags: Acquisition, Americredit, Americredit Corp, captive finance, Captive Finance Company, General Motors, Gm, Gm Credit, Gm Motors, Ipo, IPO General Motors Co., Readies, subprime lender, USD
The Fiat brand returns to North America in December after an absence of nearly three decades. Depending on the source providing the information, Fiat wants to sell between 50,000 and 100,000 vehicles in North America in 2011.
Tags: Absence, Fiat, North America, Three Decades, United States
Chrysler Group’s product renaissance is a drama in two acts. First, the company is breathing new life into its existing lineup.
Tags: Acts, Breathing New Life, Chrysler, Chrysler Group, Product Plan, Renaissance, Tidal Wave, Tweaks
Dale Pollak’s journey has taken him from Cadillac-GMC dealer to technology pioneer. He has written two books, earned a law degree and founded vAuto Inc., a software company that specializes in used-vehicle inventory management.
Tags: Cadillac, Cadillac Dealer, car-retailing vision, Dale Pollak, Fit, Gmc, Gmc Dealer, Inventory Management, Journey, Law Degree, Pollak, software, Software Company, Technology Pioneer, Two Books, Vauto, vAuto Inc., Vehicle Inventory
As Tesla Motors seeks to fuel growth with the cash from its successful stock offering, it’s moving into unexplored territory. The Silicon Valley electric car maker remains largely unknown to U.S. consumers.
Tags: As Tesla Motors, Car Maker, Consumers, Electric Car, electric-car maker, Silicon Valley, Stock, Tesla Motors, Unexplored Territory, United States, Valley Electric
Ever since Infiniti was launched with mystifying advertising images of rocks and trees 21 years ago, Nissan Motor Co.’s luxury brand has been hard to pin down.
Tags: Images Of Rocks, Infiniti, Luxury Brand, Nissan, Nissan Motor, Nissan Motor Co, Rocks And Trees
With a little help from his powerful friends, Vinod Khosla is out to reinvent the internal combustion engine.
Tags: Heavy Duty, Internal Combustion Engine, Khosla, Matchmaker
Dealerships across the country face the same challenge: How to boost product sales as finance revenue fades.
Tags: Country Face, Fades, Finance
After years of breakneck growth at home, China’s parts makers are starting to reinvent themselves as global suppliers. No longer content with shipping parts to North America, Chinese suppliers are acquiring U.S.
Tags: China, Chinese Suppliers, Global Content, Global Suppliers, North America
Chrysler Group is scrapping its Five Star dealer reward program in favor of cash incentives meant to encourage dealers to improve customer service, management and facilities.
Tags: Cash Incentives, Chrysler, Chrysler Group, Customer Service Management, Reward Program, Star Dealer, Star Program
Aiming to give more autonomy to its U.S. operations, Toyota has intensified efforts to appoint Americans to the powerful job of chief engineer for vehicles sold here. The elevation of three U.S.
Tags: Autonomy, Chief Engineer, Chief Engineers, Elevation, Job, Toyota
Struggling to revive his dwindling U.S. business, Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko has outlined a two-pronged plan that hinges on introducing new products and building a new vehicle at an underused Illinois assembly plant.
Tags: Assembly Plant, Hinges, Illinois, Introducing New Products, Masuko, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Motors, Osamu, Osamu Masuko, Pronged Plan, Underused, United States
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