Leo Michael: Braking Stellantis
Given the labor, manufacturing and supply chain issues plaguing Stellantis, poor Q3 U.S. sales results reinforce the uncomfortable questions already facing Stellantis management....
Most consumers don’t want electric vehicles
Consumers, by and large, do not want electric vehicles. It's not education or knowledge that is preventing consumers from purchasing EVs; it's their lack of interest....
Thank technicians for getting things done
Thank the technicians for running the service department. It is not their job description, but they are the ones who know how to get things done....
Food Truck Fridays help forge connections
Staffers at a Subaru dealership in Massachusetts spend some Fridays each summer showcasing new vehicles and interacting with potential customers at a local zoo....
Rivian reports 36% drop in Q3 sales, slashes full-year production forecast on parts shortage
Rivian sold 10,018 vehicles in the third quarter and cut its full-year production forecast to around 48,000....
BYD will show high-tech Sealion, a Tesla rival, in Paris
The Sealion 7 will be the brand's most technologically advanced model in Europe....
Maserati’s stumbles due to marketing issues, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says
Despite heavy financial losses and slumping vehicle sales, Maserati is sustainable but more needs to be done to position it as a pure luxury brand, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said....
1 Thing We’re Talking About: Vehicle recall number drops slightly compared with 2023
BizzyCar's report shows the number of vehicles under recall in the U.S. through the third quarter of 2024 was down 4 percent from the same time a year earlier....
Mazda opens pre-sales for flagship sedan
Changan Mazda, Mazda Motor Corp.’s Chinese joint venture, on Sept. 27 kicked off pre-sales of the Mazda EZ-6, a new flagship sedan developed by the Japanese automaker and partner Changan Automobile Co....
BYD, Geely rack up double-digit sales gains in Sept.
Sales forged ahead in September at BYD and Geely Automobile Holdings, the two largest Chinese electrified-vehicle makers, behind EVs and hybrids....