Plug-in hybrids, range-extended EVs gain traction in China
While overall vehicle sales are losing steam in China, demand for electrified vehicles remains robust. But that doesn’t mean China will ditch fossil fuel-powered engines any time soon, given the traction that plug-in hybrids and range-extended EVs are getting. ...
1 Thing We’re Talking About: Considering a collision repair careeer after high school
While many high school graduates will attend college in the fall, the collision repair industry reminds those unsure of their future to consider a skilled trade....
New-car market poised to contract for 2nd straight month
In the first 26 days of May, retail deliveries of new sedans, crossovers, SUVs and multipurpose vehicles fell 6 percent year on year to below 1.21 million, the China Passenger Car Association said. ...
Pickup shipments grow again behind exports
Robust exports continued to bolster wholesale deliveries of pickup trucks produced by automakers in China in April, according to a tally by the China Automobile Dealers Association....
Green-minded Subaru store uses rain to power car wash
Planet Subaru has installed a pair of 800-gallon tanks in its service area that collect rainwater from the dealership roof, filter it, and use it for its customer car wash with the help of gravity....
Nissan’s Jeremie Papin to retailers: Throughput is on the way
Nissan Americas Chairperson Jeremie Papin says redesigned sheet metal, product-focused advertising and a supply better aligned with demand will drive foot traffic and profits to dealerships....
Service & parts tip: Keys for service manager’s long-term goals for department
Turning vision into reality for service managersinvolves strategic planning and consistent execution, says Corey Smith, national fixed operations training manager at EasyCare....
American Honda’s top sales exec Mamadou Diallo exits as automaker gains ground
American Honda's senior vice president of auto sales, Mamadou Diallo, will depart and Acura head of sales Emile Korkor is returning to Honda Canada....
Napleton Automotive tops new survey on Web lead response times
Napleton Automotive topped Pied Piper's annual Web lead response time survey by relying on a centralized business development team....
Volkswagen ID7 EV, with a likely high price tag, would be tough sell, dealers say
2024 was supposed to be the year in which Volkswagen's U.S. electric vehicle offerings would have expanded from just the ID4 compact crossover to a trio of EVs. A delay is changing that....