VW warns of plant closures, forced lay offs in Germany in cost-cutting drive
VW considers one large vehicle plant and one component factory in Germany to be obsolete, according to the automaker's works council....
Column: CDK moves forward after ‘bad things happen to good companies’
CDK CEO Brian MacDonald outlines the company's steps to recovery after cyberattacks....
EV sales process needs adjustment
It’s going to take time to figure out the EV market, but the curve is headed in the right direction. And since we are past the more savvy early adopters, the sales process will need a major adjustment....
Watch a Dealer Tech Teach Someone to Drive Stick on Customer’s GR Corolla
Another video from another dealer shows a tech excessively revving a GR Corolla's engine....
Fed’s decision could benefit industry, but how about customers?
Our editorial board weighs in on the possibility of interest rate cuts....
Audi to get Porsche exec as sales chief, reports say
Marco Schubert, who has led Porsche's European sales since 2021, will succeed Hildegard Wortmann at Audi, according to media reports....
Daily 5 for Aug. 29: GM hopes to bolster its fleet business by branding BrightDrop vans as Chevrolets
Welcome to today's edition of the Daily 5. Back in July, we ran a report about GM's BrightDrop electric delivery van business folding into the GM Envolve fleet and commercial unit. The idea was greater efficiency. Our story also said that after pausing production last fall, GM had resumed building BrightDrop's Zevo 400 and Zevo 600 vans at its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. Today, there comes news that BrightDrop vans will become part of Chevrolet, as the automaker hopes to capitalize on Chevy's larger dealership network and land new fleet customers. The Zevo 400 and 600, numbered by their approximate cargo space, will be rebranded as the...
New-car market in China rebounds in first 25 days of August, trade group says
Retail sales of new sedans, crossovers, SUVs and multipurpose vehicles in China rose 5 percent year over year to top 1.3 million from Aug. 1 to Aug. 25, after declining four straight months, according to the China Passenger Car Association....
Guest commentary: Surge in leasing numbers an opportunity for dealers
While leasing as a whole appears to be bouncing back, it is not yet attracting first-time lessees at a rate commensurate to that before the pandemic....
Feedback: Two-thirds of service customers decline additional work
Both mass market and luxury customers opt out of service work recommended by adviser or technician, survey shows....