Toyota leans on Denso in keiretsu comebackAuto News

Denso's aggressive randd expansion plans signal a comeback of Japan's keiretsu system. New joint ventures aim to leverage Toyota's wider supplier network to confront the upheaval of autonomous driving.

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Congress resists reining in Trump on tradeAuto News

According to news bombshells last week, "resistance" inside the White House is working to thwart President Trump's most dangerous instincts on trade and other matters.

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GM CEO Mary Barra and Carlos Ghosn, Renault CEO and chairman of Nissan and Mitsubishi, to speak at the 2019 Automotive News World CongressAuto News

Two of the auto industry's most prominent global leaders #8212; General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and chairman of Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors #8212; will be keynote speakers at the Automotive News World Congress...

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Dealer FandI departments battle vendor overloadAuto News

As more and more finance and insurance vendors knock on dealerships' doors, how can dealers determine which are the best fit?

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Dealership group with stores in Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey facing lawsuits from Nissan and HyundaiAuto News

Described as a "house of cards" in court records, a once rapidly expanding dealership group with stores in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey is now facing lawsuits from Nissan and Hyundai's captive finance arms as the survival of its stores is...

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BorgWarner to consolidate two operations in Indiana tech centerAuto News

BorgWarner Inc. is combining two of its Indiana sites into a new technical center to advance its electric product portfolio.

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Citroen shapes international brand identityAuto News

Citroen's CEO laid out a road map for the reinvention of the French automaker shortly after being named to her post in 2014. Four years later, Citroen's product planning director, Richard Meyer, says the core model strategy is on track.

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VW talks with its U.S. dealers will focus on profitablityAuto News

When Volkswagen's formal discussions with U.S. dealers begin in early 2019, they'll be much different from negotiations it is holding with retailers in the rest of the world.

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FCA CEO Mike Manley ready to reveal management teamAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley is set to reveal a new executive team and management structure later this month.

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Automakers face heavy burden in use of sales metricsAuto News

The Folsom Chevrolet case yielded an in-depth look into General Motors' thinking on what conditions warrant termination and new insights into how regulators view the industry's use of sales metrics, as well as a road map for other dealers to...

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Mercedes' first full-electric vehicle, the EQC, is one of many aimed at challenging Tesla's dominanceAuto News

Mercedes-Benz is firing the opening shots in what will surely be a bloody battle to dominate the next generation of powertrain technology.

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Porsche plans coupe version of CayenneAuto News

Porsche is gearing up to launch a coupe version of its Cayenne crossover, which was spotted being tested in Germany.

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Lada split on whether new Niva should be farmers' friend or urban SUVAuto News

Russia's Lada split on whether the 40-year-old Lada Niva should continue to be the farmers' friend, or a funky urban SUV with occasional mud-plugging skills

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Ascent Robotics brings a bit of Silicon Valley to TokyoAuto News

Ascent Robotics, founded two years ago, hopes to deliver a Level 4 autonomous vehicle in two years and showcase it at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Ford won't be swayed by Trump nudge to build Focus in U.S.Auto News

President Trump said Ford's decision not to import a small crossover from China means the Focus Active 'can now be built in the U.S.A.' But the company said Sunday it has no such plans.

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