Daimler CFO to leave following Kallenius' appointment as next CEOAuto News

Daimler CFO Bodo Uebber will leave the company, marking the first top-level departure after the automaker picked Ola Kallenius to take over as CEO from Dieter Zetsche.

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VW top-sellers now WLTP compliant, automaker saysAuto News

The best-selling versions of all VW models now conform to WLTP rules, easing a delivery bottleneck that has hit sales.

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Jason Stein: A new era for auto showsAuto News

Was this Paris show good? Was it too quiet? Does this mean shows are dead? The arguments around auto show relevance were endless last week, and the jury is still very much out.

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Ten years later, Dodge dealer tells his storyAuto News

Doug Wilson's survival plan in 2009 called for a massive sale that would liquidate six months' worth of Dodge inventory within three weeks. Before he knew it, the sale was under way.

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PSA set to make key decisions about its return to U.S. salesAuto News

PSA Group's methodical return to North America so far has been marked by futuristic steps into mobility services. Now, it's about to get more traditional.

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Vietnamese carmaker VinFast starts on the fast trackAuto News

Longtime GM executive Jim DeLuca is bringing a keen sense of American-Vietnamese history to VinFast, the well-funded and ambitious Vietamese automaker that made its global debut at the Paris auto show last week.

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Bigland, Kuniskis key to new FCA management structureAuto News

Of the roughly dozen appointments new FCA CEO Mike Manley made last week, his successors at Jeep and Ram were arguably the most important as those brands supply the cash flow to keep the company afloat.

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Honda brings special skill to GM's Cruise self-driving ventureAuto News

Honda has much to offer Cruise, the young startup backed by GM. Honda's move to invest billions in the self-driving tech company gives new credence to the San Francisco operation and intensifies its competition with Google's Waymo.

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Can USMCA, the successor to NAFTA, get through a skeptical Congress?Auto News

Lawmakers, industry and interest groups are withholding full-throated support for the deal until some details become clearer, such as how the new regional content and minimum-wage requirements for autos would be applied and enforced.

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China's carmakers face threats at home, abroadAuto News

A spiraling trade war casts new doubt on Chinese automakers' overseas ambitions, while landmark policy changes mean China's domestic market is no longer the sheltered incubator it once was.

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Omaha auto retailer boosts marketing with softwareAuto News

A dealership group in the Great Plains has found a way to fine-tune its marketing spending and put more emphasis on the online channels where its customers are surfing.

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First-time buyers need help from lendersAuto News

First-time buyers often enter the dealership with misconceptions about the car-buying and financing process. Providing accessible financial literacy information is key for auto lenders who want to gain and retain financially savvy customers.

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Affordability emerges as a headwind for auto salesAuto News

Higher transaction prices and interest rates have analysts and dealers concerned that consumers may soon hit a critical point -- if they haven't already.

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Mercedes-Benz uses personas to help young shoppersAuto News

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services has developed three customer personas for market research.

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Porsche sees opportunity to broaden subscriptions Auto News

Porsche's limited trial of a subscription service is delivering positive results and the automaker is now considering more.

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VW strategist Thomas Sedran on VW-Ford commercial truck partnershipAuto News

VW strategist Thomas Sedran thinks Ford is an ideal partner #8212; at least for commercial trucks.

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Tesla owners volunteer to help with 'delivery hell'Auto News

Tesla appears to be trying to expand its delivery operation, but volunteers assume their work isn't over.

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AvtoVAZ CEO Yves Caracatzanis has a tough jobAuto News

AvtoVAZ CEO Yves Caracatzanis has one of the toughest jobs in the industry.

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New Aisin president ready to scrap old productsAuto News

The new president of Aisin Seiki is preparing to scap old products that are fading away, such as manual transmissions, and build ones such as transmissions with integrated electric motors.

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Paris auto show hits and missesAuto News

The Gallic rooster rounded up enough debuts to manage a strut of sorts, with a little help from the Germans. Our Nick Gibbs inspected the newcomers to separate the exquisite from the execrable.

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