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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Jan. 9, 2012

» Tell a colleague about this newsletter    » Open this newsletter in a web browser    » Home page » Webinars » Contact Us ShareThis Click here to view this week's digital edition EDITOR'S PICKS NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Mid-sized design battle: Safe vs. jazzy A few years ago, the recipe for success in the mid-sized sedan segment was a spacious interior and trunk, decent fuel economy, rock-solid reliability ...  FULL STORY   A good sales year? Yeah, but . . .  Guide to Industry Executives - January 2012  Saab dealers want top priority  Sell F&I on Facebook? Dealers make it work Advertisement China Plastics in Automotive 2012 Conference Plastics and composites hold the key to taking weight out of tomorrow's vehicles, and to enabling electric and hybrid technologies. Get the latest in material and design trends at this April 17 Shanghai conference, by Plastics News China. Save 20% as a previous Auto News China conference attendee. Details at www.pnchina.com/events FINAL ASSEMBLY FINAL ASSEMBLY Lincoln's show stand gets a touch of old-school luxury from an Edsel One of the stories of the Detroit auto show will be Lincoln's high-stakes effort to reinvent itself as a luxury brand that appeals to a new breed of " ...  FULL STORY  FINAL ASSEMBLY : R.I.P.: Here's what bit the dust in 2011 FINAL ASSEMBLY : Scooter squadron puts China at ease with EVs FINAL ASSEMBLY : Slashed stickers spark Saab selloff FINAL ASSEMBLY : MIT economist: 54.5 mpg? No sweat! BACK TO TOP DEALERS Chrysler suspends Dealer Standards awards Not enough progress, U.S. sales chief says Chrysler Group has suspended reward payments for its Dealer Standards program because customer satisfaction scores have "plateaued," the company said. ...  FULL STORY   TrueCar will modify site, methods  Ethanol isn't the answer; picking winners never is  California VW dealer moves closer to stopping competing store  Dealers  Power Auto Group adds Nissan point  BMW beats Mercedes and claims luxury brand crown  Disasters roil sales rankings  Jeep tops GMC for first time in 5 years  Honda stumbles in Top 10 vehicles list BACK TO TOP AUTOMAKERS AND SUPPLIERS SHORT-CIRCUITED Some green-tech auto startups struggle for funding Small automotive companies launched in the green fervor of the past few years have begun to bump up against financial reality. Some of the startups ar ...  FULL STORY   GM will put 8-speed in its big pickups  Hyundai uses music film to pitch Veloster  Fla. dealer bets EVs will go far  GM goal: Protect Volt's battery, image  Suppliers to the 2012 Volkswagen Passat  Honda works on disaster plan for parts  Suppliers to the 2012 Honda Civic  Will GM's daring Super Bowl advertising plan get benched?  Trucks are tops again; nip cars at the finish line BACK TO TOP COLUMNISTS KEITH CRAIN Anyone have a good crystal ball? This time of year there are a lot of prognosticators making predictions. Last week I attended a briefing by the PwC consulting firm, which is among th ...  FULL STORY  GREEN SHOOTS : Public charging sites take small steps forward DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC : Honda EV shows why upstarts struggle JIM HENRY : 5 trends that could affect dealers' F&I business in 2012 BACK TO TOP PEOPLE BEST PRACTICES Primm's policy: Family first For Ohio dealer, happy workers mean happy customers Michelle Primm grew up in the family business of car retailing, but after college she wanted to try corporate finance. It only took a few years before ...  FULL STORY   How to get -- and keep -- better workers  Personnel  Obituaries BACK TO TOP AUTO SHOWS NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Ford Fusion has new look, lofty goals With the redesigned 2013 Fusion it's unveiling at the Detroit auto show, Ford Motor Co. is taking dead aim at a broad swath of competitors in the hard ...  FULL STORY   Cadillac unveils ATS to challenge 3 series  Volvo concept reveals hybrid technology  Dart is first Dodge with Fiat roots  On Lincoln's stand: A new direction BACK TO TOP CHINA NEWS ANALYSIS 5 key questions for China's auto industry China's auto market is poised for growth this year, but there are some question marks that could become serious obstacles. Companies will have to deal ...  FULL STORY   In China already? New rules won't pinch  China sales could grow 10% in '12 BACK TO TOP FIXED OPERATIONS Flush-and-fill flushed for many trannies Once a staple of the service bay, the transmission "flush-and-fill" may soon be washed down the drain of automotive history. Engineers say that a comb ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THE GREEN SCENE Ethanol subsidy dies, auto industry shrugs The Jan. 1 demise of a 30-year federal tax subsidy for corn-based ethanol came and went as a so-what moment in the auto industry. Automakers and indus ...  FULL STORY   Hyundai, Kia will invest $12 billion in r&d, facilities BACK TO TOP WEBINARS MARKETPLACE JOB LISTINGS Complimentary - Dealer 2 Dealer: Boost Accessory Sales Today! Available On-demand How to develop and implement a profitable accessories sales program. 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