WEEKLY: GM warns allocation scammers | Fisker battles problems as the $103,000 Karma lurches toward launch | Low CSI has Marchionne on the muscle

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Jan. 23, 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 ELECTRICAL STORM Fisker battles problems with cash flow, suppliers, critics and skeptics $103,000 Karma lurches toward launch All Henrik Fisker wants is to build his plug-in hybrid cars and deliver them to customers -- some of whom have been waiting three years since plunking ...  FULL STORY   GM warns allocation scammers  Low CSI has Marchionne on the muscle  Some Chevy dealers spurn Volt allocation  Conti joins EV battery makers, aims to be among top 3  Faurecia thrives as Germans expand in North America 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. Details at www.pnchina.com/events FINAL ASSEMBLY FINAL ASSEMBLY Deja vu: Porsche again pans low-end roadster Twenty-five years ago, after much consideration, Porsche rejected the idea of building an entry-level roadster. Now the German sports car maker appear ...  FULL STORY  FINAL ASSEMBLY : Seeing double FINAL ASSEMBLY : Ford succession race could get a lead dog in '12 FINAL ASSEMBLY : Forget car polish; get the wrinkle cream FINAL ASSEMBLY : From age 10, GM's Stephens loved go-fast gizmos BACK TO TOP DEALERS China sales slowed in '11 but still led world China's sales of light vehicles and commercial trucks rose 2.5 percent to a record 18.5 million units last year, but auto executives may not be in the ...  FULL STORY   GM regains global sales title -- or not  Saab's U.S. arm will be liquidated  Audi faces tight supplies in '12  NADA: CAFE plan adds $5,000 to stickers  Toyota banks on another Camry title in '12  Dealers  CAFE: Dealers know what sells  Ethanol, taxes and technology  N.C. Cadillac store changes hands BACK TO TOP AUTOMAKERS AND SUPPLIERS Cadillac standards aim for classier ads Rules outlaw 'below-invoice' and such Cadillac is rolling out its first-ever nationwide advertising standards for individual dealerships, part of a broader effort to burnish its luxury bon ...  FULL STORY   Ford's Gioia: Let's electrify larger vehicles  GM weighs moving next Sierra upscale  Honda takes a hybrid do-over  Certified-used sales set a record in 2011  Mini starts search for U.S. ad agency  Toyota plans more r&d work in U.S.  Saab's residuals were already low -- but now ...  N.A. output up 10% last year BACK TO TOP COLUMNISTS KEITH CRAIN We need more incentives Electrified vehicles seemed to be everywhere during press days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. They were front and center at ...  FULL STORY  HARALD HAMPRECHT : To Mercedes, Lieb: Wash your dirty laundry quickly BACK TO TOP NADA NADA will spring ahead in 2016 Dealers convene in April Breaking with tradition, the National Automobile Dealers Association will move its annual convention in 2016 to April from its customary date in Febru ...  FULL STORY   Oh, the places they'll go BACK TO TOP FINANCE & INSURANCE Central distribution for BMW 3 U.S. lots for many 5-series cars will cut dealers' floorplan, shipping cost BMW plans a new distribution system for the 5-series sedan that will keep some of the vehicles allocated to dealerships in one of three locations arou ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP MARKETING Ford, seeking BFFs, picks up bloggers' tabs You wouldn't expect a run-of-the-mill auto review from a blog named sexliesandbacon.com. And Melysa Schmitt doesn't give you one. Her headline: "Why I ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP PEOPLE Obituaries Information about longtime Houston auto dealer Nason Mark Feldman and Henry Marshall, a retired auto dealer in Clarksville, Md. ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP DESIGN Lincoln spreads its wings Max Wolff steers luxury brand's design in a new direction Lincoln chief designer Max Wolff is on a mission to set Ford Motor Co.'s luxury brand apart. His first salvo is the MKZ Concept, shown at the Detroit ...  FULL STORY   Why GM scuttled plans for lightweight big pickups  Chevy concepts have new feature: A business case  Karma: Hefty but nimble and swift BACK TO TOP REMARKETING REMARKETING Payless pursues new-car dealers Payless Car Sales is positioning itself as an alternative used-vehicle outlet for franchised dealers, suggesting that retailers use the Payless brand ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDITORIAL Believe the experts, and give NHTSA the tools it needs It is long past time to take the notion that some electronic gremlin caused sudden acceleration in Toyotas and bury it alongside the theories that Pre ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP WEBINARS MARKETPLACE JOB LISTINGS Master Google To Sell More Cars Available On-demand Drive more traffic to your website, increase your online customer service score, and much more! Complimentary - Dealer 2 Dealer: Boost Accessory Sales Today! 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