WEEKLY: Why furor over facilities won't go away | Caught in campaign crossfire | Shuffle at Ford looks like good news for Fields

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Feb. 13, 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 Sticks and carrots: Why furor over facilities won't go away Dealers: 'Voluntary' fixes lead to cutthroat pricing Martin NeSmith personifies the boiling point over manufacturer facility programs. NeSmith just built a Chevrolet-Buick-GMC store in Jesup, Ga., spendi ...  FULL STORY   Caught in campaign crossfire  Shuffle at Ford looks like good news for Fields  Company weighs new luxury subbrand for its showrooms  Global pasture for high-hp Mustang? 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 Mazda's dating again; anybody wanna snuggle? With its financial outlook increasingly bleak and the embers cooled from its former fling with Ford, Mazda approaches this Valentine's Day looking for ...  FULL STORY  FINAL ASSEMBLY : Fisker's delay brings sniping from Obama foes FINAL ASSEMBLY : Chrysler's illuminati spar over lighting up the Dart's derriere FINAL ASSEMBLY : Toledo success brings promotion for Pino FINAL ASSEMBLY : Mercedes won't join the small-van caravan BACK TO TOP DEALERS Mercer report examined As dealers digested the results of the National Automobile Dealers Association's facilities study last week, they found common ground with challenge a ...  FULL STORY   Lessons from TrueCar  Encourage diesel- like efficiency, too  We don't need any incentives  Toyota expects sales jump  Fleet sales power Jan. sales growth  Missouri dealers elect officers BACK TO TOP AUTOMAKERS AND SUPPLIERS Audi plant site will be set by summer Volkswagen AG expects to choose a site for Audi's much-anticipated North American plant by the summer, and locations in Mexico and the United States a ...  FULL STORY   Nissan nudges its dealers to join regional ad groups  Kia to build more Optimas in U.S.  Nowadays, everything is a political football  NEWS ANALYSIS: Super or not?  VW's rising global sales put pressure on production team  Honda adds stock; Toyota's units decline  Nissan reports strong third-quarter profit  Marchionne thanks dealers, demands more from them  Batey: Chevrolet lures younger customers BACK TO TOP COLUMNISTS KEITH CRAIN Nobody has clout like NADA's Once again this year, the National Automobile Dealers Association put on a convention that was full of great things. The No. 1 topic of conversation d ...  FULL STORY  LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE : 'Halftime' flap: Rove knows that Chrysler owes us nothing GREEN SHOOTS : Retrofitters plug into EV fleet niche RICK KRANZ : Acura: Seinfeld, Leno crashed the Web site BACK TO TOP NADA NADA CONVENTION NADA chief: Fuel rules will shrink market The proposal to increase federal fuel economy standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025 threatens to price millions of consumers out of the market, the 2012 chair ...  FULL STORY   Buick: Loaners boost sales  Ford to help dealers renovate  Toyota refilling dealer stocks  Chevrolet targets 13% sales gain  Acura aims for 180,000 sales in '12  Mercedes aims for 6% rise in sales  Cadillac sees retail sales rising, less fleet business  Kia dealers expect 100,000 more units  Mazda will boost marketing 25%  Nissan goal for 2012: 1.1 million  BMW dealers told bonuses are safe  Suzuki plans to refresh its lineup  Chrysler dealers cheer Eastwood's pep talk  Audi wants to join CSI elite  Infiniti bumps ad budget, offers local-area choices  Lincoln's product show won't snub small stores  Allocation system, SUV shortages rile Land Rover dealers  Saab parts flow is top priority, dealers told  Porsche will review store capacity  Volvo forms finance arm; dealers cheer  Honda is fixing inventories now, the Civic in the fall  VW raises output for U.S., seeks more sales per store  Subaru boosts output, will target Sun Belt  Mitsubishi predicts 100,000 sales by 2014  More cars for Hyundai stores in '12 BACK TO TOP FINANCE & INSURANCE FINANCE & INSURANCE Is credit life dead? Not for one F&I chief Dealership Finance Director Loe Hornbuckle sells an F&I product that many stores won't touch. And he's getting impressive results. Last year, Hornbuck ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP PEOPLE Boler-Davis to spearhead GM push for buyer loyalty General Motors North America President Mark Reuss has the ambitious goal of making GM the industry leader in customer service and satisfaction. That m ...  FULL STORY   Booth, Kuzak: Key players in Ford's comeback  Obituary BACK TO TOP AUTO SHOWS Elantra GT sales start in summer The 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show is a five-door hatchback that replaces the Elantra Touring wagon. The car is powered by ...  FULL STORY   Inspired by the many Minis, Kia considers 'a family of Souls'  GMC Acadia gets new sheet metal  Nissan takes on Ford in small-van market  Chrysler: Lots mo' Mopar models coming BACK TO TOP DESIGN Mini plans a wagon, van, maybe a sedan BMW's Mini brand will add a five-door station wagon, a van and possibly a notchback sedan to its lineup by 2020, a source told Automobilwoche, Auto ...  FULL STORY   Kit produces a Brute of a Jeep pickup  Toyota: No U.S. Scion FR-S strippos, for now  Tesla: 7-seat EV crossover has lots of zip  Chrysler mulls its minivan plan  Prius C shrinks in size, price BACK TO TOP GREEN CARS THE GREEN SCENE Coda works on its 2nd EV, a small SUV Coda Automotive's electric Sedan hasn't arrived in showrooms yet, but industry sources told Automotive News that Coda is already working on its ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP FIXED OPERATIONS Saab dealers urge GM to pay warranty costs A group of Saab dealers is asking General Motors to cover warranty repairs for 2010 and 2011 models. 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