DAILY: TrueCar creates industry-relations post to improve dealer ties | U.S. imposes duties on steel wheels from China | Mitsubishi to hike U.S. output amid export drive

DAILY NEWSLETTER March 19, 2012

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TrueCar creates industry-relations post to smooth dealer ties TrueCar Inc. is turning to Pat Watson, former chief of the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, to try to repair relations with dealers nationwide. TrueCar, an online vehicle shopping network and sales lead generator, has added the ... >> story  Published: Mar 19 1:45 pm U.S. Eastern time Advertisement CUDL is behind more solutions that help dealers drive more sales and profits. You know CUDL as the largest credit union financing platform serving 900 credit unions and 28 million members – discover other ways that your dealership can sell more cars this quarter with CUDL. Click to learn more. U.S. sets duties on steel wheels from China WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday set large punitive duties on imports of steel wheels from China that it said were unfairly priced and subsidized, in the latest sign of trade tension between the world's two biggest economies. The ... >> story  Published: Mar 19 2:16 pm U.S. Eastern time GM CEO awaded $2 million in restricted shares DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors awarded CEO Dan Akerson nearly $2 million in restricted shares that will fully vest if he stays at the company for three more years. Akerson received 76,249 restricted stock units last week as part of GM's long- ... >> story  Published: Mar 19 3:53 pm U.S. Eastern time Follow Automotive News

Subscribe to Automotive News today! You are receiving the free registrant version of our newsletter. If you would like a more comprehensive version, purchase a subscription to Automotive News. If you are already a subscriber, please contact subs@crain.com to get the full version of our newsletter.  MORE HEADLINES Mitsubishi aims to double U.S. output amid export push   Kia to suspend output at U.S. plant for 2 days   Higher gasoline prices becoming automakers' ally   Volvo scores global endorsement deal with Jeremy Lin   Detroit discovers small is beautiful as compact buyers return   Opel workers demand talks with GM management over turnaround   Ford says 1,700 U.S. factory workers accept buyout     KEITH CRAIN Quick: What's the make of that SUV? No one has ever accused me of being nearsighted, but I am more and more surprised that the auto companies continue to try and mask their identity. I noticed it again during the Geneva motor show. For a while, some people would remove the model badges from their cars so they didn't look too prosperous. It was particularly noticeable on Mercedes and BMW cars. Sometimes, it happened the other way around: New owners would exchange their model badges for those of other, more expensive models. But now it can be nearly impossible to identify the make of an automobile quickly and easily. When I was growing up, I ... >> Read the column  Published: Mar 19 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time CHRISTINA ROGERS VW bucks trend, thinks big (as in SUV big) for U.S. model lineup With gasoline prices threatening to rise even higher, many automakers are rushing to add small cars to their U.S. lineups. Not Volkswagen. Sure, VW has what it takes to stock its dealerships with smaller offerings. It has a robust lineup of compacts, subcompacts and even minicars it sells overseas, where fuel is even more expensive. Many were on display this month at the Geneva auto show, where pint-sized cars like the VW Polo and Up! stood front and center at the automaker's display. But VW has other plans for the United States. It's thinking big -- SUV big. "When you're building a ... >> Read the column  Published: Mar 19 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time Ryan Beene is a Los Angeles-based reporter for Automotive News. A Saudi ingredient in Coda's EV melting pot Coda Automotive -- the startup maker of electric vehicles assembled in California from vehicle bodies and powertrains made in China based on an old Mitsubishi platform -- has added a Saudi Arabian investment firm to its roster of stakeholders. ...  Read the blog  Published: Mar 18 12:37 am U.S. Eastern time Christina Rogers covers VW and regulatory/legislative issues for Automotive News. Alliance aims to boost election-year clout with PAC The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is bulking up on political muscle just in time for the 2012 general election. The trade group, which represents 12 automakers including the Detroit 3, Volkswagen and Toyota, is setting up a political action committee, spokeswoman Gloria Bergquist said. ...  Read the blog  Published: Mar 17 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

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