WEEKLY: Hard-charging Tier 2s grab share from the giants; GM’s Dan Akerson shakes things up; Future Products: Europe; BMW looks to Mexico

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Aug. 6, 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 The real sales story: Tier 2 Hard-chargers grab share from the giants On the surface, the July sales story played out as expected: Japanese giants Toyota and Honda roared back from disastrous quake-shaken figures of 2011 ...  FULL STORY   The Face of Change  BMW looks to Mexico  How Delphi Automotive beat the odds in vast corporate turnaround  Europe's luxury icons embrace 4-bangers, hybrids, EVs  Marketing to millennials: Make it online, fast, easy  Guide to Industry Executives - August 2012  Ford pilot will help dealers buy, finance stores  There's new technology coming  If Brazil balks, it could spoil the Mexican auto fiesta FINAL ASSEMBLY FINAL ASSEMBLY Fact-checking Stuart Varney: Partial blarney Fox Business analyst Stuart Varney skewered General Motors on the air last week, but some of the reporting wasn't ready for prime time -- or, more acc ...  FULL STORY  FINAL ASSEMBLY : Adjacent to the Olympic Games, Jaguar snares gold medal for PR FINAL ASSEMBLY : BMW will end-run dealerships with i-cars (but not here) FINAL ASSEMBLY : NADA starts search for Brady's successor BACK TO TOP DEALERS Cannon seeks better vibe for M-B customers The goal: To 'make you feel special about the experience' Improving customer experience at dealerships is a top priority for the new management team at Mercedes-Benz USA as it prepares for an onslaught of new ...  FULL STORY   Dealers mixed on Ewanick  Dealers  Elway buys 3rd Denver store BACK TO TOP AUTOMAKERS AND SUPPLIERS VW extends used-car warranties to all brands The Volkswagen brand, as part of its push for 800,000 U.S. sales by 2018, has a new used-car warranty program to help dealers move conquest trade-ins ...  FULL STORY   New Lotus owner scales back product expansion  Plastics News will cover show  Rebound spurs Toyota to lift U.S. sales target  Mitsubishi braces for N.A. losses amid product shift  Chrysler on track to hit $1.5 billion '12 profit goal  Delphi rebirth began with slash-and-burn bankruptcy  New boss shifts Jatco into growth gear  Auto companies scramble for engineers  Feds test vehicle-to-vehicle safety net BACK TO TOP FUTURE PRODUCTS FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE New engines, architecture for Volvo Volvo wants to derive economies of scale from a new front-wheel-drive architecture called SPA, for Scalable Platform Architecture. The redesigned XC90 ...  FULL STORY   At Aston Martin, big story is new Vanquish flagship  Toyota to help BMW with EV subbrand  F-Type pays heed to Jaguar's history  Mercedes is preparing to roll out fwd compacts  Range Rover gets a long-awaited redesign  Smart plans ForTwo successor in 2014  Big expansion of Mini's lineup is in the works  Coupe version of Rolls' Ghost is on the way BACK TO TOP NADA FIXED OPERATIONS NADA opposes OT plan for service advisers In a shift of a long-standing policy, the U.S. Labor Department wants to make most dealership service advisers eligible for overtime pay, a move that ...  FULL STORY   What NADA needs BACK TO TOP MARKETING Online open house Tired of wondering when that office copy of Automotive News will make its way to you? Next week, you won't have to wait. Automotive News ...  FULL STORY   Political ads push dealerships out of TV, radio BACK TO TOP PEOPLE Best workplaces to be honored Oct. 17 Last month Automotive News announced the inaugural list of the 100 Best Dealerships to Work For. On Oct. 17 in Chicago, Automotive News ...  FULL STORY   Beefed-up detailing unit speeds used-car turnaround  GM must look for leaders and their successors  UAW turns up the heat on Flex-N-Gate  M-B purchasing boss wants to tap emerging markets BACK TO TOP CHINA STATE OF THE SUPPLIERS Early bet on China pays off for Delphi Two decades ago, Delphi bet early -- and big -- on the China market, and that investment is paying off. ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP DESIGN CARS & CONCEPTS Mitsubishi mulls Mirage for U.S. market Mitsubishi's new Mirage small car has some nifty attributes. And it should. The hatchback is a linchpin of the company's global comeback plan. It also ...  FULL STORY   New Pathfinder claims mpg edge  Lexus LS gets new angular look  BMW's 3-series coupe, convertible likely to be called 4-series  Report: Porsche considers Panamera station wagon BACK TO TOP REMARKETING MILLENNIALS -- THE YOUNG FRONTIER 'If it's not easy ... I'm not interested' Online tools, young staffers help dealers lure millennials A dealership well equipped for millennial car buyers has mobile apps, young or young-thinking salespeople, Internet marketing expertise and showroom t ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP FIXED OPERATIONS FIXED OPERATIONS Mercedes offers service discount for skipping pickup-delivery option Pilot project starts at 5 dealerships Mercedes-Benz USA will test a program this year that offers discounts to service customers who forgo pickup and delivery service and instead choose to ...  FULL STORY  BACK TO TOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STATE OF SUPPLIERS Merging smartphone, autos is a slow process Despite the sluggish pace, integration is proceeding General Motors took about a year to scout offerings and develop, test and integrate BringGo, an application that will display maps on the Chevy MyLink ...  FULL STORY   How supplier landed smartphone app in Ford vehicles BACK TO TOP WEBINARS MARKETPLACE JOB LISTINGS Health Care Reform: What you must know NOW to prepare your dealership for 2014 and beyond August 16, 2 p.m. EDT Auto dealerships face numerous decisions now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act. 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