WEEKLY: Toyota, Honda surge, splurge | Honda turns on ad cash for dealers | Big bet on EVs | PACE Awards finalists

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Oct. 8, 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 Toyota, Honda surge, splurge Spiffs follow a strong Sept. After looking like the Japan juggernauts of old in September, Toyota and Honda aren't backing off one bit in October. Both headed into the month with ...  FULL STORY   Honda turns on ad cash for dealers  Dealers call Tesla factory stores illegal  A big bet on EVs  33 innovations are PACE finalists  We need to solve this scary problem  Feds should pick goals, not technology  Murtaugh's ultimate challenge  Europe's auto collapse feels like a rerun Advertisement Modern Healthcare, a sister publication of Automotive News, is conducting a survey to determine major employers' healthcare benefits costs. This survey is intended for all U.S. nongovernmental companies and organizations in any sector of the economy with a minimum of $100 million in annual revenue. To participate in the 2012 Healthcare Purchasing Power Survey, click here. FINAL ASSEMBLY FINAL ASSEMBLY EV rock star Agassi gets the ax at Better Place The celebrated electric vehicle entrepreneur Shai Agassi told a reporter last year: "We want to save the auto industry." But in the end the founder an ...  FULL STORY  FINAL ASSEMBLY : The buzz from Tokyo: Toyota's brainy new Insect FINAL ASSEMBLY : Suzuki may be back story in the jousting between Piech and Marchionne FINAL ASSEMBLY : Chrysler's nav system is smart -- but not smart enough to see a rival's logo DEALERS GM woos dealers for fleet-sales push Program offers cash rewards -- but there's a price General Motors is overhauling its commercial dealer network in a bid to boost sales to business customers. GM wants dealerships that sell to small- an ...  FULL STORY   Gaining an edge with a wedge  Good memories of exciting times  Dealers  At the mall, Tesla staffers can meet, greet, tell -- but not sell  Va. dealer apologizes for arrest of customer AUTOMAKERS AND SUPPLIERS Steel giant seeks auto partnerships Posco to spend $2 billion on as many as 200 tie-ups South Korean steel conglomerate Posco Ltd. plans to spend at least $2 billion to create as many as 200 joint ventures -- many with U.S. auto suppliers ...  FULL STORY   Lincoln gives sneak peeks at MKZ  Fiat, trust differ over Chrysler stock value  VW may build Golf in Mexico, SUV in Tenn.  More Infiniti output likely in U.S.  Nissan plans cheaper Leaf variant  In Europe: Time to get together and get tough  Toyota touts hybrids on shopping network  Online tool will help GM dealers process, purchase off-lease vehicles  Free engineers to be engineers FINANCE & INSURANCE FINANCE & INSURANCE How tech pitches boost service plans Stressing the high cost of computer repairs helps some stores sell more vehicle protection "You're driving a spaceship." That's what Megan Jacoby tells customers when she pitches an extended-service contract to them. And when Jacoby, the fin ...  FULL STORY  MARKETING Mazda taps advertising veteran Wager to lead U.S. marketing Advertising veteran Russell Wager has been named vice president of marketing for Mazda North American Operations. ...  FULL STORY   Honda Accord campaign targets Hispanics, blacks PEOPLE Edsel B. Ford II to receive award from Keith Crain Edsel B. Ford II, a member of the board of Ford Motor Co., will receive the 2013 Keith Crain/Automotive News Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 31 dur ...  FULL STORY   Cooper-Standard names CEO  Obituaries  Personnel CHINA THE GREEN SCENE Coda sedan has range but lacks refinement Coda Automotive Inc.'s electric Coda sedan looks dated and is based on an aging Mitsubishi platform. But it offers a few surprises, such as good range ...  FULL STORY   China parts are assembled in Calif. DESIGN CARS & CONCEPTS Ferrari shows off hybrid supercar's chassis Ferrari says it will launch its most powerful road car ever at the Detroit auto show in January: a gasoline-electric hybrid that replaces the limited- ...  FULL STORY    Maserati names SUV, sedan  Acura RL to debut in in L.A.  Ragtop Beetle coming to L.A.  Redone Mazda6 gets sporty stance GREEN CARS EV truckmaker cancels its IPO but pushes ahead Bryan Hansel, CEO of Kansas City, Mo., electric-truck maker Smith Electric Vehicles, thought the investment community was on board with his plans for ...  FULL STORY   Fleet buyers like long-term economics of EVs USED CARS Off-lease surge will trim used-car values in '13 Wholesale used-car prices are expected to soften further next year but not fall precipitously, despite projections of more off-lease vehicles entering ...  FULL STORY   From off-lease Lincolns to certified cash cows INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Nissan unveils driverless car technologies Nissan is following Google into the world of automated driving technology, a newly emerging field of vehicles that theoretically can drive by themselv ...  FULL STORY  WEBINARS MARKETPLACE JOB LISTINGS Leveraging Vehicle Diagnostic Data October 17, 11 a.m. EDT Once a new car rolls off a dealer’s lot, it immediately begins to collect mountains of valuable data. 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