WEEKLY: Mulally, then Fields and then ... | GM's upgrade funding fuels 2-tiered price war | Hyundai-Kia admits mpg ratings were bogus | The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Nov. 5, 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 NEWS ANALYSIS Mulally, then Fields and then ... Alan Mulally will stay Ford Motor Co. CEO at least through 2014. Joe Hinrichs (pictured) will return from the Asia Pacific Africa region to head Ford' ...  FULL STORY   Pushing dealers to upgrade stores fuels a 2-tiered price war  Hyundai-Kia admits mpg ratings were bogus  Impact on sales is expected to be brief  Ito predicts Fit will lead a surge in Honda sales  Ghosn: We need another N.A. plant  Former Toyota exec Illingworth learns retail is up-close, personal, fast  Promotions: A study in contrasts  Our slow recovery? Not so bad, really  Like Reuss, GM took its time on tech moves Advertisement Dealers! Everything you need to know about blog creation, Facebook, and Twitter is all packed into the Ultimate Social Media eBook for Auto Dealers! This eBook was created specifically for automotive dealers! Click here to download it for FREE! FINAL ASSEMBLY CBS' Khan story sidesteps controversy CBS' poignant "60 Minutes" profile of Shahid Khan, the Pakistan-born billionaire who owns supplier Flex-N-Gate and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, avo ...  FULL STORY  FINAL ASSEMBLY : New soccer fan Steve Girsky finds model for underdog Opel FINAL ASSEMBLY : Gilles dumps on Trump DEALERS Redoing Reynolds A new business model -- and maybe a new owner, too In the six years that software entrepreneur Bob Brockman has owned Reynolds and Reynolds, car dealers have seen a steady cadence of new software to he ...  FULL STORY   Prep work helped dealership group weather the storm  Penske surveys New Jersey store damage: 'It was devastating'  Limited time, lack of storage hurt N.Y. dealers  European brands take worst sales hit from Sandy  After the storm, finding the good in a bad situation  Make your store a great workplace  Discounts may decide race for luxury crown  Dealers  Asbury considers expanding vehicle-pricing plan AUTOMAKERS AND SUPPLIERS Why Girsky sees hope for Opel Better image, higher prices, new models will contribute Steve Girsky sees some hope for General Motors' European business. Last week, GM's interim head of Europe outlined the reasons GM can reach breakeven ...  FULL STORY   Fiat USA opens unit to build customized 500s  Honda plans $200 million investment in Ohio units  Ford posts strong 3rd-qtr. profits on N.A., pricing  Strong N.A. results buoy GM  Good move, Chrysler  Visteon, Delphi plan cuts to cope with Europe's slump  Mazda makes a profit, but N.A. losses increase  U.S. is bright spot in Honda forecast  Toyota is tops, Ford drops in reliability ratings MARKETING Decision on 'Runs deep' runs late Chevrolet is still pondering the future of its "Chevy runs deep" advertising tag line and appears to have extended an internal deadline for a decision ...  FULL STORY  PEOPLE AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Roger Penske will speak at World Congress Roger Penske will be the dinner keynote speaker on Jan. 15, the first day of the Automotive News World Congress. ...  FULL STORY   Farley, veteran marketer VanDyke will guide and reinvent Lincoln  Ghosn: The fiscal cliff is our 'big gorilla'  Mitsubishi's N.A. chairman faces U.S. product-planning challenge  Top Avalon engineer wasn't just a front man  Illingworth's Christian vision of the car business DESIGN Marchionne favors Town & Country minivan CEO Sergio Marchionne wants the Chrysler Town & Country to survive as the Chrysler Group's traditional minivan with sliding doors, but he says a final ...  FULL STORY   Redone Avalon is shorter, sleeker, stiffer USED CARS HURRICANE SANDY: THE AFTERMATH Used-car prices expected to rise Consumers, dealers and fleets will need vehicles Customers replacing damaged vehicles in the wake of Sandy will push up used-vehicle prices across the country, used-vehicle experts say. ...  FULL STORY  FIXED OPERATIONS FIXED OPERATIONS Sales tactics migrate to service bay Contests lead advisers to push repair orders A growing number of dealership managers are borrowing tactics more commonly used on the auto sales side to pump up their parts and service results. 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