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While PSA Group is talking to General Motors about acquiring Opel, it already has bought one stately brand this year – in India.

General Motors hasn’t made money in Europe since Bill Clinton was president. If the world’s third-largest auto-maker fails to unload its Opel European division on PSA Group, it could look to its crosstown rival in Dearborn, Mich.

Europe has been a drain on General Motors for a long time, but Opel did have its glory days and at least once helped keep GM afloat. Automotive News Print Editor RIck Johnson was there when it happened.

America’s changing political climate has created an opportunity to revive the ‘Buy American’ movement of the past, said UAW President Dennis Williams.

RFJ Auto Partners will begin to expand its Hassle Free Buying strategy, a form of one-price selling, to all of its stores starting this year. It currently uses the model at its high-volume Dave Smith dealerships.

A North Carolina Chevrolet dealer accused of molesting a minor has been sued by a former employee who allegedly was fired for assisting with the police investigation.

Cooperation with a larger automaker, however – gaining access to large automaker technologies – is Aston Martin’s path to future success, CEO Andy Palmer told the first Automotive News Canada Congress here last week.

Frank Ferrara, Hyundai Motor America’s retired vice president of customer satisfaction, says the lack of a long-term focus and doing “crazy stuff” can get in the way of building stronger parts and service operations.

The 2018 redesign of the Hyundai Accent brings the subcompact sedan’s styling into line with the brand’s other offerings.

Ontario Minister of Economic Development Brad Duguid said Canada is ‘fortunate’ to begin a NAFTA dialogue with the Trump administration ‘from a position of absolute strength.’