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Manufacturers should have a better idea of what customers want and what they are willing to pay, one reader writes.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth market, a melting pot of different cultures, the Mac Churchill stores have made hires to accommodate the diverse backgrounds of its consumers.

In Trump’s headlong rush for a new wave of U.S. auto assembly plants, beware the Polish pitfall. Or the Sicily mess.

Jim Mateja, one of the nation’s most trusted auto writers, and a fixture at the Chicago Tribune for four decades, had that tough-as-nails Chicago persona.

AutoNation sees used-vehicle sales at its soon-to-launch AutoNation USA used-vehicle stores as a major growth opportunity in 2017. The retailer has designed a strategy to fund the expansion which, CEO Mike Jackson said, won’t be a drag on earnings.

Ford Motor Co. is hoping to ride its biggest vehicles to an increased retail market share in 2017. The automaker’s executives told dealers last week that they’re targeting 13 percent retail market share, a slight increase from last year.

The nation’s largest auto retailer said, effective Feb. 1, Bill Berman will move up from executive vice president to president. He retains the title COO.

Thieves in central England stole two trailer loads of new engines from the Jaguar Land Rover plant in Solihull, England, last week.

New model redesigns are fueling big profits at Honda Motor Co., even in the face of adverse exchange rates. That momentum will continue into 2017, Honda executives say.

Mercedes-AMG’s E-class lineup now includes a wagon. The 2018 E63 S wagon, set to debut in March at the Geneva auto show, is powered by a 4.0-liter V-8 biturbo engine that produces 603 hp and 627 pounds-feet of torque and goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3.