Category: Motor Age Articles

In his first public appearance since leaving AutoNation’s chief operating post four years ago, Mike Maroone shared this advice with his auto retail peers: be agents for change.

Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, quiet since its 2015 acquisition of Van Tuyl Group, is actively seeking dealerships to buy and sees an advantage ahead in the next industry cycle.

Ford narrowly topped Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz ranked just above Lexus on the luxury side in Cox Automotive’s Retail Brand Scorecards Study. Top-scoring brands are poised to be winners in a changing market, Cox says.

Speaking at the J.D. Power Automotive Summit, Jonathan Banks, vice president of vehicle valuations and analytics for J.D. Power, said Generation Z buyers are increasingly unable to afford new vehicles, and would rather look for bigger vehicles with mor…

Shifting consumer preferences last year halted a five-year run in improving brand loyalty across the industry.

Deborah Wahl, Cadillac’s chief marketing officer, said the brand’s sales should soar on the back of new crossovers such as the XT4 and XT6.

At a time of falling industry sales and softening margins, used vehicle sales may offer franchised new-car dealers a big opportunity, says J.D. Power executive Thomas King.

Yandex, a giant Russian search-engine firm that also runs a taxi booking service in more than 100 cities, started working on autonomous technology in 2016 and formally started a self-driving development program in January 2017.

General Motors said it will invest $22 million at its Tennessee plant to build new fuel-efficient V8 engines for GM’s large pickups and SUVs.

General Motors said it will invest $22 million at its Tennessee plant to build new fuel-efficient V-8 engines for GM’s large pickups and SUVs.