Category: Motor Age Articles

Rep. Debbie Dingell, a strong advocate for the auto industry in Congress, is sharply critical of GM’s November announcement to cut workers.

As dealer Danny Sauro and his two Maryland stores fell further out of trust, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. relayed a persistent message: Pay up. When it didn’t, Nissan’s captive sued the company for $4.5 million in floorplan default.

Automakers will turn heads with new technology at CES this week in Las Vegas. But parts suppliers are doing a lot of the heavy lifting on those technologies.

General Motors was initially going to respond by Jan. 7 to Unifor’s proposals to save the Oshawa assembly plant, but the union says that meeting has been delayed as the automaker takes more time reviewing the ideas.

U.S. dealerships’ buy-sell activity remained strong through the third quarter of 2018, with robust activity expected to have continued through the fourth quarter and into 2019.

The Canadian union, Unifor, says ads will expand demanding General Motors’ attention if plant closure plans aren’t reconsidered.

Carlos Ghosn’s legal tribulations in Japan, where the CEO of Renault remains in jail, will make for a dramatic 2019 — for Ghosn, for Nissan and also for Renault.

South Korean lithium ion battery producer SK Innovation is doubling down on a electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia. The supplier is considering plowing up to $5 billion more into the project, SK Innovation CEO Jun Kim said.

Jaguar Land Rover finds a steady source of labor among military vets amid an ongoing shortage of skilled service technicians.

Jaguar Land Rover finds a steady source of labor among military vets amid an ongoing shortage of skilled service technicians.