On Dec. 6, former Volkswagen engineer Oliver Schmidt was led into a federal courtroom in Detroit in handcuffs and leg irons. He was wearing a blood-red jumpsuit, his head shaved, as it always is, and his deep-set eyes seemed to ask, “how did I get here?” As Schmidt’s wife tried to suppress tears in a… Continue reading How VW Paid $25 Billion for ‘Dieselgate’—and Got Off Easy
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GM Says Its Driverless Car Could Be in Fleets by Next Year
If approved, the Cruise AVs would probably appear first in San Francisco or Scottsdale, Ariz., where G.M.’s self-driving subsidiary, Cruise Automation, is conducting tests. In San Francisco, the division has set up a ride-hailing service using about 50 Cruise AVs, although the cars are available only for some of its 250 employees, not public customers.… Continue reading GM Says Its Driverless Car Could Be in Fleets by Next Year
Bill Ford: $11 billion investment will make profit per vehicle “remarkable” | How to avoid the steps to the sale that …
On today’s CBT Newscast for Wednesday, January 17th, 2018: Steve Stauning: How to avoid the steps to the sale that customers dislikeAs a dealership, you have salespeople who know a lot about the customer’s buying process and how to initiate it. Steve Stauning, author, contributor to CBT Magazine, and founder of SteveStauning.com, says knowing the… Continue reading Bill Ford: $11 billion investment will make profit per vehicle “remarkable” | How to avoid the steps to the sale that …
Q&A with Alfonso Albaisa, Senior Vice President, Global Design, Nissan Motor Company
Can you begin by telling us a little about yourself?I wanted to be a designer for as long as I could remember. I didn’t realise that there were any other fields until I was a little bit older, because my dad was an architect, and my uncles were architects, so I thought that was all… Continue reading Q&A with Alfonso Albaisa, Senior Vice President, Global Design, Nissan Motor Company
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne To Step Down, Warns Auto Industry of Commoditization
Sergio Marchionne, who has led Fiat Chrysler Automobiles since 2009, has words of advice for the automobile industry: The future of cars is coming swiftly, and if you can’t innovate and differentiate, you won’t survive. Marchionne, one of the longest-serving chief executives in the auto industry, confirmed on Monday, the opening of the North American… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne To Step Down, Warns Auto Industry of Commoditization
Carmakers have less than a decade to reinvent themselves or die, warns Sergio Marchionne
Sergio Marchionne, one of the longest-serving CEOs in the auto industry, has a stark warning: Carmakers have less than a decade to reinvent themselves or risk being commoditized amid a seismic shift in how vehicles are powered, driven and purchased. Developing technologies like electrification, self-driving software and ride-sharing will alter consumers’ car-buying decisions within six… Continue reading Carmakers have less than a decade to reinvent themselves or die, warns Sergio Marchionne
GM Eludes US Auto Slowdown as Truck and SUV Wave Pads Profit
General Motors Co. defied a softening auto market with a surprise prediction that profit will remain steady this year and grow in 2019 thanks to a wave of new trucks and SUVs. Earnings this year will be consistent with the record result the company pre-reported on Tuesday. While GM is going to grapple with costs… Continue reading GM Eludes US Auto Slowdown as Truck and SUV Wave Pads Profit
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer on Aston’s Product Roadmap, Business Prospects
With the launch of its excellent DB11, Aston Martin sales spiked 56 percent in 2017, with more than 5,100 cars sold, the most the company has shifted since 2008. Aston’s leader from 2014, Englishman Andy Palmer, is strongly optimistic about the prospects for the company, founded in 1913, over its next century, as the onetime… Continue reading Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer on Aston’s Product Roadmap, Business Prospects
GM CEO Mary Barra says too many women quit their jobs for the wrong reason
When it comes to General Motors, you might say that CEO Mary Barra is ride or die. At 18, she started working for GM as a way to help pay for her college tuition. Her gig, inspecting hoods and fender panels of the Pontiac Grand Prix, turned out to be the first step in a lifelong… Continue reading GM CEO Mary Barra says too many women quit their jobs for the wrong reason
GM races to build a formula for profitable electric cars
By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra has made a bold promise to investors that the Detroit automaker will make money selling electric cars by 2021. What Barra has not explained in detail is how GM intends to do what, so far, no major automaker has… Continue reading GM races to build a formula for profitable electric cars