Touting the design as luxurious and cutting-edge as its sporty models, Porsche Cars North America highlighted plans for its new headquarters, which is scheduled to open in late 2013. To ensure every square inch of the brand new facility is infused with these Porsche brand and product values, the OEM selected HOK, a leading global […] [Read More]

Chrysler announced Monday the new head of the Fiat brand for North America to replace Laura Soave, who has left Chrysler and is pursuing other interests. Appointed to the position — effective immediately — is Timothy Kuniskis, whose most recent post was as director of product marketing for both the Chrysler and Fiat brands. [Read More]

Along with announcing plans for its former Saturn manufacturing hub, General Motors revealed Monday that vice chairman Stephen Girsky has been named chairman of the supervisory board for Adam Opel AG effective immediately. The OEM said Girsky replaces Nick Reilly, who resigned from the board as a member and chairman. Reilly recently announced that he […] [Read More]

Three more recalls have come out from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, mostly for 2012 models. The largest of the three is the recall by General Motors of 1,798 vans — the 2012 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana manufactured between June 2 and Oct. 17. NHTSA indicated that the second stage of the dual-stage […] [Read More]

Chrysler Group, the Chrysler Foundation and the UAW all joined forces to make sure this week’s Thanksgiving holiday is better one for hungry people throughout the Midwest and the nation’s capital. Late last week, a caravan of Chrysler vehicles filled with food donated by hundreds of employees departed the company’s headquarters for Lighthouse of Oakland […] [Read More]

On Thursday, Toyota celebrated the opening of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, the company’s new $800 million plant outside of Tupelo, Miss., that assembles the Corolla. Joining Thursday’s celebration were Toyota Motor Corp. president Akio Toyoda and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. The facility — located in Blue Springs — is Toyota’s 14th North American plant, further […] [Read More]

Bringing its total U.S. investments to more than $4.5 billion since June 2009, Chrysler announced earlier this week that it plans to invest $1.7 billion to support the development and production of its next-generation Jeep, set to come out in 2013. This investment includes pumping $500 million into its Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio, where […] [Read More]

Along with recapping its annual World Convention, Toyota Motor Corp. declared Wednesday that despite ongoing production hurdles, the OEM has the inventory to reach its sales goals. Based on parts availability, the automaker indicated its North American vehicle plants will continue operating on a normal production schedule during the weeks of Nov. 21 and Nov. […] [Read More]

General Motors revealed Tuesday that it has welcomed a new member to its board of directors, electing a former executive with both Wal-Mart and Black & Decker to the position. Joining the board is Thomas Schoewe, who previously was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Wal-Mart Stores, where he served from 2000 […] [Read More]

In what has become tradition, IntellliChoice.com unveiled its CPO awards during Auto Remarketing’s CPO Forum on Tuesday. The company analyzed 26 programs this year and tapped an overall winner in the popular vehicle segment, as well as premium category. Taking home top honors in the popular classification is Hyundai. Tyler Schulze, of IntelliChoice.com, announced the […] [Read More]