Nissan said Monday that chairman of the Americas Carlos Tavares is moving to the role of chief operating officer of Renault and taking his place atop the region is Colin Dodge, whose current role is executive vice president and chief performance officer for Nissan globally. Dodge also serves as chairman of the AMIE region, which […] [Read More]

Saab Automobile had reason to celebrate just before the weekend as the automaker rolled out a batch of about 100 units on the first day of production since April 6. The company plans to increase the daily production rate in the coming weeks in parallel with the full re-establishment of the supply chain. The first […] [Read More]

Nissan North America recently announced that it will begin sharing Nissan and Infiniti vehicles’ open safety and emissions recalls with Carfax, vehicle history information company, in an effort to improve transparency for used-car shoppers. The automaker will provide updated vehicle identification numbers with open recalls to Carfax on a weekly basis in hopes that the […] [Read More]

Following a two-year suspension of the annual series, General Motors revived its Dealer of the Year Award program and spotlighted the “best-of-the-best” in its dealer body during a ceremony on Wednesday night. The 2010 Dealer of the Year Award honors were bestowed upon 50 Chevrolet, 16 Buick, 16 GMC and 20 Cadillac dealerships. Not only […] [Read More]

Honda franchise dealers received some welcome news Thursday as the automaker announced plans for the accelerated recovery of production in North America following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The OEM said it will increase production volume at its North American plants to a rate of 100 percent of the original production plan […] [Read More]

Porsche Cars North America has enlisted the services of NCM Associates for a two-year dealer support program, which will consist of a myriad of peer-collaboration, operations, benchmarking and in-dealership retail coaching solutions to help selected dealers boost their profits and performances. Specifically, NCM said it will offer: —Specialized Pinnacle Performance Groups. These will take the […] [Read More]

AutoNation announced Tuesday it celebrated the sale of its eight millionth vehicle at the grand opening of its new dealership called Honda of Dulles. The new store, located in Sterling, Va., opened its door’s Tuesday, and AutoNation celebrated not only the debut of another dealership, but also the company’s recent landmark sale. Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive […] [Read More]

Volkswagen is officially producing vehicles in the U.S. The German automaker held an inauguration ceremony Tuesday for the new plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., which will produce the VW Passat.  VW said it wants to build upon its presence in the ever-important U.S. market. This could be crucial for VW as it chases Toyota as the […] [Read More]

Along with reiterating no electronic problems or software errors could have resulted in unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the automaker’s North American Quality Advisory Panel also made a series of recommendations. In a public report released Monday, Toyota’s independent panel of experts suggests that the OEM loosen its tightly controlled global structure. The panel also […] [Read More]

On Monday CarMax officially opened the doors to its first auto superstore in Lexington, Kentucky. The Lexington store is more than 13,900 square-feet, stocks anywhere from 250 to 350 used vehicles and employs more than 50 associates. "We are excited about the opening of the Lexington store as we continue to resume our company growth […] [Read More]