Nissan North America recently launched a recall of nearly 196,000 models of the Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4, concentrated in wintry weather areas in the U.S. and Canada. The recall stems from the need to make a repair in the steering column for effected units originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, […] [Read More]

Jaguar Land Rover revealed last week that a former Porsche executive will take on the top spot for the automaker’s operations here, replacing current Jaguar Land Rover North America’s Gary Temple, who is retiring later this year. Named to the role is Andy Goss, the former chief executive officer of Porsche Cars GB, who steps […] [Read More]

After the model picked up an honor at the New York International Auto Show, Nissan Americas decided to accelerate the U.S. market launch of the Nissan LEAF. Beginning May 1, the company explained it will reopen reservations to select consumers as both vehicle production and U.S. deliveries move into the many thousands. Nissan recapped that […] [Read More]

Toyota Motor Sales USA will recall more than 300,000 RAV4 and Highlander models to swap out the airbag sensor assembly, the company announced late last week. Included in the voluntary safety recall are about 214,000 RAV4 units from model years 2007 and 2008, as well as 94,000 Highlander and Highlander HV units from model-year 2008. [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive has broadened its presence in the company’s home state with the purchase of a BMW and Mini dealership in El Paso, Texas. The dealer group expects that the franchises — which will be called BMW of El Paso and Mini of El Paso — will pull in yearly revenues of $55 million. […] [Read More]

When it comes to the certified pre-owned market, Toyota Canada’s Mitch Gauthier said his company has found that Canadian consumers place the greatest importance on three key benefits of the automaker’s CPO program. Gauthier, the company’s manager of pre-owned sales, said that according to a survey of Toyota Canada’s CPO customers, the aspect of the […] [Read More]

CarProof reported earlier this week that another automaker in Canada is now using the company’s vehicle history reports as part of its certified pre-owned program. Joining the list of automakers implementing CarProof’s reports is Volvo, whose Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. CPO program has augmented its inspection process by requiring all certified units to include […] [Read More]

While Hyundai recently halted its vehicle return program that allowed customers to bring a vehicle back if they lost their job, the automaker has apparently stepped up to replace this offering with a new gimmick. It is guaranteeing the trade-in values of their models for months 24 through 48. The Hyundai Assurance Trade-in Value Guarantee […] [Read More]

On Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show, Nissan Americas announced it plans to push its localized production mix in the Americas from 69 percent to more than 85 percent by 2015. In total, the changes will increase Nissan’s production in the Americas by more than 50 percent — from 1.1 million units in […] [Read More]

A positive indicator for the auto market is not just that sales have increased, but it’s the manner in which the industry is improving, said IHS senior principal automotive economist George Magliano on Tuesday. He pointed out the positive trends of decreased incentives, more robust leasing and looser credit. That being said, the industry is dealing […] [Read More]