The (domestic) auto industry hits a wall in China

Posted 2:53 pm U.S. ET, April 19

Jason Stein is associate publisher and editor of Automotive News.

SHANGHAI, China -- If you listen to the industry experts -- and in this country there are more than a few who claim to know how the future will unfold -- they'll tell you that the good times in China are over.
The industry has hit a wall -- and it's not a great outcome.
No, not for the fore ...
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Look for innovation overdrive in the service drive

Posted 5:12 pm U.S. ET, Feb. 10
ORLANDO -- The location is unknown at this point (let’s get crazy and assume it’s Las Vegas). The state of the industry is unclear (here’s hoping it’s healthy). But when the 2025 National Automobile Dealers Association convention rolls around, the vision for retail is: The big winners will have service as their middle name.
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Mood swing in Orlando: This year, deals are everywhere

Posted 6:43 pm U.S. ET, Feb. 9
A lifetime ago -- like, way back in the bad old times of early 2010 -- you could have shot a cannon down one side of the Orange County Convention Center and not hit a soul.
This convention's last trip to Orlando was a wake. Deals were being made, but with admittedly hushed tones. General Motors wasn’t here. And nearly 2 ...
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How's business? Dazzling -- but we're keeping an eye on it

Posted 5:47 pm U.S. ET, Feb. 8
The year is off to a sizzling beginning, jump-started by a hot January for sales. Profits are near all-time highs across the dealer landscape. And, if you listen closely to those who escaped the winter blizzard and made it to Orlando, business is downright rocking.
"The industry is in a very healthy place," said AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson at Friday's J.D ...
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The bottom line on alternatives

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Aug. 8
What was that old joke about fuel cell vehicles? Wait 20 years, and you'll be only 20 more from driving one.
This week Toyota shot a hole through that cathode.
The Japanese automaker has ambitious plans, announcing Wednesday that it plans to sell a fuel cell vehicle in 2015, or about tw ...
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Modest growth is fast enough

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Aug. 7
On a day when industry sales forecasts dropped, confidence about the recovery drooped and even Dodge slipped out of NASCAR racing, suppliers could still find a silver lining at a standing-room only morning session here.
If you're a North American supplier, focused on technology and a good balance sheet, there's good news: Y ...
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Industry feels Europe's pain

Posted 5:00 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 6
Just a year ago, the troubling stories that were 6,000 miles and an ocean away seemed like distant thunder. Twelve months later, on a picture-perfect August day in Traverse City, the financial storm in Europe is here.
"There are ominous signs," Jay Baron, CEO of the Center for Automotive Research, said just before Monday's ...
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