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Guest commentary: Overcoming legacy data constraints to unlock the potential of generative AI

By Rick Whitford

Decades of siloed data management, outdated IT structures and a lack of visibility across the supply chain have created barriers to innovation.

  • August 13th 2024 at 06:54

Column: Realities of the EV transition are setting in

By Omari Gardner

There is a downstream consequence of the automaker pullback on EV production plans. Just ask auto suppliers.

  • August 11th 2024 at 10:00

The EV sales reality has settled in β€” and suppliers worry they'll be left holding the bag

By John Irwin

The sunny electric vehicle forecasts of past CAR Management Briefing Seminars gave way to a cloudier picture this year.

  • August 9th 2024 at 08:40

Marissa West leaves GM after 8 months as North American president

By Lindsay VanHulle

Rory Harvey has taken over management of North America, and Duncan Aldred is being promoted to vice president of commercial growth strategies and operations.

  • August 9th 2024 at 08:28

Panelists say treat talent recruitment like a supply chain to attract skilled workers

By Lindsay VanHulle

Recruiting and retaining top employees will require work by companies, schools and state policymakers, experts said at the 2024 CAR Management Briefing Seminars.

  • August 9th 2024 at 08:20

Ram Professional unit looks to grow truck brand's commercial business

By Vince Bond Jr.

Ram's commercial team is touting a product slate with the brand's most diverse set of powertrains ever, including the new ProMaster EV that Amazon will use for last-mile deliveries.

  • August 7th 2024 at 13:03

Big utilization drop for North American auto factories on the horizon as EV production begins

By Hannah Lutz

Automakers will build less than two-thirds of their vehicle assembly capacity in 2030, according to GlobalData.

  • August 7th 2024 at 05:15

Sustainable products give manufacturers an edge over competition, suppliers say

By John Irwin

Suppliers and automakers increasingly see developing sustainable products not just as a way to check a box on climate targets but to help them save costs and differentiate themselves from competitors.

  • August 6th 2024 at 14:43

Automakers, suppliers need to work together through EV transition

By Lindsay VanHulle

Automakers and suppliers have similar challenges in the bumpy EV transition, panelists said at the 2024 Car Management Briefing Seminars.

  • August 6th 2024 at 14:09

Auto suppliers continue to face worker shortage and high costs

By John Irwin

The Federal Reserve indicated labor supply and demand are in sync in the U.S. economy for the first time in years. But suppliers are still lagging behind.

  • August 1st 2024 at 05:00

How Nissan is trying to reclaim its marketing edge

By E.J. Schultz

Nissan marketing and sales VP Vinay Shahani discusses making the car the star of advertising, while regaining some of the brand’s irreverence.

  • July 31st 2024 at 03:00

Honda Canada dealers lawyer up, prep for class-action suit over margin cuts

By David Kennedy

Honda dealers in Canada have retained legal counsel and are preparing for a possible class-action lawsuit against the automaker’s Canadian unit, as the company enacts a plan that will significantly reduce dealer profit margin on vehicle sales, according to multiple dealers.Β 

  • July 29th 2024 at 12:24

Most automakers predict missed EV sales goals, slower transition in Kerrigan survey

By Gail Kachadourian Howe

The majority of automaker executives who participated in the 2024 Kerrigan OEM Survey said the transition to EVs will be slower than initially projected in the U.S.

  • July 25th 2024 at 09:47

Maserati under scrutiny after disappointing 1st half

By Luca Ciferri

Stellantis CFO Natalie Knight said there could be "some point in the future" when the group looks at "what’s the best home" for the luxury brand.Β 

  • July 25th 2024 at 07:49

Stellantis CEO Tavares: U.S. plants building too many vehicles that need rework

By Vince Bond Jr.

Shipments of the Ram 1500 and other vehicles have been slowed by problems that need to be repaired after they come off the assembly line.

  • July 25th 2024 at 06:59

Stellantis awaits 1st shipment of Leapmotor cars from China

By Peter Sigal

Sales of the T03 small EV and C10 midsize SUV from Stellantis'Β β€œ15th brand” are set to start in September in nine countries.

  • July 25th 2024 at 05:11

Toyota weighs 4-day workweek in sweeping overhaul of office life

By Hans Greimel

The possible change in Japan is part of a sweeping rethink of office life meant to streamline workloads for a modern, more agile era of global competition and innovation.

  • July 24th 2024 at 05:00

GM ups guidance after posting 14% higher profit, record Q2 revenue

By Lindsay VanHulle

GM said it set records for global revenue, North American profit and North American revenue in the second quarter, by strong sales of pickups and SUVs.

  • July 23rd 2024 at 03:30

Leo Michael cartoon: Rethinking things

By Leo Michael

GM won’t have production capacity in place to build 1 million EVs at the end of next year, which was the previous target, says CEO Mary Barra.

  • July 20th 2024 at 21:00

North American auto manufacturing footprint unlikely to change through 2029, Chicago Fed says

By Hannah Lutz

Many existing plants will provide flexibility across propulsion systems as EV demand and consumer preferences fluctuate.

  • July 16th 2024 at 12:39
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