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4:14 PM EDT 4/24/2009
BNET Auto's Jim Henry Hits the AirwavesBNET Auto's Two Jims -- Jim Henry and Jim Motavalli -- have had a busy week. If you've been paying attention, you already know about Jim Motavalli's on-air sparring with Neil Cavuto of Fox Business over global warming and the auto industry's response. Meanwhile, Jim Henry's been popping up on rad...
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5:36 PM EDT 7/2/2008
What, Me Worry? Says Chrysler's Jim PressWow, that must be some "plan" at Chrysler. With June sales down 35.9 percent in June -- it hurts just to type that number -- Jim Press, Chrysler president and vice chairman, serenely insisted in a July 1 conference call that wholesale shipments to dealers are going "according to plan." That could ...
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9:23 PM EST 1/12/2009
Detroit Auto Show: Mini Boss Jim McDowell on the Mini Cooper's SuccessIn a disastrous automobile market, U.S. sales of the fuel-efficient Mini brand gained 29 percent in 2008 to a U.S. record 54,077 units. The U.S. overtook the U.K. as the brand's biggest-selling single market in the world.That's a development few people would have foreseen when parent company BMW...
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7:10 AM EST 2/14/2011
Move Over, Toyota: Kia's Moment May Have Finally ArrivedKia is outrunning its old reputation as a maker of cheap cars built cheaply. It's attracting a much bigger following, and according to a recent study by Experian Automotive, it's retaining them, too.
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5:12 PM EST 2/10/2011
Who Knew? General Motors Sells More Cars in Uzbekistan Than in SpainThis is why globalization is necessary: Today GM's number one market is China. Number 10? Uzbekistan.
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4:16 PM EST 2/9/2011
Unintended Acceleration: Toyota May Be Off the Hook, but It's Not ExoneratedA recent government report hints that regulators may require new systems on all cars to prevent unintended acceleration. Toyota, which kicked off the situation, already adopted such a system.
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3:06 PM EST 2/7/2011
The New Iacocca: Chrysler CEO Marchionne Is Already Sorry He Opened His MouthIt takes a big personality to fix big problems. Maybe that's why Chrysler seems to attract a colorful cast of characters, dating back to Lee Iacocca. Fiat's Sergio Marchionne is the newest installment.
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6:14 PM EST 2/4/2011
GM Says "No Thanks" To Department of Energy Loans After AllGM applied earlier for Department of Energy loans to help out with developing fuel-efficient cars, including electric vehicles. Today, GM says no, thanks, it doesn't need the money, after all.
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1:08 PM EST 2/4/2011
Super Bowl: VW's Tiny Darth Vader Ad Is Funny, but Won't Sell CarsLike a lot of Super Bowl ads, the VW ad featuring a tiny Darth Vader attempting to levitate a VW Passat is funny, memorable -- and probably won't move the needle in terms of sales. But that's OK.
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10:43 AM EST 2/1/2011
How Will Chrysler Boost Its Market Share? Sell More Cars, Of Course!The long version of the business plan, according to CEO Sergio Marchionne: New models, nicer showrooms and more advertising.
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