Automotive News

Labor strife, railroad disruptions, weather disasters and pandemics have become business as usual for automakers.

Kia enters the finicky Japan market for the first time in decades with plans to sell its Platform Beyond Vehicle commercial EVs to fleet customers. The Korean carmaker pushes PBVs that stretch its carefully curated, consumer-oriented brand image.

The lender plans to offer automotive financing primarily to small franchises and startups.

Service departments should go out of their way to do something different for a customer who didn't receive top-notch care, said Mindi Williams, service manager at CMA's Colonial Subaru in Chesterfield, Va., on "CMA's Moving Lives Forward Podcast."

Despite a complaint that “reads like a novel or a thesis,” the Illinois judge couldn't rule out the possibility that claims against the controversial Chinese-owned battery factory in Manteno could be proved.

While challenges remain, dealerships have an opportunity to sell more cars if they commit to better sales training and improving their financing skills and technology.