On her first day working at an auto dealership, Carol Kitts sold four cars. “I was so excited, so pumped,” Kitts said. Then her general manager, who had recruited her for the job, pulled her aside. “He took me to the back lot and said, ‘I want to let you know, these guys are going…
Lithia said it sold Bentley of Denver-Lotus of Denver, previously housed in its Ferrari of Denver dealership in Highlands Ranch, Colo., to John Elway Dealerships on June 8. Lithia acquired the exotic and ultraluxury dealership in December. Lithia plans to complete a full remodel of the Ferrari store consistent with the automaker’s new image program,…
Delays of up to a month at the Port of Vancouver, driven by heightened vehicle imports and a shortage of railcars, are prompting automakers that ship vehicles through the West Coast logistics hub to enact elaborate contingency plans to get vehicles to Canadian dealers. Facing weeks of waiting at Vancouver’s Annacis Auto Terminal, Hyundai Auto…
Toyota had become a target for activists and green investors who considered it slow to roll out EVs. Still, EVs are just one element in Toyota’s multi-pathway approach to carbon neutrality that includes gasoline-electric hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells. The Japanese company has said its approach is more effective in reducing carbon emissions and more…
Lucid is still in the early stages of raising brand awareness and converting EV shoppers to Air owners. “We’re still early on in our customer growth stage of innovators and early adopters,” Rawlinson said. New marketing efforts will draw in larger segments of shoppers and fuel sales growth. Lucid said it expects to present its…
Ford of Canada’s decision to stop reporting national sales figures on a quarterly basis has prompted concerns that the company is becoming less transparent, even as it takes government money to help fund the retooling of its Canadian manufacturing operations to produce electric vehicles. And there are worries that more auto companies might follow suit….
Car windows and windshields are things that many drivers just don’t think much about– until one day they suddenly need to be replaced. Maybe it’s a large chip, or a small crack that has since flourished over time into a web of other cracks. Perhaps it was a single incident of blunt force that smashed…
3. Connectivity will become key Integrating the car into the ecosystem is critical, and in-car connectivity plays a vital role in keeping consumers connected and engaged while on the go. Connectivity enables the development of new digital ecosystem services that offer a more immersive and personalized driving experience, better safety and security, and added value…
Governments across Europe are fighting for automaking jobs as the shift to battery power upends the industry. Securing production of a mass-market vehicle like the 208 would be a coup because it’s now Europe’s best-selling car, having ended the 14-year reign of the Volkswagen Golf in 2022. Spain is among countries that have become more…
Volkswagen Is Reportedly Removing Its Design ChiefULI_SONNTAG/VW Volkswagen will replace its current design chief Jozef Kaban, Automotive News Europe’s affiliate Automobilwoche reports. The designer’s work reportedly hasn’t impressed new VW CEO Thomas Schaefer, and as a result, he’ll reportedly be replaced by Bentley design boss Andreas Mindt. Kaban has been the head of Volkswagen design…