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Many of us already know about Nissan trying to press for more U.S. growth. It's been revealed that the automaker is also alienating some of its parts suppliers. A newly released annual survey shows Nissan sank into a virtual last-place tie with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. On the other side General Motors, improved significantly after Steve Kiefer got some great grades for his first year on the purchasing job after running GM Powertrain.The ratings that result from the questionnaire proposed by a Detroit-area consulting firm- Planning Perspectives Inc., come as Nissan and FCA need...
It's big vehicles time: crossovers, pickups, vans and SUVs ran car sales off U.S. roads in April. Roomy and fuel-efficient trucks accounted for 59.3 percent of light vehicles sold last month. If taking into consideration that last April, trucks represented 55.2 percent of the market, we may say that this year the highest level of truck sales ever for the month has been reached.Every car segment lost market share, from midsize and compact to sporty and alternative power. Every truck segment - volume and premium crossovers, pickup, van and SUV - gained market sh...
Car and truck sales spring growth was a bit slower then expected this April. Since 2010 it was the luxury segment, which has led the sales growth. This year the indexes are quite ambiguous in this market section. Of the top-five luxury premium brands, only Audi is up so far for the first four months of 2016. Third-place BMW is down by 9.4 percent, and that doesn’t include the premium Mini brand’s 14.3 percent decline.At the same time American Honda and Nissan group registered the most significant sales growth in this period, which were of 14.4 percent and ...
General Motors announced it has a new vice president of design. This job with global responsibilitywill be done by the Australian Mike Simcoe, 58, stationed overseas for much of his 33 years with GM. Simcoe is the first non-American to assume the mantle as GM’s global design chief.Simcoe brought a contribution to the design of many of the brand's models and has had a hand in shaping many vehicles familiar in North America. His portfolio is filled with such models as Holden SSX concept, Buick Sceptre concept, Holden Ute, Hold...
All the main automotive dealerships agree on the fact that there is a serious shortage of automotive technicians able to work on today's advanced cars and trucks. In this situation analysts and experts say that simply recruiting more technicians won't help. The emerging gap between the lost and the recruited technicians is considerable. Ford and GM estimate a need for a total of 15,000 new technicians for their U.S. dealerships over the next five years. The North American shortfall is estimated by Mark Davis, automotive programs manager at Seminole State C...
