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Reid Bigland, FCA Canada CEO and head of FCA’s U.S. sales, was named Tuesday to steer global sales of luxury brands Maserati and Alfa Romeo. Bigland was chosen to build up the Alfa and Maserati brands worldwide because of his extraordinary record of growing sales in the U.S. and Canada over the last seven years. Bigland’s influence at FCA’s U.S. headquarters has grown along with his responsibilities. Pitting Maserati and Alfa against such luxury heavyweights as BMW and Mercedes will test Bigland’s sales prowess. After a 20-year absenc...
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...
More and more automarketers recognize that the role of sports in a brand's advertizing campaign is not to be neglected. Experts point to the fact that sports are the last kind of programming people watch live on TV. There’s not another platform with more fans that are more engaging around a common goal and subject, so that many of the automakers are taking sports as one of the platforms that helps them get the word out. Among the brands that have invested solid money in into sports marketing the main are: Honda and Hyundai that aired Supe...
March, April and May are the months with the highest selling-volume, this year it seems like dealerships have a good benefit from an early Easter.“It’s reassuring when retail sales grow faster than the overall industry pace as it indicates consumers remain very active and engaged in the new-vehicle market.” says Eric Lyman, TrueCar’s vice president of industry insights, in a statement. TrueCar is expecting increases of 4% for retail sales and 1% for fleet ones. LMC projects retail to rise above 3,9% and 4,7% for fleet sales. April has five weekends this year,...
Despite the gas low prices, fuel economy cars are still among the most sought in America.The statistics from the Consumer Federation of America say that 4 from 5 consumers are sure that next time they go shopping for a car they'll take care of its gas mileage. Jack Gills, director of public affairs for the nonprofit organization thinks it's no surprise, since consumers have had a long history with volatile gas prices.Motorists have saved $12 billion this year, but the consumers still expect the prices to rise again soon. The average respondent to CFA's survey predicted a ...
