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Using limited-edition buzz models to juice Jeep Wrangler sales has worked so well that the automaker is trying it out on pickups. Special editions are great for connecting with buyers in a unique way. Last week Ram introduced a Yellow Rose of Texas edition of its Ram 1500 light-duty pickup, with a Stinger Yellow paint job. The buzz model is a version of the half-ton's Lone Star trim level, which is sold only in Texas. The $495 paint job will be available in April. The new Ram 1500 Yellow Rose of Texas edition is a perfect example of how the company identify with custome...
The French PSA Peugeot Citroen is now turning its attention to international growth, and North America is among the first markets being considered. Citroen sold its last car in the United States in 1974, and Peugeot did so in 1991, now they intend to be back.The company's Back in the Race restructuring program has been successfully completed and the next step they planned is to conquer the U.S.market. Citroen's fledgling upscale DS brand could lead the company's export efforts. The DS brand, launched in 2010 and sold in China and Europe, is to Citroen what ...
The Ford Motor company had created a new subsidiary Smart Mobility LLC devoted to advance transportation technologies and business models involving ride-sharing services, autonomous cars and vehicle connectivity. It will collaborate with other technology companies and startups to develop new products. Jim Hackett, former Steelcase vice chairman and CEO, will leave Ford's board of directors to become chairman of the new mobility-services subsidiary.It will be seeking technology partners in Silicon Valley and building on work already under way at Ford, according to a company news relea...
Important job cuts are planned at Volkswagen in Germany. The automaker is to cut about 3,000 office jobs in Germany by the end of 2017. The company strives this way to offset the cost of its emissions test-rigging scandal.The Volkswagen brand has initiated an efficiency program that is affecting all areas, including personnel costs. Costs can be cut by reducing temporary work contracts, filling vacancies internally and making fewer hirings, the spokesman said, declining to be more specific. VW is cutting investment by 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in 2016 compared with last yea...
Italian company Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera will celebrate its 90th birthday by introducing a new model during the Geneva Auto Show. It’s an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione underneath the skin, and only seven will be built—they did something similar a few years back with the Disco Volante coupe, and now it loses a roof.Design-wise, it looks similar to the coupe version we saw in 2013. The inspiration comes from the legendary 1952 Alfa Romeo C52, and it keeps the "flying saucer" look alive. The two-piece removable hardtop was made with the help of Alfa Romeo, who learned a...
