Chinese cars are coming, and in volume! Okay, a more accurate wording would be cars made in China are coming. But they are half Chinese, given that a Chinese auto manufacturer, Ford’s partne... Read more

This week I read, in the span of a few days stories about:  Jaguar Land Rover making a $25 million investment in ride-sharing firm Lyft, aiming to speed up its autonomous driving technology... Read more

I read two stories today about used car retailer Carvana. It offers a new business model for selling cars – online, with the option of either home delivery or pick up at one of Carvana’s hug... Read more

A “lease tsunami,” longer loan terms, lowering of SAAR forecasts. It can be a bit daunting to read the automotive industry news these days. Not so long ago the headlines were a lot cheerier.... Read more

The biggest news out of the auto industry this week was the firing of Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields. The Board apparently couldn’t stomach what must have been a steady drumbeat of dissatisfacti... Read more

I read today of a partnership between BMW, Delphi, and Intel to create autonomous vehicles. There is an increasingly symbiotic relationship between automakers and tech firms, but this trio a... Read more

I attended the Automotive News Marketing 360 conference here in Los Angeles yesterday. The keynote speaker was David Mead, who talked about “Start with Why.” You can look that up online for... Read more

The past week has been a bit sobering for the auto industry, based on the stories I have been reading. Sales in April fell, incentive spending is up, banks are pulling back on automotive loa... Read more