I’m in Zhuhai in southern China as I write this. I’m here to moderate a panel on dealership mergers and acquisitions at the China Automobile Dealers Association annual convention and meeting... Read more

It is kind of exciting to read that Volvo Car Group, which is owned by China’s Geely Group, will export a second model made in China to the U.S. Volvo just announced that it is moving produc... Read more

Incentives and inventories are rising at dealerships, and Ford is cutting back on F150 production at one plant. GM, FCA, and yes, Ford, are adding more models to their SUV and pickup truck l... Read more

There is a lot of talk these days about the new types of buyers moving into the dealership buy/sell world. Private equity and family offices have the often-large capital resources needed to... Read more

A new report by Bloomberg Energy Finance and McKinsey & Co. says plunging battery costs and rapidly improving autonomous driving technology will change the auto industry more in the next... Read more

Reading the headlines for September auto sales, it is a bit difficult to figure out whether these are the best of days or the worst of days (with a nod to Dickens). Examples: U.S. Auto Sales... Read more

I attended “The Road Ahead,” an advanced clean car symposium held by the California Air Resources Board, this week. CARB, as we call it, is responsible for those Zero Emission Vehicle mandat... Read more

The federal government this week released guidelines for self-driving cars. Exactly when autonomous vehicles will be freely driving on our highways and byways is debatable. As a recent story... Read more