In years past, National Automobile Dealers Association conventions have been a battleground over all sorts of issues. With most businesses slowly recovering from the financial disasters of the past few years, this year's NADA ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb.6

Media days at an international auto show are as much about the people as they are about the cars on display. The cars and trucks are what draw the people to auto shows. But you see a lot of the same executives, reporters and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.16

The right CAFE number for 2025 may well be 54.5 mpg. Heck, let's go crazy and round up to 55. The wrong CAFE number is today's. Instead of some pathetic number in the 20s, fuel economy in 2011 should be 40 mpg or higher. But ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug.1

There's a car dealer in Michigan who has a dilemma: Some time ago the dealer made extensive renovations to his store. New fireplace, new tile, new paint scheme. The factory says anything older than five years needs a renovation. ... 9:17 pm U.S. ET | Feb.5

Mercifully, it ended. 2011, that is. It was another very subpar year for sales of new cars and light trucks in the United States, the fourth such year in succession.
Sales of 12,778,885 were 20 ... 3:17 pm U.S. ET | Jan.19

LOS ANGELES -- The Detroit 3 recently proclaimed they are launching various "California initiatives" to regain the dozens of points of market share lost in the Golden State to import brands.
The ... 12:51 pm U.S. ET | March18

Mexico's star is ascending these days. Nissan just revealed plans to spend $2 billion on a new factory in Aguascalientes, which is twice as much as an automaker typically spends on a big new factory. It signals that Nissan is laying the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb.6

A new sales year is upon us and things are looking up.
But before we analyze the January results scheduled to be reported on Wednesday, let's reprise how 2011 shook out.
3:15 pm U.S. ET | Jan.31