The possibility of fraud goes with maintaining an inventory. A typical parts inventory contains many products that can easily be converted to cash. This makes the inventory a likely target for theft. You must acknowledge that fraud can easily...
Things are looking very good for Kia Motors America. The Korean company recently named Peter Butterfield to the position of executive vice president of sales, marketing and fixed operations. He most recently was with Lincoln Mercury and comes to...
Many dealers face a dilemma as they consider retirement: the person most qualified to take over the business the general manager often lacks enough cash to buy it. That was the situation facing a Northern California dealer. There was no interest...
Audi of America Inc. had the misfortunate of introducing its new A4 sedan, described by Vice President Len Hunt as Audi’s “biggest launch ever,” in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. However, Mr. Hunt says Audi is...
Reflections, observations and snapshots as Thanksgiving approaches, a special time for Americans and clearly more special than ever as the war on terrorists moves into its third month. The Afghanistan Taliban. Apparently Toyota Land Cruisers are...
Asia/Pacific automakers already were looking to the future with cautious optimism, aware that things could get worse before they got better. Now the fallout from the Sept. 11 terrorist assault on the U.S. has the region bracing for a definite...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA) may need lightning in a bottle in its current bid to resolve the issue of headlamp glare. That's because, industry insiders suggest, many motorists have yet to enter the age of headlight...
American Honda Motor Co. Inc. is considering bringing the 5-door Civic to North America, where it would join a growing 5-door market that includes the Mazda Protege5 and Toyota Matrix. Also bowing in North America is the '02 Civic Si an updated...
In the battle for sedan supremacy, Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s Accord knocks Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry out of the top spot as the best-selling car in America for the '01 model year. Accord posted sales of 412,074 vs. Camry's 388,512. Ford Motor Co.'s...
VANDALIA, OH When Delphi Automotive Systems decided to move eight 1,500-ton injection molding machines to its Interior Systems plant here, the engineers had a few concerns. They knew the track record for the presses was less than stellar because...