Dealerships can increase their parts and service department profits by making sure staffers are attuned to additional sales opportunities. Personnel should be on the lookout for incremental sales or upsells. They come in two forms: suggested and...
We all make mistakes, car companies, too. Since car companies rarely admit to any, we must do it for them. Here's my list: General Motors: Keeping the old OHV 3800 V-6 as a basic engine. Many think it's a great engine. I say this old pushrod...
The powerful California Air Resources Board was, at press time, preparing to deconstruct its long-held and highly controversial mandate requiring auto makers to sell zero-emitting electric vehicles in the state. But EVs apparently remain CARB's...
The North American auto show circuit continues to electrify as hybrid powertrains grab the spotlight at the 2003 New York International Auto Show. Once benign in performance and market impact, gasoline-electric technology has advanced, and now the...
It was at the recent Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress when Franz Pischinger, CEO of engine developer FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, stressed the importance of downsizing automotive engines to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. Now...
It was kiss-and-make-up time for Ford Motor Co. and International Truck and Engine Corp. as the two last month resolved a dispute over a discontinued light-vehicle diesel engine program and a newly built International engine-making plant in...
SEVILLE, Spain It's a designer's most challenging task: Redesign your brand's icon, yet maintain the character traits buyers have come to expect. While some advocate throwing caution to the wind and taking a radical departure from the past, there...
Mann+Hummel Automotive Inc. has begun producing what it says is the industry's first composite oil filter module for a European auto maker. Europe is migrating away from screw-on aluminum canister oil filters, which have been the norm for decades...