Auto industry acts globally — except on recalls, from The Boston Globe. When it comes to making and selling cars, the auto industry thinks and acts globally: There is near-seamless coordination between parts suppliers, factories and dealerships

Even the holidays are busy, from Automotive News. Auto industry executives have gone home. Except for a few plants running overtime, the offices are dark. Most executives probably think the industry is sleeping. That couldn’t be further from th

Many recalled vehicles do not get repaired, posing a safety risk, from LA Times. Each day, attorney Terry Harris sets out in his trusty 2002 Honda Civic, which has 150,000 miles — and has been recalled for a variety of defects considered dangerous

6 Challenging Scenarios Dealerships May Face in 2015, from Dealer Marketing Magazine. New-car sales this year will reach more than 16.4 million units, the best performance since 2007. We are all quite thankful. Can we expect a repeat in 2015? Yes, in

An Injury and Illness Prevention Program is a commonly known process that works to proactively lower work place hazards. These programs focus around lowering injury, illness, and fatalities, and can also help lower your bottom line. Studies nationwid

Legal Expert Rings in the Holidays With ‘12 Days of Dealership Compliance’, from Auto Dealer Monthly. Based on recent developments, it’s obvious government regulators are active this holiday season. So to help ring in this season of regulatory

GM gets creative to spur recall repairs, from wusa9. After the effort that General Motors went through to quickly produce replacement ignition switches for millions of cars under recall, their hasty manufacture may turn out to be the easy part. The h

Dealerships boost fixed-ops spending to fend off rivals, retain customers, from Automotive News. Alan Brown, general manager of Frisco Volkswagen north of Dallas, has a 62,000-square-foot dealership under construction on 14 acres. About 60 percent of

Fix Fixed-Operations Faults, from Wards Auto. If dealers ran their fixed operations using the same practices they use in their variable operations, they would see business increase. One of the most important performance metrics dealers should track i