NADA board elects Chevrolet dealer Tom Castriota as next vice chairman
Castriota, owner of Castriota Chevrolet in Hudson, Fla., was elected Tuesday to the 2024 post at the association's board meeting in Palm Beach, Fla......»»
GM, LG reach $150 million settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires, recall
General Motors and LG Energy Solution have reached a $150 million settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires. The deal would give owners of recalled Bolts $700 or $1,400, depending on whether they had their EV battery replaced......»»
GM, LG reach $150M settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires, recall
GM and LG have reached $150M settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires. The deal would give owners of recalled Bolts payments of $700 or $1,400, depending on whether they have had their EV battery replaced......»»
ChatGPT can laugh now, and it’s downright creepy
OpenAI just unveiled its latest language model, GPT-4o, and the improvements are impressive across the board -- with a dash of uncanny valley......»»
5 Things to Know About the macOS Ventura 13.6.7 Update
Apple’s released a new macOS Ventura 13.6.7 update for Mac users still lingering on the aging operating system. macOS Ventura 13.6.7 is yet another point upgrade for macOS Ventura. It doesn’t have any outward facing features on board thou.....»»
Toyota dealer adds $2 million satellite for new battery plant workers
Toyota of Greensboro will open a new $2 million delivery and service center exclusively for 5,100 new employees of automaker's new N.C. battery plant......»»
N.Y. Chevrolet dealership introduces delivery coordinator position to foster employee growth
A coordinator will do anything, from ensuring a customer knows how to use their new vehicle's technology to helping answer insurance and other general questions......»»
Ford hires former Lucid exec Sherry House as incoming CFO
Ford is promoting CFO John Lawler to vice chair, focusing on strategic development, global partnerships and engagement with global leaders......»»
First Black female Lexus dealer Ellenae Henry-Fairhurst dies
Henry-Fairhurst made her landmark purchase of an Infiniti dealership in 1999......»»
NADA Academy preps future dealership owners, staff for changing times
Through in-person and online classes, the National Automobile Dealers Association trains dealership staff and future owners to face an industry challenged by consolidation, inflation and the perils of new technology......»»
Accounting change drives down Cars Commerce Q1 net income
Cars Commerce's 2023 acquisition of D2C Media helped promote revenue gains, and price increases helped boost average revenue per dealer......»»
GM ending Chevy Malibu production to retool Kan. plant for Bolt EV
Starting in late 2025, Fairfax Assembly will build both the gasoline-powered Cadillac XT4 and the Chevrolet Bolt EV on the same assembly line......»»
GM names new leader for China after Q1 loss
Steve Hill, vice president of global commercial operations, will succeed Julian Blissett, who is retiring after four years heading GM China......»»
CEO Koji Sato reloads for long-term growth after leading Toyota to record profit, sales, production
Toyota reports across-the-board record results in its just-ended fiscal-year, but it warns earnings will retreat in the current year......»»
Jack Dorsey Leaves BlueSky Board and Calls X ‘Freedom Technology’
The Twitter founder’s moves suggest an apparent warming of relations between him and Elon Musk. Jack Dorsey has left the board of social networking service Bluesky, which he helped fund and popularize a year ago in the wake of reg.....»»
New iPad Pro loses ultra-wide camera, fastest spec M4 chip exclusive to 1 TB and 2 TB models
While the new iPad Pro with M4 is a major step forward across the board, there a couple gotchas to be aware of. Firstly, with this generation, Apple has removed the ultra-wide camera from the rear camera module altogether. Also, while Apple touts.....»»
Appeals court upholds GM termination of N.J. dealership
A federal appeals court has upheld the right of General Motors to terminate a Cherry Hill, N.J., Chevrolet dealership based on hundreds of allegedly bogus and questionable warranty repair claims, including work purportedly done on "ghost vehicles.".....»»
US Labor Board rules that Apple illegally interrogated retail employees in NYC
Apple on Monday was hit by a US Labor Board ruling on whether or not the company was illegally interrogating its employees about unionization activities. In that case, the board agreed that Apple had indeed been coercively interrogating its retail st.....»»
US Labor Board rules Apple illegally interrogated retail staff in NYC
The US Labor Board found that Apple conducted unauthorized interrogations of employees at the Apple World Trade Center retail store in New York City.Apple World Trade CenterIn a recent ruling, the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that A.....»»
As business districts evolve post-pandemic, repurposing old or empty spaces should be on the drawing board
The COVID-19 pandemic and the hybrid work patterns it fostered have changed the way we think about office space, and central business districts in general. While fears of urban center "ghost towns" may have been premature, many cities around the worl.....»»
Soft EV demand bedevils public dealer groups in Q1
All six public retailers experienced challenges with electric vehicles, but also saw opportunities......»»