Glaser will head M-B marketing

Chrysler has 17 new Calif. stores, still pushing hard

Peter Grady, Chrysler Group's vice president for network development and fleet, says he is making progress rebuilding dealerships and sales in California. The automaker dropped many dealerships in the state in the 2009 bankruptcy.... Read More »

Top marketer leaves Suzuki, won't be replaced

American Suzuki's marketing boss, who promoted the company's vehicles on a shoestring budget, has left and will not be replaced, said a company spokesman. Steve Younan, American Suzuki's director of product planning, marketing and sales training, left the automaker Jan. 20.... Read More »

All Tom Stephens needed was a 389

I'm a big fan of GM Vice Chairman Tom Stephens, and I, too, will be sorry to see him retire ("From age 10, GM's Stephens loved go-fast gizmos," Final Assembly, Jan. 23). I'm also America's No. 1 Pontiac fan, and I am deeply crushed by his callous put-down of our beloved 389 Pontiac engine.... Read More »

Obama's car show tour irks importers

President Barack Obama's trip to the Washington Auto Show last week put smiles on the faces of domestic-brand execs and had the import brands fuming. Obama, whose re-election campaign will contend that his administration's bailout of General Motors and Chrysler prevented a tsunami of job losses, spent most of his half-hour tour praising the efforts of U.S. automakers.... Read More »

Wade hopes facility study brings dealers, factories closer

Stephen Wade had some notable accomplishments during his year as chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, but he admits there is more work to do. A study examining automakers' dealership facility requirements was commissioned on his watch.... Read More »