Maryann Keller Speech to the NADA/JD Power Conference, NYC, MArch 2013

For the over four decades I’ve been involved with the auto industry, first as an investment analyst and now as a consultant and director ser...

“Moral Motors” vs the Traditional Franchise New Car Dealer.

First, some ground rules.  This is not to imply that the “traditional” franchised new vehicle dealers aren’t “moral.”  But there is a percep...

$2 billion and counting: the supplier conspiracy

The conspiracy of Japanese wiring and electronics suppliers to put the screws to Toyota and other customers has now led to the largest antit...

Auto Dealers Take CFPB Issues to Washington DC

Excerpts from NADA Front Page ; comments by Ruggles follow More than 400 fran­chised auto deal­ers weighed in with Wash­ing­ton law­mak­ers...

Distracted driving — the stats are alarming

I was driving to work the other day when I heard something on the radio that almost made me drop my smartphone. The Ontario Provincial Polic...

VW Beetle Hot Rods

VW has had a bit of problem selling the Beetle to male customers and despite launching a New Beetle specifically targeted at guys, was not p...

Don’t be Forced to Sign a Renewal Franchise Agreement

Posted on September 6th, 2013 by Richard Sox from Dealer Magazine Some things never change. The factories keep telling dealers that when th...

The Citroën C Elysée

Sebastian Loeb and Team Citroën unveiled the new C Elysée car and preview WTCC season at the Frankfurt Motor show 2013. The Citroën C-Elysée...

The Nano and the Model T: History Lessons Not Learned

Nano: no price is low enough Back in 2007 the Tata Nano ultra-low-cost 4-seat car garnered attention; other companies were rumored to be sta...

Seminar: managing the growing amount of software in cars

It’s no secret that the amount of software in automobiles is growing rapidly — as is the challenge of maintaining it reliably and efficientl...

Win a classic car for a weekend

As part of the British Auto Legends campaign, they are running a competition where lucky winners will get the chance to win a classic car fo...

New Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupé sports QNX-powered infotainment system

Paul Leroux All-digital instrument cluster and head unit based on QNX CAR Platform Did you ever lay your eyes on something and say, “Now, th...

London Taxis back in production

Production of the iconic London Taxis - the new TX4 model, has resumed at the London Taxi Company factory at Hollyhead road in Coventry, s...

The BMW i8

The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid is the perfect dream car for me - an eco friendly high-performance sports car. It features a passenger cell made f...

Jaguar Land Rover announces £1.5 billion investment

Dr. Ralf Speth, Chief Executive Officer of Jaguar Land Rover today announced the major investment approaching £1.5 billion at the Frankfurt ...

Why doesn’t my navigation system understand me?

A story where big is good, but small is even better. Yoshiki Chubachi My wife and I are about to go shopping in a nearby town. So I get into...

The C-X17 concept

Updated: 10 Sept, 2013 Jaguar's first ever sports crossover concept vehicle - the C-X17, has been revealed at Frankfurt 2013. The C-X17 ...

JLR live at the Frankfurt Motor Show

Here is the live stream of JLR at the Frankfurt Motor Show below: Looking forward to the C-X17 Concept, interviews with Jaguar executives an...

QNX and the W3C: setting a new standard

For almost two years, you’ve heard us talk about HTML5 in the car, particularly as it applies to the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment . An...

Fed Tapering and Interest Rates

If Past is Prologue Ruggles AFN September 2013 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke let it slip a couple of months ago that the Fed might b...

Seat Belts and the New Volvo coupe concept

An interesting titbit about the new Volvo coupe concept was on the Volvo Facebook page: "Volvo invented the 3-point belt back in 1959. ...

QNX automotive summit in Shanghai: the recap

Guest post from Alan Zhang, technical solutions manager, QNX Software Systems Alan Zhang On August 27 the QNX Automotive Summit returned to ...