July 2022

Herbert Diess took over at Volkswagen Groupfour years ago when the German automaker was in crisis, under pressure to make dramatic changes in strategy and culture, and the former BMW executive offered a new vision. Prominent among them, Diess’s effort to create a Germany-centered software business, CARIAD, within Volkswagen, and a promised stock market listing

FRANKFURT — The appointment of Oliver Blume as the next boss of Volkswagen Group heralds a change in management style that is expected to replace the erratic and unpredictable attitude of his predecessor with a more team-based culture. A long-time Volkswagen executive who joined the carmaker in 1994, the 54-year-old Blume has hammered home the

In a time when labor shortages are leaving many job openings unfilled, dealerships have had to compete for employees at every position. What Dave Wright Nissan-Subaru in Hiawatha, Iowa, is doing to recruit workers is simple: creating talent from within. The Tech 120 Program is an all-expenses-paid technician recruitment and development program designed to help

Cardboard boxes are delivering more than parts to Yanfeng Automotive Interiors’ North American plants — they’re also delivering millions in production savings. Humble cardboard cartons, among the lowliest commodities in the long auto manufacturing supply chain, have gotten an innovative new design from a third-party supplier that allows Yanfeng to reuse them repeatedly back and

Three dealership groups expanded with single-store purchases and an owner buying his second store in first-quarter and second-quarter transactions. Here’s a look at the deals involving domestic and import dealerships and stores in Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma and Maryland. Star Family of Dealerships buys Ford storeStar Family of Dealerships in Texas expanded last month with the