Richard Haas, CEO of Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.’s North American unit, is set to retire at the end of March, according to the company. Viren Popli will take over as interim CEO at Mahindra Automotive North America. Popli…
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Five Star Automotive buys 5 Ind. stores, expands into Midwest
An Atlanta-based dealership group has expanded northward with its first purchase in the Midwest, last month acquiring five dealerships from the Mike Raisor Automotive Group in Lafayette, Ind. Five Star Automotive Group on Feb. 20 closed on the Ford-Lincoln, Buick-GMC-Cadillac,…
Dealers in Texas putting wintry mess in rearview
It’s been a year of storms for Greg Luther. The first one hit his immune system in January, when the body shop director at Helfman Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram-Fiat in Houston missed three weeks of work after contracting COVID-19. Luther had to stave…
Ford expands King Ranch trim to 2021 Explorer
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is expanding its swanky King Ranch trim to the 2021 Explorer in a bid to move the nation’s best-selling large crossover more upscale. Slotting just below the high-end Platinum trim, the Explorer King Ranch will…
Hope stalls for rebound in European auto sales
PARIS — Europe’s car sales, slam-med by the coronavirus crisis in 2020, were supposed to bounce back this year. But instead, registrations fell by 26 percent in January. The declines more closely resembled the dark days of last spring, when…
Mazda tops Consumer Reports brand rankings; Lincoln drops 15 spots
Mazda and BMW took the top two spots in Consumer Reports’ annual ranking of the most reliable automotive brands. Porsche, which won the top spot in 2020, fell to fourth place. Alfa Romeo came in last, down five spots from…