DETROIT — Kevin Rinke, who amassed a fortune in car dealerships and traumatic brain injury care, is committing $10 million of his personal wealth toward seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan and unseating incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Rinke, the former owner of Rinke Automotive Group, enters the […]
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“The dealers bought in to it pretty quickly,” Jeff Kommor, the automaker’s head of U.S. sales, told Automotive News. “They committed to the tablet usage, one for every salesperson.” The effort is part of a larger push by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares to address the sales experience at dealerships, which […]
It’s just the latest shift for the car effort, known as the Special Projects Group or “Project Titan,” which has endured strategy changes and executive turnover since starting around 2014. In September, the former head of the team, Doug Field, left for a job at Ford Motor Co. after three […]
RJ Scaringe, Rivian founder and CEO, and Ford Executive Chairman Monthly bill Ford announce a $500 million Ford expenditure in Rivian. Supply: Ford Motor Co. DETROIT – Ford Motor and Rivian no lengthier plan to co-acquire an electric powered auto, the companies verified Friday. The two firms initially introduced enhancement […]
Team 1 Automotive Inc. has completed the acquire of 27 dealerships from Prime Automotive Team — about a 7 days in advance of its planned date to shut on the mega transaction it declared in September that was expected to expense $880 million. Team 1, of Houston, mentioned the closing […]
Japanese auto models Lexus, Mazda and Toyota when once more snagged the leading a few places in Customer Reports’ once-a-year Auto Reliability Report, with Lexus edging out Mazda as the most reliable. Asian models accounted for 8 of the best 10, in accordance to Consumer Stories. Mazda, which held the […]