Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - (Page 30) 30 • JULY 7, 2008 U.S. car and light-truck sales by make – June 2008 (Ranked by total sales) Make Car 2008 Car 2007 2008 share 2007 share Percent change Truck 2008 Truck 2007 2008 share 2007 share Percent change Total 2008 Total 2007 2008 share 2007 Percent share change GSFSGROUP— Stephen Amos, 60, to president. He had been executive vice president of sales and marketing at First Extended Service Corp., a provider of vehicle service contracts. GSFSGroup, of Amos Houston, is parent to a group of automotive financial services companies. GMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES — Rajinder Singh, 46, to chief credit risk officer. He had been senior vice president and head of global analytic services for Genpact, a business process management company. Singh Brian Gunn, 36, to risk officer for consumer credit in the global automotive finance business. He had been chief risk officer for GE Money Canada, a financial services provider. COMPUTER Reynolds takes dealership to court continued from Page 4 Toyota Division Chevrolet Ford division Honda Division Nissan Division Dodge Hyundai division Pontiac GMC Kia Chrysler Division Jeep Mazda Volkswagen division BMW division Lexus Mercedes-Benz Saturn Subaru Cadillac Acura Scion Mercury Suzuki Lincoln Buick Infiniti Audi Mitsubishi Volvo Mini Porsche Smart Land Rover‡ Hummer Saab Jaguar‡ Isuzu Bentley Maserati Aston Martin‡‡* Rolls-Royce* Maybach* Other** TOTAL Made in North America Made in Japan Made in Europe Made in Korea Total Detroit 31 Total Japan2 Total Europe3 Total Korea4 General Motors Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Ford Motor Co.† American Honda Motor Co. Chrysler LLC†† Hyundai-Kia Automotive Nissan North America Volkswagen Group of America BMW Group Daimler AG†† Tata Motors††† 107,154 68,984 51,597 89,947 47,818 19,929 41,025 26,140 – 18,450 16,044 – 17,428 21,604 16,555 12,942 14,431 8,404 16,926 8,568 7,692 11,870 7,642 7,069 5,870 6,534 6,828 7,245 5,884 5,490 5,211 1,504 2,545 – – 1,710 1,360 – 215 213 140 37 12 439 689,456 453,038 118,257 66,108 50,517 219,712 331,558 78,711 59,475 120,340 131,966 70,599 97,639 35,973 59,475 54,646 29,064 21,803 16,988 1,360 115,703 80,268 58,656 71,564 51,523 33,150 32,241 31,435 – 13,551 33,800 – 17,272 22,621 20,068 17,457 13,756 10,570 15,772 10,444 10,263 12,536 9,147 6,004 6,293 10,810 7,519 6,129 8,384 6,712 4,174 2,080 – – – 3,818 1,410 – 300 178 171 35 13 446 746,273 519,226 116,228 69,855 40,964 284,573 333,997 81,911 45,792 147,345 145,696 82,218 81,827 66,950 45,792 59,042 29,050 24,277 13,769 – 15.5 10.0 7.5 13.0 6.9 2.9 6.0 3.8 – 2.7 2.3 – 2.5 3.1 2.4 1.9 2.1 1.2 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.4 – – 0.2 0.2 – 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 100.0 65.7 17.2 9.6 7.3 31.9 48.1 11.4 8.6 17.5 19.1 10.2 14.2 5.2 8.6 7.9 4.2 3.2 2.5 0.2 15.5 10.8 7.9 9.6 6.9 4.4 4.3 4.2 – 1.8 4.5 – 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.8 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 – – – 0.5 0.2 – 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 100.0 69.6 15.6 9.4 5.5 38.1 44.8 11.0 6.1 19.7 19.5 11.0 11.0 9.0 6.1 7.9 3.9 3.3 1.8 – –7.4 –14.1 –12.0 25.7 –7.2 –39.9 27.2 –16.8 – 36.2 –52.5 – 0.9 –4.5 –17.5 –25.9 4.9 –20.5 7.3 –18.0 –25.1 –5.3 –16.5 17.7 –6.7 –39.6 –9.2 18.2 –29.8 –18.2 24.8 –27.7 – – – –55.2 –3.5 – –28.3 19.7 –18.1 5.7 –7.7 –1.6 –7.6 –12.7 1.7 –5.4 23.3 –22.8 –0.7 –3.9 29.9 –18.3 –9.4 –14.1 19.3 –46.3 29.9 –7.4 0.0 –10.2 23.4 – 53,957 89,796 93,489 40,136 18,725 43,758 9,008 2,262 28,323 9,842 11,084 26,642 6,343 1,604 4,389 7,311 5,154 10,508 1,081 5,769 4,764 – 4,015 2,716 3,848 3,097 2,477 958 1,610 1,511 – 1,146 – 2,200 2,072 162 – 364 – – – – – – 500,121 426,054 52,078 9,002 12,987 324,663 139,484 17,124 18,850 141,989 61,268 102,863 44,900 81,484 18,850 21,202 2,562 4,389 5,154 2,200 88,631 104,776 143,972 52,605 30,132 57,939 17,127 2,248 37,635 12,737 13,858 44,600 8,489 516 5,152 11,412 5,846 11,116 1,336 6,203 6,503 – 6,513 4,321 6,201 5,709 3,039 1,660 4,630 2,860 – 1,187 – 4,160 5,093 543 – 676 – – – – – – 709,425 595,647 79,032 13,088 21,658 445,863 211,774 21,924 29,864 173,323 100,043 163,706 59,108 116,397 29,864 33,171 2,176 5,152 5,846 – 10.8 18.0 18.7 8.0 3.7 8.7 1.8 0.5 5.7 2.0 2.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.0 2.1 0.2 1.2 1.0 – 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 – 0.2 – 0.4 0.4 0.0 – 0.1 – – – – – – 100.0 85.2 10.4 1.8 2.6 64.9 27.9 3.4 3.8 28.4 12.3 20.6 9.0 16.3 3.8 4.2 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.4 12.5 14.8 20.3 7.4 4.2 8.2 2.4 0.3 5.3 1.8 2.0 6.3 1.2 0.1 0.7 1.6 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.9 0.9 – 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.4 – 0.2 – 0.6 0.7 0.1 – 0.1 – – – – – – 100.0 84.0 11.1 1.8 3.1 62.8 29.9 3.1 4.2 24.4 14.1 23.1 8.3 16.4 4.2 4.7 0.3 0.7 0.8 – –39.1 –14.3 –35.1 –23.7 –37.9 –24.5 –47.4 0.6 –24.7 –22.7 –20.0 –40.3 –25.3 210.9 –14.8 –35.9 –11.8 –5.5 –19.1 –7.0 –26.7 – –38.4 –37.1 –37.9 –45.8 –18.5 –42.3 –65.2 –47.2 – –3.5 – –47.1 –59.3 –70.2 – –46.2 – – – – – – –29.5 –28.5 –34.1 –31.2 –40.0 –27.2 –34.1 –21.9 –36.9 –18.1 –38.8 –37.2 –24.0 –30.0 –36.9 –36.1 17.7 –14.8 –11.8 – 161,111 158,780 145,086 130,083 66,543 63,687 50,033 28,402 28,323 28,292 27,128 26,642 23,771 23,208 20,944 20,253 19,585 18,912 18,007 14,337 12,456 11,870 11,657 9,785 9,718 9,631 9,305 8,203 7,494 7,001 5,211 2,650 2,545 2,200 2,072 1,872 1,360 364 215 213 140 37 12 439 1,189,577 879,092 170,335 75,110 63,504 544,375 471,042 95,835 78,325 262,329 193,234 173,462 142,539 117,457 78,325 75,848 31,626 26,192 22,142 3,560 204,334 185,044 202,628 124,169 81,655 91,089 49,368 33,683 37,635 26,288 47,658 44,600 25,761 23,137 25,220 28,869 19,602 21,686 17,108 16,647 16,766 12,536 15,660 10,325 12,494 16,519 10,558 7,789 13,014 9,572 4,174 3,267 – 4,160 5,093 4,361 1,410 676 300 178 171 35 13 446 1,455,698 1,114,873 195,260 82,943 62,622 730,436 545,771 103,835 75,656 320,668 245,739 245,924 140,935 183,347 75,656 92,213 31,226 29,429 19,615 – 13.5 13.3 12.2 10.9 5.6 5.4 4.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 73.9 14.3 6.3 5.3 45.8 39.6 8.1 6.6 22.1 16.2 14.6 12.0 9.9 6.6 6.4 2.7 2.2 1.9 0.3 14.0 12.7 13.9 8.5 5.6 6.3 3.4 2.3 2.6 1.8 3.3 3.1 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 – 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 76.6 13.4 5.7 4.3 50.2 37.5 7.1 5.2 22.0 16.9 16.9 9.7 12.6 5.2 6.3 2.1 2.0 1.3 – –21.2 –14.2 –28.4 4.8 –18.5 –30.1 1.3 –15.7 –24.7 7.6 –43.1 –40.3 –7.7 0.3 –17.0 –29.8 –0.1 –12.8 5.3 –13.9 –25.7 –5.3 –25.6 –5.2 –22.2 –41.7 –11.9 5.3 –42.4 –26.9 24.8 –18.9 – –47.1 –59.3 –57.1 –3.5 –46.2 –28.3 19.7 –18.1 5.7 –7.7 –1.6 –18.3 –21.1 –12.8 –9.4 1.4 –25.5 –13.7 –7.7 3.5 –18.2 –21.4 –29.5 1.1 –35.9 3.5 –17.7 1.3 –11.0 12.9 – U.S. car and light-truck sales by make – 6 months 2008 (Ranked by total sales) Make Car 2008 Car 2007 2008 share 2007 share Percent change Truck 2008 Truck 2007 2008 share 2007 share Percent change Total 2008 Total 2007 2008 share 2007 Percent share change Based on just the 70 dealerships in the class-action lawsuit, the Reynolds unit, Dealer Computer Services Inc., could lose potential sales of about $7 million. Typically, arbitration panel deliberations are private. But this panel’s findings and award became public June 10 when Dealer Computer Services sued in U.S. District Court in Houston to vacate the award. Hammonasset Ford-Lincoln-Mercury Inc., of Madison, Conn., contended that Dealer Computer Services breached its contract by demanding that the dealership replace its 7000 MP computer system with a 9000 MPX2 system at a cost of $100,000, in exchange for continued service and maintenance. The dealership also asserted that Dealer Computer Services has no right to charge an unreasonable price for the 9000 MPX2 system. The panel awarded the dealership $297,568 in damages, attorney fees and arbitration costs. Hammonasset has since contracted with AutoSoft International Inc., a Reynolds competitor, for its dealership management system. Dealer Computer Services countered that Hammonasset was using a 13-year-old computer server. In accordance with the contract, Dealer Computer Services had asked the dealership to upgrade its server to accommodate the latest upgrade in dealership software. In its lawsuit, Dealer Computer Services claims that Hammonasset stopped paying its invoices, contracted with a competitor and sought to rescind the contract in arbitration. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Sept. 15 in Houston. c Toyota Division Ford division Chevrolet Honda Division Nissan Division Dodge Hyundai division Chrysler Division Jeep GMC Kia Mazda Pontiac Lexus BMW division Mercedes-Benz Volkswagen division Saturn Subaru Cadillac Acura Mercury Buick Scion Infiniti Lincoln Suzuki Mitsubishi Volvo Audi Mini Land Rover‡ Hummer Porsche Saab Smart Jaguar‡ Isuzu Bentley Maserati Aston Martin‡‡* Rolls-Royce* Maybach* Other** TOTAL Made in North America Made in Japan Made in Europe Made in Korea Total Detroit 31 Total Japan2 Total Europe3 Total Korea4 General Motors Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Ford Motor Co.† Chrysler LLC†† American Honda Motor Co. Nissan North America Hyundai-Kia Automotive Volkswagen Group of America BMW Group Daimler AG†† Tata Motors††† 614,927 325,781 438,721 452,335 290,632 167,027 172,529 121,960 – – 94,816 103,568 140,733 81,259 103,522 85,183 109,897 43,244 87,419 58,637 44,024 46,593 48,825 65,874 45,337 28,071 31,950 41,991 34,716 38,012 26,400 – – 8,598 10,152 11,399 8,381 – 1,628 1,353 840 222 72 2,634 3,989,262 2,681,198 672,686 383,342 245,766 1,419,592 1,859,316 443,009 267,345 740,312 762,060 442,182 288,987 496,359 335,969 267,345 149,537 130,144 96,654 1,360 621,302 325,480 450,819 382,331 271,621 183,694 156,450 171,485 – – 78,515 108,216 159,772 98,910 113,395 84,144 110,850 61,788 82,965 57,390 52,229 61,347 62,316 61,004 47,540 40,088 32,967 47,365 38,046 34,738 19,759 – – 11,919 14,302 – 8,461 – 2,256 1,169 1,027 210 78 2,673 4,058,621 2,804,787 651,125 379,552 223,157 1,574,179 1,806,450 443,027 234,965 806,387 781,216 474,278 355,179 434,560 319,161 234,965 147
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - July 7, 2008 Automotive News - July 7, 2008 Turnaround trouble: Mitsubishi back on the skids It's a panic — but don't panic CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED Japan's new diet plan: Slim down, ounce by ounce Amid sale rumors, Volvo has upmarket plans Reynolds sues dealer over computer upgrade Chrysler and dealers to improve Internet marketing strategies Seat strategy: Lear aims to make more profits by producing more parts Nissan: Despite a truck glut, Titan gets no more incentives American Axle cuts staff; boosts India business, CEO bonus Bosch sees N.A. red ink this year Bill Mitchell's designs blew away the past Hyundai Santa Fe to get a 4-cylinder GM Europe exec: Curbing CO2 is 'around the clock' effort Supplier input varies in Nissan's tech plans Great Wall becomes Chrysler's 2nd Chinese partner Steel prices nudge up Nano's costs Analyst: GM could tap UAW benefits fund Automakers create opportunities for Mexican molders Chrysler pitches gas savings on hybrid SUVs Researchers test capturing CO2 before it leaves the car Some execs win even when their companies lose Tata's personal touch Show me the money Obituaries Study: Dealership service shops extend their hours New Web tool promotes GM service Fiat CEO Marchionne is Industry Leader of Year Jim O'Sullivan Johan de Nysschen Sergio Marchionne Ratan Tata Dick Colliver Fritz Henderson Martin Thall Jim Farley Jack Stavana Roger Penske Walter de' Silva Mike Stanton Tim Manganello David Friedman Jim Hallett Larry Jutte Kim Kosak Ron Gettelfinger Tom Stephens Bob Lutz Tom Shoupe Jay Amestoy June caps a dismal first half Personnel Auto roof rule due by Oct. 1 Mitsubishi dumps 9 ad associations Small-car transaction prices rise in June Turbo taboo may end for BMW M's The mpg fracas: Pick your favorite fairy tale Great news? Analysts shun the Kool-Aid at Chrysler And now, from Wall Street, a short tale of terror VW tells builders: Plan for Southeast plant Dodging a bullet: Half-off deal busts dealer's Ram jam To run the train, should you be an engineer? Automotive News - July 7, 2008 Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED (Page 1) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED (Page 2) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Amid sale rumors, Volvo has upmarket plans (Page 3) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Seat strategy: Lear aims to make more profits by producing more parts (Page 4) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Seat strategy: Lear aims to make more profits by producing more parts (Page 5) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Hyundai Santa Fe to get a 4-cylinder (Page 6) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Hyundai Santa Fe to get a 4-cylinder (Page 7) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Analyst: GM could tap UAW benefits fund (Page 8) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Analyst: GM could tap UAW benefits fund (Page 9) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Chrysler pitches gas savings on hybrid SUVs (Page 10) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Chrysler pitches gas savings on hybrid SUVs (Page 11) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Show me the money (Page 12) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Show me the money (Page 13) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Show me the money (Page 14) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Show me the money (Page 15) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 16) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 17) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18A) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18B) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18C) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18D) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18E) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18F) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18G) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18H) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18I) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18J) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18K) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 18L) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - New Web tool promotes GM service (Page 19) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Dick Colliver (Page 20) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Walter de' Silva (Page 21) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Larry Jutte (Page 22) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Jay Amestoy (Page 23) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Jay Amestoy (Page 24) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Jay Amestoy (Page 25) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Jay Amestoy (Page 26) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Jay Amestoy (Page 27) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Jay Amestoy (Page 28) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - June caps a dismal first half (Page 29) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Personnel (Page 30) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Mitsubishi dumps 9 ad associations (Page 31) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Small-car transaction prices rise in June (Page 32) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - Small-car transaction prices rise in June (Page 33) Automotive News - July 7, 2008 - To run the train, should you be an engineer? 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