Today's News- September 18, 2013

KBB in the News

 

Tesla (TSLA) is in a race to avoid getting crowded out in a segment it currently dominates

 

CNN Money: The auto luxury crossover battle is heating up

 

USA Today: Curvy new Jeep Cherokee craves dirt and rocks

 

Business Insider: Audi makes a great diesel car, but it’s ignoring the simplest way to promote its new technology

 

Times Free Press: UAW's unionizing effort at Chattanooga VW plant 'low key, low budget'

 

Nashville Business Journal: Chattanooga leads Mexico to land Volkswagen SUV

 

Chattanooga Times Free Press:  UAW's unionizing effort at Chattanooga VW plant 'low key, low budget'

 

Chattanooga Times Free Press:  Volkswagen: Chattanooga plant leads Mexico for SUV

 

 

KBB.com Editorial

 

2013 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage

Our editors are in Germany to get a look at the next-gen 2014 Nissan Rogue, to find out if the Volvo Concept Coupe looks that cool in person, and to see about sneaking the Audi Sport Quattro Concept onto the plane home.

 

2014 BMW 5 Series: The Luxury Sport Sedan, Done Right

 

2014 Chrysler 200: European Spirit, American Style

 

Top News

 

Tesla planning to build self-driving car within 3 years

 

U.S. Treasury cuts stake in GM to 7.3 percent

 

Marchionne prepares final hand in Chrysler merger game

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

GM planning 200-mile battery-car

 

Volkswagen plans to go totally turbo in 3-4 years

 

Volkswagen may build small SUV at Factory in Tennessee

 

Volkswagen in no hurry to recognize UAW at Tenn. plant

 

Fisker's green energy loan headed for auction block, U.S. says

 

Ford introduces slower, gas-saving police car

 

GM shipping 2014 Corvette Stingray coupe to dealerships

 

Renault- Nissan alliance sets up AvtoVAZ procurement group

 

Fiat to produce 5 new models in the next 2 years

 

Growing Buick, Opel ties may yield more U.S. models

 

Industry/Dealer News

 

The programs that may drive Sonic to 150 monthly per-store used sales

 

EV charging systems maker Ecotality files for bankruptcy protection

 

U.S. auto sales expected to slow after 16M

How to increase profitability by reducing time-to-market

 

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

 

Toyota’s ad demonstrates how not to sell cars

 

Scion makes its first Spanish-language upfront buy exclusive to Univision  

 

Chevrolet takes over Weather Channel app to promote Silverado

 

Advertiser interest in tablets less bullish than expected: report

 

What part of a web page gets viewership?

 

The case for—and against—outsourcing social media