Today's News- March 7, 2014

KBB in the News

 

Bloomberg TV: Here’s five tips for buying a car

 

TIME: Nissan’s ugly little SUV: Now uglier than ever

 

Yahoo Finance: GM’s problems go beyond recall

 

AOL.com: Former NHTSA chief rebukes General Motors

 

The Orange County Register: Mobile storage gadgets serve double duty

 

AutoWorldNews.com: Scion FR-S is KBB’s ‘coolest’ car for $25,000 or less

 

TheWeeklyDriver.com: Scion FR-S, Ford Fiesta coolest cars for under $25,000

 

 

Top News

 

Ford awards CEO $13.8 million in stock for 2013 performance

 

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne earns $307,989 in 2013

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

Ford to move production of F-650, F-750 medium-duty trucks to Ohio from Mexico

 

Toyota’s new subcompact will use Mazda’s Skyactiv engine

 

General Motors to build Lansing stamping plant, add 65 jobs, paper reports

 

California positively gets a negative from Tesla on battery factory

 

Fiat-Chrysler expects new plant to boost Brazil profitability

 

 

Industry/Dealer News

 

Big Step for Multiplatform bidding

 

Driving with Apple: What CarPlay looks like

 

Car makers hold smartphones at bay

 

New vehicle fuel economy despite strong sales

 

Condition grade standard builds consistency

 

 

Automotive News from China

 

GM, Ford post double-digit gains in China

 

GM sales advance 20% on microvan demand

 

Ford deliveries surge 67% on strong car, crossover volume

 

Volvo sales rise 15% on XC60, S60L

 

Mercedes narrows gap to Audi by one-third on China surge

 

Red Flag limo challenges Audi’s popularity among party cadres

 

Fisker cleared to borrow $4.98 million from Wanxiang

 

Geely to cut 3 brands, dealerships, report says

 

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

 

Cadillac ad boss is happy controversial poolside TV ad created debate

 

Caddy CMO subbed in electric car to make ad ‘more socially palatable’

 

JLR signs David Beckham in China drive

 

Here are the finalists for the year’s best brands on Twitter, Vine and everywhere else

 

Vote: Funniest viral video campaign of the year