Executives

The latest news about executives in the automotive industry.
GM CEO Mary Barra’s 2024 compensation rises to $29.5 million

General Motors awarded CEO Mary Barra compensation of $29.5 million in 2024, a 5.9 percent bump from the year before as the automaker posted strong earnings and executed on key business goals.

April 11, 2025 09:46 PM
Daily 5 report for April 11: Tariffs force UAW President Shawn Fain to walk a political tightrope

A backdraft from the UAW’s support of automotive tariffs? The lucrative profit-sharing checks UAW members receive from the Detroit 3 every year.

April 11, 2025 07:00 PM
Roy Sjoberg, father of the Dodge Viper, remembered as charismatic leader

Roy Sjoberg, the first chief engineer of the Dodge Viper, built the team that built the V-10 sports car that helped turn Chrysler around in the 1990s.

April 11, 2025 04:53 PM
Dealer, safety and consumer advocate Jack Fitzgerald Jr. dies

Fitzgerald Auto Malls founder Jack Fitzgerald Jr., a safety and consumer advocate, dies at 89.

April 11, 2025 03:29 PM
Ford CEO hints at Musk support amid tariff spat with Trump aide

Ford’s top executive extended a show of support for Elon Musk after the Tesla Inc. leader went on a social media tirade targeting a key backer of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

April 08, 2025 10:25 PM
Elon Musk calls Peter Navarro a ‘moron’ as Trump tariff spat gets messy

In a flurry of posts on his social media platform X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Peter Navarro “truly a moron” and mocked the trade adviser for in the past citing the work of “Ron Vara” — a fictional expert whose name is an anagram of his own.

April 08, 2025 03:04 PM
Peter Navarro takes issue with Elon Musk’ remarks about tariffs

Musk said he hoped Europe and the U.S. agreed to “a zero tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade zone.”

April 07, 2025 02:46 PM
Honda’s No. 2 exec, Shinji Aoyama, abruptly resigns amid allegations of inappropriate conduct

Honda's audit committee investigated the allegation and its board of directors was poised to take disciplinary action when Aoyama submitted his resignation.

April 07, 2025 12:22 PM
GM CEO Mary Barra, Hyundai Executive Chair Euisun Chung to keynote Automotive News Congress Sept. 11

The 2025 Congress will bring together leading industry executives under the theme “Driving the Future: Innovation and Transformation in the Global Automotive Industry.”

April 07, 2025 11:00 AM
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