Latest from Danielle Szatkowski

Honda dealer's fleeting perk is now a long-haul benefit

Building a service brand around three generations of treating customers like family has paid off for Silko Honda, but the long-term effect has forced Adam Silverleib to go back to the drawing board to adjust a very successful service program.

Shared mobility pilot helps with school traffic congestion

A Michigan program, running through the 2019-20 school year, helps parents set up and manage carpools with other families within each pilot school community.

Five projects aimed at meeting mobility needs in the Motor City

The Detroit Mobility Innovation Initiative identified four key areas — neighborhood mobility, downtown accessibility, traffic safety and electric vehicle use and education — to develop five pilot programs to tackle transportation challenges.

Sensing the road ahead

Tactile Mobility has developed software to expand the sensory capability of AVs beyond what they can see.

German supplier EDAG sees wave of U.S. 4.0 plants

After EDAG helped automakers in Europe to implement digital Industry 4.0 factory operations, the German engineering group is being asked to make similar factory changes in North America.

EDAG sees wave of U.S. 4.0 plants

Vehicle and plant engineers at EDAG report growing North American interest in switching auto plants over to Industry 4.0 processes.

Getting past 'no'

F&I experts say overcoming customer objections is just a matter of identifying each one's needs.

Dana deepens role in electrified commercial truck market

Dana has bought a small Montreal firm that converts commercial trucks to EVs. It's another step in Dana's larger electrification strategy.

Toyota Canada recalls defective airbags that replaced Takata units

The recall involves airbags installed in certain Corolla and Matrix cars that replaced faulty Takata airbags linked to at least 24 fatalities and about 290 injuries worldwide.

Toyota recalls defective airbags that replaced Takata units

The recall involves airbags installed in certain Corolla and Matrix cars that replaced faulty Takata airbags linked to at least 24 fatalities and about 290 injuries worldwide.

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