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Shyft Group adds two new directors

NOVI—Officials at Shyft Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SHYF), formerly Spartan Motors, announced the addition of Terri Pizzuto and Mark Rourke to the company’s board of directors. Shyft is a manufacturer of …

Auto Industry

GM to hire 650 temporary employees full-time

DETROIT—General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced that more than 650 hourly employees at its sites in the United States will transition from temporary to regular full-time employment in January. These employees …

Auto Industry / Earnings

Penske Automotive posts record profit

BLOOMFIELD HILLS—Penske Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: PAG) posted net income of $246.6 million or $3.07 a share in the third quarter of 2020, up from $116.2 million or $1.42 in …

Auto Industry

Studies show GM builds the most American-made vehicle models

DETROIT—General Motors produces more models with the highest amounts of American-produced components than any other automaker, according to two recent independent studies. In the Cars.com annual American-Made Index for 2020, nine …

Auto Industry

Penske Automotive reinstates dividend

BLOOMFIELD HILLS—The board of directors of Penske Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE:PAG) has voted to reinstate the company’s dividend. The dividend of 42 cents a share will be paid Dec. 1 …

Advanced Materials / Auto Industry / Composites

Two papers win awards at SPE Automotive Composites event

TROY—The organizing committee for the SPE Automotive Composites Conference &  Exhibition (ACCE) honored the Best Paper Award winners for the group’s 20th annual program at their virtual event Sept. 9-11. …

Auto Industry / Customer Experience

Auto industry skids to all-time low in customer satisfaction

ANN ARBOR—The U.S. auto industry, like the economy at large, couldn’t escape the crosshairs of the COVID-19 global pandemic. But that’s not the only hurdle the industry has to overcome: …

Auto Industry

Shyft shows off new work truck products in online GM event

NOVI—The Shyft Group (Nasdaq: SHYF), formerly known as Spartan Motors Inc., the builder of specialty vehicles for commercial and retail market, announced it would showcase the new Severe Duty service …

Auto Industry / Customer Experience

Some car owners truly love their vehicles despite flaws, J.D. Power finds

TROY—When it comes to driving sales, as well as generating brand loyalty and advocacy, vehicles that create joy for their owners often overcomes any negatives caused by problems they experience. …

Auto Industry / Customer Experience

Domestic automakers turn in best quality performance ever

TROY—The customer experience analytics firm J.D. Power has released its 2020 Initial Quality Study for new cars. The iconic study, redesigned this year, measures components that fail and features that …

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