Volkswagen is pulling the plug on the Routan, above, a badge-engineered Caravan built at Chrysler’s Windsor, Ontario minivan plant. Its replacement is the VW CrossBlue crossover. Read this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

Andretti Autosport’s James Hinchcliffe outran Helio Castroneves over the last 26 laps to win the IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg. See this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

Simona DeSilvestro’s Dallara-Chevy goes through technical inspection as the field prepares for this weekend’s Izod IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida. See this car biz news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.  Chris Owens photo    Continue reading →

CEO Alan Mulally, who has accumulated more than $300 million in Ford stock in the six years he has led the company, saw his annual compensation package trimmed from $29.5 million to $21 million in 2012. See this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

Former BMW and Ford designer Henrik Fisker launched Fisker Automotive in 2007 to build the Fisker Karma, a hybrid luxury sports car. Now Fisker has resigned from the company bearing his name. See this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.

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Based on the fifth-generation European Fiesta, the Ford Figo is one of India’s most popular cars. But now, new vehicle sales in the world’s second-most populated country are slipping due to inflation and high interest rates. See this news and more in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

LaFerrari, the new Ferrari hybrid hypercar that debuted at Geneva, sports a 6.2L V12 with 790 hp and an electric motor with an additional 160 hp. Bring $1.3 million. See all this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →