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Seating and electronics parts maker Lear Corp. today said it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter due to sharply lower vehicle production in North America and Europe. The supplier posted a net loss of $688.

For Chrysler LLC, the benefits of the Fiat tie-up announced early Tuesday are clear. Chrysler gets access to Fiat’s competitive, fuel-efficient vehicle platforms, powertrains and components.

Friction between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., a major state-owned Chinese automaker, and its Korean subsidiary SsangYong Motor has reached a climax. In early January, SsangYong filed for bankruptcy protection in Korea.

Somebody must have fed truth serum to Mike Jackson. At the Automotive News World Congress today, he delivered a speech that was funny, biting and very, very blunt. Perhaps it was the credit crisis that pushed him over the edge.

With annual sales of fewer than 70,000 cars, Jaguar — despite its name — is vulnerable prey in the broader premium car jungle.

Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp.’s president-designate, began his serious rise to the top during my 12 years as Automotive News’ Tokyo-based Asia editor from 1995 to 2007. So I’ve been watching him for years. James B.

Bob Maguire has always seemed sensible and reasonable. The former chairman of NADA is a family man, a proud patriot and has been a loyal second-generation General Motors dealer in Bordentown, N.J., for decades.

Most people would agree that the domestic manufacturers and#x2014; General Motors, Chrysler and Ford and#x2014; have too many franchised dealers. The problem is paring those numbers to a reasonable total for the sales volume that their brands have today.

One of the yellow-badge guys was having dinner at the Palace Cafe Sunday. He handed his camera to the people at the next table to show them what looked like photos of a big, empty warehouse. “This is NADA?” another conventioneer asked incredulously.