Geely’s recently named senior vice president-design hopes to instill in the auto maker’s design staff a commitment to reflect China’s culture in their work.
“I’m not much into focus groups,” Olivier Francois says, adding he relies on “gut” instinct and input from Chrysler colleagues and outside ad agencies.
Class 8’s 15,418 deliveries in the month trumped like-2011’s 9,712. February’s performance also marked the segment’s 26th consecutive year-over-year gain.
The Detroit Three met the challenge of the U.S. 18-month downturn that ended in mid-2009 by lowering their respective break-even points through downsizing. “We have 27 markets, so it’s a little bit more...