Dave Zoia

Editorial Director, WardsAuto

As Editorial Director, I oversee much of what goes into WardsAuto.com, enjoying a ringside seat that lets me observe up close just about every facet of the industry worldwide. I have covered the automotive sector for some 30 years, most of that right here at WardsAuto. I've reported on everything from new technology to manufacturing to businesss strategy and am liable to write about any and all of that here.

Posts by Dave Zoia

in Dave Zoia's Blog May. 16, 2012

GM’s Europe Problem: Maybe Ex-CEO Saw Writing on Wall

With strong unions and nationalistic governments intent on protecting their industries, there is no fast fix for GM in Europe, as CEO Dan Akerson and....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Mar. 22, 2012

Ford More Good Than Lucky, Book Contends

“American Icon” details Ford’s near-death experience and subsequent turnaround under CEO Alan Mulally, concluding the auto maker made its own breaks....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Mar. 13, 2012

Making It Pay May Be Auto Infotainment’s Biggest Distraction

Designing advanced entertainment and telematics systems so they are safe to operate, meet regulatory benchmarks and work the way they are meant to....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Mar. 5, 2012

VW May Be Real Matchmaker Behind GM, PSA Courtship

The GM-PSA purchasing and product-development deal announced last week is about one thing: keeping pace with VW’s growing purchasing power....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Feb. 9, 2012

It’s a Fine World After All

It was mostly smiles at the NADA convention in Las Vegas, where everything seemed to be breaking the dealer body’s way for 2012....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Oct. 7, 2011

Pent-Up Demand? What Pent-Up Demand?

With annual U.S. sales running nearly 5 million units below pre-economic-crash peaks and the average age of vehicles on....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Sep. 23, 2011

U.S. Gets Failing Grade on Fuel Economy

America hasn’t achieved all that much when it comes to conserving fuel – most of us included. That failure jumps out....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Aug. 25, 2011

Making Chevy the Apple of GM’s Eye

General Motors wants to position its automotive brands among the best on the planet, telling financial analysts earlier....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog Jul. 28, 2011

Labor Talks: No Game-Changer, Still Great Theater

United Auto Workers President Bob King doesn’t believe labor talks that kicked off this week – billed by some as the....More
in Dave Zoia's Blog May. 31, 2011

It’s Complicated

Automotive interiors is an awfully complex business. I couldn’t help but draw that rather simplistic conclusion....More