Erb will be responsible for all legal matters across the North American region, including product liability, safety and warranty and dealer franchise issues.
For 2022, the IHS Markit light-vehicle production forecast was cut by 9.3 percent, or about 8.4 million vehicles.
The surge in used car prices this year amid supply chain disruptions and a rebounding economy has been a major contributor to the jump in U.S. inflation.
When Ford Motor Co. built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s, U.S. carmakers believed they were buying into a boom -- the next China. It never happened.
Here's this week's roundup of auto dealership buys and sells from around the U.S.
