Vehicle Sales
Continental 'interested' in being partner on possible Apple carMarch 5, 2015 11:50 CET
Continental would be interested in acting as partner for technology giant Apple if the tech company decides to build a car, CEO Elmar Degenhart said.... Read More »
Lower oil prices to boost global auto sales 1.5%, forecast says 9:53 am U.S. ET | March 5, 2015
Falling oil prices will boost global auto sales 1.5 percent through 2019, with the biggest windfalls coming in North America, IHS Automotive said in a new forecast.... Read More »
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Record-breaking Rolls-Royce expects further gains from growing lineupMarch 5, 2015 06:01 CET
Rolls-Royce set a new sales record in 2014 and looks likely to keep raising deliveries in the future following the announcement last month that it would develop an ultraluxury SUV. Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes, the brand's CEO, discussed this and other topics with Automotive News Europe.... Read More »
Fiat brand will never again be a mass-market player in Europe, Marchionne saysMarch 4, 2015 19:42 CET
The Fiat brand will never again be a mass-market marque in Europe, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said. The change reflects Fiat's increasing strategic emphasis on profit and brand discipline.... Read More »
AutoNation's 8% sales gain beats market for Feb. 11:14 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2015
AutoNation said its new-vehicle retail sales jumped 8 percent in February compared to a year earlier, reaching 23,780 new units.... Read More »
Ram will expand lineup of CNG-powered trucks 1:11 pm U.S. ET | March 4, 2015
Fiat Chrysler is expanding the availability of compressed natural gas on its heavy duty Ram pickup. The CNG-fueled truck, originally engineered for fleet operators, is available now only in a four-door crew cab, four-wheel-drive and long-bed model. This fall, the truck will be offered in a regular cab two-door body style with two-wheel drive and a long bed.... Read More »
Chevy Bolt EV variant may be sold as an Opel in Europe, sources sayMarch 4, 2015 19:08 CET
General Motors may sell a version of the Chevrolet Bolt electric car in Europe as an Opel/Vauxhall model, company sources said.... Read More »
JIM HENRY
The auto fallout from tax refund delays 11:45 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2015
Tax refund season is typically the high point of the year for subprime auto lenders, but so far the early tax refund statistics are down slightly from a year ago.... Read More »
AvtoVAZ raises Lada prices again on weak rubleMarch 4, 2015 15:21 CET
Russian automaker AvtoVAZ has raised the prices of its Lada cars for the second time this year because of the weaker ruble. The automaker said prices rose by 4.8 percent on average after an increase of around 9 percent in January this year.... Read More »
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Lamborghini CEO takes aim at another sales recordMarch 4, 2015 06:30 CET
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann is bullish about the supercar maker's future after setting a new sales record last year and entering 2015 with a "solid order book." Winkelmann discussed this as well as Lamborghini's response to tougher CO2 emissions rules with Automotive News Europe.... Read More »
PSA may expand sales of Citroen C4 Cactus to ChinaMarch 4, 2015 06:01 CET
PSA may expand sales of its Citroen C4 Cactus to China in a sign that a repositioning of the brand is bearing fruit. Sales of the hatchback have topped 50,000, beating expectations.... Read More »
FEBRUARY U.S. AUTO SALES
U.S. sales rise 5.3% as wintry weather takes toll 8:00 am U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Toyota and Subaru joined a handful of smaller automakers in posting double-digit U.S. sales increases for February as severe winter weather crimped demand more than analysts had forecast. Most companies posted modest gains as the overall industry rose 5.3 percent. While last month's pace trailed January's hot start, the industry has taken solid early strides towards its sixth year of sales advances since the recession.... Read More »
Fiat Chrysler rises 6% on SUV, pickup, Chrysler 200 demand 10:00 am U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Strong sales of Jeeps, Ram pickups and the Chrysler 200 pushed Fiat Chrysler sales up 5.6 percent in February. FCA US reported sales of 163,586 vehicles in February, its 59th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases in the United States.... Read More »
Hyundai-Kia ride Sonata, Genesis to 7% gain 4:00 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Korean siblings Hyundai and Kia, which combined are the seventh-largest seller of cars in the U.S., posted a 7 percent sales increase in February, giving the group a better result than any top-six automaker except Toyota.... Read More »
Lexus jumps back into U.S. luxury race; BMW tops Mercedes 3:39 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
With a new entry in the hot-selling compact crossover segment, Toyota's Lexus brand has gotten itself back in the hunt for the U.S. luxury auto-sales crown.... Read More »
Crossover sales help lift Toyota above Ford 12:00 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Powered by strong performances in cars, minivans and trucks, Toyota pulled off a rare feat in February: It outsold the perennial No. 2 in the U.S. market, Ford. Toyota’s three U.S. brands sold 180,467 light vehicles, up 13 percent and edging out Ford’s total of 179,673. Driving the gains were the RAV4 small crossover, whose sales jumped 33 percent to 21,943 units, the midsize 4Runner SUV, which saw an increase of 38 percent to 6,420, and Lexus’ two crossovers.... Read More »
Fiat Chrysler Canadian sales top Ford in February; GM, Toyota rise 2:14 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles topped February sales in Canada, handily beating Ford, which posted lower car and truck sales, according to company sales data.... Read More »
Ford slips 2% on soft car performance, tight F-150 supplies 12:00 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Ford posted its eighth US sales decline in the past 14 months, allowing Toyota Motor Sales to overtake it for the first time in six months.... Read More »
VW, Porsche hit by weather, port troubles, but Audi extends streak 2:00 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
What looked like a hint of a sales rebound at Volkswagen evaporated in February, as every model except its red-hot Golf lineup posted lower sales.... Read More »
JESSE SNYDER
In February snow, buyers want 4x4s 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
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Infiniti surge helps Nissan gain 2.7% and outsell Honda 1:00 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Nissan has beaten Honda in the U.S. once again. Nissan sold a total of 118,436 cars and light trucks in February, up 2.7 percent and besting Honda's 105,466.... Read More »
GM's sales up 4.2% as trucks soar, cars dive 12:00 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Booming demand for General Motors' pickups and SUVs in February helped ease the sting of a 21 percent drop in car sales. Overall, GM sold 231,378 light vehicles last month, up 4.2 percent from a year earlier. Sales to individual buyers rose 1 percent while deliveries to fleet customers increased by 12 percent.... Read More »
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Bentley CEO expects big boost from brand's first SUVMarch 3, 2015 06:01 CET
Bentley is on course to reach record sales targets as it beats ultraluxury rivals such as Maserati, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce to market with its first SUV, the Bentayga. Bentley CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer shared his outlook for the UK-based carmaker with Automotive News Europe.... Read More »
Opel, VW CEOs cautious on Europe sales growth amid Russia crisisMarch 3, 2015 09:14 CET
Europe's carmakers are benefiting from robust demand for passenger cars in most of the region although the slumping Russian market continues to cast a shadow, making forecasts increasingly difficult, Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann and VW boss Martin Winterkorn said.... Read More »
DAVE GUILFORD
Ford, Farley hope for success in U.S.-Russian diplomacy 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 3, 2015
Jim Farley, newly installed as head of Ford of Europe, on Monday vowed that the money-losing unit is “going to make progress in spite of the headwinds.”... Read More »
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