GM prices Chevy Spark EV below $20,000 after tax credits 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 23, 2013  GM will price its new Chevrolet Spark electric vehicle at $27,495, including destination charges and before federal tax credits, placing it among the cheapest EVs on the market.... Read More »
Experian vehicle history reports to appear in AutoTrader.com starting in September 3:46 pm U.S. ET | May 23, 2013  Starting in September, dealers will be allowed to post used vehicles on AutoTrader.com with Experian Automotive's AutoCheck vehicle history reports in addition to reports from Carfax.... Read More »
NY court bedevils Nissan's taxi deal 2:17 pm U.S. ET | May 23, 2013  Five months before Nissan is to begin rolling its yellow taxis onto the streets of New York City, the state's supreme court has ruled one element of the deal "null, void and unenforceable."... Read More »
MAY U.S. AUTO SALES U.S. auto sales will bounce back this month, forecasters say 11:55 am U.S. ET | May 23, 2013  May auto sales in the United States are expected to rebound from an April slowdown, easing concerns of another spring swoon, forecasters said. The light-vehicle seasonally adjusted annual selling rate for this month will be 15.2 million, both LMC Automotive/JD Power and Associates and TrueCar.com predicted today.... Read More »
European carmakers shares decline on weakening China manufacturingMay 23, 2013 11:04 CET Volkswagen, PSA and Renault shares all dropped 5 percent or more after preliminary data showed Chinese manufacturing is unexpectedly contracting.... Read More »
JAMIE LaREAU For happier customers, sales and F&I need to talk 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 22, 2013  Good communication between sales and finance staff cannot be overstated. That’s my takeaway from reading a recent chat on a Facebook page shared by finance managers.... Read More »
Daimler may sell company-owned German dealerships to cut costsMay 22, 2013 13:19 CET  Daimler may sell four company-owned Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Germany to cut costs and help close a profitability gap with rivals BMW and Audi. Daimler owns 98 Mercedes car showrooms that account for about half of its car sales in Germany, the brand's second-biggest market after the United States.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI U.S. and Brazil bright spots for Fiat-Chrysler as Europe declines 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 21, 2013  Global April sales for Fiat-Chrysler show how much the Americas, especially the U.S. and Brazil, are supporting the automaker as deliveries in Europe fall.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI U.S. and Brazil bright spots for Fiat-Chrysler as Europe declines 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 21, 2013  Global April sales for Fiat-Chrysler show how much the Americas, especially the U.S. and Brazil, are supporting the automaker as deliveries in Europe fall.... Read More »
French car orders fall 0.5% in April, survey saysMay 21, 2013 15:06 CET  The decline in French car orders slowed to 0.5 percent in April, showing signs of stabilization in the auto market, according to a dealership survey by trade publication La Lettre Auto K7. The survey said orders were helped by the launch of several new models last month.... Read More »
Dongfeng-PSA sales rise 37% in April on new modelsMay 21, 2013 08:49 CET  PSA's China joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp. said it increased sales 37 percent last month to 45,303 units helped by strong demand for its stretched Citroen C4 and Peugeot 3008 models.... Read More »
BMW counts on new models to keep U.S. luxury leadMay 20, 2013 06:01 CET  Mercedes-Benz led the U.S. premium-brand sales race through April of 2013, but BMW of North America CEO Ludwig Willisch expects BMW to repeat as No. 1 for the year. Willisch says help is on the way in the form of three models debuting later this year: the 3-series GT crossover, 4-series coupe and a redesigned X5 crossover.... Read More »
Porsche to keep U.S. ad account with Cramer-Krasselt 7:16 pm U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Porsche, after a six-month review of advertising agencies, has opted to keep its creative advertising account for the United States parked at Cramer-Krasselt, the incumbent agency that has held the account since 2007.... Read More »
GABE NELSON Audi gripes, but Tesla could be en route to niche-brand success 3:59 pm U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Audi wants to be clear: Just because the Tesla Model S is outselling Audi's flagship A8 in the U.S. luxury sedan market, it does not mean Tesla Motors is beating Audi.... Read More »
MARK RECHTIN The death of driving? Don't make any funeral plans 11:29 am U.S. ET | May 17, 2013  You know that study that just came out declaring “the end of the driving boom,” because Gen Y supposedly doesn't care about cars? Ignore it.... Read More »
Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 monthsMay 17, 2013 08:34 CET European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months on strong demand in the UK and a rebound in Germany. Registrations in April increased 2 percent to 1.08 million vehicles from 1.06 million cars a year earlier, industry association ACEA said.... Read More »
European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months 5:19 am U.S. ET | May 17, 2013  European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months as a gain in consumer sentiment in countries using the euro led to rebounds in Germany and Spain. Still, the European auto market is at a two-decade low, and industry executives are forecasting a drop of about 5 percent for 2013 amid a recession in the 17-nation euro zone.... Read More »
Russian car sales down 8% in AprilMay 17, 2013 06:01 CET  Russia's year-on-year car sales fell 8 percent in April after a decline of 4 percent in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said.... Read More »
Audi shifting to high-performance models to propel salesMay 16, 2013 10:34 CET  Audi is counting on bigger sales of high-performance cars like the RS5, as well as the new version of the A3 compact, to propel volume this year amid intensifying economic headwinds.... Read More »
Audi shifting to high-performance models to propel sales 4:34 am U.S. ET | May 16, 2013  Audi is counting on bigger sales of high-performance cars like the RS5, as well as the new version of the A3 compact, to propel volume this year amid intensifying economic headwinds.... Read More »
Skoda's global April sales hit by switch to new OctaviaMay 16, 2013 16:10 CET  Skoda said today that its global sales fell 4.6 percent to 77,600 in April due to a switch to a new Octavia compact model and continued weak demand in some European markets.... Read More »
Volkswagen starts construction of 300,000-vehicle plant in ChinaMay 16, 2013 09:04 CET  Volkswagen has begun construction of a new factory in Changsha, China, with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles, the company said in a statement today. The plant is one of seven factories being built by the company as it seeks to expand annual capacity in China to 4 million vehicles by 2018 in order to meet growing demand.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC Is the S in the new Mercedes S class for Shanghai? 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 15, 2013  The new Mercedes-Benz S class made its world premiere today in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for nearly half of all S-class sales from 2010-2012.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC Is the S in the new Mercedes S class for Shanghai? 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 15, 2013  The new Mercedes-Benz S class makes its world premier today in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for nearly half of all S-class sales from 2010-2012.... Read More »
Americans, especially young, continue to drive less, report says 5:36 pm U.S. ET | May 14, 2013  Americans, in a worrisome sign for automakers, continue to drive less, with more and more younger people choosing to forgo a driver's license altogether, a major new study released Tuesday found.... Read More »
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