Back in October 2008, Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi”s worldwide sales and marketing boss, told Automotive News that the Audi A1 is being reconsidered for the United States. Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen said today that he believes the North American market isn’t ready for a premium subcompact such as the A1. De Nysschen told [...]
Toyota Motor Corp. announced today that it sold a total of 117,287 vehicles last month, a decrease of 34.4 percent from the same period a year ago. The Toyota brand itself sold 102,565 units, a 34.9 percent from last January. Lexus reported January sales of 14,722 units, a decrease of 30.3 percent Passenger car sales were [...]
General Motors announced today that January sales were down 49 percent with a total of 129,227 vehicles delivered last month. Retail sales were down 38 percent. To boost sales, GM announced a new round of incentives that include 0 percent financing and more cash back programs. The company said that a total of 923 GM [...]
The new redesigned 2009 Honda Fit outscored its competitors including the Toyota Yaris and the Nissan Versa in the latest Consumer Reports’ tests of six subcompacts and small sedans for the March 2009 issue. The Honda Fit also became one of the hottest-selling cars when gasoline prices were over $4 a gallon. The designed Fit [...]
Citroen is planning to go upscale. The French automaker will reveal a new re-branding initiative that will introduce a “new-premium” product line along with other changes to its 3,300 global dealer network. The move coincides with Citroen’s 90th birthday and will be the first update to the brand’s logo since 1985. According to marketing director Xavier [...]
General Motors announced today that it is planning the next phase of getting the Chevrolet Volt ready for two cities it believes that the plug-in hybrid will do well in. GM will be working with San Francisco and Washington, D.C. to accelerate their transition to plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. What does this new phase mean? [...]
FoMoCo announced today that total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales were down 39 percent in January than the same period a year ago. Fleet sales were 65 percent lower and retails sales were down 27 percent. But it’s not all bad news for the Detroit automaker. Ford said that its F-Series and Fusion mid-sized sedan [...]
Despite the global economic downturn, BMW’s M GmbH reported that year-on-year sales were up 50 percent in 2008. The division reported sales of 24,186 units of BMW M vehicles to customers in the 2008 business year, the second best-result in its 30 year history. A total of 2,465 units of the BMW M5 were sold [...]
Most of the tuning packages out there are usually created for the already high-performance sedans and coupes. So instead of offering a tuning package for the new 2008 Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG, German tuning firm Väth has unveiled a new series of enhancements for the conservative and frugal folks. Known as the V18k, the Väth [...]
Following Chrysler’s decision to offer more buyouts yesterday, General Motors announced today it will offer another round of buyouts to all of its hourly employees as the troubled automaker continues to cut cost and prepare for a plan to show the government it can be viable in the long-term. Spokesman Tony Sapienza said the buyouts [...]
