Friday, November 1, 2013

GM October 2013 U.S. Sales - Up 16%

2013-11-01 back Print | Email | Sales Release [pdf] | Sales Release | Add This | DETROIT – General Motors Co. dealers delivered 226,402 vehicles in the United States in October, up 16 percent versus a year ago. Retail sales were also up 16 percent and fleet sales were up 14 percent. “Chevrolet, Cadillac and B ... Continue reading

Volkswagen October 2013 Sales On Par with 2012

October sales total 28,129 units • Chattanooga-built Passat delivered 7,258 for the month • Jetta Sedan delivered 10,161 units for the month • Tiguan delivered 2,153 units • High-mileage, TDI® Clean Diesel models accounted for 24.2 percent of sales in October and 22 percent of sales year-to-date, ... Continue reading

Kia U.S. Sales October 2013 - Optima Leads Kia Sales for 23rd Consecutive Month

Kia Motors America (KMA) today reported October sales of 39,754 units as the brand's introduction of seven all-new or significantly redesigned vehicles this calendar year continued with the arrival of the all-new, second-generation Soul urban passenger vehicle and the 2014 model year Optima midsize sedan. Looking ahead ... Continue reading

Toyota U.S. Sales October 2013 - Toyota Has Nearly 9 Percent Sales Increase

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported October 2013 sales results of 168,976 units, an increase of 4.8 percent over October 2012 on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw-volume basis, unadjusted for 27 selling days in October 2013 versus 26 selling days in October 2012, TMS sales increased 8.8 perc ... Continue reading

Honda U.S. Sales October 2013 - Honda Had a Great October: Civic sales up 32.1 percent over October 2012

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported October 2013 U.S. total sales of 114,538 units, an increase of 7.1 percent compared with October 2012 (up 3.1 percent based on the Daily Selling Rate, or DSR*). Year-to-date sales reached 1,273,550, an increase of 8.5 percent. Honda Division October sales reached 100,242, a ... Continue reading

Mercedes U.S. Sales October 2013 - Best Month Yet for 2013

In the 10th consecutive month of its 2013 sales streak, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported total October sales of 32,620 units for the Mercedes-Benz, Sprinter and smart model lines, a 22.4% increase from the 26,642 vehicles sold in the same period last year. Retail volumes for the Mercedes-Benz brand alone broke ... Continue reading

BMW U.S. Sales October 2013

BMW sales up 4.2 percent MINI sales down 3.2 percent BMW Motorcycle sales up 23.4 percent Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 1, 2013… The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported October sales of 33,274 vehicles, an increase of 2.9 percent from the 32,339 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi North America Sales October 2013 - Sales Climb Nearly 20 Percent

Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported October sales of 4,972, up 19.4 percent compared to October 2012. Sales of the U.S.-built Outlander Sport led the way with 2,009 units sold, an increase of 19.9 percent for the month compared to prior year sales. Sales of the all-new 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander showed ... Continue reading

Infiniti U.S Sales October 2013 - U.S. Sales Increase 4.5 Percent

Infiniti today reported U.S. sales of 9,152 units for October, an increase of 4.5 percent versus 8,757 units a year earlier. The all-new Infiniti Q50 saw sales of 2,556 units in October, and with two full months of sales, the luxury sports sedan has had 7,357 total deliveries. Overall sales of Infiniti sports sedans, w ... Continue reading

Mazda October 2013 U.S. Sales - 6% higher Year-to-date

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported October U.S. sales of 19,738 vehicles, representing an increase of 6.0 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales through October are up 5.3 percent versus last year, with 240,229 vehicles sold. Key October sales notes: Sales of 19,738 vehicles represents Mazda's ... Continue reading

Porsche October 2013 U.S. Sales - Increase of 11 percent

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and Panamera four-door sports sedans in the United States, today announced October 2013 sales of 3,562 vehicles, an increase of 11 percent over the same period in 2012. Year-to-date, Porsche has sold 35,111 cars in th ... Continue reading

Subaru October 2013 U.S. Sales - Increased 32 Percent

Today Subaru of America, Inc. reported that the company has surpassed its previous annual sales record with two months of reporting remaining for the year. Subaru sold 34,483 vehicles in October and 347,890 total vehicles in 2013. The previous record for annual sales was set in 2012 with 336,441 vehicles sold. This new ... Continue reading

Nissan October 2013 U.S. Sales - Increase 14.2%

Nissan U.S. sales in October increased 14.2 percent to 91,018, up from last year's total of 79,865. Nissan Division sales also set an October record with 81,866 deliveries, a 15.4 percent increase over the prior year. Sales of Infiniti vehicles totaled 9,152 units, up 4.5 percent. ... Continue reading

Hyundai October 2013 U.S. Sales - All-Time Record October Sales

Hyundai Motor America today announced sales for the month of October of 53,555 units, up seven percent versus the same period in 2012, representing the best October in company history. "October was a bit of a roller coaster ride for the entire automotive sector so we feel pretty good about exceeding prior year sales re ... Continue reading

Maserati October 2013 U.S. Sales - Nearly Triples Sales

Maserati set a new all-time sales record of 623 units in the month of October, nearly tripling the North American sales total for the same month last year. The introduction of the Quattroporte S Q4, the first All-Wheel-Drive car to be offered by Maserati, helped increase brand sales in the US by over 186% versus Oct, 2 ... Continue reading

Quaker State Aspires to Save $1 Million of Fuel for American and Canadian Drivers

Today, Quaker State announced the launch of its Fuel Economy Challenge, the mission to save drivers $1 million of gas in the U.S. and Canada in the coming months. To achieve that goal the Quaker State brand will be offering consumers a comprehensive toolkit of resources including helpful tips and a new product offering ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Features Its Latest Advancements In EFR Turbocharging Technology At 2013 SEMA Show

BorgWarner will feature the new INDYCAR version of the EFR-7163 (Engineered For Racing) turbocharger and its complete line of AirWerks™ series turbochargers at the 2013 SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on November 5 - 8. Located in the Performance and Racing Section in booth 21637, BorgWarner will also ... Continue reading

New-Car Transaction Prices Up More Than One Percent in October 2013, Honda Leads the Way

As the month comes to an end, the estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $32,184 in October 2013, increasing $367 (1.2 percent) from last month and down $63 (0.2 percent) year-over-year, according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car informat ... Continue reading

PMI at 56.4%; October Manufacturing ISM Report : Inventories Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in October for the fifth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 53rd consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of t ... Continue reading

Consumers Digest Names 2014 Automotive Best Buys

Thirty-seven vehicles and eight companion models received Best Buy ratings from Consumers Digest for the 2014 model year. The ratings, which are published in CD's December issue (on sale Nov. 1) and are available at ConsumersDigest.com, span 12 categories: Subcompacts, Compacts, Family Cars, Luxury Cars, Sporty Cars, H ... Continue reading

Consumers Digest names Seven Chrysler Group Vehicles 'Best Buys' for 2014

Chrysler 300 and Town & Country earn "Best Buy" awards Dodge Durango and Grand Caravan honored Jeep® Grand Cherokee named a "Best Buy" Ram 1500 honored in Full-Size Pickup segment Fiat 500 awarded a "Best Buy" in Subcompact segment Seven Chrysler Group vehicles, representing each vehicle brand, have earned a spot on ... Continue reading

GM's U.S. Sales up 16 percent in October

General Motors Co. dealers delivered 226,402 vehicles in the United States in October, up 16 percent versus a year ago. Retail sales were also up 16 percent and fleet sales were up 14 percent. “Chevrolet, Cadillac and Buick-GMC all performed well in the month, and the sales tempo really picked up after the governm ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Reports October 2013 U.S. Sales - Increased 11 Percent

43rd-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Truck brands each post sales increases in October compared with same month a year ago Six Chrysler Group vehicles each set sales record for month of October Jeep Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Compass and Patriot each post year-over-year sale ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Achieves Best October U.S. Retail Sales in Nine Years

Ford Motor Company October total sales up 14 percent – retail sales up 15 percent; best October retail since 2004 Ford Fusion up 71 percent and Fiesta up 9 percent – both report record-setting October sales F-Series tops 60,000 trucks for sixth-straight month All-new Lincoln MKZ total sales up 80 percent incl ... Continue reading

2013 Chrysler 300S - A Review and Travel Story

2013 CHRYSLER 300S IN THE BERKSHIRES Touring the Mountains in an Unpretentious, Classically-American Sedan Photos and Text By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau [0199] Fall colors at home are a bit late this year just beginning to glow with maples and sumac in full red, the Virginia creeper turning orange a ... Continue reading

Land Rover To Be Official Sponsor Of The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 In Normandy

Land Rover will extend its support for international sporting excellence as an Official Sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy. ... Continue reading

Ministers Visit Engineering Session For Young Women At Oxford's Mini Plant

Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock visited MINI Plant Oxford to meet 30 young women from across the UK as part of a government drive to encourage female students to consider a career in engineering. ... Continue reading

Jones Lang Lasalle Banks On Citroen

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL), an international real estate management company has just taken delivery of 77 Citroën Berlingo HDi 75 manual L1 625 LX vans and 21 Dispatch HDi 90 manual L2H11200 vans. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Throws Its Doors Open To See Inside Manufacturing

For the third year running and as part of the Government's See Inside Manufacturing (SIM) scheme, Vauxhall has welcomed students, teachers and career advisers to show them the world of manufacturing. ... Continue reading

Honda's Annual Clearance Is Now On

Now is a fantastic time to buy a Honda, with the Annual Clearance event commencing Friday, 1 November 2013. ... Continue reading