Sunday, March 8, 2015

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest- March 2-8, 2015

* February's big chill cooled U.S. auto sales, but only a bit. Sales in total were up about 5 percent to 1.26 million with more than half being SUVs and trucks. Mitsubishi was up a whopping 26 percent and Subaru continued its rise with an 18 percent increase. Toyota was up 13 percent. Hyundai and Kia both were up 7 per ... Continue reading

C Class and SUVs Bring Mercedes-Benz Record Sales in February

Mercedes-Benz sells 14.6% more vehicles in February than in the previous year’s month (120,270 units). Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: "We have never before sold so many C-Class Sedans and Estates as well as SUVs and compact c ... Continue reading

Jeep Sales in the UK Leap 165% Year on Year in February

Jeep’s growing popularity in the UK continues as figures revealed today show new car registrations rose by 165 per cent in February 2015, when compared with the same period last year. The ‘Go Anywhere, Do Anything’ brand is certainly going in the right direction in the sales charts, registering 196 new c ... Continue reading