February 2013 U.S. Auto Sales Up 3.7%
US auto sales power ahead in February as buyer shrug off higher gas prices, political debate Associated PressBy Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writers | Associated Press â 2 hours 20 minutes ago Email Recommend 1 Tweet 0 Print Related Content <p> In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo, Meredith Havens, who recently ... Continue reading
U.S.New Auto Sales February 2013
DETROIT March 1, 2013; Reuters reported that U.S. auto sales in February were expected to show a fourth straight month of seasonally adjusted annualized sales above 15 million vehicles for the first time since early 2008, a sign of a sustained recovery after the recession. Forty-one analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters ... Continue reading
Court Approves American Suzuki Motor Corporation's Chapter 11 Plan
American Suzuki Motor Corporation today announced that the Honorable Scott C. Clarkson of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in Santa Ana approved the confirmation of the Company's Chapter 11 Plan, which creditors overwhelmingly accepted. Confirmation of the Plan clears the way for the Com ... Continue reading
GM's U.S. Sales Increase 7 Percent in February
DETROIT General Motors Co. announced today that it sold 224,314 vehicles in the United States in February, up 7 percent compared with a year ago. Retail sales and fleet sales were both up 7 percent. The fleet mix was 25 percent of total sales, equal to a year ago. 'The housing sector has now joined auto sales in pro ... Continue reading
Mazda achieved its second-best February since 1994 with 24,936 vehicles sold
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported February U.S. sales of 24,936 vehicles, representing a decrease of 2.8 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales through February are down 6.8 percent versus last year, with 46,255 vehicles sold. Key February sales notes: Mazda achieved its second-best February s ... Continue reading
Infiniti Reports U.S. Sales For February
Infiniti today reported U.S. sales of 9,147 units for February, a decrease of one percent versus 9,239 units a year earlier. Calendar year-to-date sales for Infiniti are 16,273, up 1.5 percent from 16,035 units in 2012. Infiniti retailers reported continued strong sales of the company's all-new JX 7-passenger luxury cr ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America (KMA) today reported February sales of 41,505 units. The U.S.-built* Optima midsize sedan led sales for the 15th consecutive month with 13,195 units sold, while the Sorento CUV also built in West Point, Georgia, posted strong sales of 7,945 units as the significantly redesigned 2014 model began arriv ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Reports 27.8 Percent Sales Increase In February
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported a year-over-year sales increase of 27.8 percent in February. The 6,051 units sold marked Mitsubishi's largest monthly sales total since March 2012. Outlander Sport sales were 1,644 for the month, an increase of almost 20 percent compared to February 2012. Sales of t ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports February 2013 Sales
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported February sales of 25,613 vehicles, a decrease of 2.2 percent from the 26,184 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. "The February results showed there's a strong underlying demand ready to fuel momentum in the coming months," said Ludwig Willisch, Presiden ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA February Sales Hit Record Highs At 24,051
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported today sales of 24,051, a 22.2% increase over the 19,679 vehicles sold in February 2012 making it the highest volume on record for the month. The Mercedes-Benz model line alone achieved its highest February numbers with sales of 22,040, up 21.9%. On a year-to-date basis, the 48,110 ... Continue reading
Nissan Reports February 2013 U.S. Sales
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported February U.S. sales of 99,636 units, down 6.6 percent from last year's record-setting February total of 106,731. Nissan Division sales in February totaled 90,489, down 7.2 percent from the prior year, which also set a February record. Infiniti deliveries totaled 9,147, do ... Continue reading
Toyota Motor Sales Continues To See Steady Growth In February
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported February 2013 sales results of 166,377 units, an increase of 8.7 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Unadjusted for 24 selling days in February 2013 versus 25 in February 2012, TMS sales were up 4.3 percent over the year-ago month. Toyota Division posted F ... Continue reading
American Honda today reported February 2013 U.S. sales of 107,987 units, overcoming winter's worst to post a decrease of only 2.0 percent compared with February 2012 (an increase of 2.1 percent based on the Daily Selling Rate (DSR*)), and enabling year-to-date sales to remain up over 2012. Reflecting Honda's unique foc ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor America Reports Best-Ever February Sales
Hyundai Motor America announced an all-time February sales record of 52,311 units; up two percent over last year's all-time record February and up a similar amount for the year. "February was another record month for Hyundai -- we had a terrific President's Day weekend event to kick off the spring selling season, much ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Announces February Sales
Kia Motors America (KMA) today reported February sales of 41,505 units. The U.S.-built* Optima midsize sedan led sales for the 15th consecutive month with 13,195 units sold, while the Sorento CUV also built in West Point, Georgia, posted strong sales of 7,945 units as the significantly redesigned 2014 model began arr ... Continue reading
Koenigsegg team delivers the first production cars: Viewing at the Geneva Auto Salon013
After eight painstaking years of constant development, the small striving Koenigsegg team delivered the first production cars to anticipating customers. 10 years later, in September 2012, the first carbon prepreg pieces were cut on the routing machine for Koenigesgg's 100th production car. ... Continue reading
New Study Shows Cannabis Effects on Driving Skills
New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry , the journal of AACC, shows that cannabis can be detected in the blood of daily smokers for a month after last intake. The scientific data in this paper by Bergamaschi et al. can provide real help in the public safety need for a drugged driving policy that redu ... Continue reading
Porsche Reports February Sales Increase of 31 Percent
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced February sales of 2,805 vehicles. This compares to 2,149 vehicles sold in February 2012, an increase of 31 percent. For the year so ... Continue reading
Subaru of America, Inc. Reports Record Breaking February Sales
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 28,163 vehicle sales for February 2013, which represents an 11 percent increase over February 2012 and the best ever February in company history. Year-to-date sales for Subaru total 55,826 -- a 16 percent increase over the same period in 2012. These results build on strong sales f ... Continue reading
Faulty Tailpipes Cause Recall for Porsche 911 Carrera, Carrera 4
Some Porsche 911 2012 and 2013 versions of the car have a tailpipe that might fall off. Porsche is recalling 2,263 of its 2012-2013 model year 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 cars because of the problem with the exhaust pipe system. The German automaker said that the exhaust tailpipe on the cars might fracture and fall off t ... Continue reading
Stenkullen 2013-02-28 Vehicle adaptation for people with disabilities in the spotlight at the International Motor Show in Geneva, (7-17 March 2013) Accessibility takes centre stage at the International Motor Show in Geneva when the Swedish vehicle adaptation company Autoadapt together with its Swiss dealer Haueter AG p ... Continue reading
Toyota Unveils New Donations to Aid in Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts
Toyota announced today a significant vehicle donation equivalent to more than $100,000 to help aid the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy. Today, four months from the day the storm made landfall in the Northeast, the company donated the use of 19 Toyota vehicles to the region's Red Cross to support relief transportat ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Sales Up 9 Percent, Best February In Six Years; Fusion, Escape Set Sales Records
Ford Motor Company U.S. February sales up 9 percent --best February in six years, with cars up 6 percent, utilities up 21 percent and trucks up 4 percent Fusion sets an all-time February sales record, surpasses last year's record by 28 percent Escape produces its best February sales ever; Explorer reaches best Febr ... Continue reading
Best February sales since 2008 35th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains Dodge, Ram Truck, and FIAT brands each post sales increases in February compared with same month a year ago Dodge brand sales increase 30 percent; best February sales since 2007 and largest year-over-year percentage increase of any Chry ... Continue reading
Alfa Romeo will draw on its rich racing heritage this March as it gives away key rings in the form of the lucky four-leafed-clover that has symbolised its sporting heart since 1923 with new '13-plate cars. ... Continue reading
Citroen has unveiled a World Rally Championship diorama to celebrate Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena's unrivalled nine FIA World Rally Championship titles ... Continue reading
The widely acclaimed Fiat 500 family has expanded dramatically with the launch of the all-new 500L. ... Continue reading
BMW X3 Gets Packed with Added Value
BMW Australia today announced a substantial boost to the standard specification of its highly-acclaimed BMW X3 model range, from April production 2013. ... Continue reading
Underbelly Actor Jared Daperis takes his spot on the grid at the Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge
Melbourne Actor Jared Daperis will trade the silver screen for slipstream at the Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge during the 2013 Formula 1Z Rolex Australian Grand Prix. ... Continue reading
Maxi Appeal as Renault stretches Kangoo LCV in Two Directions at Once
Renault Australia is providing even more value for light commercial van buyers with the debut of the long wheelbase Maxi model in 2013. ... Continue reading
VACC Calls For A Victoria-Wide Filtering Trial
VACC and members of its Motorcycle Industry Division (MID) will watch with interest Sydney's two month filtering trial for motorcycle and scooter riders. ... Continue reading
Australia's Smart Utility Vehicle
Ford Australia has confirmed a significantly expanded model line-up for Australia's first Smart Utility Vehicle - the all-new Ford Kuga. ... Continue reading
SCCA Convention Begins From Vegas with Annual Meeting, Kick Off
SCCA Convention Begins From Vegas with Annual Meeting, Kick Off LAS VEGAS, Nev. (February 28, 2013) - Sports Car Club of America Chairman Lisa Noble and the Club's leadership addressed those in attendance Thursday on the SCCA Convention's opening day at the South Point Hotel and Casino. The annual meeting and town hall ... Continue reading
Clean Energy Reports Gallons Delivered Rose 25% in 2012
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Clean Energy or the Company) today announced operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Gallons delivered (defined below) for the fourth quarter of 2012 totaled 51.7 million gallons, up 29% from 40.0 million gallons delivered in the same peri ... Continue reading
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