American Suzuki Announces April 2012 Sales
APRIL CYTD 2012 2011 MTD VS. 2012 2011 YTD VS. MTD PRIOR YR. YTD PRIOR YR. GRAND VITARA: 304 383 -21% 1,669 1,763 -5% EQUATOR: 151 168 -10% 567 636 -11% SX4: 854 1,000 -15% 4,195 3,836 9% KIZASHI: 464 577 -20% 1,895 2,571 -26% OTHER*: 1 4 -75% 9 28 -68% TOTAL: 1,774 2,132 -17% 8,335 8,834 -6% *Other/discontinued models ... Continue reading
Mazda Sales Up More Than 21 Percent Year-Over-Year
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported April U.S. sales of 21,506 vehicles, representing an increase of 4.2 percent (up 17.2 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis) versus last year. This is the best April sales month for Mazda since 2008. On a calendar year-to-date basis, Mazda's sales are up 21.5 ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports April Auto Sales: CR-V Sets April Record
American Honda today reported April 2012 U.S. sales of 122,012 units, an increase of 10 percent based on the daily selling rate*. The Honda division posted April 2012 sales of 109,837, an increase of 9.2 percent compared to April 2011. Acura's U.S. April sales of 12,175 were up 18 percent compared to April 2011. Honda ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor America Reports Best-Ever April Sales
Hyundai Motor America, the most fuel efficient automaker in the U.S., today announced an all-time April sales record of 62,264 units, up 1 percent over last year's all-time April record, and the second best sales month in company history after last month's all-time record. With three fewer selling days this April versu ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Reports April Sales
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported April 2012 sales of 5,280 units, down 34.7 percent compared to April 2011. "Currently our sales are impacted by our models whose production was completed last summer," said MMNA President & CEO Yoichi Yokozawa. "This is a condition that will continue for several mor ... Continue reading
Highest April On Record For Mercedes-Benz With Sales Of 22,336
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported April sales of 22,336 for its Mercedes-Benz models, a 23.8 % improvement over April 2011, delivering a year-to-date total of 83,849 new vehicles to customers, up 17.5%. Combined sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles, smart and Sprinter for the month totaled 25,066, up 30.8% ... Continue reading
2012 Toyota Prius c Three Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Toyota Prius c Three Since its debut in the US over a decade ago, the Toyota Prius has become almost synonymous with the gasoline-electric hybrid car. Over half of the hybrids sold have been Toyotas, with the Prius the most popular of those. But there's room for improvement, a ... Continue reading
Infiniti Sales Increase 5.4 Percent For April
Infiniti today reported U.S. sales of 7,129 vehicles for the month of April, an increase of 5.4 percent versus 6,761 units a year earlier. Calendar year-to-date sales for Infiniti are 33,349, down 3.6 percent from 34,597 units in 2011. April marked the first full month of availability for the all-new Infiniti JX, with ... Continue reading
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 April 2012 sales of 3,437 vehicles. This compares to 3,172 vehicles last April, for an increase of four percent. For the year, Pors ... Continue reading
Subaru Reports Best April Sales In Company History
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported record sales for April 2012 of 26,310 vehicles, a six percent gain over April 2011. The company also reported year-to-date sales of 106,878, a 16 percent gain over prior year. Year-to-date sedan sales for the brand have also increased with the all-new Impreza up 157 percent over p ... Continue reading
Toyota Sales Increase 11.6 Percent In April 2012
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported sales of 178,044 units, an increase of 25.5 percent compared to April 2011 on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Unadjusted for 24 selling days in April 2012 versus 27 selling days in April 2011, TMS sales were up 11.6 percent over the year-ago month on a raw volume ... Continue reading
Nissan North America Reports April Sales
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported April U.S. sales of 71,329 units versus 71,526 units a year earlier, down 0.3 percent. Nissan Division sales decreased 0.9 percent for the month at 64,200 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles were up 5.4 percent over the prior year, to 7,129 units. NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS Nissan D ... Continue reading
Teens are Ready for Summer Break but Are They Ready for Summer Driving?
Tips for parents and teens to make this a safer summer on the roads According to the most recent data, over 1,000 youth were killed on our nation's highway during the summer of 2010 and preliminary numbers for 2011 are not looking any better. It's that time of year when young people get to enjoy the wondrous summer bre ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Announces Record April Sales
Kia Motors America (KMA) has been the fastest growing car company in the United States[1] over the past five years, and the brand's strong momentum continued with best-ever April sales of 47,550 units. Kia has achieved 20 consecutive monthly sales records thanks in large part to continued high demand for the brand's ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports April 2012 Sales
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported April sales of 26,793 vehicles, an increase of 6.1 percent from the 25,247 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 13.7% on sales of 102,522 in the first four months of 2012 compared to 90,204 in the same period in 2011. "The m ... Continue reading
Nissan & Infiniti Open New Dealerships In Downtown San Francisco
Expanding into a key sales market that is known for a strong interest in leading-edge technology and environmentally smart products, Nissan and Infiniti have appointed a new Nissan dealer and a new Infiniti dealer in the heart of downtown San Francisco. The new dealerships are located on Van Ness Ave., one of the Bay A ... Continue reading
Audi sets all-time U.S. sales record for the month of April
Audi today reported record-setting April sales with a 15% increase to 11,521 new vehicles sold, marking the 16th consecutive month of record sales in the U.S. April sales also marked the fourth-best month ever for the brand and set the all-time sales record for the month of April. "Audi's progressive luxury positioning ... Continue reading
Legrand, the world specialist in products and systems for electrical installations and information networks, has announced the commercial availability of the newest addition to their range of electric vehicle chargers -- the Level 2 Pedestal-Mounted EV Charging Station. The ETL-certified 20A/240V Level 2 Pedestal-Mount ... Continue reading
LoJack Corporation , the company that invented and leads the Stolen Vehicle Recovery category, today announced the kick-off of a new consumer promotion. Designed to showcase the effectiveness of the LoJack System in helping police to find and recover a stolen vehicle, the centerpiece of the promotion is vehicles equi ... Continue reading
The Century Council And Virginia Supreme Court Partner On Safe Driving For Teens
In recognition of National Youth Traffic Safety Month, The Century Council, an independent national not-for-profit funded by distillers dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, launched I Know Everything, a new program developed in partnership with the Virginia Supreme Court as a resource for judges t ... Continue reading
Scion Announces Collaboration with its iQ and Sony's PlayStation Vita
Scion is pleased to announce that starting May 1 through July 31, 2012, buyers of a new 2012 Scion iQ will receive a PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita), portable entertainment system, while supplies last. The promotion coincides with the nationwide release of the iQ, Scion's fourth vehicle and the world's smallest four-seater ... Continue reading
Cummins Inc. today reported strong sales and profits for the first quarter of 2012. 'Cummins continues to benefit from its geographic diversification and its leadership position in a number of end markets as evidenced by our very strong first quarter results' First quarter revenue of $4.5 billion increased 16 percent f ... Continue reading
Grand Am Prototypes - SunTrust Wins At Miami
Homestead, May 1, 2012: Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylorâs victory in Sundayâs Grand Prix of Miami may be accompanied by an asterisk in the record books thanks to its rain-shortened finish, but they and their No. 10 SunTrust Corvette Dallara DP of Wayne Taylor Racing teammates feel itâs perfectly appropria ... Continue reading
All-New 2013 Dodge Dart Debuts on Chrysler Group's World Headquarters' Building
The all-new 2013 Dodge Dart will soon begin to arrive at Dodge dealers across the country and the Dodge brand is announcing its compact car entry to all by placing the Dart's image on the front of Chrysler Group LLC's World Headquarters' Building. The building wrap features the 2013 Dodge Dart with the American flag in ... Continue reading
The credit landscape continues its consistent recovery heading into the second quarter of 2012, with the exception of home finance, according tothe U.S. consumer data from Equifax's March National Consumer Credit Trends Report. At the end of Q1 2012, U.S. consumer debt was at $10.9 trillion, down more than 11% from its ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Reports 31.5 Percent Increase In April U.S. Sales
Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported 37,525 units sold in April, a 31.5 percent increase over prior year sales, 38 percent increase year-to-date and the best April since 1971. "The demand and enthusiasm for our products continues at a strong pace and we are beginning to see the fruits of our investments pa ... Continue reading
UQM Displays All-New PowerPhase HD 220 and Volume-Produced PowerPhase Pro Drive Systems at EVS26
UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UQM) will display its newest product for vehicle electrification at the 26th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) conference in Los Angeles, May 6-9, 2012. The PowerPhase HD 220 is comprised of the most powerful electric motor UQM has ever manufactured, and an all-new cont ... Continue reading
FIA GP2 - Dillmann Wins Sprint Race At Bahrain
Bahrain, Apr. 30, 2012: Victory never tasted so good for Tom Dillmann: the French rookie took a lights-to-flags win in todayâs Sprint Race after having to hold off a charging Luiz Razia in the final laps. He took the chequered flag 0.1s ahead of the Arden man and thus pocketed his first ever GP2 win. When the ligh ... Continue reading
Pro Mod - Quarterfinal Finish For Coughlin In Texas
HOUSTON, April 30, 2012: Troy Coughlin and his JEGS.com Chevrolet ran into a buzzsaw in Sunday's second round of the NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by ProCare Rx. Danny Rowe put down the fastest elapsed time for a winner in the quarterfinals of the NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway, ending Coughlin's day. Ro ... Continue reading
NHRA Drag Racing - JEGS Team Drivers Deliver At Indy
INDIANAPOLIS, April 30: Mike Coughlin took a giant step towards his goal of qualifying for the NHRA North Central Division JEGS Allstars team with a strong semifinal finish at this weekendâs Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opener at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Coughlin drove his JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to three ... Continue reading
Grand Am GT - Segal, Assentato Win Miami
MIAMI, April 30, 2012: Jeff Segal joined co-driver Emil Assentato and AIM Autosport Team FXDD in scoring the first victory for the new Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am on Sunday in a wet and wild Grand Prix of Miami. The victory, the second in three years at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Segal and Assentato, was also the fir ... Continue reading
Motorsports Brands - Roush Yates Engines Power Racers On Dirt And Pavement
Mooresville, April 30, 2012: Roush Yates' newest engine designs are proving to be the fastest, with cars winning in the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) and the DIRTcar Late Models Series this weekend. Chris Buescher also found power in the ARCA Series, winning the pole position in qualifying with his FR9 ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Reports April 2012 U.S. Sales Increased 20 Percent; Best April Sales in Four Years
Best April sales since 2008 25th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains 11th-consecutive month of sales gains of at least 20 percent Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram Truck, and FIAT brands each post sales increases in April versus same month a year ago FIAT brand sales up 336 percent versus same month a year ago; ... Continue reading
Ford Fusion, Edge set all-time April records with 21,610 and 10,520 sales, respectively Explorer reported its best April sales since 2005 with 13,419 vehicles sold F-Series sales up 4 percent in April with 47,453 trucks sold, representing its best April sales since 2007; EcoBoost accounted for 43 percent of F-150 retai ... Continue reading
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