Sunday, January 10, 2016

DETROIT SLEEK PEEK: MITSUBISHI KEEPS A LOW PROFILE BUT HAS HIGH HOPES

By: Michael BernsteinEditor, Michigan BureauThe Auto Channel The North American International Auto Show press preview days don’t officially begin until Monday January 11 and while many of the world’s automakers will have exhibits, some are sitting this event out. One of them is Japan’s Mitsubishi and whi ... Continue reading

2016 Mazda CX-3 Functional and Fun, Review By Larry Nutson

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Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 4-10, 2016; MPG, Droven Home, Awards, GM Hedging Bet, Black and Blue, VW and Recalls Of Course

* U.S. auto sales total for 2015 hit a new record at 17.47 million. The old record was 17.35 million set in 2000. Ford's F-series truck was the nation's top selling vehicle at 780,354. It seems the aluminum-body idea was a good one! GM was the sales leader and Ford was the best selling brand. VW sales fell 5% on the he ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Achieves Fifth Record Year in a Row

Mercedes-Benz delivered more cars to customers in 2015 than ever before in one year. The Stuttgart-based premium brand with the three-pointed star sold a total of 1,871,511 vehicles (+13.4%), posting its fifth record year in a row. Furthermore, the year 2015 ended for Mercedes-Benz with its strongest-selling December ( ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Reports Strong Full Year Global Sales for 2015

Jaguar Land Rover delivers best full year global sales retailing 487,065 vehicles in 2015, up 5% Sales have more than doubled since 2009 Land Rover retails over 400,000 vehicles for first time, up 6% year-on-year Jaguar delivers strongest full year performance in a decade retailing 83,986 vehicles, up 3% year-on-year R ... Continue reading