Monday, November 3, 2014

Mazda Reports October 2014 Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2014 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported October U.S. sales of 18,798 vehicles, representing a decrease of 4.8 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales through October are up 8.1 percent versus last year, with 240,228 vehicles sold. Mazda North American Operations is hea ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports October Sales -- Up 11.2% for the Year Compared to 2013

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor in the United States of the Porsche 918 Spyder, 911, Boxster, and Cayman sports cars, Macan and Cayenne SUVs, and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up, today announced October 2014 sales of 3,667 vehicles. For the year, PCNA has delivered 39,033 v ... Continue reading

Highest Month Of The Year Gives Mercedes-Benz Best-Ever Year-to-Date Sales Volume

Sprinter up 17.4%, smart up 16.3% year-to-date MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 3, 2014 -- Mercedes-Benz today reported its highest sales month of the year with 28,593 vehicles sold. Despite marginally lagging behind October 2013 (which was fueled by the launch of the company's new entry-level CLA) by 4.9%, the month's volume prop ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Sales Reports 6.9 Percent Increase in October

SUVs set October records Camry sales up 14% with launch of 2015 model Lexus posts 12th straight month of year-over-year gains October 2014 Sales Chart TORRANCE, CA -- November 3, 2014: Toyota, Scion and Lexus today reported total October 2014 sales results of 180,580 units, an increase of 6.9 percent from October 2013. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Reports October Sales

All-new 2015 Genesis sedan sales up 53 percent - CUV segment up 43 percent for the month FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Ca -- Nov. 3, 2014: Hyundai Motor America today announced October sales of 50,081 units, down 6 percent versus the same period in 2013. "While we struggled in a couple of segments, our compact and midsize-CUV's con ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars' Global Sales Up 12.6% Growth in China, Europe and US

Volvo Cars’ global sales up 12.6 per cent, growth in China, Europe and US Global sales of 40,680 cars, up 12.6 per cent versus October last year Volvo Cars’ 16th consecutive month of growth Year-to-date sales of 379,880 cars, an increase of 9.5 per cent versus 2013 Volvo Cars posted a 16th consecutive month o ... Continue reading

BMW Group U.S. Reports October 2014 Sales

BMW brand sales up 11 percent – Best October Ever MINI brand sales down 7 percent BMW Motorcycle sales up 13.9 percent WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ -- November 3, 2014: Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 11 percent in October for a total of 30,602 compared to 27,574 vehicles sold in October, 2013. Year-to-date, the BMW b ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Posts Eighth Consecutive Month Of Year-Over-Year Sales Increases

Best October sales since 2008 - Sales are up a full 30.5 percent from last October - Best-ever October sales for Outlander Sport CYPRESS, Calif., Nov. 3, 2014 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) posted its eighth consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases thank to a strong sales month in October wi ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reports October U.S. Sales

October sales total 30,313 units, representing a 7.8% increase over October 2013 The all-new Golf delivered 2,351 units for the month, marking a 101 percent increase in sales for the model over the previous October The Golf GTI delivered 1,724 units, a 67.1 percent increase Jetta sedan delivered 13,372 units for the mo ... Continue reading

Honda Division Breaks Another Monthly Sales Record in October; Acura October Sales Jump Nearly 8% with another Big Month for the All-New TLX

Honda Division has its best-ever October sales—up 5.5 percent on delivery of 105,745 new cars and trucks All-new Acura TLX sales reach nearly 5,000 units in October, driving an overall 7.9 percent increase for the brand Honda CR-V smashes previous October record with 29,257 sales, an increase of 29.7 percent over ... Continue reading

Kia Has Record October Sales

Following the best third quarter performance in company history, Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced record October sales of 44,694 units, led by high demand for the U.S.-built* Optima midsize sedan and the iconic Soul with 11,840 and 10,685 vehicles sold, respectively. “Declining gas prices are bringing a st ... Continue reading

Porsche to Replace Hood Lock Bracket on 4,428 Two-Door Vehicles Worldwide

Recall after internal quality check - affected customers will be contacted directly ATLANTA -- Nov. 3, 2014: As a precautionary measure, Porsche is conducting a voluntary safety recall to replace the lock bracket on the front hood of 4,428 two-door sports cars worldwide, of which 1,382 are in the United States. The aff ... Continue reading

Subaru October 2014 Sales, Best October Ever

Sales up 25 percent year-over-year - Best Legacy sedan month ever - Best Outback, Forester, WRX/STI and XV Crosstrek September ever - Seventh consecutive month that Subaru brand sales exceed 40,000 sales - 35th consecutive month of year-over-year growth CHERRY HILL, NJ -- Nov. 3, 2014: Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) tod ... Continue reading

Honda Canada Sets All-Time October Sales Record

All-new Acura sedans off to a strong start, pushing Acura to best October sales Honda Fit and CR-V set all-time October records MARKHAM, Ontario--Combined October sales of 15,404 units by the Honda and Acura divisions of Honda Canada Inc. represented a 1% increase versus last year’s sales, which achieves a best Oc ... Continue reading

Maserati Reports Top October Sales in History

97 percent sales gain posted in October, compared with same month one year ago -- MY 2015 Ghibli and Quattroporte models fuel further growth -- 258 percent year-over-year increase of total retail sales ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 3, 2014 -- Maserati North America, Inc. continues to topple sales records this October, p ... Continue reading

Acura Puts 2015 TLX Performance and Personalization Front and Center at 2014 SEMA Show

Galpin Auto Sports Acura TLX to debut at SEMA featuring custom styling and performance modifications - Acura Racing Spirit alive with radical TLX GT Race Car for Pirelli World Challenge series - 2015 Acura TLX features Acura Genuine Accessory package TORRANCE, CA -- Nov. 3, 2014: Acura's 2014 SEMA Show vehicle display ... Continue reading

Infiniti Reports U.S. Sales for October 2014

Infiniti today reported sales of 9,045 vehicles in the U.S. during October. Sales of the Infiniti Q50 sport sedan were up 16 percent for the month, while deliveries of the updated Q70 luxury performance sedan were up 18.2 percent. For 2015, the Q70 adds a new long-wheelbase model which provides class-leading rear legro ... Continue reading

Nissan Group Reports October 2014 U.S. Sales

Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for October 2014 of 103,117 units, an increase of 13.3 percent over the prior year and an October record. Nissan highlights: Nissan Division set an October record with 94,072 sales in the month, a year-over-year increase of 14.9 percent. This marks a monthly sales record fo ... Continue reading

U.S. Diesel Fuel Demand to Peak in 2015

U.S. Diesel Fuel Demand to Peak in 2015 While World Demand Will Grow Through 2030 ... Continue reading

Hyundai Resolves U.S. EPA Investigation Of 2012 Fuel Economy Ratings Restatement

Automaker's New Fuel Economy Testing Program Approved by EPA in October 2012 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 3, 2014 -- Hyundai today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) to resolve the government's investigation of i ... Continue reading

Lexus Shatters Limits with First-Ever RC Coupe and RC F Performance Coupe

Automaker's latest performance vehicles introduced in new marketing campaign TORRANCE, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2014) / PR Newswire / — To announce the first-ever RC 350 sport coupe and RC F performance coupe, Lexus today launches a comprehensive marketing campaign that showcases the vehicles across a variety of media plat ... Continue reading

More than One-in-Five Fatal Crashes Involve Drowsy Drivers

AAA Foundation research finds driver fatigue to be serious, underreported impairment WASHINGTON -- Nov. 3, 2014: According to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, more than one-in-five (21 percent) fatal crashes involve driver fatigue. These results help confirm what safety experts have long suspect ... Continue reading

Five Reasons for Lower Oil Prices

All corners of the globe are contributing to the recent dip in oil prices. ​BOSTON November 3, 2014 NACSonline reported that oil prices have collapsed over the last several months, and some analysts say they could go even lower. So, what's behind the plunge? A variety of factors have coalesced into a perfect stor ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Reports October 2014 U.S. Sales Increased 22 Percent; Best October Sales Since 2001

55th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains Chrysler, Jeep®, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each post sales gains in October compared with same month a year ago Jeep brand sales up 52 percent; best ever October sales Nine Chrysler Group vehicles record best ever October sales Chrysler 200 sales up 40 percent; be ... Continue reading

Ford Fusion, Escape, Explorer, Transit Connect Post Record Sales; Lincoln Has Best October in Seven Years

Ford Fusion posts best October sales ever – the car’s sixth straight month of record performance and best year-to-date sales results since launch in 2005 Ford Escape posts best-ever October performance and record year-to-date sales; Ford Explorer has best October sales results since 2004 Ford Transit Connect ... Continue reading

GM Posts its Best U.S. October Sales Since 2007

Buick has its best October since 2003 Chevrolet Cruze up 51 percent; best October for Silverado since 2007 Best October for GMC Sierra since 2001 DETROIT – General Motors Co. dealers delivered 226,819 vehicles in the United States in October for the company’s best October sales in seven years. Chevrolet sales ... Continue reading

2015 Ford Transit Preview by Carey Russ +VIDEO

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS After 53 years of production, and being the class sales leader for the past 35 years, Ford's venerable American-style van is history. For 2015 and beyond, the E-Series, previously known as the Econoline, full-size van gives way to the European-style Transit family. Ford's "One Ford ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour Ends in New Orleans with Special Concert Benefiting Laureus USA

All proceeds generated from ticket sales to be donated to the foundation MONTVALE, NJ -- October 29, 2014: The Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour will make its final stop in New Orleans on Nov. 23 with a concert benefiting Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) philanthropic partner Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA (Laureus USA), a ... Continue reading

GM Expands Watershed Education Program

DETROIT – General Motors launched its watershed education program in seven new communities across Canada this year, the largest international expansion in the initiative’s 25-year history. The GM Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN) now comprises 53 GM facilities, including all of the company ... Continue reading