American Suzuki June 2012 Sales Up 1%
American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) today reported June 2012 sales of 2,299 units, up 1 percent from last year. This is the second consecutive month of year over year sales growth fueled by a competitive 0% APR program on all models, which will continue into July. June's sales increase was led by a 5 percent sales ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Posts Record Sales Across All Three Brands In June
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported combined sales of 25,388 with "Best Ever" months for its Mercedes-Benz, smart and Sprinter model lines. The 12.5% increase for the month brings the year-to-date total to 142,619, up 20.8 % and making this MBUSA's highest first-half on record. Mercedes-Benz models posted June sal ... Continue reading
Mazda SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY Vehicles Exceed Sales Expectations
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported June U.S. sales of 19,911 vehicles, representing an increase of 3.1 percent versus last year. Year-to-date sales through June are up 17.5 percent (16.0 percent DSR) versus last year, with 143,797 vehicles sold. Key June sales notes: In response to global demand far ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor America Reports June And Mid-Year Sales
Hyundai Motor America, the most fuel-efficient automaker in the U.S., today announced an all-time June sales record of 63,813 units, up eight percent over last year's all-time June record. Retail-only sales were up nine percent. For the first half of the year, sales are up 10 percent to a record 356,669 units, with ret ... Continue reading
Toyota Sales Increase More Than 60 Percent In June 2012
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported June 2012 sales results of 177,795 units, an increase of 54.3 percent compared to the same period last year on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 27 selling days in June 2012 compared to 26 selling days in June 2011, TMS sales w ... Continue reading
American Honda today reported June 2012 U.S. sales of 124,808 units, an increase of 48.8 percent compared with June 2011 (an increase of 43.3 percent based on the daily selling rate*). The Honda Division posted June 2012 sales of 109,438 units, an increase of 45.6 percent compared with June 2011. Acura's U.S. June sale ... Continue reading
By 2017 60% of New Cars Shipping Globally Will Feature Connected Car Solutions, Says ABI Research
Global OEM connected car system penetration is expected to increase from 11.4 % in 2012 to 60.1% in 2017. While penetration in the US and Western Europe will exceed 80% by 2017, developing regions such as Latin America and Eastern Europe will also see strong increases in telematics penetration in new vehicles, largely ... Continue reading
Infiniti U.S. Sales Up 66 Percent In June
Infiniti today reported U.S. sales of 10,436 units for the month of June, an increase of 66.1 percent versus 6,282 units a year earlier. Calendar year-to-date Infiniti sales of 54,377 vehicles are up 15 percent compared to the 47,268 units sold during the same period last year. Highlights of Infiniti's sales performanc ... Continue reading
Nissan North America Sales Increase 28.2% In June
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported June U.S. sales of 92,237 units versus 71,940 units a year earlier, up 28.2 percent. Nissan Division sales increased 24.6 percent for the month at 81,801 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles were up 66.1 percent over the prior year, to 10,436 units. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Reports Outlander Sport Sales Up 13 Percent In June
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported June 2012 sales, including 1,461 sales of the Outlander Sport CUV. This marks a 13 percent increase compared to June of 2011. Year-to-date sales of Outlander Sport are up 2.6 percent. "We're pleased that U.S. consumers are confirming our strategy of focusing on fuel ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports June 2012 Sales
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported June sales of 27,720 vehicles, an increase of 3.2 percent from the 26,865 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 10.5 percent on sales of 158,563 in the first six months of 2012 compared to 143,521 in the same period in 2011. ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Completes Best First Half Sales In Company History With Record June Performance
Kia Motors America's (KMA) unprecedented momentum and growth reached new heights last month with best-ever June sales of 51,326 units, a 13.9-percent increase over the same period last year, contributing to the brand's best quarter ever of 150,647 units -- topping more than 150,000 units in a three month period for the ... 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 June 2012 sales of 3,002 vehicles. This compares to 2,546 vehicles sold last June, for an increase of 18 percent. For the year, Por ... Continue reading
Subaru of America Breaks June Sales Record
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported record sales for June 2012 of 27,702 vehicles, a 40 percent gain over June 2011. The company also reported year-to-date sales of 164,304 -- a 24 percent gain over prior year. ... Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover ("JLR") has expanded its relationship with Aspen Marketing Services, a division of Epsilon, which is an Alliance Data Systems Corporation company. Aspen will provide global customer relationship management and marketing services for JLR's Aftersales Division. Aspen Marketing Services has supported JLR ... Continue reading
NADAguides.com Names the 2013 Acura RDX Featured Vehicle of the Month for July
News Highlights NADAguides.com, the leading online provider of vehicle pricing and information, announces the 2013 Acura RDX as the Featured Vehicle of the Month for July. The second generation RDX was just introduced earlier this year and achieved its best sales month ever in May. Already turning heads with its new de ... Continue reading
PennDOT's 511PA Travel Information Website Reaches 2 Million Visits
Pennsylvania's 511PA system, which provides free travel information including construction alerts and real-time traffic cameras, reached a milestone in June of 2 million total website visits, PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said today. "The 511PA system places reliable information at the fingertips of anyone travelin ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Reports June 2012 U.S. Sales Increased 20 Percent; Best June Sales in Five Years
Best June sales since 2007 27th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains Second-quarter sales up 24 percent versus same period last year Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram Truck, and FIAT brands each post sales increases in June compared with same month a year ago FIAT brand sets sales record for fifth-consecutive mon ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company's year-to-date U.S. sales through June increase 7 percent, totaling 1.14 million vehicles; June sales increase 7 percent from last year at 207,759 vehicles sold Ford Escape sales increase 28 percent --the vehicle's best month ever; the all-new 2013 Escape is selling on dealer lots in less than five d ... Continue reading
The 150,000 spectators at the Goodwood Festival of Speed were treated to an amazing sight as an extraordinary array of over 30 supercars kicked off the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday morning. ... Continue reading
Europe's First Production Prius Plug-In Hybrid Delivered To H.S.H. Prince Albert Ii Of Monaco
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco today took delivery of the very first production Toyota Prius Plug-in available in Europe for a two month loan. The new vehicle could soon replace the standard Prius His Serene Highness currently uses. ... Continue reading
Kia Launches New Top-Of-The-Range Sportage 'KX-4'
Kia is launching a new top-of-the-range 'KX-4' version of the Sportage that features a higher output turbodiesel engine alongside the most luxurious level of specification yet seen in the company's popular crossover model. ... Continue reading
Alto - Low Emissions - Now Even Lower Price - The UK's Most Inexpensive New Car
Available to purchase from Monday 2nd July, Suzuki's stylish and fun to drive Alto SZ City car will be available for just £5,995 VAT free until 30th September under Suzuki's latest affordability offers and representing a further £670 customer saving over previous Alto campaigns. ... Continue reading
Paul Philpott Takes Up The Reins As President And Ceo Of Kia Motors UK And Ireland
Paul Philpott, former Chief Operating Officer at Kia Motors Europe has taken up his new role as the first non-Korean President and CEO at any Kia subsidiary in Europe. ... Continue reading
Ferrari At The 2012 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Ferrari proudly showed two UK debuts at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, the all-new Ferrari 458 Spider, with its innovative folding aluminium hard-top, and the new lighter and more powerful Ferrari California 30. Joining them was the flagship V12-powered four-wheel drive Ferrari FF with all cars setting a blist ... Continue reading
Looking for Directions? Hyundai Leads the Way with 3 Years' FREE Mapping!
Hyundai Motor Company Australia will become the first automotive company in Australia to offer and supply FREE satellite navigation map updates. ... Continue reading
Holden Volt - Premium Technology and Advanced Safety Come Standard
Holden's ground-breaking long-range electric Volt will introduce new advanced safety features to the Holden range when it goes on sale in Australia at the end of the year. ... Continue reading
Segment-First Technology Available in the Enhanced Focus Range
Ford's stylish Focus is undergoing a variety of enhancements, among them new connectivity features with the introduction of SYNC and the availability of the Active City Stop accident avoidance system, a segment first in a vehicle under $40,000. ... Continue reading
Honda Civic Sedan Series II Now On Sale
The Honda Civic Sedan Series II is now on sale in Dealerships around Australia. ... Continue reading
VACC Repeats Its Call for the Abolition of the Luxury Car Tax
The Australian Government increased the threshold for the luxury car tax (LCT) from $57,466 to $59,133 on 1 July 2012. VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, has campaigned for the tax to be either scrapped or, at the very least, for the threshold to be significantly increased. ... Continue reading
Ricardo Awarded DARPA Contract to Stage FANG Challenge
Ricardo, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Ricardo plc, a multi-industry consultancy for engineering, technology, project innovation and strategy, today announced it has been selected by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to stage the FANG Challenge, a series of three competitions designed t ... Continue reading
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