Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Auto Incentives Down to Pre-Recession Levels
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, estimated today that the average automotive manufacturer incentive in the U.S. was $2,528 per vehicle sold in December 2010, up $64, or 2.6 percent, from November 2010, but down $26, or 1.0 percent, from December 2009. âWhil ... Continue reading
Highest Sales Month for the Year at 21,469 Brings Mercedes-Benz to an 18 Percent Increase for 2010
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported December sales of 21,469 vehicles, its highest monthly volume of the year, bringing the company's 2010 total to 225,007, an increase of 18% over 2009. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100901/NY58315LOGO ) Ernst Lieb, president and CEO of MBUSA said: Â "Despite the challenge ... Continue reading
Nissan North America Sales Rise 27.7% in December 2010; 18% for Year
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported record December U.S. sales of 93,730 units versus 73,404 units a year earlier, an increase of 27.7 percent. Nissan Division sales were up 26.3 percent for the month, also a December best. Sales of Infiniti vehicles rose 37.3 percent over the prior year. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen of America Closes 2010 With Best Overall Year Sales Since 2003
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported that December 2010 marked a 17 percent increase over prior year sales for the entire line of vehicles. In addition, 2010 achieved a 20 percent increase over 2009 total year sales. Increased sales numbers resulted in best annual sales since 2003 and best December sales since 20 ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Sales Gains in December 2010; Outlander, Lancer, Outlander Sport
-- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported December sales of 4,874 units, an increase of almost 12 percent compared to December 2009. Mitsubishi sales for the year (Calendar Year 2010) were up more than 4 percent. "We were delighted to see increases in almost every aspect of our retail business in Decembe ... Continue reading
Subaru of America, Inc. Reports 2010 All-Time Sales Record
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported its full-year results for 2010 with record total sales of 263,820, a 22% increase over 2009, itself a record sales year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080325/SUBARULOGO ) The company broke its 2009 record as early as November 3 and has showed no signs of slowing down ... Continue reading
Mazda Finishes 2010 on a High Sales Note
-- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported December 2010 sales of 21,479, up 17.7 percent versus December 2009 while year-to-date 2010 sales came in at 229,566, up 10.5 percent versus 2009. There were 27 selling days in December 2010 compared to 28 in December 2009, and 308 selling days in 2010 compared t ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports December and 2010 Sales
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported December sales results of 177,488 units, a decrease of 2.0 percent from the same period last year, on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Â On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 27 selling days in December 2010, compared to 28 selling days in December 2009, TMS sale ... Continue reading
American Suzuki December 2010 Sales Up 12 Percent Over November
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Acura Announces December and Year-End 2010 Sales Results
PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2011 -- Acura sales for 2010 totaled 133,606, up 27.2 percent compared to 2009, based on the daily selling rate*. Strong December results for MDX and TSX helped Acura achieve 15,489 sales, a 51.9 percent** increase compared to December 2009 sales, and ... Continue reading
American Honda December 2010 Sales Up 25.5 Percent
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today reported December monthly new vehicle sales of 129,616, an increase of 25.5 percent on a daily selling-rate* basis. American Hondaââ¬â¢s 2010 annual vehicle sales totaled 1,230,480, an increase of 7.6 percent compared to 2009 results. The Honda Divisionââ¬â¢s ... Continue reading
BMW Group U.S. Reports December 2010 Sales
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported December sales of 27,600 vehicles, an increase of 16.9 percent from the 23,617 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. For 2010, the BMW Group in the U.S. reported total sales of 265,757 vehicles, up 9.9 percent compared to the 241,727 vehicles sold in 2009 ... Continue reading
Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation DAI) today reported U.S. sales of 22,039 Mercedes-Benz and smart vehicles, an improvement of 5.5 Percent compared to December 2009. All sales figures in this release are on an unadjusted basis unless otherwise noted. Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported December sales of 21,469 veh ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor America Reports December Sales, 2010 Sets Full-Year Sales Record
Hyundai Motor America today announced December sales of 44,802 units, up 33 percent versus 2009. Â For the full year, Hyundai reported 538,228 sales, up 103,164 units from last year for a 24 percent gain and an all-time Hyundai sales and market share record for the year. December retail sales were up 54 percent from l ... Continue reading
Ford's 2010 sales totaled 1.935 million, up 19 percent versus a year ago ââ¬â the largest increase of any full-line automaker Ford's December retail sales were up 17 percent versus a year ago; total sales of 190,976 were up à 7 percent Ford's market share up for the second year in a row; first back-to-ba ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Announces That 2010 Had All-Time Best Full-Year Sales and Market Share
Kia Motors America (KMA), which previously announced it had surpassed its best-ever full-year sales total in just 11 months, today reported all-time record sales in 2010 of 356,268 units, up 18.7-percent over 2009 and a 16.6-percent increase over the annual mark set in 2007. Ã Nine monthly sales records, including t ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Reports December 2010 U.S. Sales Increased 16 Percent
Chrysler Group sales in 2010 reach 1.1 million units in the U.S. Chrysler Group sales for the year upà 17 percent compared with 2009 December marks the ninth-consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases Chrysler Group launched 16 all-new or significantly-refreshed vehicles during 2010, representing 75 percent ... Continue reading
HARMAN Unveils Advanced Automotive Multimedia System with Toyota
HARMAN, the premium global audio and infotainment group , said today that it will unveil a scalable, trend-setting automotive multimedia system in cooperation with leading automaker Toyota. The Toyota Entuneâ⢠multimedia system will be previewed at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls to Acquire KEIPER and the Automotive Seat Business of Recaro
BURSCHEID, Germany--Johnson Controls, a leading global supplier of automotive interior systems and electronics, announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire KEIPER and the automotive sport and specialty seat business of Recaro. KEIPER is a leader in recliner system technology and is renowned for i ... Continue reading
Garmin Shows Chrysler uConnect In-Dash System at 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, will show its in-dash navigation platform that is an available option for an array of 2011 model year Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles. Dubbed the uConnect Touch, the system will be available for demo in the Garmin booth (So ... Continue reading
AT&T to Provide Wireless Services for Enhanced Functionality to Premium Automaker
AT&T*, the leader in emerging devices, today announced an agreement with BMW to wirelessly deliver an enhanced suite of safety and infotainment services to future BMW models. These enhancements build on BMW's existing portfolio of connected services ââ¬â known as BMW Assist ââ¬â which includes, ... Continue reading
Software Will Take Half of the Total Navigation Market by 2016, According to ABI Research
LONDON--Industry experts have long ago decided which side of the ââ¬Åsoftware is killing the dedicated in-car navigation deviceââ¬??? debate they are on. However, in a market with traditionally long product life-cycles the rate of change is impressive, as is the swing in revenues. âFinally, this m ... Continue reading
Visteon Corporation, a leading global automotive supplier, will showcase its latest mobile electronics innovations at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jan. 6-9. Highlights will include the North American debut of Visteon's C-Beyond technology demonstration vehicle âËâ feat ... Continue reading
NADA 2010 Brand Share Report Reveals Consistent Consumer Consideration
NADAguides, the most comprehensive vehicle information provider on the Internet today, announces its 2010 Brand Share Report ââ¬â with domestics remaining on top for the second consecutive year. à Analysis of consumer research patterns from January through November 2010 reveals the overall most researche ... Continue reading
GM's four brands sell 118,435 more vehicles in 2010 than eight brands did in 2009 GM December retail sales up 27 percent, best month in 2010 Chevrolet sales improve 16 percent in 2010 Buick sales rose 52 percent in 2010 ââ¬â the highest improvement of any major brand GMC increased sales 29 percent for the y ... Continue reading
Team HUMMER - Stage 2: Cordoba to San Miguel de Tucuman
San Miguel de Tucuman, January 4, 2011: Last yearâs edition of the Dakar Rally sent the teams to La Rioja from Cordoba, but todayâs stage was new territory for the competitors of the Dakar Rally as the course headed to San Miguel de Tucuman instead. Robby Gordon knew that the team would not have a strong show ... Continue reading
U.S. Oil Refineries Come Out in Favor of Terrorism and Against Energy Independence
Oil refineries sue EPA over e15 ethanol plan AUTO CENTRAL â January 4, 2010: On Monday The National Petrochemical and Refiners Association joined the rest of the gasoline whores who oppose any attempt to end âgasoline addictionâ and the economic depression by filing suit against the EPAâs decision t ... Continue reading
Volvo Celebrates Congestion Charge Changes With Free Low-Emission Chauffeur Service
Volvo has been offering a free chauffeuring service into Central London today (4th January 2011) in three of its low-emission DRIVe models to mark the introduction of the new Greener Vehicle Discount for the capital's Congestion Charge. ... Continue reading
80% of Subaru UK Customers to Avoid VAT Hike
Unlike most car companies, Subaru UK will not be passing on January's VAT (Value Added Tax) increase to the majority of its customers. ... Continue reading
The 2011 Taipei Automobile & Accessories Exhibition was successfully held, and the independent Taiwanese brand, Luxgen, with its strong capabilities in development and design, introduced its special editions Luxgen7 SUV Sports+ and Luxgen MPV Elegance+ during the event and attracted high attention from the attendants. ... Continue reading
iSpeech® (www.iSpeech.org), a leading mobile speech technology provider, are proud to announce their partnership today which will enable users with a BlackBerry or Android Smartphone to instantly listen and respond to incoming text and email messages in real time through their Citizen Band Radios and Marine products ... Continue reading
PR Newswire YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2011 New MyFord/MyLincoln Touch system overcomplicated and distracting YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX scored too low in testing to be recommended by Consumer Reports. The vehicles are part of a test group in the Fe ... Continue reading
Citroen's DS3 & New C3 Join Congestion Charge Free Line-Up
From today - 4th January, 2011 - two stylish Citroen models can enter London's congestion charge zone free-of-charge. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Confirm Finance Offers for the UK's First Available 'Pure EV'
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has today confirmed competitive finance offers for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV fully electric vehicle. ... Continue reading
Get F1 Fit For The 2011 Season With Porsche
Launching the Porsche Human Performance 2011 calendar on 29 January is the 'Get Race Fit' programme, a half-day coaching session, which takes the principles of motorsport fitness and combines them with expert advice, this year from professionals including F1 star Mark Webber and MotoGP rider Bradley Smith ... Continue reading
Next Generation Kia Picanto - A Design That's Small But Grown-Up
Kia Motors Corporation has released the first official photos of the next generation Picanto city car, which now offers a bolder, more mature and more self confident look. ... Continue reading
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