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American Suzuki November 2010 Sales Up 51 Percent

American Suzuki November 2010 Sales Up 51 Percent

BREA, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 BREA, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 -- NOVEMBER CYTD 2010 2009 MTD VS. 2010 2009 YTD VS. MTD PRIOR YR. ... Continue reading

Audi Reports Best-Ever November U.S. Sales; Brand on Pace to Set All-Time Sales Record in 2010

Audi Reports Best-Ever November U.S. Sales; Brand on Pace to Set All-Time Sales Record in 2010

HERNDON, Va., Dec. 1, 2010 HERNDON, Va., Dec. 1, 2010 -- Audi sustained its 2010 momentum with record-setting November U.S. sales, which surpassed the prior November record set in 2006. Leading into the close of the year, November 2010 sales of Audi cars and SUVs not only marked the eighth record month of 2010, but als ... Continue reading

Nissan North America Sales Rise 26.8% In November 2010

Nissan North America Sales Rise 26.8% In November 2010

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2010 FRANKLIN, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2010 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported November U.S. sales of 71,366 units versus 56,288 units a year earlier, an increase of 26.8 percent. Nissan Division sales were up 24.8 percent for the month, and sales of Infiniti vehicles rose 45 percent fro ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports November 2010 Sales - Down 7.3 Percent

Toyota Reports November 2010 Sales - Down 7.3 Percent

PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported November sales of 129,317 units, a decrease of 7.3 percent from the same period last year, on a daily selling rate basis (DSR). On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 24 selling days in Nov ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Reports Highest November Since 2007 With Sales of 19,037

Mercedes-Benz Reports Highest November Since 2007 With Sales of 19,037

MONTVALE, N.J., Dec. 1, 2010 MONTVALE, N.J., Dec. 1, 2010 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its highest November sales volume since 2007 with sales of 19,037, an increase of 13.3% for the month. Â On a year-to-date basis, sales increased 19.4% to 203,468. Impressive gains continued in both the Mercedes-Benz ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports November 2010 Sales up Nearly 50 Percent

Porsche Reports November 2010 Sales up Nearly 50 Percent

ATLANTA--Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera Gran Turismo line-up in the United States, today announced November sales in the U.S. of 2,416 units compared to the same period last year when it sold 1,626, an increase of 49 percent. Novem ... Continue reading

Volkswagen of America Increases November 2010 Sales 24.2% Over Prior Year

Volkswagen of America Increases November 2010 Sales 24.2% Over Prior Year

HERNDON, Va., Dec. 1, 2010 HERNDON, Va., Dec. 1, 2010 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported that November 2010 marked a 24.2 percent increase over prior year sales for their entire line of vehicles. The Volkswagen Jetta continues to lead in popularity selling 11,153 Sedan and SportWagen models, a 40.2% increase ... Continue reading

General Motors Sales Increase 21 Percent in November 2010

General Motors Sales Increase 21 Percent in November 2010

DETROIT, Dec. 1, 2010 DETROIT, Dec. 1, 2010 -- GM's four brands are on track to gain market share for the year Chevrolet monthly sales rise 18 percent; year-to-date sales are up 17 percent Buick monthly sales increase 36 percent; year-to-date sales are up 54 percent GMC monthly sales improve 30 percent; year-to-date sa ... Continue reading

Subaru of America, Inc. Enjoys Best November Ever, Confirms All-Time Sales Record

Subaru of America, Inc. Enjoys Best November Ever, Confirms All-Time Sales Record

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec 1, 2010 CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec 1, 2010 -- Subaru of America, Inc. continues its record-breaking run with the best November in the company's history with sales of 20,792, a 22% increase on November 2009. November also saw individual records broken for Legacy sedan, Outback and Forester, while the ... Continue reading

Ford November Sales Up 24 Percent; Gains Across Full Vehicle Portfolio - Cars, Utilities and Trucks

Ford November Sales Up 24 Percent; Gains Across Full Vehicle Portfolio - Cars, Utilities and Trucks

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 1, 2010 DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 1, 2010 -- Ford, Lincoln and Mercury November sales totaled 147,338, up 24 percent versus year ago Ford’s year-to-date sales totaled 1.74 million, up 21 percent; Ford’s sales growth doubled the industry average Ford’s balan ... Continue reading

Jimmy Bishop - Co-Founder of Aftermarket Automotive Industry - Passes Away in Dallas at 80

Jimmy Bishop - Co-Founder of Aftermarket Automotive Industry - Passes Away in Dallas at 80

Jimmy Olen Bishop, co-founder of the aftermarket automotive industry, passed away Sunday, November 28, at his home in Highland Park, Texas. He was 80 years old and died of natural causes. Bishop, a well-known Dallas businessman and the founder of Bishop International, Inc., started his career in 1949 from of the bed of ... Continue reading

AutoTrader Agrees to Purchase Auto Inventory Solutions Leader HomeNet Automotive

AutoTrader Agrees to Purchase Auto Inventory Solutions Leader HomeNet Automotive

AutoTrader.com, has agreed to purchase HomeNet Automotive, a leading provider of online inventory management and merchandising solutions. The purchase is expected to close by the end of the year. The addition of HomeNet to the AutoTrader.com family of companies and brands provides AutoTrader.com with a best-in-class in ... Continue reading

Major BMW Shareholder Quandt Family Continues Commitment to BMW

Major BMW Shareholder Quandt Family Continues Commitment to BMW

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel MUNICH, December 1, 2010. In the fifties, BMW was threatened to fall prey to Daimler-Benz, but was saved by Herbert Quandt. Yesterday it was exactly 50 years ago that the recovery plan of mr. Quandt was adopted by the general shareholders meeting ... Continue reading

Luxgen Presented The Intelligent Electric Models During The 25th World Electric Vehicle Symposium And Exposition

Luxgen Presented The Intelligent Electric Models During The 25th World Electric Vehicle Symposium And Exposition

The 25th World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition series (EVS25) held at Shenzhen, China, from November 5 to 9, was the most significant and largest exposition on electric vehicles and renewable energy models ... Continue reading

Dealers Branch Out With Nissan Leaf

Dealers Branch Out With Nissan Leaf

Nissan has appointed its network of dealers who will be supplying the 2011 European Car of the Year, the 100% all-electric Nissan LEAF, when deliveries start in March 2011 in the UK. ... Continue reading

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