It's Not All About Scrappage - Mitsubishi Sales Recover Whilst Scrappage Registrations Decline
Aug 7, 2009
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has seen its registrations take it into the top ten of retail sales improvements in July - and importantly for the brand and the profitability of its dealers, it's not down to the government's scrappage incentive scheme. ... Continue reading
Dealers Lag Behind On Ecommerce, Missing Out On Vital Aftersales Income
Aug 7, 2009
The vast majority of the UK's car dealers are missing out on valuable aftersales income by failing to offer an effective aftersales ecommerce facility on their websites. According to G-Forces, the UK's leading specialist automotive web management firm, only 16 per cent of the UK's top 200 dealers have websites that fea ... Continue reading
Fiat 500 Scoops Another Major Industry Honour
Aug 7, 2009
Fiat has just picked up another important industry award for its iconic 500 hatchback, adding to its tally of 30 international awards received to date. ... Continue reading
Quirky Citroens to Sell Unreserved at Shannons
Aug 7, 2009
Three Citroëns spanning five decades will be going under the hammer with no reserve price at Shannons Melbourne Spring Auction on Monday August 31, giving lovers of the quirky French marquee a unique ownership opportunity. ... Continue reading
Honda Increases Global Vehicle Production
Aug 7, 2009
Honda Motor Co. is set to increase global vehicle production levels in response to higher than forecast sales in emerging markets over the past month. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi's 2010 Triton - More Power, More Safety, and Greater Load Capacity
Aug 7, 2009
On the back of unprecedented sales throughout 2009, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has announced details of its 2010 model year Triton utility line-up. The 2010 Triton offers a new, high powered turbo-diesel engine with class leading power, industry-leading safety standards including stability control and s ... Continue reading
Fence-sitters have made `cash for clunkers' a hit
Aug 7, 2009
Washington DC August 7, 2009; Dan Strumph writing for the AP reported that the people who have made "cash for clunkers" such a success were fence-sitters â a Virginia family wondering whether to keep pouring money into what they called the "dog car," a Colorado couple hanging on to their Ford in case the children ... Continue reading
Cash for Clunkers Tops $920 Million in Rebates
Aug 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug 6, 2009; John Crawley writing for Reuters reported that the U.S. Senate approved and sent to the White House on Thursday a $2 billion extension of the "cash for clunkers" autos sales incentive program. The measure, approved by 60 to 37, extends the successful program that has raised sales of the U.S. au ... Continue reading
AIAM Praises Senate Support of Additional Funding for 'Cash for Clunkers'
Aug 7, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The statement below from Michael J. Stanton, President and CEO of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM), was released following the U.S. Senate's passage of H.R. 3435, a bill making supplemental appropriations available for fiscal year 2009 fo ... Continue reading
RoadTrip: 2010 BMW Z4 Roadster - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Aug 6, 2009
SEE ALSO: BMW BUYERS GUIDE Mark Fulmer and RoadTrip are back in Southern California for this latest episode. In this show, Mark attends the live Internet introduction of the new Z4 and then is joined by Nadya Arnaout, the vehicle's Interior Designer, and Martin Birkmann, Manager of Product Planning and Motorsports for ... Continue reading
Carmakers Rush to Replenish Depleted Dealer Inventory
Aug 6, 2009
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. August 6, 2009; Tom Krisher writing for the AP reported that under normal circumstances, it would take Ford Motor Co. about a month to replace a Focus sold at one of Richard Bazzy's two Pittsburgh-area dealerships. Today, with customers across the country clamoring to trade in old gas guzzlers unde ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2009
August 6, 2009 â The United States Senate voted today to extend the government's Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), better known as Cash for Clunkers. The Senate joined the House of Representatives in approving an additional $2 billion in funding for the overwhelmingly successful program. Dealers are free to cont ... Continue reading
Auto Dealers Applaud $2B Congressional Funding of 'Cash for Clunkers'
Aug 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Car shoppers and dealers across the country breathed a sigh of relief today when the Senate approved a House measure adding $2 billion to the wildly successful "cash for clunkers" initiative. The additional funds will allow dealers to continue offering consumers up to a $4,500 incentive to trade-in a ... Continue reading
Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Completes Government Field Evaluation - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 6, 2009
FCHV-adv achieves 431 mile estimated range TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 6 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) announced today the results of a recent collaborative fuel cell hybrid vehicle range and fuel economy field evaluation. The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle - Advanced (FCHV-adv) achieved an estimated ... Continue reading
U.S. Senate Approves Additional $2 Billion To Keep Cash For Clunkers Rolling
Aug 6, 2009
Senator McCain Suggests that Cash for Golf Clubs is as important as reinvigorating the auto industry. After Republican naysayer's tried to add an amendment that would kill the bill and other speeches and anti-Cash for Clunkers rhetoric including Senator McCain's(R-AZ) bad joke suggesting that Cash for Golf Clubs would ... Continue reading
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