News By Topic: 2007 New Vehicle Reviews

Volvo Cars North America Sales Report for August 2007

Sep 4, 2007

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reports sales in the United States of 9,125 units for August, representing a 14 percent decrease from the same period last year. Overall, Volvo sales in North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico) were 10,032 units -- down 15.5 perc ... Continue reading

Chrysler LLC Announces Overall August 2007 U.S. Sales Down 6 Percent, but Retail Up

Sep 4, 2007

- Chrysler brand car sales rise 25 percent year-over-year led by Sebring Sedan and Convertible - Jeep(R) brand sales down 1 percent versus August 2006 while Wrangler and Compass sales increase 58 and 76 percent respectively - Dodge brand car sales up 13 percent from the same period last year - Dealer inventory down 11 ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Reports 2007 Best August Sales Ever

Sep 4, 2007

MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 4 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported its highest August on record with sales of 20,980 new vehicles, an increase of 1.8 percent over August 2006. This brings MBUSA's year-to-date sales to 157,806 units, ahead of last year's 157,128. With significant increases in both the M-Class (up 32.4 p ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports 2007 Best August Ever

Sep 4, 2007

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Hyundai Motor America today reported its best August ever with sales of 45,087 vehicles, an increase of one percent over August 2006. Vehicle sales were led by the all-new Santa Fe with sales of 10,570 for the month, up 55 percent over last year, followed closely by the Sonata with s ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports August 2007 Sales

Sep 4, 2007

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported August sales of 233,471 vehicles, a decrease of 2.8 percent from August 2006. "Reduced credit tied to the subprime squeeze challenged consumer confidence this month," said Jim Lentz, TMS executive vice president. "We're holding our own ... Continue reading

August 2007 is Mitsubishi's Best Sales Month in Four Years

Sep 4, 2007

CYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) today reported August sales of 13,020 units, up 19% from last year's August volume of 10,954. Calendar year-to-date sales are 93,724 up 17% compared to last year's first-eight-months total. Sales of the fuel efficient 2008 Lancer sedan and the Ou ... Continue reading

Hyundai Elantra and Mazda3 Shine in New Consumer Reports' Tests

Aug 29, 2007

YONKERS, NY August 29, 2007; The redesigned Hyundai Elantra outscored the Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Sentra, and Scion xB in Consumer Reports’ testing of a group of four small sedans and wagons for the October issue. The Elantra now ranks sixth overall among the 14 small cars that CR has tested recently. Also, Cons ... Continue reading

A Price Value Improvement for Mercedes

Aug 28, 2007

By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor MCCALL, IDAHO – In a word association test, Idaho would probably elicit quick response words like potatoes, Hemingway, Sun Valley and potatoes. Similarly, if the phrase “price value improvements” were spoken in the same sentence as Mercedes or Mercedes-Benz, o ... Continue reading

USA Today Says Hatchbacks are Back

Aug 28, 2007

Washington DC August 28, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that the next shape in cars comes close to how most people might like to chisel their own bodies — broad shoulders and a shapely rear end. That's right, the hatchback is back. USA Today reports that Nissan's Infiniti EX35 luxury crossover, a small hatchb ... Continue reading

Moments of Truth Involved When Purchasing New Car Insurance for a Growing Family

Aug 28, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66874) has announced the addition of “New Car Insurance for a Growing Family: Moments of Truth in Financial Considerations” to their offering. Wanda Childs has just moved to Kansas from Boston with her husband and daughter, and ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book, kbb.com Name Top New & Used Back-to-School Rides

Aug 28, 2007

Editors Offer Parents and Teens Tips for Choosing and Buying a Car IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 28 -- With school bells just about to ring students back in session, the expert editorial staff at Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, the leading provider of new- and used-vehicle information, names the best cars for students heading back ... Continue reading

2007 Jeep Compass Limited 4x4 Review

Aug 27, 2007

2007 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED 4X4 The Jeep Family’s Cute-Ute By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Having the Dodge Caliber and its fraternal twin, Jeep Compass, for evaluation back-to-back allowed us to make a good comparison. Built off the same platform they share some components but are very different ve ... Continue reading

2007 Mazdaspeed3 Grand Touring Review

Aug 27, 2007

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Mazdaspeed3 Grand Touring I don't usually give test cars nicknames. But it took all of 15 minutes for me to start calling the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 "the Speed Triple". That's a bit of a pun, but quite fitting, as "Speed Triple" is the name of a very fast Triumph motorcycle that has ... Continue reading

2007 Mitsubishi Outlander Review

Aug 24, 2007

By Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau One week with a 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander… No attempt at completeness, simply comments on one week’s driving experience—balanced against decades of experience and hundreds of comparisons. It is a handsomely styled car, this Outlander. In particular the fast ... Continue reading

Racing Tradition Fuels Sales Event for Mitsubishi

Aug 20, 2007

By Marty BernsteinAIADA, Contributing Editor When a company has a record setting 12 wins – seven consecutive since 2001 – at the famous Dakar Rally that constitutes a remarkable heritage. Known as the toughest race in the world, it’s just one of the records held my Mitsubishi Motors in rallying and racin ... Continue reading