BMW sales up 7.1%
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported its best-ever annual sales for both its brands of 335,840 vehicles, an increase of 7.1 percent over the … Read More
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The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported its best-ever annual sales for both its brands of 335,840 vehicles, an increase of 7.1 percent over the … Read More
2009 Camaro General Motors has released the first picture of the new Chevrolet Camaro without camouflage. In fact, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has decreed that all of the preproduction … Read More
U.S. government antitrust lawyers have spent nearly 10 months so far investigating Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's plan to acquire rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc, despite company hopes that the … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales fell 1.7% in December to 224,399 vehicles, a slight dip that left the automaker up 3.1% for the full year to 2,620,825. The annual increase … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp. overtook Ford Motor Co. to become the No. 2 automaker by U.S. sales in 2007, using new products and relentless strategy to break Ford's 75-year lock on … Read More
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced December sales of 2,891 units in … Read More
GM dealers in the United States delivered 323,453 vehicles in December, down 5 percent compared with a year ago. With 257,469 retail vehicle deliveries, retail sales for the month were … Read More
Audi of America, Inc. set a sales record in the U.S. during 2007, according to the company. Audi dealers sold 93,506 new vehicles during 2007, up 3.8% over 2006, which … Read More
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. will probably say December U.S. auto sales fell as consumers reined in spending, ending a year with the lowest demand for cars and … Read More
General Motors Corp. has finally built a family sedan Americans crave, yet dealers across the country are having a hard time getting the cars on their lots. It likely will … Read More
The way to drop the dependence on foreign oil (especially unstable Middle Eastern oil where the inevitable third world war will turn world markets into turmoil) is to build nuclear … Read More
Daimler AG paid a record $30.3 million fine for failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements in the 2006 model year for its import fleet. The fine was collected in October … Read More
Dongfeng Motor Corporation, one of China's largest auto makers, has developed technology to use a new type of ethanol as fuel in cars. The new technology could produce combustible gas, … Read More
The Indian unit of General Motors Corp. (GM) Tuesday said it posted a 68% rise in sales last year as demand for models such as the Chevrolet Spark minicar rose … Read More
Industry analysts predict a lackluster end to an already dismal year for automakers, likely the worst in nearly a decade. Holiday discounts failed to bring consumers out of their funk, … Read More
After we at AutoRacing1.com wrote numerous articles that the US automakers were missing the boat on diesel engines it is finally sinking in. Recently passed energy legislation that mandates 40 … Read More
Corvette ZR1 Barrett-Jackson calls it Muscle Car Wars, a chance to bid on high-performance models from the three Detroit automakers, including the Corvette ZR1 and Dodge Challenger SRT8. The Jan. … Read More
As General Motors Corp. begins the celebration of its 100th year this week, the automaker hopes to focus on the technological and business promise of its next century as much … Read More
The number of vehicles recalled increased more than 25 percent in 2007, but the biggest recalls were largely limited to older models, suggesting that automakers are building more reliable cars … Read More
The editors at Motor Trend, one of the world's premiere automotive authorities, announced that they have chosen the Cadillac CTS as the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year. If … Read More
Ford Mustang GT500KR When the 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR launches this spring don't be surprised if there's some confusion over what the letters "KR" stand for. While the super car … Read More
Toyota, in a neck-and-neck race that could dethrone General Motors as the world's top automaker this year, said yesterday it plans to sell 9.85 million vehicles globally in 2008. Toyota … Read More
Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an international automotive retailer, said today that it and Rallye Motors have mutually agreed to terminate the previously announced agreement to acquire Rallye Motors by Penske … Read More
While Chrysler's new owner, Cerberus Capital Management has expressed confidence over the future of the business, the automaker's chief executive has claimed it is operationally bankrupt. The Wall Street Journal … Read More
Spyker Cars N.V., the Dutch manufacturer of exclusive premium sports cars, announces that it has reached an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Snoras Bank of Vilnius, Lithuania ("Snoras") … Read More