GM Posts 36 Percent Sales Drop in September
2 Oct 2009, 07:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today released the financial results for September 2009, revealing a significant drop as compared to the previous month. The US-based manufacturer sold a total of 156,673 vehicles in ...
Honda US Drops in September
2 Oct 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With September just over, car manufacturers are adding up the numbers to see if that magic "+" sign can be added in front of the month's sales figures. Most of them, we are sure, will...
No CARS Equals Drop in US September Sales
29 Sep 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / September is the first full month without government incentives in the United States and analysts are already predicting a drop in new car sales. As you probably know, approximately 700,000 new cars...
GM Expects Steady Sales in China
24 Sep 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors, who recently opened the China Science Lab, is expecting the sales volume in China remain constant throughout the year or, in case the market will post a drop, {ad at least it won...
Daimler Bets All on China
21 Sep 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Enthusiastic about the month-after-month growth it is experiencing in China (and it is not the only one), German manufacturer Daimler announced it will strive to make the Chinese market a main-strea...
Audi Opens New Assembly Line in China
21 Sep 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Capitalizing on the increasing say the Chinese automotive market is beginning to have for its sales, German manufacturer Audi announced the opening, together with partner FAW, of a new assembly hall...
BYD, World's No. 1 Carmaker by 2025
17 Sep 2009, 11:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already know that Chinese carmakers are extremely ambitious and no matter what, they are aiming to fight head to head with global companies. But BYD Co, also known as China's largest recharg...
SsangYong's New Survival Plan
17 Sep 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean manufacturer Ssangyong submitted a new survival/revival plan in Korean bankruptcy court, in an attempt to exit court receivership. The plans submitted with the Seoul Central District Co...
Tesla Motors Delivers the 700th Roadster at Frankfurt
16 Sep 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tesla's Roadster is quite a well-selling electric sports car, as the company has just announced that it delivered the 700th unit at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The lucky owner of the electric car ...
Renault's Future, Brighter from 2010 Onwards
14 Sep 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Joining the general consensus in the automotive industry, French manufacturer Renault says it will begin to see improvement in its finances starting with 2010. According to company's COO, Patri...
BMW, Ahead of Planned Cost Reduction
14 Sep 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer BMW is, according to its CEO, Norbert Reithofer, on track to beat its self-set target of reducing expenses. The addition of new models, Reithofer believes, will also help the com...
Yamaha YZF-R125 - UK’s Best Seller
11 Sep 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For the second month running, a 125cc bike is the best selling motorcycle in the UK. And not just any 125cc, but the Yamaha YZF-R125, the single cylinder bike that features MotoGP inspired technolog...
Kia Registers 24.1 Percent Increase in August Sales
10 Sep 2009, 12:59 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / South Korean car maker Kia appears to have registered quite an impressive global sales result for the month of August despite the still weakened economic environment. Kia posted a year-on-year s...
Porsche Panamera Sales Begin on September 12
9 Sep 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German manufacturer Porsche today officially announced that sales of the Panamera will commence on September 12, with demonstration cars to be showcased at dealerships across the German market start...
Mercedes Sales Still Down in August
8 Sep 2009, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The third German manufacturer to post its sales for August follows the trend of both BMW and Audi and reports a 13 percent decrease in volume, when compared to August 2008. Mercedes sold a total of ...
Audi August Sales, Almost Level
8 Sep 2009, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi is as close as it can of posting a positive sales figure, when compared to 2008. The group reported a drop of only 2.7 percent in August, when compared the the same month of...
BMW August Sales, Down 9.7 Percent...
8 Sep 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...yet this is a good news. The German manufacturer proudly and hopefully announced that heir sales' decline have begun to slow down and, for the fifth consecutive month, the decline is slower ...
Toyota and Lexus Hybrid Sales Reach 2 Million
8 Sep 2009, 09:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota and its unit Lexus are two of the largest brands selling hybrid models and their sales are now exceeding 2 million according to data released by the parent Japanese manufacturer. More than 20...
Turkish Market to Drop 20 Percent in 2010...
8 Sep 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ... or at least this is what Oyak Cement and Automotive Companies Chairman Celal Caglar expects to happen. Oyak Group is holding a partnership with French manufacturer Renault and competes against o...
Hyundai, UK's No. 1 Brand...
4 Sep 2009, 14:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...or let us put it this way: the Korean manufacturer managed to record an increase of no less than...323 percent in the UK in August, compared with the same month of 2008. Simply put, the Koreans d...