Hyundai Gets Head Start on CARS
13 Jul 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the official rules of the Cash for Clunkers (or Car Allowance Rebated System - CARS) program 10 days away, Hyundai has already stepped up preparations to be in the front lines of the projected...
GM International Settles in Shanghai
13 Jul 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Recognizing the value the Chinese market has come to have for its business, the new General Motors decided to settle its global operations base in Shanghai, following the retreat of regional operati...
Ford to End GM's 78-Year Supremacy, Become Top Selling US Automaker
10 Jul 2009, 14:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is losing ground in the United States and the Chapter 11 filing is probably the easiest way to prove you that. After Toyota managed to overtake GM and become the world's number 1...
China Beats US, Becomes World's Biggest Auto Market
10 Jul 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was only a matter of time but the inevitable has occurred: China managed to surpass the United States in terms of new car sales in the first half of the year. According to data provided by the Ch...
Opel Sales in Germany Up 45 Percent
9 Jul 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The European division of General Motors today unveiled its sales figures for the second quarter of 2009, revealing a market share of 9.2 percent with 471,823 delivered vehicles. GM sales were down 2...
Audi Reports June Sales Increase
8 Jul 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi has become the first big automotive player to post sales increase for June, in a time when most of the industry's companies are experiencing a rebound from the crisis. ...
BMW Drops Slower in June
7 Jul 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Joining the ranks of manufacturers who are experiencing a rebound from the crisis which crippled the industry in the previous months, the BMW Group posted still negative sales figures, yet improved ...
Prius Rules Over Japan
7 Jul 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If we keep on bringing you this type of news about the Prius, you may think we're on Toyota's payroll... Well, we're not and, even if some don't like it, Prius rocks Japan sales ...
UK Scrappage Scheme Working Well
6 Jul 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The UK scrappage scheme is really useful for local automakers and for the automotive sector in the country as it represented no less than 9.7 percent of June's UK new car registrations. In part...
Chevrolet Gets Stronger in France, Germany
6 Jul 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet is one of the four core brands General Motors will continue to rely on after exiting from bankruptcy but the division seems to be prepared to help the parent company in each corner of the ...
Renault Increases Chinese Sales by 300 Percent
6 Jul 2009, 12:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is a growing market for all companies that are selling cars in the country and, despite the economic chaos that is hammering sales all around the world, it still brings significant revenues to...
UK Car Sales Down in June
6 Jul 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The decreasing trend in UK's new car sales continued through June, even if at a slower pace. For the sixth month of the year, figures have shown that the country's automotive sector fell o...
Audi's Best Half-Year in China
6 Jul 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Auto manufacturers posting record sales in China are no longer a surprise for anyone, as the Chinese keep leading the industry in this crisis-challenged times. German manufacturer Audi has today joi...
Ford Leads Canada
3 Jul 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you yesterday in our million reports on the subject, June brought what seem to be the highest monthly sales in 2009, especially in the United States, also known as one of the most af...
Ford Managing Strong Sales in the US in June
3 Jul 2009, 06:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Ford saw a 3% increase in market share in USDM for the month of June. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 148,153 as reported by the auto maker in a press release on July 1st. Though the figure ...
June, Audi's Best Sales Month of 2009
2 Jul 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As you can see from our previous reports on the subject, June 2009 was quite a good month for most automakers in the United States, as they posted increased figures for the majority of models. Audi ...
Kia US Going Up in Sales... Fourth Time in Row
2 Jul 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Kia might not have huge sales in the US (who does anyway these days?), but at least they're constantly going up, at least that's what the company's press release stated. Apparently, K...
Subaru of America's Best June Sales Ever
2 Jul 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United States automotive sector is already showing the first signs of recovery and Subaru of America is the first example as the US division of the Japanese manufacturer posted the best June sal...
BMW Drops 20 Percent in the US
2 Jul 2009, 10:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer BMW announced today its sales figures in the US and things no longer look up for the group. According to the company data, sales of BMW and MINI vehicles in the US have dropped t...
Chrysler Proud of Post-Bankruptcy Performance
2 Jul 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler is really satisfied with the first performance in the US market after emerging from bankruptcy as the company increased retail market share by more than 1 percentage point compared with Jun...