Audi Sold Well in the US in May
3 Jun 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / {img align=left}In a challenging economy as is the one of the US these days, it is very difficult to register increased sales, especially if you are a car manufacturer. Yet, as we already saw in the...
Chrysler Sets New 2009 Sales Record in May
3 Jun 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After General Motors already announced that May was the best month so far in 2009, Chrysler today reveals the same thing, revealing the high sales figures it recorded last month. It may seems like b...
May, GM's Best Month in 2009
3 Jun 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although May was surely one of the difficult months in GM's history, with bankruptcy threats all around, the American manufacturer actually did pretty well in terms of sales. The company says M...
Ford's May Sales Go Up
3 Jun 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The single, still standing American manufacturer from the former Detroit Three group, Ford Motor, has yesterday announced its sales performances for the past month. Their biggest achievement: Ford r...
Europe's Scrappage Save the Day
2 Jun 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Or at least this is how it looks like. Thanks to the implementation of scrappage schemes across the continent, sales in May are no longer as low as we have got used to from the previous months. Over...
Nissan Reports Production Drop of 58.5% in the US
28 May 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Well, we already knew that things are getting worse for some automakers but it seems like the economic recession is out of control. In a statement rolled out today, Nissan announced its official pro...
2010 Subaru Legacy Steers Towards Russia
27 May 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The bad economic conditions made most manufacturers in the automotive industry turn their attention to new markets as a mean to save the day. Since traditional markets now perform poorer than ever, ...
Honda Jazz Sells Half a Million in Europe
26 May 2009, 10:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After some seven years of presence and only two versions on the European market, Honda Jazz (a.k.a. Fit) has managed to top the 500,000 units mark. Big or not, this type of achievement in the curren...
What Bankruptcy? Chrysler's Sales Go in the Right Direction
21 May 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though the company has filled for bankruptcy and is now planning to shed 789 dealers across the United States, Chrysler sees increasing sales in the home country, an executive of the American m...
Dacia, Fiat and Hyundai April Sales Go Up Thanks to Scrapping Bonus
15 May 2009, 12:36 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Inexpensive subcompact and compact cars have succeed in the difficult month of April where luxury models and SUVs have failed. Carmakers such as Fiat, Hyundai and Dacia have governments to thank for...
Kia Expects for 2009 at Least the Same Sales as in 2008
13 May 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 2008 was the first year that felt the pressure of the economic recession, with automakers reporting good sales in the first half and very poor figures in the second. This obviously resulted in disap...
Audi Posts 363 Million Euro Profit in Q1
13 May 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's not much, but it's a start...One of the few manufacturers to have posted a profit for the fiscal year 2008 (in fact, it was the company's 13th consecutive record year), Audi come...
Nissan Reports $2.32 Billion Loss for FY2008
12 May 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / The group of companies announcing poor fiscal year results grew today with Nissan, who posted a net loss of 233.7 billion yen (US $2.32 billion, euro 1.62 billion) for the fiscal year 2008. You m...
Mazda Reports $734M Net Loss in 2008
12 May 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Operating losses and reduced sales shouldn't surprise anybody nowadays, especially given the avalanche of reports surrounding the economic chaos and its victims. Mazda for instance today announ...
Honda Insight Hybrid Tops Japan Sales
11 May 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrid sales have adopted a continuously ascending trend ever since the beginning of the crisis and are now even exceeding passenger car sales in certain regions of the world. Such an example is Jap...
Chevrolet Drives Forward GM's Sales
11 May 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet is indeed a core brand for the American car giant and continues to drive the company's total sales forward in every single market. In the UK for example, Chevrolet's sales grew u...
Toyota Predicts Huge Loss in 2009
8 May 2009, 15:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota, the world's largest manufacturer, has revised its financial expectations for the current year and now braces for a $8.6 billion loss, coming from about 1 million less vehicles than init...
Audi Increases Chinese Sales by 21 Percent
8 May 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automakers around the world, especially those based in Europe and North America are becoming more and more interested into their Chinese operations, with this large market tending to play a key role...
UK Car Sales, Down in April, Down in Q1
7 May 2009, 10:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The pressure doesn't seem to ease up on the British automotive industry. The country has registered in April its 11th consecutive month in which negative sales figures were registered. This tim...
Ludwig Willisch Takes Over BMW's European Sales Region
7 May 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The former president of BMW's sports division, M, has been put in charge of the company's European sales region. This will make him responsible of all BMW and MINI sales in all European co...