New car sales
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Luxury brand Lincoln knows it has just one chance at a successful launch of its MKZ midsize sedan. To attract new buyers into the Lincoln family, “good enough” just won’t cut it, which is why Lincoln has scheduled a post-assembly quality inspection for each and every MKZ built. That created quite a backlog at Ford’s Hermosillo, Mexico plant, which lacked the resources to handle the quantity of post-build inspections necessary. As we reported in February, Ford was shipping cars from Mexico to Flat Rock, Michigan, in an effort to expedite the final inspection process and...
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Cadillac Building XTS Sedans In China - For The Chinese MarketChina is the world’s largest market for automotive sales, and General Motors’ [NYSE:GM] luxury brand, Cadillac, is a well-established player in the Chinese market. Cadillac’s Chinese dealer network now includes some 150 stores, which is roughly twice as many as the brand had in...
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Audi Plans To Double Its Crossover Offerings: Report
The universal truth, according to German automakers, is this: American consumers don’t want station wagons. Instead, American buyers favor crossovers and SUVs, as these deliver a high seating position for better visibility, as well as a more rugged image. Whether you agree or disagree with...
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Did Mercedes-Benz Outsell BMW In The U.S. Last Year?
Based on the U.S. sales numbers reported at the end of 2012, BMW, excluding its MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, sold 281,460 cars and SUVs last year. Mercedes-Benz, excluding the Smart brand and its Sprinter vans, sold 274,134 cars and SUVs here. Simple math shows that BMW outsold Mercedes-Benz by...
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Porsche To Throttle Back On Production In Zuffenhausen
Porsche has spent the past few years ramping up its production to meet demand. In Leipzig, Germany, its plant is running three shifts to meet global demand for the Cayenne SUV, while an expansion is underway to add another line for the upcoming Macan crossover. Things had been equally busy in...
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Full Jeep Lineup May Be Manufactured In China
As it looks to counter the effects of declining European sales, Fiat is turning an eye towards China. Still viewed as the world’s largest automotive market, Fiat thinks there’s opportunity to resume Jeep production in China for the local market. Today, all Jeep models are produced in...
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The European economic crisis is having a serious impact on car sales there, and 2012 is likely to end with the biggest single-year sales decline in 19 years. Faced with shrinking sales in Europe and a slowing economy in Asia, BMW is turning to its U.S. dealers for help. USA Today is reporting that BMW has changed delivery of “tens of thousands” of vehicles originally destined for Europe and Asia. Instead, these are now U.S.-bound, where demand for the Munich automaker’s products remains high. The silver lining to this story is that modern manufacturing processes make this...
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Lamborghini Says Supercar Sales Slowing In China
A shrinking Chinese economy has high-end automakers predicting less growth in 2012 than they experienced in 2011.
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For The Second Year In A Row, Camaro Outpaces Mustang In Sales
The Chevrolet Camaro has beaten the Ford Mustang in sales for the second year running. Will the Mustang bounce back in 2012, or does the pony car sales crown now below to the Camaro?
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Sailor Gets Bad News, Destroys Mazda Dealership
After receiving bad news on a phone call, a sailor from the USS Green Bay went on a mission of destruction, causing some $50,000 in damage to a Southern California Mazda dealership.
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Camaro Outsells Rivals In February
The Chevrolet Camaro out-dueled the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger in the sales race for last month, according to Camaro5. The forum lists the Camaro as having sold 6,245 units in February, while Ford sold 3,697 Mustangs and Dodge moved 3,227 Challengers. As for why this is, it's hard to say...
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Luxury Sales Surge: Are The Fat Cats Not Feeling The Recession?
Are luxury-car shoppers feeling the recession in the same way everyone else is? Take a look at the boarded-up store fronts on Main St., then check out the country club parking lot, political contribution coffers, and luxury dealerships and you might feel differently. There's a distinct division as...
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BMW sold more cars than Mercedes-Benz or Lexus in July.
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Ford Mustang Beats Chevy Camaro For 2009 Muscle Car Sales Title
The Mustang managed to move just over 5,000 more cars than the Camaro in 2009.
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Report: Volkswagen Group Overtakes Toyota As World’s Biggest Automaker
Toyota is only expected to produce 7.24 million vehicles for the year, down from 9.24 million last year.
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J.D. Power Reports October Sales Close To Matching Pre-Economic Crash Levels
The segment with the most growth in October 2009 was pickup trucks, which saw levels rise to 14% over 2008 levels.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
