Ford Motor Co.As a measure of how dominant pickups have become for American car companies, Ford Motor Co.’s (NYSE: F) F-Series, the best-selling vehicle in the United States, is now 27% of the manufacturer’s…
When Tesla Motors lost its ability to sell cars directly to customers in New Jersey, the ban was the result of a decades old state law prohibiting automakers from bypassing dealers and selling directly…
Despite an uptick in sales in May, sales of the most popular hybrid sold in America, the Toyota Prius, have continued a sharp decline. More and more car brands are adding hybrid models.
GM CEO Mary Barra told an audience of employees Thursday morning that the report on the company's handling of the defective ignition switch found a "pattern of incompetence and neglect" but no cover-up among…
General Motors Co.German automaker Volkswagen‘s U.S. sales have been awful and heading toward miserable for over a year now. But the story is very different in China, where VW sells more cars than any…
To figure out why Honda continues to be a threat to the market shares of Toyota, Chrysler and Ford, there is no need to look beyond its product line-up. It had three of the…
U.S. auto sales are on the rise, but the rest of the U.S. economy is still pretty sluggish. What’s driving this new-car sales boom?
Wikimedia CommonsGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has seen its shares surge ahead of Thursday’s release of the internal findings from the company’s recall process. It was recently shown that GM was a top hedge…
Chevy Corvette targets a niche market, but it is a market crowded with super sports cars with huge engines that can go from zero to 60 MPH in four seconds flat, or less.
Courtesy Volkswagen AGVolkswagen of America management says it is playing for the long term. Although current sales figures are important, it will take some time to improve the German company’s flagging fortunes in the…
Daimler AGAudi May sales offers more evidence that the American 1% continues to buy high-priced cars at record rates. The Volkswagen unit’s May U.S. sales rose 25.5% to 16,601. Volkswagen claims the number is…
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsBMW brand sales rose 17.3% in May to 29,602. That allowed it to keep pace with sales of arch rival Mercedes. The gain owed a great deal…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, began the victory lap of his final season as chief, although that season is four to five years away.
U.S. auto sales had a strong month in May, with all three of the Detroit automakers posting gains well ahead of analyst estimates. Most of the leading automakers saw substantial gains, but in the…
Courtesy Porsche Cars North America Inc.U.S. auto sales turned out to have an incredible month of sales in May. The news was good almost universally (except for the VW brand), but the luxury car…