Ford Motor Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced on Wednesday that it plans to have annual production of its Ecotec small-displacement engines ramped up to 2.5 million a year by 2017. How…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) will need to adopt some kind of a local dealership network in the United States if it is going to sell more than tens…
After years of trouble in Europe, General Motors has finally gotten some relief as sales of its cars and light truck rose in the region during February. It is better than the…
courtesy of FordThe film “Need for Speed” posted poor first weekend ticket sales of just $17.8 million, which was a disappointment given the huge public relations and marketing effort put into the…
Ferrari SpAAuto dealer inventories are at five-year highs. The most important effect of this for consumers is that dealers and car companies will soon open up another aggressive round of discounts and attractive…
ThinkstockCar inventories have reached a level last posted toward the end of the recession, hitting a five-year high. The average car currently spends more than 60 days on the lot. This trouble…
ThinkstockOne of the contributors to the rise in sales of cars and light trucks in the United States has to be the extremely attractive financial packages that automakers offer. Among these is…
Toyota has been named the world's most valuable car brand, according to a new study by Brand Finance. Immediately behind it are three German brands: BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. No American brand…
New Jersey is not the only state in which Tesla Motors has run afoul of established automobile dealerships. The company's direct sales model is the issue, and many states have either banned…
GM's recall of 1.6 million vehicles could prove to be one of the most costly in automotive history. The legal liability triggered by perhaps thousands of personal injury lawsuits also may damage…
Ferrari SpAAmerica’s richest consumers continue to be aggressive buyers of new high-end cars, as sales figures from February show. Jaguar led the way among the larger manufacturers with sales of 1,552, up…
Courtesy Volkswagen AGVolkswagen’s effort to gain a foothold in the U.S. car market failed again in February. Sales of VWs dropped 14% to 27,112. Total car and light truck sales among all…
Research firm J.D. Power evaluated 600 brands across nine industries and came up with a list of 50 2014 Customer Champions. The list includes seven health care companies, two airlines and four…
courtesy of Chrysler GroupAutomakers reported February U.S. sales throughout the morning Monday, and there were winners and losers. Chrysler and Nissan posted solid year-over-year gains, while other makers put up lower numbers.…
ThinkstockU.S. trade with Russia amounted around $33 billion in 2013, down from around $40 billion the year before. Russia had a tough year and, the Winter Olympic Games notwithstanding, 2014 is shaping…
