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VW Takes On GM, Ford and Toyota
Volkswagen has said that it plans to storm the North American market. But its market share in December was 2.5%, a sign its sales continued to erode.
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Ford Sales in China in High Gear, GM Slumps
Ford edged past Toyota and Honda in 2013 in terms of sales in China, helped by redesigned cars and the ongoing effects of a territorial dispute between China and Japan. It still…
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Auto Sales Prices Rise Slightly in December
Sales prices of automobiles rose by more than $1,000 month-over-month in November. However, sales prices declined $159 when compared with December 2012 prices.
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Disappointing December Auto Sales
Automakers reported December U.S. sales Friday morning. Two of the companies projected 2013 sales to reach an annual rate of less than 16 million new vehicles sold in 2013, a drop from…
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Fiat Pays Up for Chrysler: A Union Wins One
Sunday's announcement that Fiat has agreed to acquire the 41.5% stake in Chrysler Group owned by a United Auto Workers (UAW) benefits trust fund for a total of $4.35 billion ends a…
3:06pm ET
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Safety First? Apparently Not at U.S. Automakers
ThinkstockThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released its best-rated safety picks for 2014 model year cars on Thursday and the big news is that the Camry from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:…
12:54pm ET
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2014 New Car Sales Forecast at 16.4 Million: Kelley Blue Book
General Motors Co.It’s no secret that new car sales in the U.S. have been very strong this year. Automakers are on track to sell more than 15.6 million cars in 2013 and…
11:40am ET
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Investors Not Impressed With Ford Outlook
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.All the cheerful news aside, the one comparison that stands out in the outlook that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) released Wednesday morning is the drop in expected pretax…
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Ford, GM Fail to Make Consumer Reports Best Values List
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.For the second consecutive year, the Prius IV from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) has been named the best value among new cars by Consumer Reports magazine. The Fit…
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Did Volkswagen U.S. CEO Take the Fall for Failed Strategy?
Courtesy Volkswagen AGThe CEO of Volkswagen’s U.S. group, Jonathan Browning, is leaving the company for personal reasons and returning to his home in the United Kingdom. The Wednesday night press release does…
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Auto Fuel Economy Improvement Led by Mazda, Honda
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest report on fuel economy trends and carbon dioxide emissions Thursday. The data includes fuel economy ratings through model year 2012…
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GM Dominates Car and Truck of the Year Finalist List
General Motors Co.To put a punctuation mark on a day when the company named a new CEO, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) on Tuesday placed three vehicles on the list of six…
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November Auto Sales Keep Pace for Yearly Sales Jump to 16 Million
ThinkstockAutomakers reported November U.S. sales throughout Tuesday, and we will follow the reports and post results as they come in. Carmakers had another good month both in sales and in average sales…
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November Auto Sales Expected to Rise, but Inventories Rising Faster
ThinkstockCarmakers are expected to report November sales on Tuesday, and the consensus estimate calls for sales of about 1.2 million cars and light trucks, a gain of 3.6% over November 2012, according…
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How BMW, Audi, And Mercedes Won The U.S. Car Wars
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsWhen the November car sales figures come out, one certain result will be that BMW, Audi, and Mercedes will post another month of double-digit growth.…