Sales of pickups and SUVs carried U.S. automakers Ford and Fiat Chrysler in November. Toyota's midsize Tacoma posted its best-ever November with more than 21,000 units sold in the month.
Fiat Chrysler sales rose by 17% in November led by a gain of 12% in Jeep sales and 44% in Ram pickup sales.
Paul Ausick New car sales for the month of November are forecast to be lower year over year and month over month, according to estimates from two industry analyst firms.
Ford, already pressured from falling sales in China, slow progress in cutting costs and a faltering effort to get into the electric and autonomous car businesses, will be hit by a sharp…
European auto sales in October recovered somewhat from a massive September decline but still posted a decline. For the year to date, however, sales are up slightly.
One global car company has strong sales in most of the world's markets, and it usually holds one of the highest spots in car quality surveys.
Sales of Ford's best-selling F-Series pickups dropped more than 7% in October, but monthly sales remained above 70,000 for the eighth consecutive month.
Jeep and Ram got help in October from both the Dodge and Chrysler brands and pushed Fiat Chrysler's sales up 16% year over year.
Paul Ausick Ford's October sales are expected to drop 10%, another challenge to the company's turnaround, which got a positive boost when the company announced earnings recently.
Auto industry researchers at Cox Automotive and Edmunds are expecting new car sales in the United States to drop by more than 6% year over year in October. Automakers report sales data…
Third-quarter auto sales are a pretty good hint at what we can expect to see when carmakers begin reporting earnings later this week and next.
Following a month of booming auto sales in the European Union, September sales plunged more than 20% as new emissions and fuel-consumption testing procedures were implemented.
September new car sales were considerably better than the year-over-year comparisons made them look. Sales may beging inching down, but they haven't yet.
Ford's best-selling F-Series pickups continue to dominate U.S. sales totals, both for the month of September and for the first nine months of 2018. Both Nissan and Toyota reported strong sales of…
Fiat Chrysler reported a year-over-year sales increase of 15% in September and the highest level of total sales since 2000. Jeep and Ram brands led the charge.
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