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It's big vehicles time: crossovers, pickups, vans and SUVs ran car sales off U.S. roads in April. Roomy and fuel-efficient trucks accounted for 59.3 percent of light vehicles sold last month. If taking into consideration that last April, trucks represented 55.2 percent of the market, we may say that this year the highest level of truck sales ever for the month has been reached.Every car segment lost market share, from midsize and compact to sporty and alternative power. Every truck segment - volume and premium crossovers, pickup, van and SUV - gained market sh...
March, April and May are the months with the highest selling-volume, this year it seems like dealerships have a good benefit from an early Easter.“It’s reassuring when retail sales grow faster than the overall industry pace as it indicates consumers remain very active and engaged in the new-vehicle market.” says Eric Lyman, TrueCar’s vice president of industry insights, in a statement. TrueCar is expecting increases of 4% for retail sales and 1% for fleet ones. LMC projects retail to rise above 3,9% and 4,7% for fleet sales. April has five weekends this year,...
Roborace – a new driverless electric car series (from Formula E and Kinetik) is gaining shape with the first images of racing vehicles revealed. A new kind of vehicle was designed by the Daniel Simon.The cars has 4.8-metres long, and 2-metres wide, with a wheelbase of 2.8 metres and weighing in at 1000kg. To put that in context, the car will be 200mm shorter than a Formula E single-seater but 200mm wider. It weighs 112kg more than a FE machine, despite that car's all-up figure including the driver’s weight.Nvidia said that it will put its Drive PX 2 AI - the world’s most ...
After the first quarter of the year is over, many dealers nationwide note that new vehicles sales stagnated and this makes them search for steps to protect profits in case the market slows or slides.The 2008-09 recession taught a lot of things the car dealing companies, and it is hard to imagine that people didn't become really knowledgeable during that time on what to do and how to adjust when downturns take place. After Mike Jackson, AutoNation Inc. CEO, saw new-vehicle sales slowing at AutoNation's 254 stores in the fourth quarter of 2015, he warned of a sa...
Using limited-edition buzz models to juice Jeep Wrangler sales has worked so well that the automaker is trying it out on pickups. Special editions are great for connecting with buyers in a unique way. Last week Ram introduced a Yellow Rose of Texas edition of its Ram 1500 light-duty pickup, with a Stinger Yellow paint job. The buzz model is a version of the half-ton's Lone Star trim level, which is sold only in Texas. The $495 paint job will be available in April. The new Ram 1500 Yellow Rose of Texas edition is a perfect example of how the company identify with custome...
