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Every month, automakers release their sales numbers, and there are always some interesting tidbits buried in the myriad spreadsheets and digits.ChevroletThe Bolt EV reached a noteworthy milestone — it outsold the Corvette, despite not being available in all 50 states yet.FiatEvery Fiat model sold worse this July than last, and the 500X had the worst drop.DodgeEven though it's on the way out, the Dodge Viper posted a July increase from 49 to 56 cars. CadillacThe numbers show the brand needs more crossovers. Cadillac also sold two of the discontinued Volt-based ELRs and an e...
As automakers are doing their best to get rid off too much inventory, buyers can expect sweeter deals on small and mid-size cars. This July wasn’t expected to be a good month for US car sales but at the same time, the data are not so bad. Overall auto sales fell 7% from a year earlier to 1.42 million vehicles. Buyers will eventually have fewer choices of passenger cars as automakers shift more of their engineering resources into crossovers, SUVs and pickups. Average discounts per vehicle rose 5% to about $3,600, compared with a year earlier. Meanwhile, transaction prices ...
Everyone who likes Ford cars knows that the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is one of the fastest and most capable trucks ever built. Similar sentiments can be applied to the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. A few weeks ago, Ford teased a special edition version of the Raptor that combined elements of both models, though details beyond the visual changes were scarce. Ford Performance had its hands under the hood, adding a huge amount of power to the 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6. At last week's Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Oshkosh, the truck fetched $300,000 in a charity auction, all b...
The service department of a car dealership in Portage County, Ohio discovered nearly 500 pounds of pot worth more than $1 million stashed in the spare tire compartments of 15 Ford Fusions. Authorities found five more sedans at a rail station in Warren, Ohio, and another nine at dealerships in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Each Fusion contained about 14.5 kilograms — or 32 pounds — of marijuana that was tightly packed into half-moon shapes. The drugs are worth more than $1 million, according to Silverio Balzano, the resident agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that it is recalling about 6,000 Ford Edge, Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ 2.0-liter gasoline vehicles that have improperly welded torque converter studs. The affected vehicles are:•2017 Ford Edge crossovers built at Oakville (Ontario) Assembly Plant from April 25 to June 20.•2017 Ford Fusion sedans built at Hermosillo (Mexico) Assembly Plant from May 4 to June 19.•2017 Lincoln MKZ sedans built at Hermosillo from May 4 to June 19.In each case, dealers will replace the affected parts for free. The automaker said the affected vehicles...
