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We already know that the first half of 2016 has been a mixed bag for U.S. automakers with total car sales in the first seven months reaching 4.253 million, a decline of 7.7% compared to last year, and light-duty truck sales increasing by 9.1% to reach 5.913 million. General Motors has sold 1.706 million cars, a 4% drop compared to last year while Ford saw its sales grow by 3.3% to reach 1.560 million. Ford’s jump in sales can be directly attributed to the company’s above-average performance in the light truck segment. Overall passenger car sales has been slow, with sever...
Nissan has officially announced the starting prices and warranty for its 2017 Titan Crew Cab half-ton and Titan XD Crew Cab full-size pickup trucks, as it looks to grab a bigger piece of the hot U.S. market. The 2017 Titan Crew Cab half-ton will start at $34,780 for the S trim level with 4x2 drive. That includes Nissan's new 5.6-liter Endurance V-8 engine. The 2017 Titan XD Crew Cab will start at $36,290 for the S trim level with a 390-horsepower, 5.6-L V-8. The Japanese automaker also said Monday it is offering a five-year/100,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty on the trucks. ...
In July 2016, US truck sales stood at 0.92 million units, which is 8.7% higher than the 0.85 million units in July 2015. By contrast, US car sales in July 2016 fell to 0.58 million units as compared to 0.65 million units in July 2015. This car sales data suggests a YoY (year-over-year) decline of 9.8%. Let’s take a closer look. The SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) of US truck sales jumped to 10.91 million in July 2016, which was much higher than the SAAR of 10.1 million units one month previously. In July 2015, the SAAR of US truck sales was reported at 9.97 million vehi...
The US is the largest auto market in the whole North America, that's why General Motors, Ford Motor, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are highly dependent on the US market for their largest chunks of revenue. Here's a closer look to the US auto sales data for July. Total auto sales in the US stood at 1.51 million units, which was higher than the US vehicle sales of 1.50 million vehicle units in July 2015. In 2015 car sales have been at their peak, reaching the highest results with 17.4 million vehicles sold during the year. This was able to boost the confidence of automake...
We guess you are interested in how well traditional dealers sell electric vehicles in the U.S. Well, it's a good question. The latest survey involved 174 participants who visited 308 car dealerships and stores that represented 13 different automakers in 10 ZEV states. Some of the volunteers even bought an EV during the process. Volunteers were asked to rate their overall experience with the dealership on a five-point scale where 1 was “very negative” and 5 was “very positive”. The results are mostly predictable – although maybe slightly better then...
