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The biggest winners in US car sales this August were Ford, Nissan and Kia. They are the reason car sales have seen a growth of 4.6% this month, it puts the industry back on track to top 1.2 million sales for 2016. More than 94,900 cars were sold in August, for a year-to-date total of 784,330-puts the market on track to break ist previous record of 1,155,408 sales set in 2015. Toyota's Camry stands strong for another month with 2458 units sold out, it has become the top selling Australian-made car. Camry has beaten up Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon. Corolla also boosted Toyota's ...
Two months after agreeing to a $14.7 billion deal with federal regulators over its cheating on diesel emissions tests, Volkswagen has reached another settlement covering its 650 U.S. dealers.The maker will pay $1.2 billion over the next 18 months to cover the losses dealers claim to have run up as a result of the scandal, in large part due to a sharp drop in the maker's sales. Along with cash payments, VW will provide "additional benefits" to those dealers. ‘‘They have cars on their lots they can’t sell,’’ Steve W. Berman, the lawyer for t...
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...
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...
We have told you about the Louisiana Disaster Which Killed People and Destroyed Houses and Vehicles, and now the dealerships association of the state announced how they are fighting the catastrophe back! Louisiana Dealers Association President admitted that 60 up to 80 auto dealerships got closed in the state due to the flood. The staff can't literally make it to the store, and of course people who can't even get out of their own apartments and houses. People aren't just dealing with losing their homes but also with losing their vehicles. Some offices and dealerships...
