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Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz jumped out to an early lead in the race for U.S. luxury car sales supremacy, posting a record January after winning the crown last year for the first time since 2013. Mercedes sold 25,527 cars and light trucks in the U.S. last month, a 3.5 percent increase from a year earlier. Following a year in which premium car models lost market share to light trucks, the brand scored significant gains with sedans last month, as the C-Class jumped 27 percent and E-Class surged 49 percent. Dietmar Exler, chief executive officer of the Atlanta-based U.S. unit, clai...
Ford Motor Co. is expanding its customer service division with a new Omnicraft brand of aftermarket parts to cover non-Ford and non-Lincoln vehicles. It has been claimed that the addition will allow dealers to service between 85 and 90 percent of competitive makes, generating more business. It’s the first time the automaker’s service division has added a new brand in 50 years. Now, owners of non-Ford vehicles have access to quality parts at a competitive price, backed by Ford and installed by Ford’s world-class certified technicians. Ford will immediately roll out ...
Apple is facing a lawsuit in California for declining to deploy technology that could prevent iPhone users from texting while driving. The complaint claims that Apple has had the ability to block texting capabilities while someone is driving since 2008, and seeks to halt all sales of the iPhone until the tech giant installs the preventative software. The plaintiff, Julio Ceja, was injured in a car accident by another driver who was using her iPhone. The proposed class action seeks to represent all California residents. The lawsuit isn’t the first time Apple has faced legal tro...
Used-vehicle sales are set to rise again in 2017 after jumping 4 percent last year, the fastest pace since the Great Recession. Despite the projected sales increase, demand is unlikely to keep up with rising wholesale vehicle supplies as more off-lease vehicles return to the market. The growth is going to occur, but it is not going to occur as fast as the increase in wholesale supply. As a result, there will be downward pressure on used-vehicle prices. Despite a glut of off-lease vehicles beginning to enter the used market over the past year, pricing has remained relatively stable s...
Yes, this year will go down as another big year for the U.S. auto industry. The question is whether it will go down as another record year. Following a strong November showing, total U.S. sales through 11 months this year have surpassed those through the same point in 2015, which went down as the strongest sales year on record. But the difference is razor-thin – just 6,418 units. J.D. Power and LMC Automotive, in a forecast released Thursday, said 2016 should reach 17.5 million vehicles sold, breaking 2015's annual sales record by only about 26,000 units. That would mark a...