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U.S. auto sales have been really strong this September, but it seems like this year dealership traffic appears to have lowered after more than six straight years of steady growth. Almost all the automakers: General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Honda reported declines, but Asian counterparts like Toyota and Nissan managed to register growth.The seasonally adjusted annual rate for September stood at 17.45 million units. Retail sales have eased since solid numbers were seen in the second half of last year. As such automakers are heavily spending on discounts and incentives to keep their f...
If you don't know how to raise your U.S. market share in 2016, here is the answer – you have to turbocharge fleet sales. Actually, that may be the only way in an increasingly competitive market that has hit a plateau after six years of growth. Fleet activity has defined overall sales winners and losers, according to industry sources that track bulk sales to rental companies and commercial and government buyers. Through September, major players with double-digit fleet increases posted net sales gains. Those that cut back or stood pat on fleet lost overall volume. Analysts ...
Tesla is keeping up with its ever-expanding ambitions, even though it faces lots of obstacles, and has lots of competitors it knows how to build a product, and how to sell it. Its model S sales jumped 59% over the same quarter last year, which means it increases its importance between other luxury cars. The carmaker may keep its sales results confidential, but one thing it still reveals, that Tesla is responsible now in the U.S. for almost a third of sales in the sedans' segment. Its nearest competitors are the newly updated BMW 7-Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Spokespeople for...
In September 2016, 67,809 units of F-Series pickup trucks were sold with a year-over-year (or YoY) decline of 2.6%. Despite this fall, the company posted its best YTD (year-to-date) F-Series retail sales in September. As you know, the F-150 is a full-size pickup truck. The significance of these trucks is immense for Ford, as trucks typically yield higher profitability than the Small Car segment. However, Ford is not the only player in the pickup truck segment. Other automakers such as General Motors (GM), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU), and Toyota (TM) also pose competition to th...
U.S. auto makers, responding to weaker demand for sedans and other passenger cars amid low gasoline prices, are rebalancing production at U.S. factories in favor of building more sport-utility vehicles and trucks. General Motors Co. said it plans to add 650 hourly workers in Tennessee at a plant making the GMC Acadia and the Cadillac XT5, two midsize SUVs. Idled for three years after the auto maker’s 2009 bankruptcy, the Spring Hill, Tenn., factory is playing an increasingly important role in GM’s U.S. operations. The job additions come a day after Ford Motor Co. idled a...