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Hydrogen fuel-cell technology is promising but also requires a lot of investment. And while some automakers are going at it alone, others are collaborating on fuel-cell development. Audi and Hyundai announced a joint initiative that will see the two sharing technologies, cross-licensing patents and giving each other access to non-competitive components. The idea is to put fuel cells into volume production faster and more efficiently. Both carmakers have been investing heavily in fuel-cell development for years. Audi rolled out its first A2H2 prototype in 2004, the Q5 HFC in 2008, an...
Based on costumer reports Toyota and Lexus rank the top 2 brands for reliability for the fifth year in a row. The rankings of the remaining 25 brands reflect a game of musical chairs, however. Consumer Reports' 2017 Auto Reliability Survey found "growing pains" among automakers with new and updated cars and light trucks, with "wonky" engines and "jerky" eight- and nine-speed and continuously variable transmissions, as well as infotainment systems, among the top problems. The magazine said its survey shows some but not all automakers are quick to res...
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...
Hyundai USA and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors revealed their US sales and it turns out that even though their sales in China plunged 65%, the situation was a bit different here in US. Their combined sales in the U.S. market fell 1.9 percent in April and 11.5 percent in May, continuing on the downward spiral. According to the data compiled by Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America on June 2, the combined U.S. sales of Hyundai-Kia Motors in May decreased 11.5 percent on-year to 118,518 units. By brand, Hyundai Motor sold a total of 60,011 units in the U.S. last month, do...
Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate, Kia Motors Corp., saw their combined U.S. sales rise by more than 6 percent in July, thanks in large part to strong sales in sport utility vehicles. The two South Korean auto giants sold 134,972 units in the U.S. market last month, up from 127,324 units in the same month last year, exceeding the country’s automobile industry average growth rate of 5.3 percent. Hyundai reported that its sales rose 5.6 percent from last year to 75,003 while Kia reported a total of 59,969 units, up 6.4 percent compared with a year ago. Both automakers ...
