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We have already talked about Volkswagen and its plan on growing its market place in America. Volkswagen had some tough time earlier, and it still has to suffer from the scandal. The biggest question the company and we've had was if the company will be able to keep the customers trust? Well, we must admit that we've had some huge doubts about that. Now, that the economy in Russia slowed down, and of course the company will look for other strong options, but starting with U. S., is it a good idea? No matter how the company will succeed, and what's the plan on returning the...
Volkswagen Group Skoda has some tough times these days because of its parent, that is why the company isn't sure yet about selling vehicles in U.S. The Czech value brand is examining the potential of markets where the brand is not yet present. One of the chosen places might be North America, but the decision wasn't made yet. Skoda vehicles might be underpinned by Volkswagen Group technology but it won a lot of praises for its high quality and functionality. The vehicles are sold very well in countries like: China and Germany but now with the low economy in Russia ...
The growing popularity of crossovers and SUVs on the U.S. market is no more a secret, but lately more and more experts speak about a sweeping growth of the hatchbacks demand. The U.S. market for hatchbacks is expected to grow faster than any of the other nine vehicle body styles according to the results of a specialized research. As specialists expect a 37 percent growth in U.S. hatch sales through to 2020, to 1.1 million vehicles, some of the biggest automakers are supplementing their car lineups with five-doors. Potential high-volume entries such as the Honda Civic and Ch...
It's time to forget about those high cost of meeting new fuel economy standards and massive investments needed for autonomous vehicles, the biggest problem in the profitability of the automakers might be the buyers and their impatience.Less than 5% of new vehicles in U.S. in 2015 were built to customer order, which is so much lower than in Europe were about 50% of the vehicles were produced on customer orders. Did you know that for U.S. dealers it means thousands of dollars in extra floorplan expenses while for automakers it's a huge advertising and incentive costs for each unsold vehi...
Toyota is heading into the summer with sales on the decline. While nearly all automakers reported sales problems this May, Toyota Motor's U.S. sales tumbled 9.6% last month.Almost all of the automaker's models posted sales declines.The automaker's namesake Toyota brand sold 192,657 vehicles, down 9.5% compared to the same period a year earlier. Sales of the luxury Lexus brand declined 10.1% to 26,682. In such a way analysts projecting declines for most major manufacturers in May, compared to the same month a year ago, were right. But Toyota suffered i...
