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U.S. auto sales this year have reached 17.5 million vehicles from 17.8 million, which means the demand is slowing down from individual buyers. The U.K.'s decision to leave Europe Union has left a big fingerprint on U.S' sales and it is already being felt because of the low demand on autos. Considering the deliveries last month were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.6 million, the analysts consider it is an impact of Brexit's decision. The softness in used cars must be also remembered, because people started to buy more used cars than in previous years. The ...
As it was revealed, the auto industry is concerned about the new fuel economy standards, which are going to be even tighter soon. So far, automakers have been able to meet tougher emissions and fuel economy standards. It will be more difficult soon, as between 2018 and 2025 these standards will be much tougher. According to the research made at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), the US new-vehicle fuel economy decreases in June. The market share of SUVs and pickup trucks rose, while new hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles...
Isn't this year a good one for U.S auto sales? Well, even if many surveys and predictions put the industry under the question “will it work this time”, it seems like we are halfway to another record year. As the first half of the year has finished we've come to get some positive results, the 2016 auto sales are up 1.4% from a year ago. Isn't it a sign that the market is reaching a plateau after rebounding from the depths of recession with six consecutive years of hefty growth? It's important to notice that considering all the negative expectations every y...
The U.S. auto sales have been told to slow down this year after 7 years of great results, but even so the car manufacturers and dealers have high expectations, and best hopes for 2016. The sales may have reached its peak but that doesn't mean they slowed down, they say, and they brought up good arguments on that considering Americans buy lots of vehicles nowadays. A newly released report has not that great forecasts on U.S. light vehicle sales for 2017. The specialists say that sales will go down to 17.5 million in 2017, down slightly from this year's 17.8 million forecast. ...
The fuel-emissions scandal of Volkswagen continues. Did you know that Volkswagen AG's settlement for about 50,000 owners and government regulators over polluting vehicles is valued at more than $15 billion cash? That amount is very high even for such a powerful company as Volkswagen. We will know more precisely about this settlement on Tuesday in Washington, when it will be announced that the company has to return to the owners $10.033 billion over diesel emissions of about 475,000 vehicles and approximately $5 billion in funds to offset excess diesel emissions and boost zero em...
