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It's been not so long since we've wrote about Cadillac ending its Donald Trump sponsorship and PGA's World Golf Championship deciding to move in Mexico. In fact it's been just a few days since then, and U.S. Republican presidential candidate is already responding at this move. Mr. Trump criticized General Motors for investing in Mexico. His campaign speeches say for itself, the presidential elections candidate suggests that Ford Motor Co. would back down from plans to expand in Mexico or face a 35% tariff on vehicle expands. Ford isn't the only ...
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 ...
Skoda, Volkswagen Group's unit is considering whether to sell cars in the U.S. where its parent was seriously compromised by the diesel emissions scandal. The Czech value brand is not yet present on the U.S. market, but its spokesman mentioned that it's time to consider the potential of the North American market for the automaker. Skoda has filed several trademarks at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Media reports earlier this month said the brand has filed to protect in the U.S. the names of the Superb sedan, Octavia hatchback and Yeti small SUV.&nbs...
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...
