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Probably all of us have already heard about the Nissan's Leaf electric vehicle. The Japanese automaker is currently introducing a hybrid version of the Murano. Taking into account that the number of produced cars is expected to be small, the Murano Hybrid model could become a collector's item. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified that the hybrid crossover gets a combined 29 miles per gallon for the front-wheel drive version and 28 mpg for the all-wheel-drive version. The conventional Murano gets 24 mpg in both FWD and AWD. In fact, Nissan does not have ter...
For the first time in seven years, U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in 2016 will fall. Many specialist estimations have shown that a car sales plateu is awaited and a growing economy and political risk. A report released on Tuesday revealed an outlook of 17.4 million vehicles from 17.7 million. The new estimation is 40,000 fewer than last year’s record, each annual projections have been reduced for the each next year through 2023. The conditions are still not negative, which means good numbers are still being predicted but it couldn’t be denied that is doesn...
Probably all of us were convinced that the US plug-in vehicle sales increase every week, but this is not what actually happens. When Tesla Motor released its second-quarter deliveries, it turned out that the sale expectations were not fulfilled. Tesla considers that the huge truck sales spoil the statistics. A week ago Tesla Motors announced that it delivered 14370 cars for the quarter. Among them there are 9,745 Model S sedans and 4,625 Model X SUVs. It was revealed that this delivery rate was the California-based automaker's lowest since the third quarter of 2014. It turned ou...
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...