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Economic indicators point to a strengthening economy, which means more Americans are choosing luxury cars than in recent years. In August 2016, the sales volume of entry-level luxury cars in the US dropped by a significant 19.6% YoY (year-over-year) to ~53,000 units. For the same period, the sales of entry-level luxury SUVs (sports utility vehicles) increased by 11.3% YoY to more than 58,000 units, while the sales of entry-level sports cars dropped by 17.8% YoY to nearly 26,000 units. Top car models in the entry-level luxury and sports vehicle segments included the BMW 3 Series, Mer...
After a strong run in US of Porsche vehicles, an abrupt slow down has come to the company in July, followed of course by low sales. Porsche's sales have fallen 18% the previous month, which was a stagnant moment for the brand. Even the wide range of SUVs like Cayenne and Macan couldn't save the company from this powerful plung. As it was officially revealed the Porsche cars North America which imports and distributes models like: Boxter, 911, Cayman, Panamera and the two previously named, a bit more than 3870 vehicles were sold in July, that is less than expected. The d...
Ford has reported a 9% drop in second quarter last week, this is how the auto industry analysts got scared that car sales will slow down after 7 years of prosperity. Now the official U.S. sales have aired and it seems that the industry has really reached a plateau. Company July 2015 July 2016 % Increase Fiat Chrysler A. 181,081 181,538 0.30%Ford Motor Company 222,014 215,268 -3.00%General Motors 272,512 267,258 -1.90%Mazda North America 27,157 27,915 2.80%Honda Motor C...
We guess that there is no person who has not heard about the VW diesel-emissions scandal. The company, which owns 70 percent of the U.S. passenger-car diesel market, is in major trouble for cheating on diesel-emissions tests. However, this scandal did not prevent the company to take the leading position in its sales for the first half of the year. The analyzed figures show that Volkswagen Group sold over 5 million cars and light trucks worldwide and more than any other automaker in the first half of 2016. According to the Center for Automotive Management, the carmaker sold up 0.8 p...
The Volkswagen's proposed recall plan was rejected this week by California's Chief Regulator. We all know about the huge scandal will fuel-emissions of the company and the huge settlement it has to pay to the owners and government to cover the damage it created. VW has managed to compose a whole plan on how to fix 16,000 3.0 liter diesel VW, Audi and Porsche models, all of them being equipped with devices designed to cheat emissions tests. The plan was insufficient, that's what Air Resources Board commented on this issue. On a letter CARB says that VW and Audi's...
