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0Report: Large SUV segment outpacing small car sales growth in America 1280519940
2011 Infiniti QX56 – Click above for high-res image galleryFinally, after years and years of stagnation and painfully slow sales, small cars are starting to take a foothold in the United States. Or are they? While conventional wisdom makes us believe that Americans are ready to take the ... -
Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro May sales tally backstory 1275924540
It took a full year for the Ford Mustang to regain its pony car sales title versus the reborn Chevy Camaro, but May sales totals show that the 'Stang has finally regained its mojo. The far more powerful 2011 Mustang plays a huge roll in the comeback, but after originally reporting the upset, ...
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Apple iPad to be used as sales tool by Mercedes-Benz dealers 1275168720
The resounding successes of the iPhone and iPad have Apple shareholders dancing in the streets, but one area in which Apple hasn't been as successful, however, has been business applications. In fact, until recently, Apple retail stores used Windows-based devices to ring up orders. Now, ...
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Mazda3 unseats Honda Civic as Canada's best-selling car 1274632560
2010 Mazda3 - Click above for high-res image galleryThere's a battle raging over the northern border between the Mazda3 and Honda Civic: the Mazda3's 5,436 units sold in April outdid the Civic by 135, and through the end of last month the Zoom-Zoom ride leads the Honda by just 21 units. The rest ... -
A.T. Kearney forecasting 14.4 million U.S. vehicle sales in 2011... what do you think? 1274379600
2009 was the single worst sales year for the auto industry in 30 years, with just 10.4 million vehicles moving off dealer lots. Consultancy A.T. Kearney feels a lot better about 2010 and beyond, though, as pent-up demand is beginning to creep into the market. A.T. Kearney predicts that by the ...
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Beijing 2010: 90% of Buicks in China bought for cold hard cash 1272322800
Beijing area Buick dealer – Click above for high res image galleryOver the course of the 20th century, the so-called "developed world" changed faster than at any time in recorded history, but not all parts of the world changed at the same pace. Late in the century some regions attempted to ... -
The DetroitBureau.com on Autoblog with Paul Eisenstein 1271709660
Betting on small cars... My friend, Sam, is your classic Texan. Big home, big pool, big personality and, of course, a big car, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup that he uses a couple times a year to haul lumber and yard supplies from the local mega-mart. But most of the time he's sitting in Dallas ...
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GM going to church to sell cars? 1271336160
Go to church on Sunday, sell on Monday? Well, not exactly, but General Motors will bring along the cream of its crop this Sunday, April 18, to the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church near Detroit, Michigan. For those interested in seeing the next wave of green technology, the procession will include ...
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Report: Number of cars in the U.S. dropped by four million in 2009 - is America's love affair ending? 1262649600
2009 was not a good year for car sales. No surprises there. An interesting side effect of lowered sales last year, though, is that the total number of vehicles in the overall U.S. car fleet dropped. There were 250 million cars here in 2008, and only 246 million at the end of 2009. We may have ...
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Bloomberg: U.S. auto sales "probably rose" in December 1262382360
This just in from Hard Numbers News: From 2000 to 2007, an average of 16.8 million vehicles were sold in the States. In 2008, that figure dropped to 13.2 million. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the tally for 2009 is expected to put the sales needle somewhere around 10.4 million. According to Bloomberg, ...

