Global
auto makers sold 6.92 million vehicles in September, the highest monthly result since March and the second - highest increase in 18 months.
Auto makers sold 15.2 million vehicles in the United States last year, up from 15.1 million vehicles sold in 1996.
«Our goal is to work with (USDOT) and other stakeholders to implement a driver - distraction program that includes good laws, education and strong enforcement,» says Stanton, whose group represents 13 international
auto makers selling in the U.S., including Hyundai, Kia and Nissan.
The auto maker sold 16,196 units including 14,170 i - MiEVs.
In fiscal 2011,
the auto maker sold a record 797,715 units, of which 75 % were Priuses and Prius derivatives.
The auto maker sells its cars all over the world except for Oceania where it sells its cars through Australian subsidiary «Holden».
Not exact matches
And activist investor Carl Icahn said on Tuesday he was
selling auto parts
maker Federal - Mogul to Tenneco Inc in a $ 5.4 billion deal.
Despite the expected decline in sales,
auto makers are likely to
sell at least 50,000 more sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and pickups than they did last year, while car sales will likely drop by 250,000 this year, Merlis predicted.
Most major
auto makers, including Renault, count on exports to buoy their bottom line, and many build cars overseas where they
sell them.
Auto makers remarket many of their off - lease vehicles by
selling them at auctions.
Mercedes was the first
auto maker to provide all 350 of its dealers with iPads to expedite
selling cars and F&I products.
Despite all
auto glass
sold in the U.S. must meet the same Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, you can see the poor quality of some
makers
Ford Motor Co. is giving control of its DealerConnection websites to FordDirect.com, the 5 - year - old joint venture between the
auto maker and its dealers to
sell cars online.
The suit largely is seen as a sideshow in the squabbles between the two
auto makers over whether VW should
sell its 20 % stake in Suzuki.
Meanwhile, GM is looking for ways to further increase production of its hot -
selling Chevrolet Equinox cross / utility vehicle, which shares 3 - shift capacity at the
auto maker's Ingersoll, ON, Canada plant with the GMC Terrain, Lutz says.
The
auto maker's overall goal is to
sell 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. this year.
While Ward's data shows Hyundai's U.S. sales through November were up 6.2 % vs. an industry downturn of 23.8 %, a majority of the
auto maker's dealers
sell vehicles from multiple manufacturers.
The
auto maker currently
sells the i - MiEV minicar in Japan.
DEARBORN, MI — The Ford Flex cross / utility vehicle is not
selling as well as projected, although transaction prices have been higher than anticipated, the
auto maker's top marketing executive says.
The
auto maker plans to
sell 1,000 units in the car's first year.
Last fiscal year, the
auto maker introduced the following models: the Prius V and Prius C (
sold in Japan as the Prius Alpha and Aqua), the Prius plug - In hybrid, Alphard and Vellfire hybrids (available only in Japan) and new Camry Hybrid.
Among Japanese
auto makers, Honda now has six hybrids in its lineup including two
sold exclusively in Japan, the Fit Shuttle and Freed.
All vehicles
sold by an
auto maker must meet a U.S. EPA Federal fleet average of Tier 2 Bin 5.
MOSCOW — Unlike elsewhere in Europe, foreign
auto makers have a tough time
selling small cars in Russia because they are more expensive than domestic alternatives, says Ford of Russia Marketing Director Irina Sharovatova.
Speaking at the launch, Roland Folger, MD & CEO, Mercedes Benz India conveyed the
auto maker's strategy of periodically refreshing its existing best
selling products in order to offer value driven products to customers.
And, if economic conditions force the big
auto makers to start making and
selling pure electric vehicles, will they sabotage the vehicle with deliberate built - in obsolence?
Cars are
sold under brand names, and we have a dual system of federal regulation of designs for safety and
auto makers designing cars that are safer than federal regulations require, with certification by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
At a pre-seminar I held, the
auto makers big and small (Pi mobility (e-bikes), Honda, Toyota, VW, and Tesla) were asked what would make their products
sell better.
The mandate required 2 % of all new cars
sold by the seven major
auto -
makers in California to meet «zero emission» standards by 1998, and 10 % by 2003.
It can also benefit from the R&D; muscle of Panasonic to help make its EVs better; Panasonic will probably also
sell its batteries to other
auto makers, but if the relationship with Tesla becomes close enough, it might get some exclusivity or at least be first in line when new products come out.
It can make money
selling its core technology to other large
auto makers like Toyota and Daimler, and a decent amount of Tesla's value is in its tech IP.