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U.S. auto sales will bounce back this month, forecasters say
May U.S. auto sales are expected to rebound from an April slowdown, easing concerns of another spring swoon, forecasters said. The light-vehicle …
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Daimler may sell company-owned German dealerships to cut costs
… of domestic sales than either of its competitors. Daimler owns 98 Mercedes car showrooms that account for about half of its car sales in Germany, the brand's second-biggest market after the United States. BMW's 43 owned dealerships contribute about …
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Ford to maintain Canadian factory footprint despite high labor costs
… researcher said. The disconnect between healthy Canadian auto sales and its share of global auto investment is worrying, Dennis ..... DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc., said at the event. Auto sales in Canada are on pace to climb for a third consecutive year …
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French car orders fall 0.5% in April, survey says
… dropped 22 percent, La Lettre Auto K7 added. The Paris-based CCFA industry association said earlier this month that the decline in French car sales slowed in April to a 5.2 percent drop, raising hopes that demand may be about to stabilize.
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German brands enjoy sales boom in Korea
… higher-end models under the Hyundai nameplate. "We will continue our efforts to enhance brand value and increase premium car sales ," Chief Financial Officer Lee Won Hee said in April. Kim Pil Soo, a professor of automotive engineering at Daelim College …
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The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill
… administration has pulled back from its aggressive goal of putting 1 million electric cars on U.S. roads by 2015. Total plug-in car sales last year were only around 50,000 in the United States. "EVs are a really difficult sell today," Jim Lentz, the CEO …
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Cruze Diesel a Jetta Fighter (5/20/13)
… model will be sold as the needs in days and then Mitsubishi EKY gain starting in June. Mini cars account for the 38%. Of new car sales in Japan aren't. Now will to diesels. In just a few weeks they Chevy cruise that clean diesel starts hitting US showrooms …
gain starting in June. Mini cars account for the 38%. Of new car sales in Japan aren't. Now will to diesels. In just a few weeks they Chevy cruise that clean diesel starts hitting US showrooms. -
Acura seeks image boost by reviving NSX in Ohio
… April, Acura's U.S. sales were up 14 percent to 48,852 in an overall market that has climbed 7 percent. Acura's car sales rose just 1 percent and truck volume surged 30 percent, with the redesigned RDX crossover accounting for the bulk of the gains …
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COMMENTARY: You can't mandate human behavior
… still around, but Think disappeared. At one point the mandate was that ZEVs eventually would account for 10 percent of new- car sales in California. CARB realized that it wouldn't work then. And it probably won't now. You can't mandate human behavior …
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Auto loan delinquencies, repossessions rise
… volume of auto loans grew 10 percent in the first quarter to $726 billion, stoked by the steady rebound in U.S. new light - vehicle sales , Experian said. Banks increased auto loan portfolios by $20 billion, finance companies by $18 billion, credit unions …
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Hyundai, Kia losing ground to luxury imports at home as tariffs fall
… higher-end models under the Hyundai nameplate. "We will continue our efforts to enhance brand value and increase premium car sales ," Chief Financial Officer Lee Won Hee said in April. Kim Pil Soo, a professor of automotive engineering at Daelim College …
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Audi overtakes BMW as India's top-selling premium brand
… enter India, in 1995. In 2007, BMW opened a factory in the country and Audi established a local unit. Mercedes led luxury car sales in India until 2009, when BMW took over. Mercedes is betting a compact car from its global lineup is the right vehicle to …
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The death of driving? Don't make any funeral plans
… a big one, with last year's 13 percent gain in U.S. auto sales , it was millennials that set the pace. In tracking Polk ..... just a means to get around. That interest bodes well for car sales if the millennials can overcome their economic problems …
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GM shares return to $33 IPO price on optimism for truck sales
… 2 percent, at $33.42 in New York Stock Exchange trading today amid a broad rally in U.S. equity markets. European car sales rose in April for the first time in 19 months, giving another boost to the outlook for GM and other automakers. GM's shares …
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Akerson's GM Pickup Pitch (5/17/13)
… But first a look at what's topping the news. And will begin with something that hasn't happened in nineteen months. Car sales have in you're up. Registration increase about two percentage of people to one point eight million vehicles. Compared with …
news. And will begin with something that hasn't happened in nineteen months. Car sales have -- -- in you're up. Registration increase about two percentage of people to one point eight million vehicles. Compared with one -
European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months
… southern part of the region. Car sales in Europe last month rose ..... Norway and Iceland. Car sales in the region fell 8 ..... February and March. Regional car sales last month were helped ..... Automotive Research. Auto sales in Germany, Europe …
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Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 months
… European car sales rose for the first ..... gained in April. Auto sales in Germany, Europe ..... Daimler's jump Car sales in Europe last ..... Norway and Iceland. Car sales in the region fell ..... Spain. French auto sales fell 5 percent …
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Russian car sales down 8% in April
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia's year-on-year car sales fell 8 percent in April after a decline of 4 percent in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said …
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New Mercedes S class strives to set new luxury mark
… luxury market continues to grow, though at a slower pace. Mercedes needs a boost in China as it ranks third in premium- car sales behind leader Audi and second-place BMW. Mercedes forfeited the global luxury sales title to BMW in 2005, and fell to third …
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Auto loan delinquencies, repossessions rise
… Now, it's just making the consumers aware that they are out there." Fueled by the steady rebound in U.S. new light - vehicle sales , the volume of auto loans grew 10 percent during the period to $726 billion, Experian said. Banks increased auto loan …
