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Pickup Sales Soar, Implying Brighter Days Ahead
According to the Wall Street Journal, pickups are on a roll. On the sales floor, popular models like Ford's F-Series have seen double-digit improvement over 2009, which is good news for automakers and potentially for the U.S. economy as a whole. In March of this year, sales of F-Series trucks like...
Honda Counters Toyota Incentives With New Leasing Deals
Honda has announced its biggest set of lease deals ever, which market experts are identifying as an effort to stoke sales and save its market share against the aggressive... March 25, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson
Even This Month, GM And Ford Outspending Toyota On Incentives
Toyota might have rolled out more incentives for March—including factory-subsidized financing and lease deals plus free maintenance—but GM, Ford, and Chrysler are still... March 23, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 4
With Incentives, Toyota Taking Back Its Market Share
The aggressive incentives offered by Toyota (NYSE:TM) appear to be working, bringing shoppers back to Toyota dealerships—and the automaker back from a recall-related sales... March 16, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 7
GM Opens 'Test Drive Studios' For Chevy Equinox, Malibu, Traverse
On the sales and marketing fronts, every automaker worth its salt is focusing lots of attention on social media. But in addition to those high-tech tools, General Motors is... March 12, 2010 by Richard Read
U.S. Auto Sales: SAAR Jumps To 12.5 Million
The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) for U.S. auto sales bounded to 12.5 million in early March. Aside from last August, when Cash-for-Clunkers sales were in full... March 12, 2010 by Richard Read
Cadillac Returns To Europe, But With Modest Expectations
The past 18 months or so haven't been easy for General Motors, here or abroad. In Europe, GM endured much tense talk about its Opel brand, and the Kroymans Group fell prey to... March 8, 2010 by Richard Read
Frugal Shopper: What Time, Day, Month Is Best For Deals?
If you're thinking of heading out to the dealership to close the deal this weekend—especially if it's Friday—you might want to hold off. And Saturday? Well, it depends... March 5, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 2
Ford Is February Sales Champion, GM and Toyota Left In Dust
Well, here's one recipe for success in the U.S. auto business: Introduce a rapid-fire sequence of new and thoroughly revised vehicles with best-in-class fuel efficiency, then... March 2, 2010 by John Voelcker 18
Your Car Needs Sunscreen, Too!
When I was a kid, my parents let me run around outside for hours without a thought of skin protection. Being a fair-skinned boy, I'd get burns that would make my skin... February 17, 2010 by David Bynon 1
Frugal Shopper: The Most Deeply Discounted New Vehicles
If you're looking for a sweet deal and not too picky about getting the latest and greatest, you have plenty of options. Over the past month the 2010 Ford Ranger has sold at... February 16, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 9
Chrysler: Sales Slip, Product Offerings For Fans Expand
To put it mildly, Chrysler is having a tough time on the sales front. Despite some incentives added over the last weekend of January to woo safety-concious Toyota owners... February 3, 2010 by Richard Read
Report: China Recommended As Major Focus For Automakers
Boston Consulting Group has released a study that should be particularly interesting to automakers. BCG has determined that Brazil, Russia, India, and China (aka the BRIC... January 22, 2010 by Richard Read
GM Slams Brakes on Tiger's Free Rides
In the rarefied world of sports celebrities and endorsements, Tiger Woods occupied a special place. Like Zeus on Olympus, Woods occupied a spot above the average sports... January 19, 2010 by fb_1536120520
Surprise: Auto Shows Really Do Sell Cars, Says NY Auto Show Owner
Sometimes we get a press release that makes us scratch our heads. Take this morning's little epistle from the 2010 New York Auto Show, the nation's largest, which opens to... January 19, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
U.S. Fleet Shrinks, As More Vehicles Go To The Crusher
For the first time since Word War II, the annual number of vehicles scrapped exceeded the number of new vehicles sold. That’s solemn news for the auto industry. U.S... January 8, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson
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