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Scott Keogh Explains Why Audi Is The Only One Making Money
To hear Scott Keogh tell it, Audi is the only car company making money these days. When he says that, we suppose he means "only non-Asian car company", since Hyundai, Kia, and Subaru were up 8.3%, 9.8%, and 15.4% respectively in 2009. But maybe we're just stuck on semantics. Now, we agree with Audi...
JD Power: Mercedes, Honda, Toyota Best In Customer Retention
During economic times like these, customer retention has given some automakers an edge in the marketplace. Though studies have suggested that brand loyalty is a thing of the... December 14, 2009 by Richard Read
Detroit Cries Foul On Japan's Cash-For-Clunkers Program
As congress planned the controversial Cash-for-Clunkers program over the spring and summer of this year, there was some discussion of limiting new car subsidies to American... December 11, 2009 by Richard Read
Ford Fiesta Off To A Strong Start With 1,000+ Reservations
In just one week, Ford has taken over 1,000 reservations for the much-hyped 2010 Ford Fiesta -- a car that won't roll into showrooms until next summer. The rush may be due to... December 10, 2009 by Richard Read 2
Sales Lost To Dealer Tactics: J.D. Power Puts Numbers On It
Automotive brands are losing an average of 12 percent of their buyers to competitors due simply to "poor customer treatment" at the dealership. If you've ever walked away... December 8, 2009 by Bengt Halvorson 1
Honda Poised To Pass Chrysler In Sales, Become Number 4 In U.S.
It's no longer just Toyota that's running with the Big Three in terms of sales. Over the past month, Honda has quietly passed Chrysler as the number-four automaker in the... December 7, 2009 by Bengt Halvorson 1
Auto Sales Flat For November (It's A Good Thing)
If, as they say, "flat is the new up", then auto sales were way up last month. The U.S. saw 746,928 car and truck sales in November 2009 -- a statistical dead-heat with the... December 2, 2009 by Richard Read
New Cars More Affordable Than They've Been Since 2004
Attention, shoppers: new cars are more affordable today than they've been in over five years. According to Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index, it now takes the average... November 11, 2009 by Richard Read
Cash-For-Clunkers Reveals Weakness Among Detroit Brands
It's obvious from the comments on this site and others in the High Gear Media family that Cash-for-Clunkers remains a hot-button issue, and new data about the program is... November 9, 2009 by Richard Read 5
Volkswagen Trumps Toyota To Become World's Largest Automaker
Based on simple production stats, Volkswagen is now the world's largest automaker. Over the first nine months of 2009, VW produced 4.4 million units, while Toyota cranked out... November 9, 2009 by Richard Read
Carlos Ghosn: Auto Sales Have Bottomed, Nowhere To Go But Up
Speaking at a World Economic Forum in New Delhi, Carlos Ghosn -- head of Nissan Motor Company and Renault SA -- had some interesting things to say about the global auto... November 9, 2009 by Richard Read
Toyota Posts First Profit In Months, Lifts Sales Projections
Detroit's Big Three may have grabbed most of this week's headlines, but that doesn't mean that the rest of the world's automakers have been sitting on their hands. One story... November 5, 2009 by Richard Read
Ford Posts Strong Financial Data, First Profit Since 2005
The rumors were true: Ford Motor Company has just published financials from the third quarter of 2009, and without being overly optimistic, it's fair to say that the data is... November 2, 2009 by Richard Read
J. D. Power Estimates Show Sales Creeping Upward
The good news for the auto industry -- or at least, the less terrible news -- keeps on coming: according to projections from J.D. Power & Associates, new vehicle sales... October 26, 2009 by Richard Read
Ford May Post Third-Quarter Profit Next Week
It's no secret that Ford Motor Company has withstood the current financial storm far better than Chrysler and General Motors. Between its refreshed reputation as a... October 26, 2009 by Richard Read 9
Used Car Prices Hit Record High
According to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, used car prices hit an all-time high in September, based on sales values and trade-in values for vehicles across the U.S... October 9, 2009 by Richard Read 3
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