Toyota and Honda Sales Rose in March while Domestic Automakers Continue to Suffer
Toyota's sales increased 9% last month compared to March 2006. This was largely driven by sales of the new Camry, the RAV4 and the Prius.
Toyota's sales increased 9% last month compared to March 2006. This was largely driven by sales of the new Camry, the RAV4 and the Prius.
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According to a report by the Automotive News, between September 2006 and February 2007, 48.5% of Chrysler brand sales were to fleets. That is an increase of 10% from the same period a year ago. 44.9% of Pontiac sales go to fleets, which is slightly lower than the 46.2% from the year earlier.
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Now that GM is the Number Two automaker in the world, many analysts are discussing what the automaker needs to do in order to get back on top. Alex Taylor at Fortune wrote an article on what he suggests the automaker do to gain back their title.
Continue reading "Should GM Kill off Hummer, Buick and Pontiac?" »
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According to recent reports by Edmunds and the Detroit News, the new Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks are not selling as well as the automaker projected. The automaker was hoping that the all-new trucks would speed their recovery, but that may not be the case.
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April's auto sales numbers have just been posted and almost every major automaker had a sales decrease last month. Even the Asian automakers that have been making headlines for their sales gains, took a hit.
Continue reading "Auto Sales Dip Due to a Slowing Economy" »
Edmunds.com has posted a list of the most wanted cars in 2007 based on reader feedback. Out of the 32 categories you may be surprised which automaker took home the most awards....
Continue reading "What are the Most Wanted Cars in the U.S. for 2007?" »
According to The Car Connection, GM is rethinking the future of their mid-size SUVs. The site has received insider reports that it is very possible that the automaker may decide to discontinue future development on their GMT-360 SUVs such as the Chevrolet Trailblazer.
Continue reading "Should GM Discontinue Their Mid-Size SUVs?" »
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In the past month GM has announced that their sales were down due to the slowing housing market and increasing gas prices. The automaker also stated that the sales of their new full-size pickups are not doing as well as they had hoped. Now comes word that the automaker is offering incentives to move the large trucks, since sales dropped 7% last month.
Continue reading "Slow Sales Prompt GM to Offer Rebates on Their Full-Size Trucks" »
According to California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the federal government may need to bail out U.S. automakers in order to keep them in business. The bail out could amount to several billion dollars.
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Inside sources are confirming that the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado midsize pickup is going to have a V8 option. The V8 will be the same small block 5.3L V8 that is in the 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha. The engine is good for 295 horsepower and 317 lb-ft of torque.
Continue reading "2008 Chevrolet Colorado May Get More Power Thanks to a New V8" »
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GM is going to build a new range of diesel in engines in 2009. The new 4.5L V8 will have class leading torque, power and refinement. According to GM, the new Duramax turbo-diesel will boost efficiency by 25 percent, while cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 13 percent and nitrogen oxide emissions by 90 percent.
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Toyota for the first time ever outsold GM worldwide in the first quarter of this year. So far this year Toyota is still outselling GM, but only by 46,000 units. In addition GM even outsold Toyota last quarter (April-June). Could GM win back its title of number 1 automaker this year?
Continue reading "GM Sold More Vehicles Than Toyota Last Quarter...Is GM Making a Comeback?" »
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Last month will go down in the record books as the first month that Detroit's Big 3 (Ford, GM and Chrysler) sold less vehicles than their foreign competitors. Sales from Ford, GM and Chrysler only made up 48.1 percent of all vehicles sales in the U.S. last month, while foreign competitors made up 51.9 percent.
Continue reading "US Automakers Accounted for Less then 50% of the US Market in July" »
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It has already been reported that the sales of GM's new GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickups are not selling as well as the automaker had hoped. Recently GM also announced that production of their full-size pickups is going to be scaled back due to slow sales. Toyota's full-size Tundra is also new this year and has had some issues as well, which are mainly due to engine quality issues and crash test results. Well now it looks like Toyota's once ignored full-size pickup is the fourth best-selling full-size half-ton pickup in the US, narrowly squeezing out the GMC Sierra.
Continue reading "Breaking News: Toyota's Tundra is Outselling the GMC Sierra Pickup?!" »
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Reuters has posted a list of the 20 top-selling vehicles in the U.S. through July of 2007. There aren't really any big surprises here.
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Brenda Priddy & Co. have taken some new shots of the upcoming Lamda-based Chevy CUV. GM currently has three CUVs based on this platform, the GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook. It is up in the air if Chevrolet is going to stick with the Traverse name when the CUV debuts in 2009.
Continue reading "2009 Chevy Traverse Spy Photos...Chevy's Version of the Acadia & Outlook CUVs" »
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Or Maybe not... According to BusinessWeek Volkswagen takes the award for having the most recalled 2007 models. VW recalled just over 1 million New Beetles because of faulty brake light switches.
Continue reading "Which Automaker Has Had the Most Recalled 2007 Models? You Might be Surprised" »
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Earlier this summer it was rumored that the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado are going to get a new V8 option for the 2008 model year. Well after some digging the rumor has been confirmed.
Continue reading "2008 GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado Trucks Officially Get a V8 Engine " »
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GM has been talking about their upcoming full-size SUV hybrids for a while now and there has been lots of speculation about how great they will be.
Continue reading "2008 Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon Hybrid SUVs Achieve 21/22mpg" »
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The SEMA Show is still a week away, but GM has given us a preview of what to expect at this year's show.
Continue reading "GM Reveals Pontiac Solstice SD-290 Concept Plus the Rest of the SEMA Lineup" »
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GMC has unveiled the Terrain crossover, which is essentially a rebadged Saturn Vue or Opel Antara depending on where you live.
Continue reading "GMC Terrain SUV Unveiled...It's Another Great Example of Badge Engineering" »
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Last month GM unveiled the GMC Terrain in Kuwait that is essentially a rebadged version of the Saturn Vue, which is also a rebadged version of the Opel Antara. According to reports that are supposed to be released tomorrow, the GMC Terrain is going to be sold in the US and will effectively replace the Pontiac Torrent.
Continue reading "2009 GMC Terrain is Going to Replace the Pontiac Torrent" »
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GM announced today that it is going to increase the prices on most of its 2008 models to make up for the rising cost of steel and other commodities.
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GM has unveiled the GMC Denali XT Hybrid Concept truck that will be officially unveiled this week at the Chicago Auto Show.
Continue reading "Chicago 2008 Preview: GMC Denali XT Hybrid Concept Truck Unveiled" »
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GM has officially unveiled the 2009 Sierra Hybrid, which is essentially the same thing as the Chevy Silverado Hybrid.
Continue reading "Chicago 2008 Preview: 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid Pickup Unveiled" »
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The upcoming re-introduction of the Chevy Camaro has had some people speculating that a Pontiac Trans Am version could be in the future. Pontiac has also been lobbying for a version of the Camaro, but GM has rejected it.
Continue reading "The Pontiac Trans Am is Not Going to Return...Pontiac's Future is Questioned" »
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Production of GM's Lambda SUVs (Outlook, Acadia and Enclave) came to a halt when UAW hourly workers went on strike at GM's Lansing, Michigan plant.
Continue reading "UAW Strike Stops Production of GM's Outlook, Acadia and Enclave SUVs" »
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The slowing economy and insane gas prices in the US have made it increasingly harder for automakers to sell their large SUVs and trucks.
Continue reading "GM is Going to Cut its SUV and Truck Production by Almost 140,000 Units" »
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GM has released details on its new 4.5L V8 Duramax turbo-diesel engine that will debut in the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light duty trucks.
Continue reading "GM Releases Info on the 2010 4.5L V8 Duramax Turbo-Diesel Engine" »
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GM is postponing redesigning its large SUVs and full-size pickups as the market shifts towards more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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