It took the status of a market leader, some of the most aggressive pickup truck marketing out there and an actually damn good car to do it but it’s done. Americans are finally starting to accept smaller engines and turbocharging and this is all thanks to the EcoBoost powered Ford F-150.
A new plan from Volkswagen came up at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show, one that sounds pretty bad and could end up being great. It seems like VW is working towards introducing a new low-cost brand specifically for the Chinese market, the Spanish one at Seat.
If this was a new movie, it would be a critic’s preferred choice and if this was a sales conference, lots of cigarettes would be smoked during breaks. Meanwhile, since this is the real world, the British at Jaguar-Land Rover have announced their new Vice Presidents, the ones that are supposed to take over operations
The 2011 Ford Fiesta received quite the welcoming in all the markets the Blue Oval sent it to and it really shows. Once the numbers came in for the sales of the first quarter of 2011, Ford’s stunning little hatchback ranked on top of everything else with wheels.
It’s not a secret to anybody that the world’s wealth is moving east but Mercedes isn’t completely sure about a production plant in Russia. The bosses at Mercedes-Benz AG have decided to hold of on making a decision about the factory they could make in Russia.
Even tho’ the Chevrolet Corvette is a pretty capable machine, the recent crisis of the automotive industry and the problem of rising fuel costs have really hit it hard. Therefore, the fastest American made production car has been steadily dropping sales for several months but it seems 2011 brought a change in trends.
The Bavarians have been busy and we’ve clearly spotted some of their efforts out in the wild with spyshots of the BMW i3 and BMW i8 in testing. Situation is, BMW may have had a lot of work to put in but when it came to picking the crop it turned out to be even
The new head of U.S. sales for Saab Cars North America is a chap called James Sweeting and as it happens he’s been assigned to this job on a Sunday. I guess some really do enjoy the weekends more than the rest of us, especially in the automotive industry working for companies from Sweden.
The Bavarians may have barely announced their eco-friendly i brand coming into existence just a week ago but that hasn’t stopped them from being ambitious with it. The smaller i3, and the first product from the range to come from the BMW eco brand is going to be a feeling a lot of pressure on
We all have moments when we do something that is so stupid it conjures up people asking us what were we thinking. Chrysler’s moment is in trying to increase sales in Japan. Going for JDM isn’t that big a stupidity but doing so with the Jeep Grand Cherokee just might be.
Some people who work for Chevrolet’s marketing and sales department must have definitely been proud when last year the Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang. This is because the Americans have come up with quite the plan for the future of the Chevrolet Camaro and I have to say, it sounds like a great idea. On
The Germans at Audi have warned us about this situation before and it’s now at a point where it’s seriously becoming a problem for them. The part suppliers that deliver everything Audi vehicles need that can’t be made in-house are really suffering and they are holding back deliveries for the four-ringed cars.
At this point, the beginning of February has barely gotten us used to the idea of 2011. That hasn’t put Toyota off. The Japanese giant is already up to making some predictions in terms of sales of their legendary hybrid Prius.
The Ingolstadters have hit a bit of a problem and still the management at Audi was kind enough to share the information. It seems that the German luxury manufacturer may not be able to hit its sales target this year.
Mini, the British company revived under BMW’s umbrella, seems to have taken quite a liking of itself and its achievements over the last few years. In truth and fairness, Mini are doing well, in fact you could say they’re doing more than well, but wait till you hear the sort of remarks they’ve been making
Chevrolet had a bit of inspiration in the beginning of 2011 and decided some life saving is in order among future Corvette owners. Sounds amazing and marketing-wise all the way but it actually makes a lot of sense but in actual fact, for a limited time, Chevrolet Corvette are offering free driving lessons.
After cherishing the recent sales success of the Toyota Prius, the Japanese have just announced that they think their hybrid synergy drive vehicle can make it to first place. That’s right, Toyota consider that their hybrid will be its top-selling U.S. vehicle sometime soon.
A new year means a new page in car sales. More customers to find, older customers to cater to and so on. This prospect is quite a dreary one. Not for the Koreans at Kia it isn’t as they’ve just announced that they want to continue increasing sales figures in 2011.
With big sales goals in mind for the Nano, the Indians at Tata weren’t going to be deterred by a few fire incidents. The Indians upped their game, offering “a free safety upgrade” and a four year warranty for the Tata Nano.
While most of us, and most manufacturers for that matter, were vacationing and drinking, the Japanese at Mazda were hard at work. This is the only explanation why Mazda has come with this amazing announcement and special offer for the fleet buying customers.
