Porsche has shared its sales numbers for the first nine months of the year, recording a decline in most global markets save for the Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East region, where they actually shipped more cars than in the first three quarters of 2019. That is a mere 1 percent increase, according to the Stuttgart […]
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Cadillac has long been the best-selling luxury brand from Detroit’s Big Three, but it has been overtaken by another General Motors company, GMC. Figures from GM and the Automotive News Data Center reveal that Denali and AT4-branded vehicles alone from GMC are outselling Cadillac models in the United States this year. This comes despite the […]
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With the notable exceptions of Ford and Jeep, U.S. car brands no longer maintain a pan-European sales network. Sure, some European customers can buy the diesel-powered Cadillac XT4 or the Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette but that only happens in select markets. In this context, certain companies have figured out a way to make money by […]
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While the Dodge Viper is no longer in production, sales figures released by Fiat Chrysler Automobile reveal there are still brand new Viper models on dealership lots just waiting to be purchased. In the third quarter of the year, the automaker sold two brand new Vipers, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and, most importantly, the […]
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Jaguar has confirmed that it will no longer sell the XF Sportbrake in the United States, and a look at sales figures reveals why. On the back of news that the XF Sportbrake was being dropped, Road & Track reached out to the automaker to see how many examples found homes across the U.S. since […]
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The automotive sector (and not only) has had a very difficult year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and even though every company has been affected by the lockdown and restrictions imposed, some have done better than others. Lamborghini, for one, has announced new record sales for last month, with 738 cars delivered to customers in […]
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Volkswagen Group continues the reshuffling of its executives with a sudden move that sees VW brand sales and marketing boss Jürgen Stackmann replaced by Porsche Cars North America’s CEO, Klaus Zellmer. The move, effective September 15, 2020, is officially due to the fact that Jürgen Stackmann “will leave the Volkswagen Group”. His successor, Klaus Zellmer, […]
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With new models like the Bentayga and Continental in its range, it would be reasonable to expect Bentley to be chasing ever-growing sales. However, during a recent interview with Autocar, boss Adrian Hallmark said the British brand is not aiming for annual sales growth. “We’re not aiming for 15,000 or even 13,000,” Hallmark told the […]
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One auto industry expert has suggested it will take at least two years for car manufacturers to restore the sales and production numbers to levels equal to those before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. President and chief executive of the Center for Automotive Research, Carla Bailo, believes that in response to staffing shortages and […]
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The two slowest-selling new vehicles in the United States are both Mitsubishis, a new study has found. During a recent analysis of 4.4 million new and used vehicles sold throughout the United States in the period from March through June 2020, it was discovered that the Mitsubishi Outlander and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross are the slowest-selling […]
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