Nissan took the hack-and-slash route with its Leaf Electric car, cutting prices dramatically with increased sales numbers in mind.
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Cadillac just announced finishing 12 consecutive months of sales gains, helped by a healthy increase for the ATS compact sedan
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Prudence and a steady pace could be key factors in Kia’s bid to lure entry-level luxury buyers.
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Lexus’ new IS sport sedan will be available as a coupe variant and is planned for 2014 according to a recent report.
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Audi’s high-performance cars will play an important role in both Audi and parent company Volkswagen’s growth goals.
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Almost two and a half years after the Nissan Leaf went on sale, the little electric car can count 25,000 sales in the U.S.
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With US sales number disappointing, Nissan CEO Charles Ghosn is aiming to double the brands sales in the country two-fold by 2017.
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Cadillac is beefing up its certified pre-owned program in anticipation of a surge in available off-lease vehicles.
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Cadillac reported its 11th consecutive month of sales growth yesterday, thanks in part to warm reception of the ATS and XTS sedans. That, however, is only just the start of the brand’s growth says Cadillac communications manager David Caldwell.
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Ford led the Detroit 3 in sales last month with an 18 percent climb in volume while Subaru led the industry with a 25 percent gain and Nissan came in a close second with 23 percent.
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Put your ear to the ground. You’re probably going to hear the gravelly sound of a diesel engine coming… at least figuratively.
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Production is outpacing demand at Volkswagen’s first U.S. manufacturing plant since 1988, prompting the brand to cut 500 contract jobs.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced yesterday that an agreement has been reached with the U.S. that will phase out trade tariffs affecting car and truck imports. The Detroit 3 balked.
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The same new design language and platform pulling the Mazda6 and CX-5 out of automotive doldrums will likely make it to the compact Mazda3 by this fall according to a new report.
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General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, along with their South Korean competitors are increasing sales to the coveted youth demographic. Their growth comes at the expense of Japanese automakers that are losing ground in this segment.
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Today is the 1st of March and that only means one thing… February is rapidly fading into the rear-view mirror. How well did automakers fare in the second month of the year? Here’s a look at some of the big sales stories from the last 28 days.
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With disappointing sales, the Acura ILX will not join the Honda Civic in getting an early refresh.
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January is known for two things: raucous New Year’s celebrations and miserably cold weather across many parts of the country. Despite holiday hangovers and blizzard conditions, vehicle shoppers snapped up cars and trucks like free earbuds at an iPhone launch.
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January may be the middle of winter but GM was able to rebuke the cold weather with red-hot sales. The company delivered nearly 195,000 units in the U.S., a 16 percent increase compared to the same month last year.
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Chevrolet has high hopes for the seventh-generation Corvette it unveiled in Detroit last week, forecasting global sales growth for the sports car.
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Disappointing sales are pushing Acura to rethink its entry-level ILX sedan with the goal of shedding its “near luxury” image.
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The number-crunchers have been earning their keep the last few weeks. With their mathematical weapon of choice in hand, be it a calculator, tally counter or even a trusty abacus, they’ve kept an exacting total of how many vehicles automakers sold over the past 12 months. How did things shake out? Which brand nearly doubled...
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Thankfully the world didn’t end last month like Mayan soothsayers erroneously predicted centuries ago. Clearly prophecy wasn’t their major at Yucatan Community College. From an automotive perspective, the year-end news was quite good, with the Detroit Three each posting modest gains.
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The last time Volkswagen could report numbers like this, Richard Nixon was entrenched in a scandalous Presidency, Spiro Agnew had been dismissed and the Volkswagen Beetle was still a diving sales force. Times have changed.
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