Sales Figures: September, 2010
Well, the 3rd quarter of 2010 is over, and sales are down, yet again, for the U.S. automotive industry. While all the other news outlets […]
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Sales Figures: August, 2010
The numbers are (mostly) in, and the news isn’t good. August sales were down over 5% from July’s, and none of the major automakers were […]
Sales Figures: July, 2010
Halfway through the year, and GM is still holding a steady lead over crosstown rival Ford. Also, for the first time since March of this […]
Ford’s sale of Volvo: Complete. Geely’s cost: $1.8 Billion
Well, it’s finally happened – Ford completed the sale of Volvo to Geely, the Chinese automaker. Geely forked over 1.8 billion, according to a press […]
Average New-Car Purchase Price Rises in 2010
According to a report done by Detroit Free Press, The average purchase prices of new cars has risen from $28,160 in 2009 to $29,217 in […]
Sales Figures: June, 2010
Well, the numbers are in, and they don’t look good. May kicks off the summer sales events for automobile manufacturers, and June is truly the […]
Cadillac and Lincoln: Free Maintenance Packages
If you’re going to play in the luxury car arena, you might want to look at how things are done by BMW. The German luxury […]
Sales Figures: May, 2010
The sales figures are in for May, and they’re quite interesting! GM had a good lead over crosstown rival Ford, but Toyota, surprisingly, wasn’t far […]
Breaking News: Ford confirms rumors of Mercury shutdown
In a press conference this afternoon with Ford’s president of the Americas, Mark Fields, it was announced that the Mercury brand, in existence for the […]
Report suggests Ford planning to shutter Mercury
Since it’s sales are down 74% since 2000, it’s no surprise that Ford would want to shut down its Mercury brand. Bloomberg has reported that […]