Category: Newswire

American Honda Marks Best Month of Sales in Company History, Setting Multiple All-Time Monthly Records

American Honda set multiple all-time sales records in August, smashing previous bests in overall vehicle and truck sales, overall Honda brand and truck sales, plus all-time bests for Honda CR-V which totaled a remarkable 44,235 sales for the month. Related Documents Honda Logo. (PRNewsFoto/American Honda Motor Co., Inc.) (PRNewsfoto/American Honda Motor Co., Inc.) TORRANCE, Calif.,… Continue reading American Honda Marks Best Month of Sales in Company History, Setting Multiple All-Time Monthly Records

Mazda Reports August Sales Results

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported total August sales of 27,482 vehicles, an increase of 6.5 percent compared to August 2018. Year-to-date sales through August saw a decrease of 11.5 percent, with 189,329 vehicles sold. With 28 selling days in August, compared to 27 the year prior, the… Continue reading Mazda Reports August Sales Results

Toyota Motor North America Reports August 2019 Sales

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported August 2019 sales of 248,334 vehicles, an increase of 11.3 percent on a volume basis and up 7.4 percent on daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus August 2018. Toyota division achieved a best-ever August, posting sales of 218,403 units, up 12.3 percent… Continue reading Toyota Motor North America Reports August 2019 Sales

Hyundai Motor America Reports August 2019 Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor America reported August sales of 63,737 units, a 12% increase in comparison with August 2018 and the 13th straight month of increasing total sales on a comparative monthly basis. Hyundai SUVs continued to resonate with customers, setting an all-time August sales mark. Additionally, Hyundai fleet sales… Continue reading Hyundai Motor America Reports August 2019 Sales

German carmaker Audi misses deadlines for engine software updates: reports

BERLIN, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Volkswagen subsidiary Audi has missed several deadlines and even failed to “submit all necessary paperwork” for most of the affected diesel cars, the German business newspaper and broadcaster Bayerische Rundfunk reported on Tuesday.
Citing from a government response to a parliamentary inquire by Germany's Green Party, Handelsblatt and Bayerische Rundfunk reported that Audi was considerably behind schedule in removing software manipulations of Euro 6 and Euro 5 diesel vehicles.
According to the reports, Audi failed to provide application documents for many of Audi's car models and necessary software updates could not be approved by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).
Audi's A8 luxury sedan with a 4.2-liter Euro 6 engine is also affected. The KBA had ordered a recalled of the car about two years ago, after the Environmental Action Germany (DUH) had found the highest nitrogen oxide values it ever measured for a Euro 6 vehicle.
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