Fleet Unit Sales – August 2021 Versus August 2020 Graphic: Cox Automotive In August, 112,069 total fleet units were sold, a 3% month-over-month decrease compared to 115,976 in July and an 11% increase from August 2020 which recorded 101,159 units, Cox Automotive reported Sept. 3 in a news release. This brings the 2021 year-to-date total… Continue reading Fleet Sales Fall Slightly While Rental Car Sales Come Back
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Tesla stock is worth $3,000: Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood
Despite the coming avalanche of electric vehicles from Ford, General Motors and Toyota, famed investor Cathie Wood is staying very bullish on one of her long-time favorite companies — Tesla (TSLA). The founder, CEO and CIO of Ark Invest said in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Finance Live on Friday that her base case on… Continue reading Tesla stock is worth $3,000: Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood
German Manager Magazin: IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich: Why the restart of the auto show is jerky001087
It should be a veritable restart after the corona pandemic, with a new location and a new concept: no more high mass of the artistically bent sheet metal, but a mobility and discussion platform. At least this is how the announcements by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) could be interpreted when Bavaria’s… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich: Why the restart of the auto show is jerky001087
@Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Jessica Long Wins 29th Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020
TOKYO (September 3, 2021) – At 29 years old, Team Toyota athlete Jessica Long won her 29th Paralympic medal in Tokyo. Team Toyota’s Long won a gold medal in the women’s 100m butterfly S8 at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Friday, September 3. Long closed out her Tokyo 2020 competition by winning the women’s… Continue reading @Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Jessica Long Wins 29th Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020
Japanese engineers find greener pastures with Chinese automakers
GUANGZHOU — The poaching of a former Toyota Motor ace engineer by a government-owned Chinese automaker took many in the industry by surprise. Masato Katsumata had spent more than 30 years at Toyota, mainly in the engineering division. He oversaw a full revamp of the Camry sedan as its chief engineer and was involved in… Continue reading Japanese engineers find greener pastures with Chinese automakers
RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Reuters
By Norihiko Shirouzu 19 Min Read (Repeating story published on September 2.) HANGZHOU, China, Sept 2 (Reuters) – “Do you know how big Volvo is?” asked Don Leclair, finance chief at Ford Motor Co.. It was 2008, and Leclair was responding to an offer from a little-known Chinese businessman to purchase the Swedish carmaker, which… Continue reading RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Reuters
Special Report-How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Midwest Communication
By Norihiko Shirouzu HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – “Do you know how big Volvo is?” asked Don Leclair, finance chief at Ford Motor Co.. It was 2008, and Leclair was responding to an offer from a little-known Chinese businessman to purchase the Swedish carmaker, which Ford owned. The businessman, Li Shufu, had a company with less… Continue reading Special Report-How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Midwest Communication
Ford sales plunge in August as industry chip constraints persist
Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. sales plunged by one-third in August compared to the previous year amid an industrywide slide driven by a semiconductor shortage that has dragged on since late last year and pushed new-vehicle inventories to historic lows. Ford sold 124,176 new vehicles in the U.S. last month, down 33.1% from August 2020. Truck sales dropped 29.4%… Continue reading Ford sales plunge in August as industry chip constraints persist
Payne: Subaru’s BRZ track rat is fun, ‘ffordable, and finally fixed
Lime Rock Park, Connecticut — Short but sweet, Lime Rock is one of America’s most formidable race tracks. It features double-apex turns, elevation changes and the Diving Turn — one of the most heart-in-your-throat downhill bends this side of Cedar Point’s Millennium Force. But my 2022 Subaru BRZ tester likes Lime Rock’s new interior autocross track… Continue reading Payne: Subaru’s BRZ track rat is fun, ‘ffordable, and finally fixed
@Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Jessica Long Wins 28th Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020
TOKYO (September 2, 2021) – At 29 years old, Team Toyota athlete Jessica Long won her 28th Paralympic medal in Tokyo. Team Toyota’s Long won a gold medal in the women’s 4x100m medley relay 34pts at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Thursday, September 2. Team Toyota’s Long swam the third leg of the relay… Continue reading @Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Jessica Long Wins 28th Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020