German Manager Magazin: VW, Audi and BMW increase sales in the USA002408

After one of supply chain problems and lack of material After the weak previous year, the US car market got off to a better start in the first quarter of 2023. This also benefited Volkswagen. According to its own statement, the carmaker sold 67,853 vehicles with the VW logo in the first quarter – around… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: VW, Audi and BMW increase sales in the USA002408

German Handelsblatt: Car industry: US car market is recovering – VW, Audi and BMW increase sales006656

After a weak previous year marked by supply chain problems and material shortages, the US auto market got off to a better start in the first quarter of 2023. At the market leader General Motors (GM), sales in the three months to the end of March rose by 18 percent year-on-year to around 603,200 new… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car industry: US car market is recovering – VW, Audi and BMW increase sales006656

German Handelsblatt: Car industry: US car market is recovering – VW, Audi and BMW increase sales006656

After a weak previous year marked by supply chain problems and material shortages, the US auto market got off to a better start in the first quarter of 2023. At the market leader General Motors (GM), sales in the three months to the end of March rose by 18 percent year-on-year to around 603,200 new… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car industry: US car market is recovering – VW, Audi and BMW increase sales006656

Auto Sales Withstand Higher Interest Rates, So Far

Automakers have mostly overcome the supply-chain challenges that upended production early in the pandemic. Now they are trying to weather a new challenge: higher borrowing costs for their customers. General Motors and several other automakers reported on Monday that new-vehicle sales increased substantially in the first three months of the year, thanks to improved supplies… Continue reading Auto Sales Withstand Higher Interest Rates, So Far

Shoichiro Toyoda, Who Helped Make Toyota a Global Force, Dies at 97

TOKYO — Shoichiro Toyoda, the chief of the automotive giant Toyota, who led the company as it expanded production into North America in the 1980s and helped transform it into a global brand, died on Tuesday. The son of the company’s founder, he was 97. Toyota said in a statement that the cause was heart… Continue reading Shoichiro Toyoda, Who Helped Make Toyota a Global Force, Dies at 97

Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive

A group of workers at a Tesla factory in Buffalo began a campaign on Tuesday to form a union, saying they want better pay and benefits. If successful, the effort could establish the first union at the fast-growing auto and energy company, which has fiercely resisted efforts to organize its employees. The factory in Buffalo… Continue reading Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive

Electric Vehicles, and How to Charge Your EV, Promise to be Big Topics at New York International Auto Show

NYIAS features multiple all-new EVs and 83,000-square-foot EV Test Track Autel Energy, a leading provider of EV charging technologies, announces it’s the exclusive sponsor of NYIAS’s EV Consumer Education Seminar Series Recently launched Autel MaxiCharger DC Compact Mobile on display NEW YORK, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Many consumers attending the New York International Auto Show… Continue reading Electric Vehicles, and How to Charge Your EV, Promise to be Big Topics at New York International Auto Show

@Nissan: Nissan Group reports 2023 first quarter U.S. Sales001017

April 3, 2023   2023 2022 % chg First quarter (Jan. – March) 2023 total sales (units) 235,818 201,081 17.3% Nissan Division sales 220,061 189,835 15.9% INFINITI sales* 15,757 11,246 40.1%   Calendar year 2023 total sales (units) 235,818 201,081 17.3% Nissan Division sales 220,061 189,835 15.9% INFINITI sales* 15,757 11,246 40.1% NASHVILLE, Tenn. –… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan Group reports 2023 first quarter U.S. Sales001017

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Q1 2023 Sales

All-new 2023 Outlander PHEV posts best-ever monthly and quarterly sales Outlander family of compact SUVs leads the way with demand continuing to outpace supply FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported first quarter 2023 sales, with the brand’s high-tech, electrified flagship, the all-new 2023 Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors Reports Q1 2023 Sales

@Nissan: Nissan Group reports 2023 first quarter U.S. Sales001016

April 3, 2023   2023 2022 % chg First quarter (Jan. – March) 2023 total sales (units) 235,818 201,081 17.3% Nissan Division sales 220,061 189,835 15.9% INFINITI sales* 15,757 11,246 40.1%         Calendar year 2023 total sales (units) 235,818 201,081 17.3% Nissan Division sales 220,061 189,835 15.9% INFINITI sales* 15,757 11,246 40.1%… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan Group reports 2023 first quarter U.S. Sales001016