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2007 European Sales Are a Tale of Two Continents
Or perhaps, a tale of two distinct parts of one continent.By Chris Haak01.31.2008According to ACEA, the European automakers' association, in 2007, auto sales in Europe were more...
Ford Transit Connect Now Will Come to the US
According to today's Wall Street Journal, "people familiar with the company's plans" have confirmed that Ford will, in fact, bring the Transit Connect European commercial van to...
Toyota May Have Actually Beaten GM in 2007 Sales
Basically every media outlet first reported on Wednesday that Toyota and GM had sold almost an identical number of new vehicles in 2007. That number was 9.37 million (for GM, it...
Wal-Mart May Sell Hybrids for “Major Companies” – Chinese Ones?
By Chris Haak01.24.2008According to Bloomberg this morning, Wal-Mart Chief Executive Lee Scott gave a speech in Kansas City to store managers yesterday in which he has discussed...
Volkswagen’s US Production Plans Take Shape
Volkswagen has some ambitious US sales goals and wants to surpass both GM and Toyota as the world's largest automaker by 2018. However, the dollar's weakness relative to the Euro...
Nissan Cube Coming to US
By Chris Haak01.23.2008The Nissan Cube, a small, boxy car similar to the original Scion xB in shape and concept, will be coming to the US market according to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd....
2007 Was a Brutal Year for Big Truck Sales
By Chris Haak01.23.2008New government emission standards in effect for diesel engines beginning in 2007 made 2006 a decent year for medium- and heavy-duty (class 4-8) truck sales...
Insure.com’s Most and Least Expensive 2008 Vehicles to Insure
By Chris Haak01.22.2008Insure.com, a website that offers consumer information as well as acting as a broker with insurance companies, has released a list of the most- and...
Lincoln MKT Concept Could Foreshadow Future Large Crossover
By Chris Haak01.16.2008Monday morning in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show, Lincoln revealed its MKT crossover concept. (Yes, another crossover introduction at...
Cadillac Surprises Us With a CTS Coupe Concept
The day after I mused about a lack of surprises at the auto show in my article about the Audi R8 V12 TDI, GM managed to keep a concept vehicle introduction under wraps until the...