Volkswagen Group Delivers 2.27 Million Vehicles in First Quarter The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 1.43 (1.36; +5.2 percent) million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to March. The brand continued to develop well in the Asia-Pacific region, where deliveries ran at 653,500 (540,600; +20.9 percent). In the North America...
Lighting systems have a tremendous effect on an automobile’s fuel economy. Conventional halogen units, for example, consume over 135 watts of power in their low-beam headlight mode. By comparison, LED headlights from Audi operate with significantly better energy efficiency – the low-beam lights only consume around 80 watts. LED headlights...
Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles According to Muscle Cars, a book written by Peter Henshaw, a “muscle car” is “exactly what the name implies. It is a product of the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder’s philosophy of taking...
Toyota Car Sales Report Toyota Motor Car Sales U.S.A. Inc. reported monthly sales of 205,342 units in March 2013, up 1.0 percent on an unadjusted raw volume basis 4.8 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. For the first quarter, Toyota reported sales of 529,444 vehicles, an increase of...
In a market that shrank 16.4%, the Renault brand registered 32,664 vehicles in March to take 19.8% of the market, up 0.7 point on 2012. The Renault group took 24.9% of the PC+LCV market in March, up 1.4 percentage point in a market that continued trending downwards by 15.4%. With...
General Motors Co. sold 245,950 vehicles in the United States in March, up 6 percent compared with a year ago. Retail sales increased 4 percent, fleet sales were up 12 percent and the fleet mix was 27 percent of total sales. “GM delivered its best March sales in five years...
Chrysler Group LLC today reported U.S. sales of 171,606 units, a 5 percent increase compared with sales in March 2012 (163,381 units), and the group’s best monthly sales since December 2007. The Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in March compared with the same month...
German automakers have been cautious about hybrid vehicles, including Audi, which in America offers just one hybrid vehicle, the Q5 SUV. But a new hybrid will be joining the U.S. Audi lineup next year, the Audi A3 e-tron, which was confirmed at the New York Auto Show. At launch, the...
Fiat is on track to reach 100,000 sales of the Fiat 500 in North America within months, two years after the small car’s launch, the company’s North America division head said Wednesday. “The rate of growth is pretty substantial, even though it’s not a massive million-unit number,” Tim Kuniskis told...
With Infiniti’s new South Africa-born president, the brand’s new headquarters in Hong Kong, a string of newly-appointed global department heads, and a growing model lineup, Infiniti is defining its place in the global premium auto category. Infiniti’s global sales increased 17 percent last year. The brand is now in nearly...
Secure Car And Bike Storage A car or bike can be an important factor in your everyday life and many people don’t realise how dependent they are on their vehicle until they don’t have it. Being without a car for a couple of days when it is being repaired can...
Volkswagen recalls 385,000 cars in China Volkswagen says it will recall 384,181 vehicles in China over gearbox defects, marking the German auto giant’s biggest ever recall in the world’s largest auto market. The recall came after Chinese state television alleged in an annual corporate malpractice programme that Volkswagen had used...
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