by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 2, 2009
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is preparing to take over sales of the Sprinter vans in the U.S. from Chrysler Group LLC and Freightliner, Daimler AG’s American truck subsidiary. That’s right luxury car dealers will handle the commercial truck. The unceremonious decision...
by Ken Zino | Sep 2, 2009
In our monthly Joe Friday “just the facts” section we present the final results for U.S. light vehicle sales for the month of August 2009. With a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) of just over 14 million it was by far the strongest month of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 1, 2009
The Porsche Cayenne has always struck some folks as a bit of an oxymoron, but the German maker has arguably done as good a job as any manufacturing putting the “sport” back in sport-utility vehicle. Now, however, Porsche is going a step further, and with the upcoming...
by Ken Zino | Sep 1, 2009
Chrysler Group reported total U.S. sales for August 2009 of 93,222 units, an increase of 5% compared with a lackluster July, and a decrease of 15% compared with the same period in 2008. Retail sales for August were 68,958 units. The company finished the month with...
by Ken Zino | Sep 1, 2009
General Motors Company dealers in the United States during August delivered 246,479 vehicles, the company’s highest total in 2009. The August total, when compared with a very strong sales performance in August 2008 from “an Employee Pricing” promotion then and...
by Ken Zino | Sep 1, 2009
Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers reported total sales of 176,323 vehicles, up 17% versus the same period last year. Year-to-date sales are off 24% in a market that is down about 32%. August SAAR rates will not be available until later today or tomorrow, and because...
by Ken Zino | Sep 1, 2009
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported August 2009 sales of 24,823 units representing an increase of 11.4% over August 2008. The U.S. arm of Europe’s largest automaker said the government sponsored Car Allowance Rebate System, aka Cash for Clunkers, helped. A...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 1, 2009
Few things quite match that knot-in-the-stomach feeling when you crest a hill only to find a radar cop sitting on the other side. I really wasn’t speeding officer. Not by much, anyway, and certainly not as fast as I’d been going a few miles back, when the speedometer...
