by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 3, 2010
My, how time flies when you’re working the auto show circuit. With the L.A. and Detroit events now past tense, we’re getting our reservations ready for Chicago, which stages its press preview next week. But the folks at Kia are looking even further ahead and have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 3, 2010
The 2010 Toyota Prius, arguably the most important car in the Japanese maker’s line-up, is now under investigation for Unintended Brake Release, following mounting owner reports that the vehicle’s brakes might release after hitting a pothole or bump. Toyota’s...
by Ken Zino | Feb 2, 2010
Ford Motor Company, helped by strong fleet sales and large decline at beleaguered Toyota, has moved solidly into the Number Two spot for U.S. sales results. At least part of the credit doesn’t reside with Ford marketing. On January 26, Toyota Motor Sales...
by Ken Zino | Feb 2, 2010
Chrysler Group reported total U.S. sales for January of 57,143 units, a decrease of 8% when compared with the same period last year when it sold 62,157 units. Inventory at 172,803 vehicles, is down 52% compared with January 2009 when the insolvent company had 359,980...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2010
(This story has been revised since it was first posted to reflect revisions in wire copy quoting Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood.) Even as Toyota struggles to get underway with the repairs to millions of vehicles with potentially sticky accelerators, Washington is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2010
Ford Motor Co. will reveal the first four-cylinder application of its mileage-minded EcoBoost engine at the Chicago Auto Show, this month, under the hood of a heavily updated Edge crossover-utility vehicle. The Ecoboost is part of Ford’s aggressive campaign to bill...
by Ken Zino | Feb 2, 2010
U.S. dealers for General Motors delivered 146,825 vehicles in January of 2010, a sales increase of 14% from the previous year. The surviving post-bankruptcy “core brands,” Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, reported retail sales of 102,420, up 3% compared to...
by Ken Zino | Feb 2, 2010
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported January 2010 sales of 62,572 units versus 53,884 units a year earlier, an increase of 16.1%, compared with January 2009. Nissan Division sales rose 19.4% for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles were off -5.7%...
by Ken Zino | Feb 2, 2010
Toyota Motor Sales said total January sales for all brands were 98,796 vehicles in total, a decrease of 9% compared with last January, on a daily selling rate basis. It was the first time monthly sales were below 100,000 units since 1999. On January 26, TMS suspended...
by Ken Zino | Feb 2, 2010
All of Ford Motor Companies brands in the United States posted sales increases for the January 2010 period because of significant boosts in fleet sales, which more than doubled versus last January’s depressed levels. FMC fleet sales were up 154%, as the automaker...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2010
Despite claims by Toyota that it has finally found and solved the various problems with “unintended acceleration” affecting millions of its vehicles, one of the most respected high-tech specialists in the U.S. contends the Japanese maker is either missing or denying...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2010
Hyundai may have made it just a little bit more difficult to justify buying a hybrid. The automaker’s all-new, 2011 remake of the Sonata will deliver a class-leading 35 miles per gallon, even while the maker has announced that it is cutting the base price of the...
