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Ford 1Q Sales Sets Record

Ford 1Q Sales Sets Record

Ford Electrified Vehicle Sales Up 74 Percent on Strong Sales of Mustang Mach-E and F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid; F-Series Up 9.2 Percent; Ford Bronco Sport Powers Ford Brand SUVs To Best Retail Start in 20 Years; Lincoln SUVs – Best Retail Start Since 2001 F-Series Up 9.2 Percent; Ford Bronco Sport Powers Ford Brand SUVs ... Continue reading

Honda Reports March 2021 Sales Records

Honda Reports March 2021 Sales Records

American Honda sets new March record for total vehicle sales, pushing Q1 up 16% over 2020 Acura MDX has best sales month in history, while also powering Acura SUVs to best-ever month Acura brand posts best total March sales since 2005, with dramatic increases in SUV and sedan sales Refreshed Honda Ridgeline scores seco ... Continue reading

Kia America Reports 1Q 2021 And March 2021 Best Ever In USA

Kia America Reports 1Q 2021 And March 2021 Best Ever In USA

Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best-ever month and an all-time high for first quarter sales. Through March, Kia sales are up 9-percent over the previous first quarter high set in 2016. ... Continue reading

Lordstown Motors Rolls First Endurance EV Pick-up Betas Off Their Line

Lordstown Motors Rolls First Endurance EV Pick-up Betas Off Their Line

Yesterday Lordstown Motors rolled the first two Endurance betas off the manufacturing line. This significant milestone — for the company and the EV industry — is a testament to the hard work, skill and work ethic of the 500 Lordstown Motors associates. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motors America Reports Record 1Q 2021 and March 2021 Sales

Hyundai Motors America Reports Record 1Q 2021 and March 2021 Sales

Hyundai Motor America reported total March sales of 75,403 units, a 115% increase compared with March 2020 and the all-time best month in Hyundai history. Palisade and Kona had their best month ever, while Santa Fe and Tucson set new March highs. ... Continue reading

Nissan 1Q 2021 US Sales

Nissan 1Q 2021 US Sales

– Nissan Group announced total U.S. first-quarter (January-March) sales for the calendar year 2021 of 285,553 units, an increase of 10.8 percent versus the prior year. ... Continue reading

CarMax Buys Remaining Stake in Edmunds For $404 Million

CarMax Buys Remaining Stake in Edmunds For $404 Million

CarMax, Inc. , the nation’s largest and most profitable retailer of used autos, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Edmunds, one of the most well established and trusted online guides for automotive information and a recognized industry leader in digital car shopping innovations. With this ... Continue reading

Biden Commits USA To Obvious But Wrong Future Automotive Fuel

Biden Commits USA To Obvious But Wrong Future Automotive Fuel

$2 trillion infrastructure and jobs proposal would include $174 billion to "win" the global electric vehicle race against China and Europe, reflecting a growing symbiosis between Democratic policy goals and the bottom lines of Detroit automakers. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf GTI (1996)

Volkswagen Golf GTI (1996)

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Has The Wuhan Virus Caused 2021 To Become The Year That JIT Auto Manufacturing Died?

Has The Wuhan Virus Caused 2021 To Become The Year That JIT Auto Manufacturing Died?

Reuters reported that after a year of getting hammered by the pandemic, a semiconductor shortage and storms that snarled Dana Inc’s global supply chain, the auto parts maker is reaching for a new playbook. Newly manufactured Ford Motor Co. ... Continue reading

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