Fiat-to-Volkswagen Discounts Signals Diminished Sales Across Europe: Cars
Published August 27, 2011 | 
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Fiat-to-Volkswagen Discounts Signal Lower Sales
A couple inspects a Volkswagen Passat automobile at a dealership in Nuremberg, Germany.
A couple inspects a Volkswagen Passat automobile at a dealership in Nuremberg, Germany. Photographer: Thomas Langer/Bloomberg
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VW, Fiat Push Discounts as Europe Debt Crisis Hits Demand
Volkswagen , Europe’s largest automaker, expects demand in its home western European market to be “burdened” in the second half by state debt problems and the expiration of sales incentives, the Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said July 28.
Volkswagen , Europe’s largest automaker, expects demand in its home western European market to be
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Leave a commentGlobal Car Washing Services Market to Reach $27.4 Billion by 2017, According to a New Report by Global Industry …
Published August 25, 2011 | GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Car Washing Services. The global market for car washing services is forecast to reach over $27.4 billion by the year 2017, driven by recovering of the world economy, rising disposable incomes and jump in new car sales. The car wash industry is highly dependent on automobile sales and the recent economic crisis resulted in heavy erosion in the auto industry, which severely dented the professional car washing services market. The year 2009 witnessed one of the worst slowdowns in the industry, with major markets of US and Europe taking the
Are electric car sales expectations too great?
Published August 25, 2011 | - Advertisement -
By Martin Ward, manufacturer relationship manager, CAP
As electric vehicles progress from the novelty stage to become an increasingly significant part of the new and future used car market, it is instructive to take a step back, assess developments and re-examine the issues they raise.
It is to be welcomed that the Government’s £43 million temporary grant scheme, designed to encourage electric vehicles, has now reverted to the original £300m.
The £30m infrastructure money is still in place, but the Government is keen to have home and workplace charging points in place before on-street ones and this
Can automakers tide over the crisis?
Published August 24, 2011 | Last updated on: August 24, 2011 16:18 IST
Swaraj Baggonkar in Mumbai
Continuing slide in demand for new cars in Europe has made Maruti Suzuki edgy about business, but the automobile major is still looking forward to bagging export order for hatchbacks from Nissan this year.
Nissan Motor Company sources the five-seater five-door hatchback Maruti Suzuki A-star under a contract to sell in Europe after renaming it as Pixo.
This compact car acts as the entry-level model for the 1933-founded Japanese firm in Europe.
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Used and new car dealers report gains as retail sales rise in June: StatsCan
Published August 23, 2011 | OTTAWA – Employee pricing and other incentives helped lure Canadians into buying cars in June to help boost the country’s retail sales by 0.7 per cent to $37.8 billion, the third straight monthly increase.
However, Statistics Canada said Tuesday excluding sales at vehicle and parts dealers, Canadian retail sales fell 0.1 per cent from May.
Bank of Montreal senior economist Benjamin Reitzes said the gains in auto sales came on the back of significant discounting by dealerships.
“Clearly that’s not a sustainable trend, but underlying sales climbed for a second straight month, suggesting Canadian households haven’t thrown in the towel
Car Sales Roundup July 2011 23rd August 2011
Published August 23, 2011 | S. Korean auto sales up 9.9 pct in July (01/08/11)
South Korea’s automakers said sales increased 9.9 per cent year-on-year in July.
Combined sales came to 626,060 units, compared with the 570,062 vehicles in 2010.
Overseas sales rose 10.9 per cent compared a year earlier, while domestic deliveries increased 6.2 per cent.
Despite the surge, the year-on-year growth was slower than the previous, when sales soared 14.6 per cent year-on-year.
WRAPUP 1-Japan car sales hit new low in July; Koreans gain (01/08/11)
Sales of new cars in Japan fell by a record margin in July as production problems from the
Volkswagen to unveil Up! city car at Frankfurt auto show
Published August 23, 2011 | The Europe’s largest car maker Volkswagen AG (VW) will roll out the new Up! city car next month to tap growing demand for small, fuel-efficient vehicles as VW aims for the top spot in the industry’s top global sales position. The reports stated that the Up! will be unveiled on September 12 at the Frankfurt auto show and go on sale in Europe in December.
According to reports, the four-seat model, which will compete with Toyota Motor Corp’s Aygo subcompact and PSA Peugeot Citroen’s C1 mini, will cost about $13,600. But the price has not been announced yet. It was
Mazda halts production of the RX-8 rotary-engine sports car
Published August 22, 2011 | 
The RX-8, shown, and the RX-7 that preceded it are largely responsible for Mazda’s fun-to-drive reputation.
By: Ryan Beene, Automotive News on 8/22/2011
Mazda Motor Corp. has canceled production of its RX-8 rotary engine sports car, citing falling sales and stringent global emissions standards.
Production in Hiroshima, Japan, ended in early July and global sales of the car will conclude later this year.
The RX-8 and the three generations of the RX-7 that preceded it have long been the foundation the brand’s fun-to-drive aura. The car’s high-revving 1.3-liter, twin-rotor rotary engine produces 232 hp at 8,500 rpm–a big punch in
Car Internet radio market set to boom
Published August 22, 2011 | Global sales of automobiles with Internet radio capability are set to rise by a factor of more than 30 during the next eight years, leading a wave of in-vehicle apps that will be integrated into car electronics systems in the coming years, according to an IHS report.
Sales of cars with Internet radio integrated into their head unit will soar to 24 million units in 2018, up from 168,000 in 2010. The United States will lead the Internet radio market, with sales growing to more than 10.9 million units in 2018, from 149,000 in 2010.
“The next several years will
Volkswagen Up! City Car to Challenge Toyota in Subcompact Race
Published August 21, 2011 | August 21, 2011, 8:38 AM EDT
By Andreas Cremer
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG will roll out the new Up! city car next month to tap growing demand for small, fuel- efficient vehicles as Europe’s biggest automaker aims to claim the industry’s top global sales position.
The Up! will be unveiled Sept. 12 at the Frankfurt auto show and go on sale in Europe in December, VW said today in an e-mail. The four-seat model, which will compete with Toyota Motor Corp.’s Aygo subcompact and PSA Peugeot Citroen’s C1 mini, will cost about 9,500 euros ($13,600), said a person
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