Car Sales

Cadillac has achieved its highest rate of growth since 1976. The American luxury icon’s year-to-date sales at the end of May for the U.S. market were 69,750 units, an increase of 38 percent compared with the same period a year ago. This represents the brand’s highest year-to-date sales...

The 2014 Audi R8 lineup is significantly improved—with the German brand's mid-engine flagship sports car getting various updates to appearance, performance, and features. And that's before considering what might be the most substantial change—a new seven-speed S tronic transmission that...

With McLaren’s line of supercars having been on the market for almost two years now, it’s only natural used examples, or “pre-owned” as they are referred to in the business, are available. To make sure any potential new customers are looked after, especially those new to...

Considered to be one of the last Lamborghini vehicles created wholly by the Italian company before its takeover by Audi, the Pregunta prototype from 1998 is now up for sale and can be yours for the sum of 1.6 million euros (approximately $2.1 million). It is being offered for sale through French...

Chevy is said to be limiting the number of dealers that sell the new Corvette in order to help production keep up with demand.

Ferrari has confirmed its new LaFerrari flagship supercar has already racked up more than a thousand requests, despite its asking price being well over a million dollars (the final figure is yet to be announced). Unfortunately, Ferrari has chosen to limit production to just 499 examples, which...

The strange and curious case of The New York Times versus Tesla just won’t seem to go away. What was supposed to be a tech piece on Tesla’s new Supercharger fast-charging stations, written by N.Y. Times reporter John Broder, turned into fuel for the range-anxiety bonfire when the...

Following yesterday’s announcement it had the most powerful brand in the world, according to the results of a leading study, Ferrari, the maker of some of the finest sports cars on the planet, has now revealed it’s just recorded its best financial result in its 66-year history. Over the...

UPDATE: SRT boss Ralph Gilles has come out and stated that during his interview with Wards Auto, he said the Viper’s chassis was capable of spawning a convertible but confirmed nothing. Gilles revealed the latest details via a tweet, which has been reproduced below. “Interesting...

Bugatti has recognized its top salesperson, 39-year-old Anita Krizsan, who previously worked at the Jack Barclay dealership in London and has since moved to another dealership in mainland Europe. The manufacturer of the Veyron supercar has listed her as the “global benchmark” in sales...

Luxury brand Infiniti is doing all it can to have a global presence. Well-established in the United States, Infiniti also has a relatively strong customer base in Europe and China. Brazil and Mexico now have Infiniti dealerships in-country, too, thanks to a growing middle class population. Oddly...

In January, luxury car sales in the United States were up, and generally by a large margin over prior year. Cadillac delivered 47 percent more cars than it did in 2012, while Porsche delivered a 32 percent gain. Lexus was up by nearly 27 percent, followed by Acura (13.2 percent), Mercedes-Benz...

The overall U.S. automotive industry's sales tally for January is looking rather good: sales are up almost across the board, and total sales figures are well above last year's. An increase, year-on-year, of 8 percent puts the total seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) at 12.9 million retail...

Audi debuted the turbodiesel version of its flagship A8 sedan at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. At the time, we were told that pricing and fuel economy details were pending, and now the four-ring brand has published the data ahead of the car’s launch. The diesel-powered luxury sedan...

Bentley sales in 2012 experienced growth in all major regions, ending the period with 8,510 units, an increase of 22 percent on the 7,003 units sold in 2011. However, the final figure was still well short of the 10,014 units Bentley sold in 2008, just prior to the start of the global financial...

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray turned out to be the star of last week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show, with almost all that saw it agreeing the design team at General Motors did a great job. Now that the new Corvette’s auto show debut is over, fans all across the country, including many...

Porsche is well on its way to achieving its goal of 200,000 sales by 2018, having set a new record for sales in 2012 and edging closer to the launch of several all-new models. Porsche has reported worldwide sales of 141,075 units for 2012, an increase of 18.7 percent on 2011’s record tally of...

After its sales were hampered in 2011 by an earthquake in Japan and flooding in Thailand, not to mention ongoing unintended acceleration claims, Toyota rebounded in 2012 to reclaim the title of world’s largest automaker which it had lost to General Motors the preceding year. The Japanese...

When it comes to muscle cars, there are Ford guys, there are Chevy guys and there are Mopar guys. While most Porsche owners would be willing to take a Lotus for a spin, while the Lotus driver borrows the keys to a Nissan GT-R, muscle car guys rarely cross brand lines. In fact, the most die-hard...

Revealed in production trim at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, Acura’s flagship RLX sedan will begin arriving at dealers on March 15. To promote the car ahead of its launch, Acura dealers will kick off a test-drive oriented “Destination RLX” campaign in February. Five...