Car Sales
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The Volkswagen Group was the biggest automaker by volume in 2017 after its various brands delivered a combined 10.74 million vehicles, representing a substantial rise of 4.3 percent on 2016's total. It means the VW Group has now been the biggest automaker for two consecutive years. In second place was the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, which delivered 10.6 million vehicles in 2017. There isn't a previous total to compare the figure as Renault Nissan only joined with Mitsubishi during 2016. There was some speculation that the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance could claim the top spot...
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BMW wants to reclaim luxury top spot from Mercedes by 2020
Mercedes-Benz has been the best-selling luxury car brand in the world for the past two years running, but for the decade prior it's been BMW at the top. BMW isn't at all happy about the current situation and has a plan to reclaim the top spot within the next two years. “In 2020 we will be the...
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Lamborghini delivers record 3,815 supercars in 2017
It's been another good year for Lamborghini which on Wednesday reported it delivered 3,815 supercars in 2017, an almost 10 percent increase on the previous year's result. It represents a new record for the Italian marque which now boasts its seventh-straight year of rising sales. The boost was...
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Mercedes-Benz delivers 2.3M cars in 2017
It's been record sales almost across the board for luxury car brands in the past 12 months, and none have been doing it better than Mercedes-Benz. The Three-Pointed Star delivered a record 2,289,344 vehicles in 2017, an impressive 9.9 percent rise on the previous year. It means Mercedes now has...
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Aston Martin delivered most cars since 2008 in 2017
Last year was a good one for British luxury and sports car maker Aston Martin. The brand announced on Thursday that 2017 marked the highest number of cars delivered since 2008 with 5,117 vehicles sold. Retail sales also increased 58 percent year-over-year. Aston Martin pointed to the DB11 and...
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McLaren delivers record 3,340 cars in 2017
It’s been another bumper year for McLaren as the British automaker set a new record for deliveries in 2017, and that’s after back-to-back record deliveries in 2015 and 2016. McLaren delivered 3,340 cars in 2017, which compares to 3,286 in 2016 and 1,654 in 2015. Models from the Sports...
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It's something that has bothered numerous U.S. leaders for decades: Why do American automakers struggle to gain a foothold in the world's third-largest auto market, Japan? Recently, President Donald Trump opened up this conversation yet again on his 12-day-long Asia-Pacific trip. He referenced the massive trade deficit the U.S. holds with Japan, which hovers around $69 billion as of last year. On Monday, The Atlantic dove into the problem U.S. automakers have with Japan, and it's not so much protectionist policies or a multi-layered supply chain that makes it so difficult—it's the...
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Honda Civic Type R sees small price hike for 2018 model year
For 2018, Honda will not implement any changes to its banner hot hatchback, the Civic Type R, but will raise the price slightly higher than what it was in 2017 model year. Following the abbreviated model year, the 2018 Civic Type R will arrive with a small $215 price bump to bring the MSRP from...
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Production Porsche Mission E to be priced like Panamera
Now that Porsche has ushered the 2019 Cayenne out into the world, it will be dedicating most of its resources to its next major launch: the production version of the Mission E electric sedan. Porsche's chairman, Oliver Blume, was kind enough to provide a little bit of insight into Porsche's first...
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Volvo's discounting the 2017 XC90 T8 Excellence by up to $23,500
The Volvo XC90 T8 Excellence is the Swedish marque's take on opulence and its finest motoring experience available. With adjectives like that, it's easy to expect a high price of entry; the XC90 T8 Excellence has a sticker price that starts at a whopping $105,895. However, Volvo has put the 2017...
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12 Lexus LFAs remain unsold in the US
Depending on who you ask, the Lexus LFA was either a remarkable achievement or a sales dud. Toyota spent a decade combing through its F1 program to take the best of its expertise and apply that knowledge to a road car. There's no denying the car is a technological marvel and an incredible machine...
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Renault Nissan Alliance becomes world’s biggest automaker
The numbers for the first six months of 2017 are in, and it’s the Renault Nissan Alliance that’s now the biggest automaker when it comes to sales volume. The worldwide sales of the Renault Nissan Alliance over the first six months of the year came in at a staggering 5.27 million units...
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The good people at Dodge don't have plans to take potential 2018 Challenger SRT Demon customers to the financial woodshed when it comes to pricing for the brand's most potent muscle car ever. In fact, it could be one of the best dollar-to-horsepower ratios we've ever seen. Speaking to Road and Track, Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Car Brands at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said pricing for the 2018 Challenger Demon will start well below $100,000. "Obviously [the price] will be more than a regular Hellcat, but it's gonna be well below six figures," Kuniskis said. A Challenger Hellcat can be had...
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Report: Mercedes-AMG forecasts banner year ahead
Mercedes-AMG is expecting another year of growth in 2017 as new, money-printing AMG vehicles reach dealerships, according to a report in Automotive News (subscription required). Though the overall outlook is good, Adam Chamberlain, vice president of sales for Mercedes-Benz USA, stated the growth...
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Porsche profit per car totaled $17,250 in 2016, could go higher with digital services
Porsche delivered 238,000 cars in 2016 and banked 3.9 billion euros (approximately $4.1 billion) in operating profit. That works out to roughly $17,250 in operating profit per car, up 9 percent on 2015's results. BMW and Mercedes-Benz are looking at around $5,000 per car. Ferrari, meanwhile, can...
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Despite scandal, VW is now world’s biggest automaker
The Volkswagen Group has overtaken Toyota to become the world's biggest automaker by volume, with its sales for 2016 coming at 10.31 million vehicles. That compares to Toyota’s tally of 10.175 million over the same period. It’s the first time VW has been at the top of the sales ranks...
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Lamborghini sells record number of cars in 2016
McLaren wasn’t the only supercar marque with record deliveries in 2016. Rival firm Lamborghini has confirmed it delivered 3,457 cars in 2016, which represents a 7 percent increase on the record 3,245 cars it delivered in 2015. It means Lamborghini has experienced a growth in sales for the...
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Mercedes overtakes BMW in sales race in US and abroad
The past 12 months have been very good for Mercedes-Benz. The luxury marque recorded worldwide sales of 2,083,888 million cars in 2016, the first time it’s cracked the 2.0 million mark and the first time since 2005 that it’s outsold arch rival BMW. The figure represents a substantial...
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McLaren Automotive, the road car division of the McLaren Technology Group, is on a tear. Over the course of 2016, the company managed to double the number of cars it sold in the previous year, with the tally coming in at 3,286 cars. That compares with 1,654 cars in 2015, which was a record year. McLaren also reached the milestone of building its 10,000th, shown here alongside CEO Mike Flewitt. It’s appropriate that the 10,000th car, a Ceramic Gray 570S completed on December 15, is a member of the Sports Series family. In its first full year of production, the Sports Series family...
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Move over Volvo, the Volkswagen Golf is now Sweden's favorite ride
Swedes, as you might expect, are partial to their Volvos. The Swedish brand is headquartered in Gothenburg and, according to the BBC News, more than one in five cars sold there are plucked from the Volvo lineup. Still, it was not a Volvo vehicle that claimed the top 2016 sales spot for a single...
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6th-gen Camaro overtakes Mustang in monthly sales for first time
It wasn’t long ago that Chevrolet’s Camaro consistently outsold the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. In fact, the Camaro enjoyed a five-year streak between 2009 and 2014. But with the launch of its sixth-generation Mustang, Ford suddenly had the edge and has been in front in the...
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2017 Toyota 86 will be $950 more than outgoing FR-S
Toyota has priced its new 86 sports coupe from $27,120, which is an increase of about 4 percent over the Scion FR-S that it replaces. But the 86 is more than just a rebadge of the now-discontinued Scion brand's coupe. A host of chassis, interior, and styling updates make the first truly sporty car...
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2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro starts at $41,700, ain't no mountain high enough
We saw it coming, but that doesn't soften the blow much now that it's here. Toyota announced this week that prices for its 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD, an off-roading pickup powerhouse, will start at $41,700, including destination. That's the entry price for a 6-speed manual transmission pickup with all...
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VW is world’s biggest automaker for first half of 2016, but woes keep piling
Despite the fallout from its diesel emissions cheating scandal, the Volkswagen Group has managed to take the lead in global sales for the first six months of 2016. The German automaker delivered 5.12 million vehicles over the period, a 1.5 percent improvement over the same period a year ago, which...
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