Audi A1 to be sold outside Europe

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Automotive News is reporting today that Volkswagen AG will be selling the new, compact Audi A1 outside of Europe next year.
According to Audi sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi is increasing production of the A1 to meet greater demand. The car, which was originally meant only for the European market, will be offered globally (except for [...]

Automakers, Industry Analysts Surprised by Upswing in Full-Sized SUV Market

Friday, July 30th, 2010

It’s no secret that car buying trend news has been pretty much devoted to hybrids, plug-in electric hybrids, and fully electric cars for the past few years, and that’s fine, because going green is important, but something you may not find out from the nightly news is that there’s been a new upsurge in the [...]

BMW Increases Sales Forecast for 2010

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

German luxury automaker BMW announced yesterday that it had significantly increased its 2010 forecast for sales an earnings, explaining that improved conditions in the global automobile market had given its outlook a marked boost.
The firm has increased its forecast by about 10 percent, and now says it expects to sell more than 1.4 million [...]

Lincoln Says: Buy This Summer and Get Free Scheduled Maintenance

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Since the demise of Mercury, Ford’s last luxury brand is Lincoln. LeftLaneNews is reporting that the automaker is attempting to boost sales, after promising new products and technology in order to improve competition. To that end, all Lincoln purchases through September 7th, 2010 will come with free scheduled maintenance for the first three years, or [...]

Toyota Extends Incentives

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Today’s post is brief, but it’s so refreshing to have good news connected with Toyota, that we couldn’t resist.
Toyota announced yesterday that their incentive officers, originally set to expire on Monday, May 10th, have been extended through June 1st.
With recent sales figures showing that good deals trump strings of recalls, there’s no doubt [...]