Every state in America has laws governing the retail sales of new automobiles. Some states — including Michigan — preclude auto manufacturers from selling cars directly to consumers, which means that when you buy a new car, you buy it from an independently-owned, franchised dealer. Last September, Tesla Motors sued the governor, attorney general and […]
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Interesting Observations from recent New England Auto Sales figures 1) The market is down again this month (OCT) 3-4 mo’s in a row, but only a little over 2% down YTD! Still we are spoiled by last year’s excellent results. This is a real downer for them even tho’ it’s a marginal decline; 2)
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It is forecasted that 1/4 Billion (that’s with a B) connected cars will be on the road by 2020. With new in-vehicle and automated driving capabilities taking shape every day, opportunities for automotive companies to innovate abound Recently, technology giant SAP sponsored Best Practices for Automotive Conference where 26 industry experts shared their thoughts onconnected
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First, did you know that the LA Auto show is now called Automobility LA? Cool! The influential show,is often the stage for U.S. introductions of vehicles first shown at European auto shows in the months prior, This year’s show, follows recent industry trends, expanding past product to include mobility and its position in the wider automotive
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Beer Here! Uber’s self-driving truck division, Otto, recently completed the world’s first autonomous truck delivery, shipping 50,000 cans of Budweiser across Colorado from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. The only caveat is that the fully Level 4 retrofit was only engaged while on the interstate. Otto’s self-driving strategy is to leave the local driving
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Diving a little deeper into October sales results, the Detroit Free Press published 5 things we learned from October Auto sales “Industry analysts automakers remains on track to sell about 17.4 million new cars and trucks this year — a number that would be the second most in the history of the U.S. auto industry””>Sales
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Can you believe it? A luxury pickup from Mercedes? Mercedes-Benz is jumping into the luxury pickup game, where profits are plentiful. The luxury automotive brand, a division of German automaker Daimler, revealed a premium pickup truck dubbed the X-Class. The company on Tuesday showed off a concept version of the mid-size pickup truck at an
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Yesterday, Nissan announced that October sales declined 2.2% to 113,520 vehicles.Thus, Nissan looks pretty good — or at least less bad than its competition as most saw sales decline more significantly. Behind Nissan’s result, though, is a controversial and aggressive dealer-incentive program, one that it rarely discusses publicly: giving big, retroactive bonuses to dealers who
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As we expected, the auto manufacturer’s sales reports today were weak, as both GM and Fiat Chrysler reported their U.S. sales slipped in October, hurt by fewer selling days and a cutback in fleet sales, amid what is expected to be another month of declines across the industry. General Motors’ sales slipped 1.7% in October
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U.S. new-vehicle sales are expected to decline for a third consecutive month. Forecasts from the major analysts show sales falling 6 to 8 percent from a year ago. That would be a better performance than it appears because October has two fewer selling days than it did in 2015. Analysts said Hurricane Matthew also slowed sales in
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