DETROIT - Forget a “December to remember.” For car buyers and dealers, it’s already been a November they’ll never forget. In a new report, research firm Cox Automotive found a surprising uptick in new car sales in November, outpacing industry estimates. It could be because buyers are itching to pull the trigger on a car purchase now,
NEW YORK - Toyota is about to become the leader in US auto sales for the first time, taking away a title that General Motors has held for nearly a century. It's yet another sign that US automakers have lost their dominance in their home market. As recently as 2005, Toyota was No. 4 in
TROY—The Troy-based customer experience analytics and auto industry consulting firm J.D. Power predicted that new vehicle retail sales in June are expected to be just over 1 million units, down 11.3 percent in June from June 2019, and a 5.7 percent decrease compared to the J.D. Power pre-virus forecast The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR)
ROYAL OAK - Michelle Krebs a senior analyst with Autotrader joins M2 TechCast to talk about the outlook for 2019 North American auto and light truck sales - down somewhat from 2018. She also outlines some of the major issues that could impact sales, including tariffs, labor talks and more. Plus what vehicles will be
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Jan. 8 - our first show of 2018 - Social Media Expert Melih Oztalay from SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham will share details on a conquest sales tool that guarantees auto sales. Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon will scare us with the latest cyber threats. Lawrence Technological University Dean Of
GRAND RAPIDS - North American light vehicle sales should dip this year to around 17.1 million units, breaking a streak of seven consecutive year-over-year gains, according to Mike Wall of IHS Markit. But while he expects the market to contract further to around 16.9 million units next year, Wall believes the automotive supply chain is positioned
ANN ARBOR — The North American automation market set new records through the first nine months of 2017, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, the Ann Arbor-based advocate for the benefits of automating. Results found records set in the areas of robotics, machine vision, motion control, and motor technology. The findings: Robotics For the
ANN ARBOR - With light truck sales declining, fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. last month reached its highest level since August 2014, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) in July was 25.4 mpg—up 0.3 mpg from June and just 0.1 mpg
ROYAL OAK - Alfa Romeo has returned to the United States, but before they did, they wanted to make sure the car they sold in the mass market would be the perfect vehicle for the picky American car buyer. The result: the mid-sized Giulia and the high-powered Giulia Quadrifoglio, both truly Italian works of art,
ROYAL OAK - There’s a new Internet video service coming to Michigan in April called TalkingCarz.Com. It’s focus is on providing auto dealers with much higher visibility on the Internet and social media, where the vast majority of auto buyers start the car and truck shopping process. Founder Steve Tomaszewski said his service is the
