1 July 2009, 1:49 pm
BMW, Lexus, Other Luxury Cars Stem Sales Drop in June in USBloombergJuly 1 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's BMW and Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus, the most popular US luxury brands, ...BMW Could Become Best-Selling Luxury Maker in US This YearAutomobile MagazineREPORT: BMW ... Read More »
1 July 2009, 11:57 am
New Zealand HeraldJune Sales at Ford Fall Less Than GM or ChryslerNew York TimesSales fell 20 percent at BMW and 18 percent at Volkswagen. Honda sales dropped 30 percent. Ford said its sales in more than half of the country were about ...Ford Leads Charge As Auto Sales Show Signs of a ReboundAutoGui... Read More »
1 July 2009, 11:07 am
Automakers Halt Diesel Plans for US MarketAutomobile MagazineOnly the German automakers - Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen - have followed through with plans to bring diesels to the US market. ...and more »... Read More »
1 July 2009, 9:30 am
Ward's Auto (subscription)BMW Ready With New ZF 8-Speed AutomaticWard's Auto (subscription)BMW AG says the new 8-speed automatic transmission, on the verge of rolling out aboard the new 760i and 760iL, will cut fuel consumption ...and more »... Read More »
1 July 2009, 4:27 am
Scrappage scheme boosts French June car salesReutersToyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) sales were down 16.3 percent, including Lexus, while BMW (BMWG.DE) sales fell 11.4 percent in France. Continued...and more »... Read More »
30 June 2009, 6:42 pm
ASEAN Automotive NewsBMW Uses Social Network Sites and youtube To Promote X1Edmunds.com/Inside Line(Photo courtesy of BMW North America, Inc.) The compact crossover is slated for a fall debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. (Photo courtesy of BMW North ...Be A Designer Project: Renderings of the cu... Read More »
30 June 2009, 12:32 pm
Boston GlobeHyundai Equus Coming to US In 2010?Automobile MagazineWhile the Genesis is stacked against the likes of the Lexus ES and BMW 5-series, the Equus would compete with the high-end Lexus LS and BMW 7-series models. ...Hyundai's badge-less Genesis poses in downtown Newburyport. (All ...Bo... Read More »
30 June 2009, 10:22 am
Chrysler Won't Add Fiat Brand in US, Will Get 500, Alfa RomeoBloomberg“They've noticed that Audi has moved up into tier-one pricing along with BMW and Mercedes. They see an opportunity globally to move Alfa to where Audi used ...and more »... Read More »
29 June 2009, 4:29 am
US shakeout, scrappage to boost Europe auto sharesguardian.co.ukLilley has bought BMW in the past few weeks and sees a 40 percent upside in the stock. BMW makes around 50 percent of its auto sales through lease contracts ...and more »... Read More »
18 June 2009, 6:24 am
Henderson: GM must decide faster; analysis: Ford's bumpy road aheadDetroit Free PressBy Keith Naughton and Bill Koenig • Bloomberg News Calif. start-up firm to make fuel-efficient cars in Louisiana A start-up automobile company plans to ...and more »... Read More »