US Auto Sales Down 18% In 1st Quarter Of 2022 vs. 2019, Tesla Sales Up 256%

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:37:04 +0000

Following up on US auto sales reports for the 4th quarter of 2021 as well as the full year 2021 compared to 2020 and 2019, here is our report on US auto sales in the 1st quarter of 2021 compared to the 1st quarter of 2019 and the 1st quarter of 2020. To start with, […]

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US Auto Sales Declined 22–23% In Q4 2021

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:00:57 +0000

It’s been a busy beginning of the year already, and we’ll have more to report on that shortly, but let’s first take a stroll back a few months to look at what happened in the US auto industry in the 4th quarter of 2021. To get started, looking at the overall auto market, it was […]

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US Tesla Sales Up 93% In 2021 vs. 2019 While US Auto Sales Down 12%

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:10:00 +0000

US auto sales in 2019 were down 1.4% to 1.6% compared to 2018. That was before COVID-19 hit the United States and destroyed the US auto industry (among other things) for several months. So, when looking at 2021 US auto sales, I find it more interesting to compare to 2019 than 2020. Nonetheless, in this […]

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US Auto Sales Declined 22–23% In 4th Quarter

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:00:57 +0000

It’s been a busy beginning of the year already, and we’ll have more to report on that shortly, but let’s first take a stroll back a few months to look at what happened in the US auto industry in the 4th quarter of 2021. To get started, looking at the overall auto market, it was […]

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Stellantis Takes The Wraps Off Its First Battery-Electric Jeep

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:39:30 +0000

Jeep EVThe first rule of selling is, “People buy on emotion and justify their decision later with facts.” If that is so, the first battery-electric Jeep should appeal to lots of people. Shown yesterday in brilliant yellow, it is an emotional vehicle that should have customers banging on the door to get one. I am a […]

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Fossil Automakers Abandon US Monthly Sales Reporting

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 07:01:07 +0000

Now, 2020 has rolled around and a bunch more automakers have decided to ditch monthly sales reporting. Nissan (& Infiniti), Jaguar Land Rover, and Volkswagen (including Audi, Porsche, etc.) announced the change with press releases. Others didn’t seem to announce it but just stopped publishing the monthly numbers (Mercedes, BMW, and Toyota)

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Suzuki, Jeep, & Volvo May Have Cheated EU Emissions Tests

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 04:18:33 +0000

The Dutch road authority ruled last Thursday that Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep Grand Cherokee and Suzuki’s Vitara diesel models broke emissions rules and if they are not fixed, these automakers will be banned from selling vehicles in Europe. The EU isn’t playing

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