-
Recent Posts
- UK New Car Registrations at 2M during 2025
- Ford Motor 2025 U.S. Sales Posted at 2.2 Million
- GM at Top of U.S. Auto Sales in 2025
- Audi Recalls Seat Belts for Child Seat Retention Failures
- Porsche Recalls More Than 173,000 Vehicles for Rear Visibility
- Ford Recalls Previous Expedition Roll-Away Recall Repair
- BMW Group Adds Alpina Brand
- Milestones – 50 Years of the VW Golf GTI
- EPA Administrator and Trump Booster Zeldin Praises Himself
- Happy Clean New Year California Air Resources Board!
- Chicago Auto Show Shrinks
- Porsche – Happy Birthday Hans-Joachim Stuck
- Ford Recalls Mavericks, Escapes, Mach Es, Transits, Broncos
- Annals of Marketing – Kia and Times Square New Year Partyers
- December U.S. Vehicle Sales Forecast Down. Global Sales Up
Recent Comments
- Ken Zino on Ford Fuel Injector Leak Recall Now at ~694,000
- Laverne Oliver on Ford Fuel Injector Leak Recall Now at ~694,000
- Magna on its Share Repurchase Plan in reference to on Magna Posts Solid Q3 2025 Earnings Gain
- Daniel Ricciardo Global Ford Racing Ambassador on Ford Performance Rebranded as Ford Racing
- Gen 3 2026 Nissan Leaf Less than $30,000? | AutoInformed on Milestones – Nissan Begins Assembly of 2013 LEAF EV in Tennessee
Archives
Meta
Category Archives: results
Guangqi Honda Selling Unique Crider in China. Exports Certain
Proving that automotive marketing babble is universal regardless of language, Honda said (in translation) that the Crider’s “dynamic exterior design inspired by an image of a dragon.” Such nonsense aside, Crider is certainly headed for export markets, making it a milestone car in the Chinese automobile industry, not unlike Honda’s decision as the first Japanese automaker to build cars in the U.S., although the Accord was a Japanese design. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, marketing, milestones, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, china, guangqi honda, Honda crider, Ken Zino
Leave a comment
Milestones – Seven Million Ford Transit Vans
The milestone was celebrated at the official opening of a new Transit assembly plant in Nanchang, China, attended by Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally. The Jiangling Xiaolan facility is the result of a $300 million investment by Ford’s strategic partner Jiangling Motors Corporation, and produces JMC-branded vehicles and Ford-branded vehicles for the growing Chinese market. JMC is 31.5% owned by Ford. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, manufacturing, milestones
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, china, jmc, Ken Zino, Taiyuan Heavy Truck, transit
Leave a comment
Supreme Court Dismisses Ethanol Waiver Case
The United States Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers or AFPM challenging an EPA regulation that allows for 15% ethanol in gasoline. Continue reading
U.S. June Vehicle Sales Forecast Up. Prices Highest in History
Unfortunately, for buyers, the strong selling rate is matched by strong transaction prices. Thus far, in June, the average transaction price of new vehicles is $28,900, the highest ever for the month, according to J.D. Power, the source of the data. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, sales
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, j.d power, june 2013 sales, Ken Zino
Leave a comment
Porsche and General Motors Top Power IQS Quality Survey
Luxury brand Porsche and populist Chevrolet lead initial quality reports for 2013 models. As a manufacturer, General Motors leads other automakers by far. These claims come from the latest J.D. Power and Associates IQS – Initials Quality Survey – that polled more 83,000 owners after 90 days of experience with their new car or light truck. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, quality
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, david sargent, iqs, j.d power, Ken Zino, quality
Leave a comment
Milestones – 90 Years of the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio Verde
In the Anglo Saxon world, a green four-leaf clover should call up images of Irish luck, but by a fourfold twist of European fate, this legendary symbol is identified with some of Alfa Romeo’s sportiest Italian models going back to 1923. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, marketing, milestones
Tagged alfa romeo, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, quadrifoglio verde
Leave a comment
GM Maintains Number One Spot in China over VW Group
In the closely watched sales race in China, the world’s largest car market by far, the reigning champion GM held off its strongest contender, VW Group, for the Number One position, according to sales numbers through May. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, sales
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, china, GM, Ken Zino, porsche china, vw group
Leave a comment
2013 Global Light Vehicle Sales Tracking at 83 million
Global light vehicle sales held steady in May with a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of sales of 82.8 million units a year, according to the latest data from LMC Automotive. The consultancy predicts that full-year 2013 sales will be 83.4 million units. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, news analysis, sales
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, global auto sales, Ken Zino
Leave a comment
GM Declares Dividend on Series B Preferred Stock
The convertible preferred stock was offered at $50 per share when GM emerged from bankruptcy. The shares automatically convert to a variable amount of GM common stock on 1 December 2013. If GM common is trading at $33 for a period preceding that, preferred shareholders will at least break even on the $50 per share price paid. The leverage works both ways on the conversion price, though. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, financial results
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, gm preferred, Ken Zino, series b stock
Leave a comment
General Motors, Ford Post Record May China Sales
General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record of 252,942 vehicles in China, sales increasing 9.4% from the same month last year. Crosstown rival and slow starter in China, Ford Motor Company also posted a record from a year earlier to 70,540 passenger cars. Continue reading
Posted in results, sales
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, changan ford, china, gm china, jmc, Ken Zino
Leave a comment
Treasury Selling More GM Common Stock
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that it would sell another 30 million shares of General Motors Company common stock in a public offering in conjunction with GM’s return to the S&P 500 index. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, economy, financial results, news
Tagged auto bailouts, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, gm bankruptcy, Ken Zino, tarp, taxpayer subsidies
Leave a comment
Ford Motor May U.S. Sales Up 14%
Ford Motor Company’s May U.S. sales rose 14% compared with one year ago. It was the best May sales since 2006 for the Number Two U.S. automaker. The U.S.’s best-selling pickup by far, F-Series, had its strongest May sales since 2005 at 71,604, which meant a 31% increase versus last year and its 22nd straight monthly sales increase. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, results, sales
Leave a comment
General Motors Sales up Slightly in May as Trucks Dominate
Executive summary: GM remains Number One in the U.S. by 100,000 in sales over quality challenged Ford Motor, which has just announced another massive recall on its best-selling 2013 models. In terms of retail sales though, Toyota Motor continues to be Number One. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, results, sales
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, GM, Ken Zino
Leave a comment
Chrysler Group May 2013 U.S. Sales Up 11%
Chrysler Group today reported U.S. sales of 166,596 units, an 11% increase compared with sales in May 2012. It was the Fiat controlled group’s best May sales since 2007. Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and Fiat brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in May compared with a year ago. Year-to-date, Group sales are up 9% at more than 752,000 vehicles. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, results, sales
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, chrysler group, Ken Zino
Leave a comment
April EU Commercial Vehicle Sales Up Slightly. YTD off -7.6%
In a classic half empty or half-full interpretive dilemma, commercial vehicle sales in the EU increased 3.6% for the first time since December 2011. The uptick came mostly from demand for new vans (+5.8%). However, his year, the EU counted on average two more working days compared to the same month in 2012 because of how the Easter holiday fell. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, results, sales
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, eu, eurozone crisis, Ken Zino
Leave a comment
