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Auto Industry Sets Record for Transaction Prices, Incentive Spending in December 2019. However, US Sales Falling?
The combination of record prices with overall sales means that consumers will spend $462 billion on new vehicles in 2019. This is up $8.4 billion from last year and marks the first time that expenditures will exceed $460 billion. Continue reading
Posted in economy, news analysis, sales
Tagged 2019 US Auto Sales, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, j.d power, Kenneth Zino
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Toyota to Launch New Model Yaris in Japan in February
It is an important launch for Toyota because the next Yaris is the first model to adopt the TNGA platform (GA-B. Toyota New Global Architecture. Toyota’s company-wide global program to structurally transform automobile design.) The stated goal of TNGA is to “dramatically improve the basic performance and marketability of Toyota vehicles” for compact cars. Continue reading
Mobility Roll of the Die – FCA and PSA Merger
AutoInformed readers likely realized that such mergers are difficult and the road looking backward is littered with abandoned or failed promises of synergies from such ventures. (see AutoInformed : FCA + PSA = Massive Job Losses,and FCA-PSA Merger – Surviving Platforms and Powertrains) Continue reading
BMW Group and Daimler Mobility Hoping to Profit on Joint Ventures. Monetizing a Monopoly or a Joint Survival Bid?
Here’s their commercial aimed at the capital markets and potential customers: “The services offered by the joint ventures will continue to be tailored to customer needs and clustered into three pillars – 1: Free Now. 2: Share Now. 3:Park Now & Charge Now. The introduction of a new umbrella organization, effective 1 January 2020, will support management of these three offerings. Continue reading
WEC Race 4 – Aston Martin Beats Ferrari at 8 Hours of Bahrain
It was the second win of the season for the #95 Aston Martin Vantage GTE, securing its drivers a 14-point championship lead as the series now heads into a two-month winter break. Team-mates Alex Lynn (GB) and Maxime Martin (BEL) continued their run of third-place finishes at every race, also ensures that Aston Martin leads the GT Manufacturers’ Championship with 153 points. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Bahrain, endurance racing, fia, imsa, Kenneth Zino, sebring, wec
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Tetsuo Ogawa, to Succeed Jim Lentz as CEO Toyota Motor NA
In his 38-year career, Lentz has been a part of a number of key moments in Toyota’s history. Continue reading
Ford Recalls Super Duty Vehicles for Carpet Fires
In affected Ford Super Duty and SuperCrew trucks, a front seat belt pretensioner that deploys during a crash can generate excessive sparks. In some cases, this could ignite the carpet or carpet insulation in the area of the B-pillar, which may spread and increase the risk of injury. Continue reading
Automakers Slow to Make Vehicles Safer?
However, it still takes decades for improvements to influence the entire fleet of registered vehicles. Drivers don’t abandon older vehicles when automakers make safer ones. Continue reading
Nissan Gets Tiny $24m SESC Kiss for False Filings
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (“SESC”) has recommended that the Financial Services Agency (“FSA”) should issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order of 2,424,895,000 yen against Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. For false disclosure documents. (The Securities and Exchange Surveillance … Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Ghosn Matter, Kenneth Zino, Nissan Renault Alliance
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2020 Ford Escape Hybrid Claimed Best with EPA-Estimated 44 MPG City, 41 MPG Combined Fuel Economy Ratings
Escape pricing in the $26,000 to +$36,000 range is roughly $1000 higher than 2019 but competitive in a class dominated by the Toyota RAV4, Honda CRV, and Nissan Rogue hybrid models. Continue reading
Republican Rep. Christopher Collins Guilty of Insider Trading
Collins was the first U.S. Representative to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States, perhaps recognizing a kindred spirit in his approach to self-serving actions, and he served on Trump’s presidential transition team. He resigned his seat in 2019 and afterwards pled guilty to insider trading and lying to the FBI. Continue reading
Cadillac Live – New Digital Showroom Launches
With Cadillac Live, shoppers can enter a digital showroom to view the features and specifications of 10 Cadillac models, and also speak with a Live product specialist, who can answer vehicle and purchase-consideration questions thereby eliminating the need for a dealership salesperson. Continue reading
OmniVision Claims Only Auto Sensors with HDR to 140dB
If the driving environment has very dark and very bright areas, e.g., exiting a tunnel with the sun low on the horizon, high-performance HDR sensors are needed. In addition, LEDs are becoming omnipresent on the road, including illumination, traffic lights, road signs and bus displays. Continue reading
High-Speed Runs Finish McLaren Speedtail’s Development
Build of the first of 106 Speedtails that will be hand-assembled to customer order has now commenced at the McLaren Production Centre in Woking, UK, with deliveries scheduled from February 2020. Continue reading →