Auto Alliance Puts the Spotlight on Industry Jobs
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New JobsFromAutos.com website launches.
The auto industry’s leading trade association representing car manufacturers has launched an awareness campaign in cooperation with the Washington Auto Show. That campaign aims to demonstrate to Americans the importance automobile manufacturing …

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Auto Sales 2010: Best of the Rest!
January 7, 2011 – 5:35 pm | One Comment
Auto Sales 2010: Best of the Rest!

Unless you’re a Big Six automaker, a top Korean make or one of the major German brands, your visibility in the U.S. market can be overshadowed by everyone else. That statement isn’t meant to take …

Volkswagen, BMW & Daimler Post Gains For 2010
January 6, 2011 – 12:05 am | 2 Comments
Volkswagen, BMW & Daimler Post Gains For 2010

All sectors of the auto industry are on the rise and the German manufacturers are among the many companies benefiting from an improved 2010. In the U.S. market only Toyota and Suzuki experienced flat or …

Honda, Nissan Finish Strong For 2010
January 5, 2011 – 9:16 am | No Comment
Honda, Nissan Finish Strong For 2010

Honda is staid, reliable and predictable while Nissan is risky, adventurous and forward thinking. In some ways, these same words can describe both automakers, who trail Toyota in U.S. sales, but have avoided and even …

Toyota Finishes Flat In 2010
January 5, 2011 – 7:30 am | One Comment
Toyota Finishes Flat In 2010

With all other major car manufacturers registering significant year over year gains for 2010, Toyota’s every so slight decrease reflects a remarkably bad year for this once impenetrable automaker. Toyota brand sales fell by …

2010 Auto Sales: Hyundai, Kia Bust Out
January 4, 2011 – 2:28 pm | One Comment
2010 Auto Sales: Hyundai, Kia Bust Out

The two largest Korean automakers continue to make their collective presence known in the United States. Hyundai and Kia both recorded their best year for U.S. sales in 2010 with Hyundai selling 538,228 vehicles (up …

Chrysler Registers 17 Percent Sales Gain For 2010
January 4, 2011 – 1:41 pm | One Comment
Chrysler Registers 17 Percent Sales Gain For 2010

The Chrysler Group, LLC is back and in a big way. The automaker, seller of Dodge, Ram, Jeep and Chrysler branded products, sold 1,085,211 units for 2010, an increase of 17 percent over 2009.
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Chrysler’s …

Ford Gains 19 Percent For 2010, Boosts Marketshare
January 4, 2011 – 1:00 pm | One Comment
Ford Gains 19 Percent For 2010, Boosts Marketshare

Ford announced its 2010 U.S. auto sales data today, with few surprises attached with it. That’s because the automaker has met expectations which show Ford enjoyed the best year over year gains of any major …

GM Finishes 2010 Strong; 4 Core Brands Thrive
January 4, 2011 – 11:54 am | One Comment
GM Finishes 2010 Strong; 4 Core Brands Thrive

General Motors is once again the top retailer of passenger cars in America, seeing its sales rise by 6.3 percent over 2009. Sales for its four core brands rose by 21.3 percent with Buick …

Curtain Closes on 2010 Auto Sales Today
January 3, 2011 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Curtain Closes on 2010 Auto Sales Today

On Saturday we ushered in 2011, but as far as the U.S. auto industry is concerned, today is the final day of 2010. Or, at least the last day when sales can be counted for …

How to Survive the Auto News Media Dead Zone
December 30, 2010 – 9:56 am | No Comment
How to Survive the Auto News Media Dead Zone

We are at a certain advantage to the big automotive websites and blogs here at Auto Trends Magazine. Unlike the big guys, we’re not pressured with coming up with 10-12 or more fresh story ideas …

Is GM The World’s Largest Automaker Again?
November 10, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Is GM The World’s Largest Automaker Again?

Come January 2011, General Motors could be making a surprise announcement and that news won’t have anything to do with its pending IPO, a proposed all-new car or the reopening of a shuttered North American …

Ford Swings To Big 2009 Profit
January 28, 2010 – 2:03 pm | One Comment
Ford Swings To Big 2009 Profit

This just in: the Ford Motor Company has announced that the automaker turned a profit in 2009, registering a $2.7 billion gains thanks in part to significant debt reduction moves and other changes. That is …