2012 sales pick up where 2011 left off.

As expected, January 2012 auto sales rose, maintaining a trend that unfolded in 2010 and picked up in 2011. Volkswagen reported a sales increase of 47.9 percent, recording …

Korean automaker surges on the back of Elantra and Sonata.

It isn’t enough to sell cars to customers. You want them to come back the next time that they are in the market for a new …

12.78 million sales & 10.3 percent increase.
Updated: 11:17 a.m.; January 5, 2012
December 2011 auto sales figures are in, enabling us to gauge the month and year just ended. As expected, the news is generally good …

Subcompact Accent offers value and fuel efficiency.

The Hyundai Accent is a subcompact model, available as a four-door sedan or as a five-door hatchback. This model is priced from $12,445 for the sedan and from $14,595 …

Hyundai has a big problem, one that other car manufacturers would love to have, but at least with a solution available: the automaker has nearly run out of manufacturing capacity. And not just in the …

Industry sales jump by 14 percent over November 2010.

There isn’t anything pretty about statistical information. Unless you’re a statistician.
We’ve been reporting U.S. auto sales for several years now, in keeping with our “auto trends” theme. …

Sales continue to rise for an industry in recovery.

Chrysler and Volkswagen paced October’s U.S. auto sales, rising 27 and 36 percent respectively. Together with all manufacturers reporting, sales rose by 8 percent for the month …

The global sales surge of Hyundai and Kia.

The top echelon of the auto industry has been led by Toyota over the past few years, with a recovering General Motors looking as it may outsell its …

Ask mature drivers what “under the hood” technology introduced in the past three decades has benefited them the most and you’ll likely hear “fuel injection” mentioned numerous times. That’s because fuel injectors replaced the lowly …

Sales of new cars in the United States rose by 9.9 percent for September 2011 reports Autodata Corp. General Motors continued to put some distance between itself and second place Ford with its sales rising …

Unique three-door coupe goes on sale in September.

Hyundai’s newest model is its Veloster three-door coupe, a model that goes on sale this fall. This vehicle, powered by a 1.6-liter gasoline direct injection four cylinder engine, …

Korean models set the pace again.
Automakers doing business in the United States have tabulated sales for July 2011, with reporting data through August 1 included.
U.S. auto sales for July 2011 returned mostly flat although Hyundai, …

Nissan faces stiff head winds as it seeks more customers.

Nissan USA has ambitious growth plans for the American market, as it seeks to increase its market share from 8 to 10 percent as reported by …

June sales recover, but still fall short of expectations.
Auto sales rose by 7 percent for June 2011, recovering from May’s decline, but still fell short of predictions. As expected, Toyota and Honda continued to feel …

Shiftable 8-speed transmission is standard across the sedan’s model line.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. – The 2012 Hyundai Genesis sedan will benefit from an important midcycle product update, receiving an all-new 8-speed automatic transmission with shifting capabilities, …

Chrysler Outsells Toyota and Honda.

RALEIGH, N.C. — As expected, May 2011 auto sales decreased for the month, reflecting ongoing supply problems in Japan following a devasting March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Toyota sales fell by …

When it comes to auto trends, monthly sales are a huge determinant in just how well any car manufacturer is performing. In recent years, Subaru, Hyundai and Kia have consistently seen its sales rise even …

Hyundai’s engine plant in Montgomery, Alabama, will soon benefit from a $173 million expansion, an investment the automaker says will create 214 new jobs. Hyundai, which builds its popular Sonata midsize sedan and Elantra compact …

Save money on your new car purchase thanks to fresh incentives.

If you’ve been shopping for a new car over the past month or so, you may have been disappointed to find that some of the …

Automakers provide financial relief to affected areas.
Toyota Responds
Toyota Motors operates several manufacturing facilities in the United States including plants located in Mississippi and Alabama that are not far from where a series of tornadoes ripped …

By Jason Lancaster
In order for Hyundai to maximize both growth and profits, they need to add a luxury nameplate. Luxury cars are highly profitable when compared to mass-market cars, and luxury brands raise the public …

U.S. auto sales for March 2011 continue to show promise although the momentum seen in February seems to have slowed a bit. Higher fuel prices, global uncertainty and a tepid economic recovery are factors which …

Of all of the auto trends we’ve been observing in the past year, U.S. auto sales have offered one constant: they’re trending upward and they’re doing so at a clip that confirms we’re entering a …

Hyundai Motors continues to advance and expand its product line, readying a pair of new models for 2012. The Hyundai Elantra line, new for 2011, will be bolstered by a coupe this year, joining its …

Hyundai Motors has been sending out new messages in recent years in a bid to change your perceptions of the brand. Most consumers know Hyundai as a value brand, but the automaker has been working …

U.S. auto sales data for January 2011 is in and the results are good: sales rose by 17.3 percent, with all three Detroit manufacturers reporting double-digit increases over January 2010. GM and Chrysler reported identical …

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 …

Though the two Korean automakers run most of their operations separately, Hyundai and Kia are joined at the hip in what is known as the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. Hyundai owns 38 percent of Kia, …

Okay, I give in: I’m publishing my Fab 5 auto stories of 2010 based on very unscientific data, but important facts nonetheless. Fab 5 is half of “Top 10” which means my load is lighter, …

Like its Korean cousin, Hyundai, Kia has been making great strides in recent years to produce cars that are much more desirable than what they sold as recently as five years ago. The 2011 Kia …

Joel Ewanick has held more positions in the past year than executives usually see in a decade, moving from Hyundai to Nissan to General Motors within the span of a few months earlier in 2010. …

Breaking sales records in an off-year is notable, but doing so when the overall market is still off by at least 30 percent from its earlier highs is commendable.
U.S. new car sales for 2010 will …

Just as the Internet has shaken up nearly everything, especially the world of publishing, Hyundai has proven to be the greatest disturber for the automotive industry.
On the upper end of the market, the Genesis and …

One of the significant auto trends we’re seeing in December 2010 is the push by car manufacturers to finish the year strong. Lexus wants to hold off Mercedes and BMW as luxury segment leader, GM …

As expected, November 2010 U.S. auto sales rose, increasing by approximately 17 percent over November 2009.[1] Across the board increases were enjoyed by all major car manufacturers except for Toyota with General Motors leading the …

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 …