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5 Reasons to Buy a Toyota

5 Reasons to Buy a Toyota
It's hard to think of another company that nose-dived as fast as Toyota has. A few months ago, millions of drivers considered Toyota the gold standard for automobiles, with quality and reliability you could practically take for granted. Then came mysterious gas-pedal problems, claims of deadly "sudden...
March 8th, 2010 | Auto Sales | Read More

Ford overtakes GM in US sales

Ford overtakes GM in US sales
Ford Motor Co. overtook rival General Motors for the lead in US sales Tuesday as Toyota faltered amid a series of mass recalls and congressional investigations into its safety standards. Ford appeared to have capitalized on Toyota's woes as its February US sales jumped 43 percent to 142,285 vehicles,...
March 2nd, 2010 | Auto Sales | Read More

Volkswagen 2009 profit stalls

Volkswagen 2009 profit stalls
Volkswagen, the biggest European carmaker, said Friday that 2009 profit plunged by nearly 80 percent in the global slump but predicted that sales and operating profit would rebound this year. VW reported a 79.8 percent drop in net profit to 960 million euros (1.3 billion dollars) on sales that fell...
February 27th, 2010 | Auto Sales, VolksWagen | Read More

New European car sales up 12.9% in Jan

New European car sales up 12.9% in Jan
New car sales were up 12.9 percent across the European Union in January compared with a year earlier, benefiting from ongoing fleet renewal schemes, the European carmakers body said on Tuesday. However, the bloc's biggest market, Germany, saw a decline of 4.3 percent, reflecting the end of incentives...
February 16th, 2010 | Auto Sales | Read More

Audi Sales up by roughly 39% in Jan 2010

Audi Sales up by roughly 39% in Jan 2010
With some 77,800 cars delivered worldwide, AUDI AG achieved sales growth of around 39 percent in January (2009: 56,138). In the past month, 16,798 Chinese customers chose an Audi – more than twice as many as in January 2009 (2009: 7,816). Sales in the United States rose by 37.9 percent to 6,510 cars...
February 8th, 2010 | Audi, Auto Sales | Read More

Auto sales up – but not for Toyota

Auto sales up – but not for Toyota
Several major automakers reported improved sales for January, with the notable exception of troubled Toyota Motor. Toyota said Tuesday that January sales fell 16% from a year earlier, worse than a forecast of a 12% year-over-year decline from sales tracker Edmunds.com. Toyota had to suspend the sales...
February 2nd, 2010 | Auto Sales, Toyota | Read More

Carmax Hiring for 600 Store Positions

Carmax Hiring for 600 Store Positions
CarMax, Inc., the nation's largest retailer of used cars, is currently recruiting for approximately 600 store positions in locations across the country. The majority of positions are in sales, with additional openings in service operations, the business office and purchasing. Automotive experience is...
January 22nd, 2010 | Auto Sales | Read More

Carmax named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”

Carmax named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”
CarMax, Inc., the nation's largest retailer of used cars, has been named by FORTUNE magazine as one of its 2010 "100 Best Companies to Work For." This is the sixth consecutive year CarMax has been named to the list. CarMax ranks No. 56 on the list for 2010. The list and related stories will appear in...
January 21st, 2010 | Auto Sales | Read More

Merkel sees new technology as Germany’s saviour

Merkel sees new technology as Germany’s saviour
German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised Saturday to boost new technologies, particularly in the auto industry, in a bid to resolve the economic crisis if she wins re-election in two weeks. "The job for a new government is to overcome the financial and economic crisis quickly and intelligently," Merkel...
September 12th, 2009 | Auto Sales | Read More

Cash for Clunkers Vehicle List

Cash for Clunkers Vehicle List
Cash for Clunkers — now officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) — is a federal program signed into law by President Obama on June 24, 2009. The Cash for Clunkers 2009 program is meant to encourage consumers to trade in older, less fuel-efficient vehicles for new vehicles that get...
August 3rd, 2009 | Auto Sales | Read More
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