September 6, 2010

Chevrolet Camaro is the best selling sports car in the U.S.

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Consumers made the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro the best-selling sports car in the U.S. for the first full year of sales. From May 2009 to May 2010, Camaro posted 99,872 total sales, outselling its closest competitor by nearly 20,000 vehicles. Camaro continues to bring new customers to Chevrolet dealerships – at home and overseas. In the [...]

Chevrolet provided $24M in car discounts for military families in 2009

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Chevrolet and USAA, a financial services provider for the military community, provided more than 21,000 discounts, for a total value of $24 million, to help U.S. troops and their families purchase a new Chevrolet in 2009. The result contributes to the industry’s best military discount program: the USAA and General Motors joint discount program offers [...]

Ford Fiesta is Europe’s Top Seller in the first quarter of 2010

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The stylish, latest generation Ford Fiesta is officially Europe’s best-selling car in March and for the first quarter 2010, according to the latest figures from JATO Dynamics. According to the figures compiled by JATO Dynamics, 68,630 Ford Fiestas were sold in March, a 25.8 percent increase from the same month last year, and almost 11,800 [...]

NASCAR Driver Jeff Burton hosts Wounded Warriors at Samsung Mobile 500

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Nationwide Series driver Jeff Burton along with the Armed Forces Foundation will be hosting a group of our nation’s Wounded Warriors at Texas Motor Speedway’s Samsung Mobile 500 this Sunday, April 18. The troops, all whom have been injured in combat operations, will have the opportunity to meet Burton and other drivers Sunday morning before [...]

Toyota recalls 1998-2010 Sienna 2WD minivans

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Toyota Motor U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will launch a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 600,000 first- and second-generation Sienna 2WD minivans sold in the United States to address potential corrosion in the spare tire carrier cable.   This condition may appear on certain 1998 through 2010 model year Siennas that have been operated in [...]

Ford customers can sell their cars for higher price because of less warranty repairs

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The resale value of newer Ford Motor Company vehicles rose 23 percent in the past year alone, the result of stronger demand for Ford’s new vehicle lineup and improved quality and durability ratings. At the same time, warranty repair rates on Ford vehicles have declined by an average of more than 40 percent globally in [...]

Ford invests $250 million in Argentina

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Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, today announced a new ARS 1.000 billion (U.S. $250 million) investment in its operations here during a meeting with Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.The investment, which will be made between 2010 and 2012, will be dedicated to the production of an all-new vehicle [...]