- June 23, 2017
- Ford, Honda, New Model Introductions, On The Road: Driving Impressions, More Categories...
- Posted by George Peterson
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- August 4, 2016
- Mercedes-Benz, On The Road: Driving Impressions, The Car Biz, Trucks & Towing
- Posted by Ed Kim
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As published on Forbes.com
Daimler’s Sprinter commercial van has been a pioneer in the North American market, introducing commercial customers here to the tall and slab-sided European-style van format all the way back in 2001. Today, this format’s U.S. sales surpass that of the traditional American-style van as the latest full-size commercial vans from Ford and FIAT Chrysler Automobiles have followed Sprinter’s lead.
- February 5, 2016
- Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Auto XPRT Speaks..., Buick, More Categories...
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- February 12, 2015
- Chevrolet, Ford, Jaguar, Mazda, More Categories...
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- March 7, 2014
- Auto XPRT Speaks..., Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, More Categories...
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- September 23, 2012
- Ford, New Model Introductions, On The Road: Driving Impressions, Technology & New Features, More Categories...
- Posted by Dan Hall
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Who will win? Front-wheel drive? Rear-wheel drive? All-wheel drive? Some don’t care who wins! And we have the enthusiasts, who begrudge anything with front-wheel drive and performance in the same sentence.
Let’s fast forward five years…
- January 5, 2012
- Acura, Auto XPRT Speaks..., Bentley, Cadillac, More Categories...
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- January 3, 2012
- Survey Results, The Car Biz, Tire Retailers, Tires
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- February 4, 2011
- Automobile Cool News, Hyundai, Kia, The Car Biz
- Posted by George Peterson
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Last summer during a discussion with senior Hyundai management in Seoul, I asked “When can we expect to see a third plant for Hyundai and or Kia in the United States?” The response was “A third plant will be necessary when Hyundai and Kia sell 900,000 per year in the USA.”
In 2010, Hyundai sold 538,228 cars and light trucks in the USA and Kia sold 356,496 cars and light trucks. That is a total of 874,496 cars and light trucks for these two fast-growing brands. That number is also close enough for us to hypothesize that an announcement for a third Hyundai or Kia plant in the USA should be forthcoming.
Two USA Plants Already at or Above Capacity: Clearly, Hyundai is pushing the capacity of their Montgomery, Alabama plant. With the [...]