Filed under: Car Buying, Earnings/Financials April showers may result in May’s flowers, but it didn’t result in great car sales numbers. Overall, sales in April only climbed 2.3 percent compared to April 2011, leaving some carmakers and observers scratching their head. Of course, the raw numbers, as provided by AutoData Corp., also note that there [...]
Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Marketing/Advertising, Honda What are you going to do, sue? Good luck. This week’s Superior Court verdict suggests there’s little to no recourse for consumers. As Autoblog readers likely have already learned, a Superior Court judge in California has tossed out a judgment issued by a small claims court earlier this year [...]
Filed under: Motorsports, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Dodge, Mazda, Canada, Racing The crew at MotoMan has rolled out the second episode of its Targa Newfoundland coverage. This time around, Brandon Fitch and I spend plenty of time talking with the guys about the challenges of Day One, how the Flyin’ Miata supercharged NC MX-5 [...]
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Mazda, Earnings/Financials Mazda sales are up 22 percent this year, but the company’s American operation is enduring acute pain. It is in the midst of a complete, five-month reorganization while trying to raise funds and shrink its workforce. In March, Mazda announced its intention to offer voluntary buyouts to its U.S. employees, [...]
Filed under: Podcasts, Audi, Chrysler, Dodge, GMC, Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan, Scion, Subaru, Toyota Dodge Dart, Chrysler Q1 sales, FR-S and BRZ versus MX-5, 2013 Nissan Altima’s Hyundai Sonata influence Episode #279 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Chris, Dan, and Zach chat about the Dodge Dart, Chrysler’s first-quarter 2012 sales, a Scion [...]
