It’s OK; you critics can sneer about the little car that used to be powered by hamsters. But those early commercials worked, planting a product seed that has led to the compact Soul leading all of its rivals on the sales charts. And Kia cheers all the way to the bank as its diminutive volume …
MIDDLEBORO, Mass. — The media coverage may be all things electric-powered or autonomous operating, however the sales charts and the industry dialogue is all about crossovers and how they are dominating sales, production and consumers’ preferences. Honda is extending its reach into this category with a new two-row, midsize crossover that resurrects a name from …
As spring arrives across the country, automobile retailers are gearing up for the usual bump in sales after the winter doldrums. There is a host of new products to excite consumers — from sports cars to electric vehicles — yet there is also a healthy reservation sweeping the auto industry as a host of data …
In 1990, two years after Subaru converted all of its vehicles to symmetrical all-wheel drive, sales had cratered to only 108,500 units. Five years later, however, the first Outback wagon debuted (remember spokesman Paul Hogan, Crocodile Dundee?) and Subaru hasn’t looked back since. Today, Subaru is America’s number seven selling automotive brand with this market …
Our Eminent White Lexus LX570 proved competent, but didn’t demonstrate a fondness for any of these circumstances.
Maine’s Carrabassett Valley is a veritable winter playland, if you follow the axiom that there is no cold weather just bad clothing. That’s especially so if you have a vehicle to get out there and take you playing no matter what the weather, the terrain or the conditions. Ford’s F-series-based Raptor is the unique one-off …
Bavarian Motor Works was created in Germany in 1916, but didn’t officially start selling cars in America until 1975. The first model, a two-door “sedan” called the 2002, went on to become the legendary 3-series compact lineup that remains the benchmark sport luxury sedan in the world. Today, BMW is the second best-selling premium brand …
Horace and John Dodge did not live long, yet the car company that bears their name has been around since 1914 and developed a loyal following. Despite current Dodge owner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) deciding to separate pickup trucks and commercial work vehicles from the Dodge brand in 2009, the resulting Ram brand has proven …
This Mitsubishi Outlander is the brand’s top-selling model in the American market, with over 41,800 sold in 2018. Along with its similarly named siblings, the Outlander series helped Mitsubishi reach 118,000 total units sold last year, a 13 percent sales increase that propelled the import brand past Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover and a host of …
Minivans. The mere mention of this type of family-oriented vehicle drives some buyers nutty. It can’t be the versatility, because no vehicle in the marketplace has more interior space or cargo capacity for traveling families than the minivan. So it must be the image, the perception that you are something less than your peers by …
