Posted on March 3, 2011, at 7:34 am
 Tim Dunne Last year, for the first time in the history of General Motors, the Detroit-based automaker sold more vehicles in China than it did in the United States. Dan Akerson, GM CEO, said during a recent news conference in Beijing that expanding sales into the Tier 2 provincial cities helped GM and its joint ventures sell 2.35 million vehicles in China in 2010—up 29% from 2009.
He also suggested that China will play a much bigger role in General Motors’ future global strategy, which includes plans to launch more than 20 new or redesigned models in the country during the next two years. Akerson also pointed out that clean-energy vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Volt extended-range EV, will be in the mix of planned products. Continue reading ›
Posted on January 25, 2011, at 8:55 am
Volkswagen Group China wants to protect its position as the leading volume automaker in China, which is now the largest passenger-vehicle market in the world. In 2010, the automaker said it sold 1.92 million vehicles in China and Hong Kong, vs. 1.4 million unit sales in 2009, through its two joint venture companies . . . Continue Reading China is Volkswagen Group’s Major Growth Platform
Posted on October 25, 2010, at 4:59 pm
Currently, less than 20% of in-market automotive shoppers who access the Internet on smartphones use their mobile devices to visit an automotive website. But this percentage is expected to increase with the continued proliferation of smartphones*, which will have major implications for automotive brands and marketers, Arianne Walker, director of automotive research at J.D. . . . Continue Reading Mobile Devices Offer Key Shopper Platform for Automakers, Marketers
Posted on September 2, 2010, at 3:06 pm
Although total car and light-truck sales in August (995,180 units) sagged by 17.8% on a selling-day-adjusted basis* compared with last year’s same-month results (1,259,794 units)—when the federal government’s CARS cash incentive program was in effect—there was some positive news, based on J.D. Power sales analyses.
August deliveries (retail and fleet) improved by 2.6% from . . . Continue Reading August Sales Post Positive Comparisons with July
Posted on August 20, 2010, at 8:37 am
On a year-to-date basis through July 2010, North American vehicle production climbed 67% from the same 7-month period in 2009, according to analysis by J.D. Power Automotive Forecasting. The Detroit-based automakers have accounted for 61% of the higher production volume this year, the analyst group reports.
As production volumes for the year level off . . . Continue Reading North American Output Increases Dramatically
Posted on July 28, 2010, at 3:14 pm
Honda Website
Automaker websites that focus on user friendliness—usability—in addition to promoting their brand and interesting design features, are the most successful in satisfying vehicle shoppers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Manufacturer Website Evaluation StudySM (MWES)—Wave 2.
The most recent semi-annual study, which is based on responses from 10,621 new-vehicle . . . Continue Reading User-Friendly Websites are Key to Vehicle Shopper Satisfaction
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