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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 27, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 27, 2016   General Motors Ends Production of Buick Verano in U.S.   Buick drops Verano after short 2017 run due to low demand and market permanent shift toward crossovers and SUVs. U.S. demand for cars is off 5.5 percent through April this year

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Google Auto Search Trends – BMW – 2016

Google Auto Search Trends – BMW – 2016   BMW 2016 List 2016 BMW 2 Series 2016 BMW 3 Series 2016 BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo 2016 BMW 4 Series 2016 BMW 5 Series 2016 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo 2016 BMW 6 Series 2016 BMW 7 Series 2016 BMW

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2016 Audi Allroad Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi Allroad Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………All Vehicles……………………………………………………………….N/C N/C L5L5 Florett Silver Met ……………………………………………………….All Vehicles ……………………………………………………………….536.00 575.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………All Vehicles ………………………………………………………………536.00 575.00 T9T9 Ibis White ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles……………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 0C0C Monsoon Gray Met ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles ……………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 25, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 25, 2016   Nissan Interferes with Mitsubishi Leadership Mitsuhiko Yamashita, a Nissan’s senior technology adviser, will become its head of research and development of Mitsubishi, part of a management overhaul in the wake of a fuel-economy scandal. Mitsubishi Chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko will be president of the

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2016 Audi A8 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi A8 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………All Vehicles……………………………………………………….N/C N/C 0D0D Cuvee Silver Met ………………………………………………………..All Vehicles………………………………………………………………………N/C N/C L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………..All Vehicles………………………………………………………………………N/C N/C 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles……………………………………………………………………N/C N/C 4J4J Havanna Black Met …………………………………………………..All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………N/C N/C T9T9 Ibis

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 24, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 24, 2016   FCA Executive Changes Reid Bigland is replacing Sergio Marchionne as CEO for Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands. Bigland, a Canadian, will also continue as head of U.S. and Canadian sales for FCA US. It is a multi-billion effort to resurrect those brands

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 23, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 23, 2016 Hyundai Plans For Change The way Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski sees it, this is not a matter of if, but when. He’s  calling to his dealers that their way of doing business must change, and fast. Baby boomers soon will be replaced

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2016 Audi A7 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi A7 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: 0D0D Cuvee Silver Met ……………………………………………………………..All Vehicles ……………………………………………………………511.00 550.00 Y7Y7 Dakota Gray Met……………………………………………………………..All Vehicles ……………………………………………………………………..511.00 550.00 L5L5 Florett Silver Met ……………………………………………………………All Vehicles ………………………………………………………………………511.00 550.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met …………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00 4J4J Havanna Black Met ………………………………………………………….All

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2016 Audi A6 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi A6 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: U0U0 Aviator Blue Met ……………………………………………………………All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00 A2A2 Brilliant Black ………………………………………………………………..All Vehicles……………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C Y7Y7 Dakota Gray Met…………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00 L5L5 Florett Silver Met ……………………………………………………………All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met …………………………………………………………All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………..511.00

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 20, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 20, 2016   U.S. Sales Prediction J.D. Power and LMC Automotive predict an end of a year-to-year sales increase, estimating U.S. new vehicle sale will slide 5.7% this month, comparing to May 2015. LMC predicts full-year auto sale will drop by 100,000 vehicles. According

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2016 Audi A4 Models and Trim Levels

2016 Audi A4 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: 6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect ……………………………………………………..Only avail on Premium Plus……………………………………………………536.00 575.00 Req PSW L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 N/A w/PSW T9T9 Ibis White …………………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 19, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 19, 2016   General Motors Compensation Plan General Motors plans to compensate 170,00 owners of large SUV and crossovers with stickers that overstated their fuel economy report, a statement came right after the class action lawsuit was filed in federal court, with a potential

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2016 Audi A3 Models and Trim Levels

2016 Audi A3 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016 EXTERIOR COLORS: C8 Brilliant Red …………………………………………………………………………N/A on HBK…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C Y7 Dakota Gray Met……………………………………………………………………All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 T9 Ibis White …………………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 2Z

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2017 Audi Q7 Models and Trim Levels

2017 Audi Q7 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: W3W3 Argus Brown Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 N3N3 Carat Beige Met ……………………………………………………………………All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 0Q0Q Carrara White ……………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 17, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 17, 2016 General Motors Fuel Economy Ratings General Motors instructed dealers to stop selling their inventory due to incorrect EPA ratings. Fuel economy discrepancies could extend to 2 million vehicles. Most affected vehicles are Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia. Nissan Executive Changes Nissan

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2016 Audi S5 Models and Trim Levels

2016 Audi S5 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 T9 Ibis White …………………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C

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Daily Car News Bulletin for May 16, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for May 16, 2016 Tesla Hires Audi Executive Tesla hires Peter Hochholdinger, a senior director of Production on Audi A4/A5/Q5 and others, is going to be a vice president of vehicle production. Hochholdinger will be assigned to improve and increase production for Tesla’s luxury Model S sedan

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Auctions of Heavy Duty Trucks and Tractors – 2016

Auctions Performance of Heavy Duty Trucks and Tractors – 2016   Heavy Duty Trucks and Over the Road Tractors The majority of Heavy Duty Trucks being sold at auction are Over the Road Tractors. Their values have dropped and are possibly settled in at a rather normal value reduction rate.

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