Global warming is affecting many industries and the tire industry is one of them. Here’s the story. As you are undoubtedly aware, rubber is a key component of tires. What you may not know, however, is that there are two types of rubber involved. The first is synthetic rubber, a…
Unless you are fond of reading about automotive history, you don’t hear this name very often: Charles Kettering. Yet, Kettering was the genius behind some of the most significant advances in automotive engineering. Inventions such as electrical ignition systems, automotive starter motors and even Freon gas were all attributable to…
During the 1950s (1950 to 1959), Chevrolet was the best-selling car in the World. The total production number for this brand, just one of General Motors 6 brands, stood at 13.5 million vehicles. In second place was Ford, but the entire company sold just 12.5 million cars during the same…
One of the first major consumer goods to be manufactured via assembly line was the automobile. Assembly lines allowed workers to produce high numbers of cars with speed, accuracy and uniformity. What many don’t know, though, is that the assembly line did far more than speed up the production of…
The Ravon Nexia R3 ranks #2 this month in Kazakhstan. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 150 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with autoconsulting.kz, official data for the Kazakh new car market is now available for March. No good news this month: sales are down a…
The Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger lead the Australian models ranking in March. * See the Top 25 brands and Top 286 All-models by clicking on the title * The Australian new vehicle market edges up 0.9% year-on-year this month to snatch a record March volume at 105.410 units. Yet due to declines…
The Onix (+21%) helps Chevrolet up 15% in March. Picture uol.com.br * See the Top 20 brands and Top 150 models by clicking on the title * The wait is over: in March, the Brazilian new car market registers its first year-on-year gain since December 2014 at +6.1% to 183.850 units. Thanks…
The new generation boosts the Citroen C3 up to #3 in March. Picture largus.fr * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * New Caledonia is a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia. New light vehicle sales continue to evolve frankly above their 2016…
The Hyundai Tucson is now #1 YTD in Cyprus. * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with INNOSOFT, we can share with you today detailed sales figures for March 2017. The overall market is up 7% year-on-year to 1.410 units for the…
Stuck. This is Part 4 of our adventure to the middle of nowhere Australia with a Haval H9, which we baptised Ivanhoe. See Part 1: Melbourne to Mildura here, Part 2: Mildura to Broken Hill here and Part 3: Broken Hill to Tibooburra here. We now leave Tibooburra and its gymkhana New Year's…
The Maruti Baleno posts its best month so far in India. Picture motorbeam.com * See the Top 22 All-brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market continues on their great momentum with sales up 12% year-on-year in March to 280.597, lifting the year-to-date…
Opel sales are up 18% year-on-year in March. Picture autobild.de * See the Top 48 brands and Top 321 models by clicking on the title * It's a very dynamic March for new car sales in Germany with volumes up 11% year-on-year to 359.683 units, lifting the first quarter total up 844.684…
The Baojun 510 is an instant success but cannibalises the 560. Picture courtesy qq.com * See the Top 74 brands and Top 403 models by clicking on the title * New light vehicles sales in China are up by a slim 1.7% year-on-year in March to 2.1 million wholesale units.…
American Automotive Service Solutions (AASS) is an auto warranty company, but it's not your regular kind. Unlike most other auto warranty firms, AASS' goal is to provide long-term satisfaction to its customers, along with great service. The company has different vehicle service contracts on offer, so that all buyers would…
The Peugeot 2008 ranks 2nd with private buyers at home this month. French new car sales are up 7% year-on-year in March to 226.145 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 4.8% to 541.065 units. However yet again this growth is mainly artificial with inventory registrations up a whopping 26% on…