The cost of new wheels in the U.S. is getting more expensive seemingly by the month. The average price Americans paid for a new vehicle in July hit a record high of $48,182, according to automotive research company Kelley Blue Book. And prices are likely to continue rising because demand for new vehicles is unusually
After months of delays, Chinese automotive giant BYD has finally opened its mass order books in Australia – though not for the "sub-$35,000" electric hatchback originally promised. The new Atto 3 compact SUV – known as the 'Yuan Plus' in its home market – starts from $44,381 before on-road for the entry-level variant, and local
Nissan LEAF is the first EV in history hit 400,000 sales Nissan happily announced that, in terms of cumulative sales, LEAF is the best-selling model globally. The total mileage of LEAFs exceed 10 billion km (6 billion miles). According to Nissan’s estimations, the LEAF fleet saves 3.8 million barrels of oil a year. LEAF is
BEVs are the most popular in Europe with growth rate of 47% JATO Dynamics released a general summary of car sales in Europe in 2018 withan interesting comparison of particular powertrains. Among the 15.6 million cars sold, alternatively powered cars (hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric and other) took share of 6.1% (945,000): Gasoline cars – 57%
China electric car sales soar to almost 160,000 in December According to China Passenger Car Association, China’s new energy passenger vehiclewholesale volume in December hit a record high of 159,751 units. Resaults are leaping 62% over a year ago. From January to December, a total of 1,016,002 new energy PVs were sold in the world’s
Jaguar sold about 2,230 I-PACE electric cars in December, which brings a small increase from 2,195 in November. The I-PACE share in overall Jaguar volume stands at 13.8% for the month (slightly less than in November). Total result for the year 2018 is 6,893. It’s just the beginning so we would like to stay optimistic about 2019, which should bring no less than
39,000+ LEAF sales in Europe is the latest number from Nissan Nissan didn’t release its European sales report for November and December, so we still expect news about the results of best-selling electric car in Europe. According to the latest update, via the Nissan LEAF e+ launch, total LEAF sales in 2018 in Europe was above 39,000. -
People still wants wagon, but what is his future?! Buyers can’t get enough of crossovers like the Nissan Rogue and full-size trucks like the Ford F-150. Those were two of the best-selling vehicles in 2018. Wagon sales are up 29 percent from 2012 but Of the 211,600 station wagons companies sold 2018, it was actually a down year. In 2017,
This new Saab comes with a six-speed manual transmission. Saab Automobile had a graceful run throughout its almost-seven-decade lifetime. The Swedish carmaker gave the world memorable models like the 900, 9000, 9-3, and the 9-5. But unfortunate events lead the automaker to its demise in 2012. Not totally, though, as NEVS took over the company to make 9-3-based
Jaguar I-PACE breaks into the top 15 in November After 209 registrations in October, Jaguar notes 607 I-PACE registrations in November, which makes it one of the most popular models of all types in the Netherlands. The I-PACE stands now for 91% of the British’s brand sales in the Netherlands. Dealers would like to receive some 3,500 I-PACE by the end of this year,
