Tag: Global Sales

Global sales of BMW Group’s core brand rose faster in June than at Audi and Mercedes-Benz as demand from China and the United States helped the premium carmaker to extend a lead over the two rivals in the first six months of the year.

Sales at the brand were up 9 percent last month to 153,075, the group said today, compared with growth of 5 percent to 140,300 and 8 percent to 131,609 at Audi and Mercedes respectively.

Six-month sales at BMW brand rose 8 percent to 804,000 cars, expanding the lead over runner-up Audi to 24,000 from 11,000 after five months. Half-year sales at Audi and Mercedes rose 6 percent each to 780,500 and 694,000 respectively.

„BMW has stronger momentum than Audi and Mercedes, that won’t change in the second half,“ said Hanover-based NordLB analyst Frank Schwope. „Design of their cars has improved and [...]

The Toyota Camry and the Honda Civic, the top-selling mid-size and compact cars in the U.S., face risks of reduced production as inventories of the models rise, an RBC Capital Markets report said.

Toyota’s Camry exceeded its seasonal historical average inventory by more than 15 days supply in June and Honda carried about 25 days more Civics than usual, Joseph Spak, a New York-based analyst for RBC, said in today’s report. Camry and Civic were the only models identified as at risk for reduced output among 16 of the top-selling vehicles in the U.S. market. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC all added U.S. market share in the first six months of 2013, the first time that all three gained first-half share in 20 years. Models such as GM’s Chevrolet Cruze compact and Ford’s Fusion mid-size sedan, leading Detroit’s most competitive set [...]

Der Pagani Huayra Roadster ist trotz seines horrenden Preises bereits restlos ausverkauft. Der offene V12-Supersportler kostet sage und schreibe 2,28 Millionen Euro.

Der Pagani Huayra Roadster (2017) ist ein ganz besonderer Supersportler und dürfte die Herzen von Liebhabern extremer Technik deutlich höher schlagen lassen. Trotzdem ist es bei einem Preis von 2,28 Millionen Euro kaum zu glauben, dass der Ausnahme-Supersportler bereits restlos ausverkauft ist. Doch für seine Beliebtheit sorgt nicht nur das sensationelle Leergewicht von nur 1280 Kilogramm, das satte 80 Kilo unter dem des Coupés liegt. Nein, es ist auch der um nochmals 34 auf insgesamt 764 PS erstarkte Sechsliter-V12 im Heck. Mit den ersten Werksfotos ließ Pagani schon vor der offiziellen Premiere die Katze aus dem Sack und zeigt, dass sich die beiden Insassen des Pagani Huayra Roadster (2017) über praktisch unbegrenzte Kopffreiheit freuen dürfen. [...]