First-half deliveries totaled 9.592 million units, 4.8% below 6-month 2011’s 10.08 million, but the total was better than for the same period in 2009 and 2010.
A WardsAuto analysis projects the auto maker will produce 96% of its North American-market vehicles locally in 2015, the first full year its new facility in Mexico comes online. But vagaries of the market could push...
Recent announcements of new plant investments by Japan-based car companies reconfirm the move by most manufacturers to locally source more of their products in their major markets.
LV sales totaled 1.151 million last month for a daily rate of 47,991 units over the month’s 24 selling days. The result was up 18.1% compared with year-ago’s 40,634 over 26 days.
Canada light-vehicle production is forecast to remain steady but the country's share of North American output will decline as new capacity continues to go to plants in the U.S. and Mexico.
A WardsAuto forecast for Canadian LV production shows relatively flat growth through 2018. However, the country’s share of North America’s total output will begin a gradual decline as Mexico’s rises...
Among the top-volume manufacturers hurt most by the March 2011 tsunami in Japan, Honda’s inventory jumped 130.7% from year-ago, followed by Toyota’s 74.8% increase and Nissan’s 30.1% gain.
Estimated industry volume for first-half 2012 totaled 7.249 million units, up 14.9% from year-ago’s 6.310 million, marking the highest January-June tally since 2008.
WardsAutois trimming its 2013 forecast by 45,500 units to 15.32 million, up 2.4% from 2012. Cuts mainly are seen at Nissan’s Mexico operations as the auto maker faces capacity restraints on cars until it opens a...
May’s total marked the region’s fourth consecutive decline as gains in smaller countries were not able to offset a combined 10.6% drop in the two biggest markets of Argentina and Brazil, which together...