by Karl Henkel, Detroit News, Jan. 31, 2013 Ford Motor Co.’s electrified vehicles will help boost its January auto sales, an early indicator of what could be a record-setting year for the Dearborn automaker’s growing hybrid and electric lineup. Led by the new Fusion Hybrid midsize sedan, Ford said it expects to report sales of at least 5,500 hybrids for January, which would shatter the company’s sales record for the month. Read more…
by Mohana Ravindranath,Washington Post, Jan. 31, 2013 As the District prepares to kick off the 2013 Washington Auto Show, organizers hosted a policy summit this week to discuss industry prospects and consumers’ response to the automakers’ latest green technology. The two-part conference began with a panel discussion from auto industry experts about consumer, policy and economic pressures on the auto industry. Read more…
by Craig Trudell, Bloomberg News, Jan. 30 2013 Ford Motor Co. (F), which has introduced five new electric-powered models in the past year, expects its sales of hybrid vehicles to surge by fivefold in January to start a record year for the company. Ford will report that it sold more than 6,000 hybrid cars and utilities, led by the Fusion and C-Max models, this month, up from 1,209 a year earlier, the Dearborn, Michigan-based company said in an e-mailed statement. […]
by Richard Read, HigherGearMedia.com, Jan. 22 2013 J.D. Power and Associates’ annual Avoider Study offers an interesting look at car shoppers’ habits. The study not only asks customers why they were drawn to certain vehicles, but also ‚Äî as you might guess from the survey’s name ‚Äî why they avoided others. Read more…
by Neil Winton, Detroit News, Jan. 20 2013 You can’t have a conversation with any group in the automotive industry without a shaking of heads and sad looks agreeing, that, yes, the young are just not interested in cars anymore. But that’s not true, according to a new survey from management consultants McKinsey & Co. Read more…
Plastics Today Staff, Jan. 17 2013 92 per cent of industry executives polled in KPMG’s annual Global Automotive Executive Survey this year rated fuel efficiency as the number one criteria when it came to consumer purchase decisions, followed by safety innovations (78%), ergonomics and comfort (77%) and environmental friendliness (71%). Read more…
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