Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Dacia is only outsold by Fiat in January. The Italian new car market is up 10.6% year-on-year in January to 141,946 units according to UNRAE. Private sales are up 10.2% to 88,083 and 61.1% share vs. 61.5% a year ago, self registrations are down -5% to 11,357 and 7.9% share vs. 9.2%, long term leases edge up 4.8% to 30,406 and 21.1% share vs. 22.3% and short term rentals surge a whopping 306.7% to 6,170 and 4.3% share vs. 1.2% in January 2023.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Land Rover has a new problem, and of all the automakers, the problem comes from Lexus. We’ll just file that under things we didn’t see coming in 2024. For the first time in 14 years, the 2024 Lexus GX 550 is new. Most of it remains familiar. This year, the body-on-frame SUV arrives on a new platform, with fewer cylinders and more.

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The Toyota Corolla misses out on the monthly top spot for just 90 sales. New car sales in Spain advance 7.3% year-on-year in January to 68,685. Almost the entire growth is due to sales to rental companies, up 74.6% to 7,238. Private sales grow 6.3% to 34,037 and company sales actually regress at -1.6% to 27,410. Despite this robust score, we remain 20.5% below the pre-pandemic level of January 2020.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Funding and control of Polestar is shifting. On Thursday Volvo announced it is shifting "full operational and financial support" of its Polestar subsidiary to Chinese-owned Geely. Volvo itself is a subsidiary of Geely, which snapped up the Swedish automaker from Ford in 2010. Volvo and Geely never fully merged, but Geely owns a Geely owns a 78.7%.

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The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to 4th place in Taiwan in January. New car sales in Taiwan grow 28.8% in January to 44,821 units as the Lunar New Year holiday falls in February this year. Toyota (+3.5%) vastly trails the market but holds its own market share-wise at 27.4% vs. 27.1% over the Full Year 2023. The reason being a particularly high year-ago score.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

"Silly season" is in full swing early in motorsports' top ranks, with multiple sources saying change is in the air for Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton. On Thursday, multiple outlets broke the news that Ferrari aims to shake up Formula 1 by signing Lewis Hamilton. The move would take the Brit away from Mercedes after 13 years, the two most recent.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #3 in Finland in January. Finnish new car sales disappoint in this start of 2024 with January volumes down -8.4% year-on-year to 6,491. Toyota (-2.6%) limits its fall to reach a gargantuan 23.5% share vs. 16.6% over the Full Year 2023. Skoda (+21.9%) defies the negative market with a splendid gain leading it to 11.4% share.

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Machines with Souls

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Over the years, I’ve gotten many responses regarding BMW Individual – what it is, how it works, and why some colors are available while others aren’t. This guide will go over everything, including why BMW says yes to one person, but no to another (don’t be salty, bro). Let’s taste the rainbow. What is BMW… The post Everything you ever wanted to know about BMW Individual appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ford just doubled down on Apple CarPlay while embracing Google's Android Auto software. On Thursday, the 2025 Ford Explorer debuted featuring a mild facelift with larger screens, better Apple CarPlay integration, and the ability to play video games while parked. The future of waiting at soccer practice in the parking lot could be more entertaining.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Radical-looking compact hatch will join Honda EV range 0 Series to start with electric replacements for Civic and Jazz, after CEO admits it "needs more affordable EVs" Honda is set to expand its new 0 Series electric car family at the entry-level end with electric replacements for the likes of the Jazz supermini and Civic hatchback. The line-up will be launched with a production version of the Saloon concept in 2026, followed shortly after by a closely related SUV model.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Lincoln cut 100 U.S. dealerships in 2023 and plans to cut 100 more this year in an effort to boost profitability from its retail network, Automotive News reported last week. This will reportedly leave Lincoln with roughly 400 U.S. dealerships by the end of 2024. That's about 40% fewer than in 2021, but still more than most other luxury brands.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It has been revealed that $1 million worth of damage was done to GM’s Factory Zero electric vehicle factory in Detroit, Michigan, when a fire broke out on December 19 last year. The automaker says the fire was likely triggered by a forklift puncturing a battery materials container. The blaze prompted a massive response from local authorities with almost 100 firefighters and two dozen fire trucks responding to the scene.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We drove the 2024 Lexus GX 550 and walked away shocked at how balanced the body-on-frame SUV is. Tackling both on- and off-road performance while maintaining Lexus levels of luxury, it seems Lexus painted a bullseye on Land Rover and hit the mark. Multiple reports point to a massive shakeup in Formula 1. Signs point to Lewis Hamilton leaving.

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Volvo Cars is cutting funding to Polestar , with their mutual parent Geely to assume full responsibility for the electric vehicle (EV) brand. “As we move into the next phase of our transformation, including deploying large-scale investments in the creation and adoption of new technologies and future-fit production facilities, our focus is on developing Volvo Cars and concentrating our resources on our own ambitious journey,” Volvo Cars said in a statement. “We are therefore eva

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Could Jaguar's transition into an all-electric brand force one of its less commercially successful models into retirement too early? It’s now a decade since British sports car and saloon specialist Jaguar chose a motor show stand in Geneva, Switzerland, to tell the world that it was finally taking on one its toughest assignments in modern times: going after the BMW 3-Series.

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Drive.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Preliminary sales data has the Tesla Model Y on track to be named the top-selling car of last year. The Tesla Model Y appears on track to steal the crown as the world’s best-selling car of 2023. According to data released by industry analytics company Jato Dynamics , a surge in global sales of the Model Y has set up the electric Tesla SUV to take the top spot for the first time.

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AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

New- and used-vehicle averages jumped in late January, though they peaked in the fall.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s not often that a rare Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nur hits the used car market in the U.S. but at Mecum’s Glendale auction scheduled for March 5-9, that’s exactly what is happening. This 2002 model was imported from Japan into the U.S. in April 2023 and, importantly, is fully street-legal. While the R34-generation Skyline GT-R is not yet 25 years old, this unit has entered into the country under a “show or display” exemption.

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

An enterprising Suzuki Jimny owner has stretched their off-roader and given it a tub and another pair of wheels, and now they’re putting it up for sale. There isn’t a lot of information about the modified Jimny, but Reddit user willg7777 claims to have completed the conversion themselves. It uses the same naturally aspirated 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine as the regular Jimny, with no modifications made under the bonnet. “Was thinking of tuning engine but it was a case of how m

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Ford Mustang is the world’s best-selling sports car , so it’s not surprising to learn the redesigned pony car has arrived in Europe. Available in coupe and convertible guise, the Euro-spec model closely echoes its American counterpart and features a muscular design infused with classic styling cues. Highlights include slender LED headlights, an aggressive grille, and a revised color palette that includes three new hues known as Blue Ember, Vapor Blue and Yellow Splash.

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AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

EVs hit a milestone, overtaking diesel as the third most popular vehicle type.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It appears that Volvo is reallocating its resources and will likely sell its stake in Polestar, with Geely, its parent company, being a probable buyer. Volvo announced the decision Thursday, as part of its 2023 financial report. It spun Polestar off into its own company in 2017 and since the plug-in hybrid Polestar 1, it has produced only electric vehicles using Volvo technology.

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Auto Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Filed under: Commerce Continue reading Demand for BYD's cars is so nuts it had to create its own shipping fleet to export them around the world Demand for BYD's cars is so nuts it had to create its own shipping fleet to export them around the world originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 1 Feb 2024 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The popularity of electric vehicles in America has been on a remarkable rise in recent years, but the final two quarters of 2023 were sobering for automakers. Even in California, the strongest market for EVs in America, sales of fully electric vehicles shrank in the second half of the year. Although the market share of new EVs grew by five percent in 2023 as compared to 2022, its final quarter of the year was less positive.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Seven-time champion's reported move from Mercedes-AMG to Ferrari triggers a wave of questions Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari in 2025? What a shot in the arm for Formula 1. The sensational move, which is expected to be confirmed imminently, triggers a wave of questions and the ripple effect will cause a figurative tsunami through this season and the next.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

JeepHeritage, a company from Texas focused on restoring and modifying classic Jeeps, has just completed work on what is now one of the very finest 1980s Cherokee you’re likely to ever lay eyes on. Perhaps what’s most impressive about this build is how much of the Jeep remains original and has simply been refreshed, rather than parts being removed and replaced with newer ones.

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Auto Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Filed under: Motorsports , Racing Vehicles Continue reading Andretti-Cadillac responds after Formula 1 rejects its entry for 2025 Andretti-Cadillac responds after Formula 1 rejects its entry for 2025 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 1 Feb 2024 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Kimera Automobili is ready to unveil the next chapter to its Lancia-inspired restomod saga in the form of the EVO38. The successor to the sold-out EVO37 appeared in a set of dark teasers showing familiar design traits inspired by the gorgeous Lancia 037. The new model, previously described as an “integrale” four-wheel-drive version of the original, will be unveiled on February 22 before making its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show on February 26.

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AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There s no room for 'kinkiness' in the F&I department.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s been nearly five years since Ford introduced the sixth-generation Explorer back in 2019, with the mid-size SUV being one of the most popular models in its class. For the 2025MY, the Explorer has received what’s known in the industry as a mid-cycle facelift, bringing with it a fresh face and a thoroughly reworked interior. The subtly updated exterior looks very similar to the Chinese-spec Explorer , while the interior has undergone a significant overhaul, featuring a larger 13.2-

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Auto Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Filed under: Ford , Crossover , SUV , Performance Continue reading 2025 Ford Explorer debuts with fresh face, new tech and simplified lineup 2025 Ford Explorer debuts with fresh face, new tech and simplified lineup originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 1 Feb 2024 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Audi Q6 e-tron is baring it all as a nearly naked prototype has been spied ahead of its big debut towards the end of the first quarter. While the design isn’t much of a surprise at this point, we can see a fully enclosed grille that is flanked by split lighting units and sizable air intakes. The former are notable as customers will be able to choose between eight digital light signatures to show the daytime running light design of their choice.

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Auto Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Motorsports , Ferrari Continue reading Ferrari shares surge on growth, strong orders. and Lewis Hamilton Ferrari shares surge on growth, strong orders. and Lewis Hamilton originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 1 Feb 2024 12:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Hyundai and Iveco are teaming up on a new electric commercial vehicle for Europe. The firms didn’t go into many specifics, but confirmed the model will be based on Hyundai’s global eLCV platform and debut at the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany this September. The Iveco-badged vehicle will be the first export model to use Hyundai’s new platform, which has been specifically made for “commercial vehicles ranging from GVW 2.5 tons to 3.5 tons.” The companie

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Drive.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Japanese authorities have lifted a shipping ban on some Toyota models, following an admission the company cheated on some official engine tests. Just days after admitting to rigging engine tests, Toyota has confirmed it is halting production at four Japanese factories. A total of six production lines at four plants have stopped – which includes the factories that manufacture the LandCruiser 70 Series, HiAce, and Lexus LX – according to a report from news outlet Nikkei Asia.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Oscar Mayer has the Wienermobile, and now McDonald’s has the Burgercuda. The fast food company has unveiled a new vehicle for one of its mascots, the Hamburgler, and if you happen to spot it on the road, you might just score yourself free burgers for an entire year. The car in question is a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that received a unique makeover, courtesy of Sean Smith Designs, a workshop known for its work on classic American automobiles.

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Drive.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The electric car maker is accused of mishandling waste and faces massive fines if in breach of state laws. Tesla is being sued by 25 California counties claiming the electric car maker has been improperly labelling hazardous waste and illegally dumping it in landfills. The claim was filed this week in California state court by counties in Los Angeles, Alameda, San Joaquin, San Francisco and elsewhere.

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