California Auto Woes: New-Vehicle Registrations Fall for 3rd Year, -9.5% from 2016. Bay Area Hit Hardest. Q4 Was Ugly, with Tesla Plunging 46%. But Used-Vehicle Market Grows by Wolf Richter • Feb 21, 2020 • 174 Comments Market share of EVs reaches 5.3%. The registrations data is out in all its glorious detail.
Ford Better Figure Out How to Sell Vehicles, And I Mean Globally & Pronto, Before it’s Too Late by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2020 • 153 Comments Ever since it got sidetracked by its “Smart Mobility” dream and blew billions on it, sales in its biggest markets have spiraled down. Not just in the US and China. Here are the ugly charts by market.
4 Months of Carmageddon in the EU Wipe Out Gains for 2018 by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2019 • 19 Comments Ford is big loser, Hyundai-Kia big winner, and Opel is someone else’s problem.
Carmageddon for GM, Ford & Toyota: 3rd Down-Year in a Row. Industry Sales Below 2015. Hyundai-Kia Drop 11% in 2 Years. BMW & Mercedes-Benz Fizzle by Wolf Richter • Jan 4, 2019 • 115 Comments But average transaction prices rise to record highs.
