Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2016

The average fuel economy of new cars sold in April fell again as SUV sales remained strong. Two separate analyses show a drop in fuel economy last month, continuing a trend witnessed throughout 2015. The sales-weighted average window sticker fuel economy of new cars sold in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the in August was 25.3 This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in August, and the consequent increased sales of light trucks and SUVs, they suggested. Fuel economy is down 0.5 l/100 km), down 0.1

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AUGUST 15, 2013

2015 GLA-Class. Mercedes-Benz previewed the new 2015 GLA-Class compact SUV prior to its global debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. The GLA, which will go on sale in 2014, is Mercedes-Benz’ first entry into the fast-growing compact SUV segment. Mercedes-Benz, SUVs and compacts.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 25.0 They suggested the decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in October, and the consequent increased sales of pickup trucks and SUVs. Fuel economy is down 0.8 l/100km)—down 0.2 in August, down 0.01

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2015

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in June was 25.4 They suggested the decline likely reflects the increased sales of light trucks and SUVs in June. They suggested the decline likely reflects the increased sales of light trucks and SUVs in June. Fuel economy is down 0.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2015

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in April was 25.2 This drop likely reflects the increased proportion of pickup trucks and SUVs in the sales mix, they suggested. This drop likely reflects the increased proportion of pickup trucks and SUVs in the sales mix, they suggested.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5%

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JANUARY 13, 2014

Honda unveiled the all-new 2015 Fit at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Set to go on sale in the US this spring, the new subcompact Fit is completely redesigned, featuring a sportier style. The 2015 Fit marks the US debut of an all-new direct-injected 1.5-liter Click to enlarge. and wider (+0.3

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in November was 25.0 This marks the fourth straight month of declining fuel economy. This marks the fourth straight month of declining fuel economy. Fuel economy is down 0.8 l/100km)—down 0.1 drive—was 0.83 in September, up 0.02

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Honda unveiled the fifth-generation CR-V, America’s best-selling SUV over the past 20 years. The completely redesigned and reengineered 2017 CR-V, going on sale this winter, features the model’s first turbocharged engine and new features and technologies. US car buyers have purchased nearly 4 million CR-Vs since its US launch in 1997.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Total global electrified vehicle sales. Pike forecasts that PHEV and BEV sales will reach just over 1 million units in five years (1,081,294 vehicles in 2015), with PHEVs accounting for 44% of that amount. CAGR between 2010 and 2015 (compared to 4.8% Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. In addition to the 2015 Honda Fit, the plant will begin production late this year of an all-new compact SUV. million units.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2015

Land Rover will offer the option of diesel powertrains in two 2016 model year luxury SUVs: the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 By the time US sales have begun, the test fleet will have completed one million test miles. l/100 km) on the highway.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. liter EcoBoost engine.

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JUNE 19, 2015

The three-row Honda SUV features a direct injected 3.5-liter The 280 hp engine adds 30 hp (+12%) and 9 lb-ft of torque (+3.6%) over the 2015 Pilot model while receiving an EPA combined fuel-economy rating of 23 mpg (10.2 l/100 km) for the 2WD with nine-speed automatic transmission, up 2 mpg from the 2015 Pilot (+9.5%).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Volkswagen’s global sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) haven’t managed to accelerate as fast as rivals Tesla or BYD, and the threat of growing EV startups also looms. Volkswagen had just around 145,000 sales. The plant will bring back the Volkswagen Scout as a BEV brand, along with other vehicles in the SUV and pickup segments.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Cadillac introduced the 2015 Escalade, the fourth-generation of the luxury SUV. There is no new hybrid model to replace the MY2013 Escalade two-mode hybrid, which was dropped in MY 2014 due to low sales (about 2%, according to a Cadillac spokesperson). Production of the 2015 Escalade begins next spring in Arlington, Texas.

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MARCH 27, 2020

This equates to a decline of 7.0%, as last month saw the lowest number of registrations since 2015, when only 955,113 units were registered. The situation is rapidly deteriorating in Europe due to complex regulation, lack of available homologated cars, and increasing pressure on the economy. Registrations for SUVs fell by 1.7%

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MAY 6, 2014

Management of the brand intends for that expansion in coverage to support an aggressive sales target of 800,000 units in 2018, up from 350,000 units in 2013. For MY 2012 in the US, FCA was compliant with fuel economy requirements, but had negative credit generation due to model mix. —Bob Lee.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

TFSI, Audi is creating a value proposition that makes entry into the luxury full-size SUV more accessible. engine reaches 60 mph a half-second faster than the previous generation 2015 Q7 3.0T 2015 Premium 3.0T. Fuel economy (comb.). liter engine will go on sale in early 2017. With the 2.0 TFSI; pricing for the 2.0L

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Job growth between 2006 and 2015 in California outpaced rates experienced prior to 2006, and outpaced total US employment gains by 27%. Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10.

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JULY 9, 2015

Alternative powertrain sales. Sales of light-duty vehicles with alternative powertrains in 2014 was a mix of increases and decreases over 2013 sales. Belzowski 2015. Data: Polk, 2015. The percentages are even higher after five years of ownership. Click to enlarge. Average diesel take rates. Model year.

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JUNE 13, 2010

Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. The joint venture between GM and SAIC intends to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by 15% while improving performance 14% by 2015. all have class-leading fuel economy. Advanced Powertrains.

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APRIL 21, 2014

China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. GM’s focus will be on answering the growing demand for luxury vehicles, SUVs, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and smaller passenger cars. These areas already represent about 45 percent of GM’s domestic sales.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2013

The relative shift away from motor gasoline to diesel is driven by improving light-duty vehicle fuel economy and the growth in commercial transportation activity. Around 2025, ExxonMobil expects hybrid vehicles will be less expensive and their share of sales will expand quickly, adding more efficiency to the fleet. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The low oil prices that boosted new-car sales and caused average fuel-economy gains to sputter last year may be here to stay, for a while at least. With fuel prices low throughout 2015, Americans bought more new cars, but many of them were less-efficient SUVs and crossovers.

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APRIL 10, 2012

Overall, Honda will introduce more than 10 new and full-model-change Honda models during the 3-year period from 2013 to 2015, and is targeting a doubling of 2011 unit sales in 2015. The engines of all Honda brand vehicles will be renewed by the end of 2015.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Justice announced the historic settlement which will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based on the sale of close to 1.2 Additionally Hyundai and Kia gave consumers inaccurate information about the real-world fuel economy performance of many of these vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The start-stop technology senses when the vehicle is sitting idle and shuts off the engine to conserve fuel, resulting in a 4 percent to 6 percent improvement in fuel economy in stop-and-go traffic. Overall SUV sales continue to trend higher—both in North America and around the world. liter and 2.0-liter liter twin-scroll.

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JULY 17, 2013

CEO and Chairman Carlos Ghosn confirmed that the Renault-Nissan Alliance is developing all-new vehicles to meet the specific demands of new car buyers in the world’s fastest growing economies. Production of vehicles within the CMF-A scope will begin in 2015 at the Renault-Nissan Alliance plant in Chennai, India. —Carlos Ghosn.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The V90 is the latest in the premium car maker’s top-of-the-line 90 series sitting alongside the award winning XC90 SUV ( earlier post ) and the recently-launched S90 premium sedan. This enables frequent use of LU and allows the engine to run on low revs for best fuel economy. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2011

—things are far from back to “normal,” or at least the normal defined by the consumer-incentive-induced sales levels of the past. —things are far from back to “normal,” or at least the normal defined by the consumer-incentive-induced sales levels of the past. million units in lost vehicle sales this year.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Ford will be introducing the Euro-spec version of its Edge SUV at the IAA in Frankfurt this week. The large SUV will be offered in Europe with a choice of 180PS 2.0-liter The upscale Edge will join the Ford Kuga medium-sized SUV and EcoSport compact SUV to meet the demands of growing numbers of SUV customers in Europe.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

Restyling a Best-Selling Premium Compact SUV. The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the next generation RDX is a hybrid or plug-in hybrid to get that fuel economy into the mid-30 miles per gallon range.

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APRIL 11, 2014

The concept previews the new Golf SportWagen that will go on sale in early 2015. These powertrains offer manufacturer highway fuel economy that’s improved by as much as 17% compared to the 2.5-liter Essentially, VW suggests, the Golf SportWagen provides a sportier alternative to compact SUVs. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In the future, Volkswagen aims to achieve this position throughout the world through a realignment of product strategy, beginning with an SUV offensive in the first stage (e.g., This will be achieved by an SUV offensive and by rapidly launching electric vehicles. the new MEB-based vehicles such as the ID, earlier post ).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

At the same time, total miles traveled per year by cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks will increase about 60%, reaching about 14 trillion in 2040. As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83

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