American Honda eked out a 0.9 percent U.S. sales gain in October to 127,353 vehicles thanks largely to the strength of car sales from both the Acura and Honda divisions.
Toyota's rebalancing of its once car-heavy mix means vehicle sales are now just slightly ahead of last year's numbers. Lexus, however, has not fared so well on the luxury side with just too many sedans.
U.S. sales by Nissan North America rose 8.4 percent last month to an October record, including a 43 percent gain by the Rogue crossover.
Subaru of America sales were up 0.5 percent in its best October ever.
Solid sales of crossovers and pickups couldn't offset a significant decline in car sales for General Motors in October.
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Jaguar design boss hints at a bid for a pure-electric saloon or sports car, says new battery layout would be needed
Russia is not a market for the faint-hearted investor. Boom to bust to boom has been the pattern of recent years. Some, such as GM decided to make a Rexit. Renault, though, stayed and is now reaping the rewards from being a major shareholder in AvtoVAZ and its Lada brand, which controls 20 per cent of a rapidly rising market for new vehicle sales.
Volkswagen sales were up 12 percent to 27,732 on growing sales of its new crossover lineup. Audi extended its industry-best sales streak to eight consecutive years.
Ford's U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 6.4 percent in October behind strong F-series sales and a double-digit increase in fleet volume related to order timing.
FCA US continued its down streak into its 14th month in October, as sales fell 13 percent to 153,373 vehicles.
Renault plans to increase the number of SUVs it builds in China to help increase annual sales to 400,000 vehicles by 2022.
KAR Auction Services' stock price rose Wednesday after the company reported solid third-quarter results.
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Investment in EVs and autonomous tech forces Subaru to end WRX STi after 23 years of production
BYD has said it will form a seating products joint venture with Faurecia as part of a move to restructure its component manufacturing businesses.
U.S. auto sales slipped slightly in October yet the industry is in a position to chalk up its second-strongest selling rate of the year after a robust September. BMW, citing technical difficulties, has delayed its release until Thursday.
Toyota is marking 60 years in the US since starting with a Hollywood, California, dealership on 31 October, 1957.
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Survey finds 61 per cent consider UK’s motorway network is worse than it was last year; responses tally with official statistics
Ford Motor may have been too forthcoming with Wall Street in the past and will guard against tipping its hand on future plans, Executive Chairman Bill Ford said.
Aston Martin has a Brexit contingency plan: crank up spending in the U.S., its biggest market.
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