Global EV Sales On the Rise

Trend bucks recent U.S. deliveries decline

World EV Sales Jump

North America market still growing but at much slower pace as incentives wane.

World EV Sales Up

Most regions see first-quarter growth, though trade war, reduced incentives likely to slow adoption.

2040 Forecast Shows Shifting Global Auto Market

Report estimates Western automakers have reached their peak on growth but should hold their own.

September Global EV Sales a Record

China bests its own record despite U.S., European tariffs.

Global Auto Sales Jumped Last Year

China sales surpassed U.S. brands for first time as Europe sees most growth and SUVs gain biggest market share to date.

IHS Forecasts 88.6 Million Global Light-Vehicle Sales in 2015

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — With 2015 off to a good start, IHS Automotive, part of IHS Inc., forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 million, an increase of 2.4% 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 ... Read More »

Toyota Global Sales Rise 2.8% in Tight Race vs Volkswagen

Toyota Motor Corp. said global sales climbed 2.8 percent in the first nine months of this year as the carmaker battles Volkswagen AG for leadership, reported Bloomberg. Worldwide deliveries for Toyota, including its Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co. units, climbed to 7.6 million vehicles through September, spokesman Dion Corbett said by phone. Volkswagen ... Read More »

Volkswagen Edges Out GM For No. 2 Spot in Global Sales

DETROIT, Mich. – Despite posting its strongest third quarter since 1980, General Motors appears to have given up its spot at second place in global sales to Volkswagen for the first nine months of 2014, reported Michigan Live. GM’s global sales were up 2 percent to 7,371,743 vehicles through September, but VW said it sold ... Read More »

Fiat's Chrysler Says Global Vehicle Sales Rose 12 Percent In February