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Aug 2, 2012

AUTOMAKERS NEWS * USA & Canada

- SALES - 

* Michigan - GM hindered by weak July full-size pickup truck sales
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Melissa Burden and Bryce G. Hoffman -August 2, 2012: -- Trucks were one of General Motor Co.'s biggest sales disappointments last month... Sales of its full-size pickups were down 11.5 percent in July after five consecutive months of year-over-year gains... Other automakers reported gains in their truck sales... While overall sales of full-size pickups slipped two-tenths of one percent in July in the United States, Ford F-Series sales increased four-tenths of a percent and sales of full-size Ram pickups were up 17.3 percent...



- ELECTRIC VEHICLES - 

* DC - Chevy Volt sales jump, while Nissan Leaf struggles

Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -August 1, 2012:
-- Nissan Motor Co. said it sold just 395 Leafs in July, down 58 percent over July 2011. For the year, Nissan has sold 3,543, down 26.3 percent. 
-- General Motors Co. said sales of its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt rose again in July to 1,849, up over the 125 the company sold in July 2011 and over the 1,760 sold in June. For the first seven months, GM has sold 10,666 Volts, up 270 percent over the same period last year. 
-- Toyota Motor Corp. said it sold 688 plug-in electric Prius vehicles in July and has now sold 5,035 this year. 
-- Ford Motor Co. will report sales of its electric Ford Focus on Thursday. Through the first six months, it had sold around 100 EVs with the vehicle on sale in New York, New Jersey and California. Retail sales began in June.


- RECALLS - 

* DC - Toyota recalls 878K vehicles

(Photo from Toyota: The recall includes 760,000 2006-2011 RAV4 SUVs)
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -August 2, 2012: -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling 878,000 vehicles because some drivers say the rear suspension has failed, causing them to lose control... The recall includes 760,000 2006-2011 RAV4 SUVs and 18,000 2010 Lexus HS 250h cars in the U.S., and comes less than two months after the government opened an investigation into reports of failures in rear tie rods... An additional 100,000 vehicles, including 99,000 RAV4s, are being recalled in Canada... Drivers say failed rear suspension sent cars, SUVs out of control, and four of they lost control while driving at high speeds...

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