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			Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 2: Nissan’s New CEO Has a Lot of Work Ahead of Him – Nissan Group Sales Down 9.9 PercentPosted on January 8, 2020 | 23 CommentsNissan’s had a rough go of it lately. Former CEO Carlos Ghosn wanted the company to gain market share in America by the end of the 2010s. Nissan achieved that […]
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			Curbside Newsstand 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage Kickoff: Sales Down 1.2%, Incentives Up 6.9%, Average Vehicle Cost Up 2% to $34,602Posted on January 6, 2020 | 31 CommentsFord Motors finally reported their December and 4Q sales, so the tallying is complete; the total for 2019 is 17,108,156, which is down 1.2% for the year. CC is going […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: General Motors And Volkswagen Will Use That Sweet Utility Vehicle Money To Finance Their Electric VehiclesPosted on January 6, 2020 | 10 CommentsUtility vehicles print money. Especially body-on-frame models like the Ford Expedition and Chevy Suburban. Those vehicles, just like their pickup truck siblings, are critically important to delivering a steady stream […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: FCA And PSA Will Use Just 2 Platforms For Majority Of Future VehiclesPosted on January 3, 2020 | 41 CommentsWith the merger between FCA and PSA solidified, the two companies are now focusing on the details of their new relationship. The new entity is already sketching out broad plans […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: Lexus Is Surviving, Not ThrivingPosted on January 2, 2020 | 55 CommentsToyota’s luxury division is doing just fine. It currently sits at number three in the luxury sales chart, behind BMW and Mercedes. That’s a position most automakers probably envy. That […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: Cadillac Resurgent? Brand On Track For First Retail Sales Gain Since 2013Posted on December 20, 2019 | 26 CommentsSeveral years ago an automotive magnetic pole shifted. Lincoln, which entered the 2010s on life support, suddenly found itself being the talk of the town. The Continental generated a lot […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Hopes 2020 Sentra Can Save Company From Bargain Basement HellPosted on December 19, 2019 | 29 CommentsThe 2010s saw several mainstream car companies pivot upmarket. Hyundai and Kia entered a new era with the Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride, two vehicles focused on delivering value based […]
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			CC Editorial: Holden – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing WrongPosted on December 18, 2019 | 37 CommentsHolden is doing it tough in Australia. Local manufacturing is over and GM’s Australian brand is now struggling to stay in the top 10 best-selling car brands. Despite once having […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: Mazda Confident Upmarket Pivot Will Bear FruitPosted on December 18, 2019 | 27 CommentsHow do smaller mainstream brands broaden their appeal? Subaru doubled their sales between 2008 and 2018 by offering customers affordable all-wheel drive in segments where four wheel traction didn’t previously […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer Is GM’s Attempt At Cruze ControlPosted on December 17, 2019 | 27 CommentsAs demand for crossovers heats up, automakers continue to expand their product offerings in as many segments as possible. We now have vehicles like the Hyundai Venue and Nissan Kicks, […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: 2020 Porsche Taycan Earns Paltry 201 Miles On EPA Test CyclePosted on December 13, 2019 | 42 CommentsWhich automaker will be the first to achieve EV range parity with Tesla? That’s the million dollar question that no one’s been able to answer. For now, we can cross […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: Toyota’s Non-Prius Hybrids Are Selling Extremely Well, And The 2021 RAV4 Prime Will Be The Plug-in Hybrid To BeatPosted on December 12, 2019 | 58 CommentsToyota may be a bit behind the curve when it comes to fully electric vehicles, but with hybrids, they’ve always been at the top of their game. With the recent […]
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			Curbside Newsstand: American Pickup Trucks, Newly Redesigned Models Stumble In Consumer Reports’ 2019 Reliability SurveyPosted on December 11, 2019 | 52 CommentsConsumer Reports recently released its annual reliability survey. As always, newly introduced models performed poorly while older vehicles did well. There were some exceptions to that rule though. Some recent […]
 
				![Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 2: Nissan’s New CEO Has a Lot of Work Ahead of Him – Nissan Group Sales Down 9.9 Percent Nissan’s had a rough go of it lately. Former CEO Carlos Ghosn wanted the company to gain market share in America by the end of the 2010s. Nissan achieved that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-07-2020-Nissan-TITAN-and-TITAN-XD-Pickup-Trucks-Nissan-USA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 1: Subaru Refuses To Slow Down Who is the thief in the night that stole a bunch of passenger cars sales from every major automaker in America? Subaru. The company experienced a meteoric rise between 2009 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_115630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage Kickoff:  Sales Down 1.2%, Incentives Up 6.9%, Average Vehicle Cost Up 2% to $34,602 Ford Motors finally reported their December and 4Q sales, so the tallying is complete; the total for 2019 is 17,108,156, which is down 1.2% for the year. CC is going […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/incentives-dec-2019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: General Motors And Volkswagen Will Use That Sweet Utility Vehicle Money To Finance Their Electric Vehicles Utility vehicles print money. Especially body-on-frame models like the Ford Expedition and Chevy Suburban. Those vehicles, just like their pickup truck siblings, are critically important to delivering a steady stream […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20180402_113858.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: FCA And PSA Will Use Just 2 Platforms For Majority Of Future Vehicles With the merger between FCA and PSA solidified, the two companies are now focusing on the details of their new relationship. The new entity is already sketching out broad plans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-31-Peugeot-French-mainstream-car-brand.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Lexus Is Surviving, Not Thriving Toyota’s luxury division is doing just fine. It currently sits at number three in the luxury sales chart, behind BMW and Mercedes. That’s a position most automakers probably envy. That […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20170414_134851.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Cadillac Resurgent? Brand On Track For First Retail Sales Gain Since 2013 Several years ago an automotive magnetic pole shifted. Lincoln, which entered the 2010s on life support, suddenly found itself being the talk of the town. The Continental generated a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20190425_131453.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Hopes 2020 Sentra Can Save Company From Bargain Basement Hell The 2010s saw several mainstream car companies pivot upmarket. Hyundai and Kia entered a new era with the Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride, two vehicles focused on delivering value based […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-17-View-Photos-of-the-2020-Nissan-Sentra1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Editorial: Holden – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing Wrong Holden is doing it tough in Australia. Local manufacturing is over and GM’s Australian brand is now struggling to stay in the top 10 best-selling car brands. Despite once having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/holden-suv-range.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Mazda Confident Upmarket Pivot Will Bear Fruit How do smaller mainstream brands broaden their appeal? Subaru doubled their sales between 2008 and 2018 by offering customers affordable all-wheel drive in segments where four wheel traction didn’t previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20190310_124610.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer Is GM’s Attempt At Cruze Control As demand for crossovers heats up, automakers continue to expand their product offerings in as many segments as possible. We now have vehicles like the Hyundai Venue and Nissan Kicks, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-10-2021-Chevy-Trailblazer-Pricing-Starts-At-19995-Tops-Out-At-26395.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Carvana, Third Largest Used Car Retailer, Continues Record Growth Car shoppers really don’t like negotiating. That’s allowed fixed price retailers like Carmax and Carvana to take an increasingly larger slice of the used car market. Carmax is still performing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-10-Carvana-Buy-Finance-Used-Cars-Online-Skip-The-Dealership1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: 2020 Porsche Taycan Earns Paltry 201 Miles On EPA Test Cycle Which automaker will be the first to achieve EV range parity with Tesla? That’s the million dollar question that no one’s been able to answer. For now, we can cross […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-12-Porsche-Taycan-4S-Porsche-USA1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Toyota’s Non-Prius Hybrids Are Selling Extremely Well, And The 2021 RAV4 Prime Will Be The Plug-in Hybrid To Beat Toyota may be a bit behind the curve when it comes to fully electric vehicles, but with hybrids, they’ve always been at the top of their game. With the recent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-03-Toyota-Revs-Up-Lineup-with-New-302-Horsepower-RAV4-Prime-Toyota-USA-Newsroom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: American Pickup Trucks, Newly Redesigned Models Stumble In Consumer Reports’ 2019 Reliability Survey Consumer Reports recently released its annual reliability survey. As always, newly introduced models performed poorly while older vehicles did well. There were some exceptions to that rule though. Some recent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20190425_114841-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


