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Small fuel-efficient cars from foreign automakers took a sharply higher share of the U.S. auto sales market. Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [42] the federal government initiated fuel efficiency standards (known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE) in 1975, effective as of 1978 for passenger cars, and as of 1979 for light ...
The summary chart includes the five largest worldwide automotive manufacturing groups as of 2017 by number of vehicles produced. Those same groups held the top 5 positions 2007 to 2019; Hyundai Motor Group had a lower rank until it took the fifth spot in 2007 from the at that time split German-American auto manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, while Ford became surpassed by Honda in 2020, and even ...
Overall passenger vehicles have been outnumbering licensed drivers since 1972 at an ever-increasing rate, while light trucks and vehicles manufactured by foreign makes have gained a larger share of the automotive market in the United States. In 2001, 70% of Americans drove to work in cars. [8]
Changes are coming for the auto industry in 2025 both in the US and overseas. ... buoyed by GM’s aggressive accelerated share repurchase (ASR) programs, a type of buyback. GM announced a $6 ...
Collectively, Chinese brands, led by BYD, accounted for 11% of the new-auto market share, more than double the year before, while sales of Japanese vehicles declined. Chinese brands accounted for ...
Temporary marques that were later subsumed into the vendor name (such as Chrysler's Imperial) are combined, and minor vendors (those achieving well below 1% market share) have been excluded. The gaps in the spreadsheet data should be updated from authoritative data (such as the Automobile Catalog) by users.
An automotive assembly line at Opel Manufacturing Poland in 2015 SEAT, Škoda, and Volkswagen cars being transported by train in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic in 2014. The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.
General Motors and Ford lost U.S. automotive market share last year, losing 1.7% and 1.3%, respectively. In fact, GM's 17.9% market share is its lowest in 50 years, and has been consistently ...