Archives for September 2017

Friday morning car news roundup, September 29, 2017

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World’s Largest Automakers: Alliance And Toyota Neck-And-Neck, Volkswagen 3rd

This time of the year, it usually is pretty clear who will be the world’s largest automaker once the year ends. This time it’s different: All we know is that last year’s winner Volkswagen will most likely drop to place 3. The race for the top spot is between the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and Toyota, and it could go either way.

January through August, the Alliance and Toyota are separated by less than a rounding error, and anything can happen in the remaining months. However, with 8.3% growth year-on-year, the trajectory of the Alliance is a bit steeper than Toyota’s. A few weeks ago, Alliance Chairman Carlos Ghosn said he expects his group to end the year with 10.5 million units, and my spreadsheet says the same. Quite a few people on the planet never heard of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, but this year, it could become the world’s largest automaker.

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Thursday morning car news roundup, September 28, 2017

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Wednesday morning car news roundup, September 27, 2017

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Tuesday morning car news roundup, September 26, 2017

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Monday morning car news roundup, September 25, 2017

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Friday morning car news roundup, September 22, 2017

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Thursday morning car news roundup, September 21, 2017

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