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Owners of certain Ford Maverick, Escape PHEV, and Lincoln Corsair hybrid models should keep an eye on the mailbox. The automaker is notifying owners that their vehicle might unexpectedly shift into neutral on its own while driving.
Dealers are receiving more new inventory, causing new car prices to fall for some models. That said, EV price cuts are more aggressive than those for comparable gas models, and many vehicles saw significant price hikes in April 2024. CarGurus released its April Intelligence Report, which found that higher inventory levels and longer periods spent sitting on dealer lots have driven some new car prices down, but EV inventory and pricing are leading the way.
The passenger vehicle (PV) segment in India has seen an outstanding 15.94% YoY growth in April 2024 while MoM sales also improved by 3.96% to 3,35,123 units. Data as released by Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), shows that Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata continued their reign as 3 best-selling car brands in April 2024 with a combined market share of 68%.
Maruti has just launched the fourth-gen Swiftin India, and while we expect a CNG variant to join the line-up soon, chances of getting performance-oriented versions are bleak. Speaking to Autocar India, Maruti Suzuki sales and marketing head Partho Banerjee confirmed that there won’t be a Swift Sport or a Swift RS on sale in India.
We strive to remove bias from our reviews here at Motor1, but in rare circumstances such as these, it is impossible. I'll do my best for about one sentence though. Here it goes:
Remember when we recently wrote about Nissan rolling out a new Murano and Armada this year, plus a Rogue Rock Creek trim, to continue product turnaround? Unnamed dealers attending the meeting and speaking to Automotive News afterward said they were heartened by the looks of the product. A more immediate issue some of them had, however, was what to do with today's glut of inventory. Cox Automotive reports Nissan dealers are sitting on at least three months of stock at current sales rates, more than 30% above the national average and more than any other full-line OEM selling in the U.S. According to a new report in AutoNews, Nissan's latest indulgence to dealers is: You can advertise prices below invoice. A dealer memo AN saw tells storefronts they can promote prices that are 10% below invoice for any 2024 vehicle other than the Armada, which can be reduced to 15% below invoice. Notice, this isn't about being able to sell below invoice, this is about advertising prices below invoice. An automaker can't tell a dealer not to go below a certain price (nor above), but the carmaker can put restrictions on how its products are advertised.
Law enforcement agencies the world over have been known to employ hopped-up sports cars and exotics for crimefighting duties. A Nissan GT-R was added to a Japanese highway patrol unit, Alpine A110s were used for «rapid intervention» in rural France, and a Lamborghini Huracan helped Italy with expedited organ transport. Oh, right, and there's Dubai's infamous police fleet that includes Bugattis, Lambos, McLarens, and Porsches.
As anyone with stick shift skills knows, once in a while, you can stall and you can miss a gear. I have missed third gear a time or two myself—maybe my brain and left foot shut off when I'm halfway to cruising speed. Who knows? But, generally, a missed shift doesn't kill the car. Sounds like this Toyota GR Corolla, however, revved itself to immolation when its driver grabbed third instead of fifth.