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New-Vehicle Sales in California, 2025: Tesla Loses Ground, Toyota Widens Lead, Honda Passes Tesla, but Model Y still #1 Bestseller by Far
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (592+ words) The pecking order of the top 6 bestsellers remained unchanged from last year. But further down the list, there was some elbowing for position: The national #1 bestseller, the Ford F-series pickup moved up two notches to #7 in California, pushing down the…...
Ugly Charts of US Auto Sales, 2025: Stellantis, Nissan Flirt with Catastrophe. GM, Ford, Honda Sales Rise but far below Peaks. Toyota & Hyundai-Kia Set Records
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1044+ words) Full-year sales by all automakers combined rose on the strength of Q3 when EV sales surged due to frontrunning the end of the federal incentives; and on the strength of March and April due to frontrunning the tariffs. Each frontrunning stampede…...
Tesla’s Deliveries Plunge, Worst Q4 since 2022. Annual Sales Drop for 2nd Year. Cybertruck now a Failed Model
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1236+ words) The total number of vehicles that Tesla delivered to customers around the globe in Q4 2025 plunged by 15.6% from a year ago, to 418,227 vehicles, the lowest Q4 since 2022 as the federal EV incentives in the US ended on September 30, as other EV brands…...
Oh Elon, Californians Already Forgot? EV Sales, even Teslas, Spike in Q3 before End of Federal EV Incentives. ICE Vehicle Sales Plunge
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (739+ words) The federal EV incentives finally expired at the end of September, which triggered a surge of last-minute EV-buying nationwide. In California, sales of new EVs spiked by 25% in Q3 from Q2, while sales of new ICE vehicles, including hybrids and plugin hybrids,…...
Price Arbitrage (Buy Low, Sell High) Dominates the Use of Utility-Scale Battery Systems
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (420+ words) Utility-scale battery systems have been booming, especially in Texas and California, the two states with by far the largest installed capacity. In the US overall, installed battery capacity shot up from less than 1 gigawatt (GW) in 2020 to 27 GW in 2024. Of…...
Used Car & Truck Wholesale Prices Been Rising for a Year, in Part Driven by Surging Prices of Used EVs
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (690+ words) Banks California Canada CRE, the Epic Mess Credit Bubble Debtor Nation Drunken Sailors Europe Federal Reserve Housing Bubble 2 Inflation & Devaluation Japan Jobs Markets & Companies Oil, Gas, Power Retail Trucks & Cars Trade & Transportation Inflation pressures in used vehicle prices, after the…...
Despite Ugliness at Stellantis, Nissan & Tesla, New Vehicle Sales in Q2 Rose to the Best Q2 since 2021. But June Stalled
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (755+ words) Banks California Canada CRE, the Epic Mess Credit Bubble Debtor Nation Drunken Sailors Europe Federal Reserve Housing Bubble 2 Inflation & Devaluation Japan Jobs Markets & Companies Oil, Gas, Power Retail Trucks & Cars Trade & Transportation Sales of new vehicles in June fell 4.2% year-over-year,…...
Despite Tesla’s Sales Drop, Total EV Penetration in the US Rises to Record 9.8%: BY Model & USA-Made Content
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (974+ words) Banks California Canada CRE, the Epic Mess Credit Bubble Debtor Nation Drunken Sailors Europe Federal Reserve Housing Bubble 2 Inflation & Devaluation Japan Jobs Markets & Companies Oil, Gas, Power Retail Trucks & Cars Trade & Transportation The share of new EVs sold in the…...
Oh Elon! Tesla Crushed Further in California in Q1, Non-Tesla EV Sales Soar. Cybertruck Joining Failed Models of Automotive History?
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (619+ words) Non-Tesla EV sales +36% YoY. Tesla sales plunge to lowest since Q3 2022. Cybertruck sales fall for 2nd quarter in a row. Non-Tesla EV sales +36% YoY. Tesla sales plunge to lowest since Q3 2022. Cybertruck sales fall for 2nd quarter in a row. Tesla's sales got further…...
Our Drunken Sailors Are Back: Sales of Used Vehicles Surge in March, same as New Vehicles. Retail Sales Might Look Good
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (651+ words) Despite their foul mood, consumers are splurging on vehicles and may also be splurging on other products. Sales of used vehicles at franchised dealers (such as GM or Ford or Honda dealers) and independent dealers to retail customers spiked by…...