Posts Tagged ‘entry level models’

Mercedes going solo for new A and B-Classes

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Mercedes' small cars, the A-Class and B-Class, have not been the runaway success that the German automaker had hoped they would be, partially due to high costs of production that drove retail prices up above their competitors. That's why Mercedes-Benz had been looking at forming a partnership with a......

Forbes names “Most Affordable Luxury Cars”

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
One of our favorite non-auto-publications-laughably-doing-car-stories, Forbes has just issued its list of the most affordable luxury cars available today. Sound like an oxymoron? Well, it is, sort of, but their point is a logical one. Even the entry-level models from most luxury players are getting ......

MINI almost out of Ones

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
We in the U.S. are not privy to every grade of MINI that's sold in Europe. It's particularly unfortunate that we lose out on the MINI One and One D, entry-level models of the diminutive Cooper that are sold below the standard Cooper's price and get exemplary fuel-economy thanks to smaller, more fuel......

Ford’s Way Forward: it’s a long and winding road

Sunday, June 18th, 2006
As recent financial results have shown, reviving Ford Motor's North American operations is about more than just downsizing production capacity and increasing efficiency. Disappointing sales results are focusing the spotlight increasingly on Ford's promises of new, innovative products.Ford is in a de......

Ford needs to rethink incentives, entry-level models

Sunday, April 24th, 2005
Ford is offering new incentives on the dismal selling Ranger pick-up and slightly less dismal Focus. Both are seeing sharp declines in sales, and not surprisingly, increases in incentives. Maybe Ford should re-focus (get it) their attention on entry level vehicles. A new Focus is already available ......