FCA: Sales drop 11% as fleet mix falls to post-bankruptcy low of 12%

FCA US extended its losing streak to a 16th consecutive month in December as sales fell 11 percent to 171,946 vehicles.

source http://www.autonews.com/article/20180103/RETAIL01/180109946/fca-sale-fall-11-december

GM, Toyota, FCA, Honda, Nissan sales decline; Ford gains

GM, Toyota, FCA, Nissan and Honda posted U.S. sales declines in December while Ford advanced and the industry finished the year strong despite falling short of 2016's record. GM pegged the December SAAR at 18.

source http://www.autonews.com/article/20180103/RETAIL01/180109958/gm-toyota-fca-honda-nissan-sales-decline-ford-gains

EVs and hybrids accounted for more than half of Norway's new-car sales in 2017

Sales of electrified cars exceeded half of new registrations in Norway in 2017, a record aided by generous subsidies that extended the Nordic nation's lead in a shift from fossil-fuel engines.

source http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180103/ANE/180109949/evs-and-hybrids-accounted-for-more-than-half-of-norways-new-car

Ford Dec. sales edge up on SUV, truck volume

Ford's U.S. sales edged up in December behind strong light truck deliveries but not enough to seal a second-straight annual decline in overall volume as demand for cars continued to tumble.

source http://www.autonews.com/article/20180103/RETAIL01/180109958/ford-dec-sales-edge-up-on-suv-truck-volume

Norway's electrified-car sales take the lead in 2017

Sales of electrified cars rose to 52 percent of new registrations in Norway in 2017, a record aided by generous subsidies that helped electric and hybrid vehicles take the lead from vehicles with regular combustion engines.

source http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180103/ANE/180109949/norways-electrified-car-sales-take-the-lead-in-2017

Incentives push Italy's 2017 sales to eight-year high

Italian new-car sales rose nearly 8 percent in 2017 as incentives helped push demand to its highest level in eight years.

source http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180103/ANE/180109953/incentives-push-italys-2017-sales-to-eight-year-high

How Rolls-Royce plans to keep pace with industry's megatrends

Rolls-Royce is on a hot streak. Its new generation Phantom will go on sale early this year and the automaker is mulling a full-electric version.

source http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180103/ANE/180109955/how-rolls-royce-plans-to-keep-pace-with-industrys-megatrends