Audi Targets Volume Brands as Luxury Demand Slows Autonews | June 2, 2015 SHANGHAI -- Audi expects to offset softening demand for large luxury cars in China by winning sales from volume brands. Executives at Volkswagen AG's luxury unit say the slowdown in China is leading to lower capacity...

FORD IS NAMED ‘MOST INNOVATIVE VOLUME BRAND 2015’ AT AUTOMOTIVEINNOVATIONS AWARDS FOCUS IS CLASS WINNER Ford - Ford wins “Most Innovative Volume Brand 2015” at the AutomotiveINNOVATIONS awards. Focus also wins award for its class, all-new Mondeo in top three in segment - The Centre of...

Ford Eyes 'High Volume' Use of Carbon Fiber Autonews | 4/17/2015 DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. wants to use carbon fiber in much more than just a $400,000 supercar. The automaker today said it has signed a deal with a carbon-fiber manufacturer to jointly explore “high-volume” automotive uses for...

GM sales fall 0.8% in first 2 months on weak microvan, Buick volume Bloomberg | 2015/3/6 Combined sales at General Motors' Chinese joint ventures slipped 0.8 percent to 600,853 vehicles in January and February, reflecting weak demand for microvans and Buicks. Sales of Wuling brand vehicles...

Ford of Europe Posts Sales Volume, Market Share Increases in June Despite Overall Industry Sales Decline Ford Media Ford’s total vehicle sales volume in June rose 6.4 per cent in the 19 traditional European markets, while total industry sales fell 6.5 per cent Ford’s market share was 8.2 per...

Ford of Europe Gains Market Share and Increases Sales Volume in April Despite Weaker Overall Industry Sales Ford Media Ford's April market share in its traditional 19 European markets increased 0.2 percentage points to 8 per cent compared with April 2010 Ford’s April sales rose volume was up...

not much more than 1 month after the "Volvo has upscale plans" article&thread, 2 articles Sound Like there's been a 180° MotorAuthority - Report: Volvo considering cheaper cars, higher volumes Wednesday 13 August 2008 Volvo executives have stated as recently as last month that the carmaker...