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In contrast to Europe, where they account for more than half of new cars sold, diesel-powered models hadn’t really caught on with U.S. new car buyers. In the past two years, though, numbers show that more and more Americans recognize the benefits of the new generation of “clean†diesel engines.
- Us Diesel Sales Up By A Quarter So Far In 2014
Clean diesel uptake in the US is becoming increasingly more noticeable every time we do one of these sales roundup articles. This time, we’re announcing healthy double digit increases that round out to around 25 percent, for the first six months...
- U.s. Drivers Warm Up To Diesels - Registrations Rise 24.3 Percent Between 2010 And 2012
Once a fuel reserved only to heavy-duty trucks, diesel has begun to gain ground also among U.S. automobile drivers in recent years. Clean diesel registrations increased by 24.3 percent in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012 following similar trends of double-digit...
- U.s. Diesel Car Sales Grow By A Staggering 27% In 2011 While Hybrids Drop 2.2%
Diesel-powered passenger cars almost became extinct in the U.S. market but a push in recent years from German carmakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and the Volkswagen Group that launched a barrage of models with high-tech oil burners as well as the development...
- Audi Usa To Launch A4 & Q7 With A 3.0 Turbo Diesel Engine In 2008
Here come the diesels -at last… Audi will launch its diesel-engine “enterprise†in the N. American market in early 2008 with the Q7 3.0 TDI while in mid 2008, U.S. buyers will also be able to opt for the new A4 3.0 TDI. Described by...
- Diesel's Dressed To Impress
BMW thinks that maybe you'll be able to buy their terrific diesels - at least some of them - in North America, by the end of 2008. Maybe. A huge portion of BMW's American sales are in five states that are diametrically opposed to diesels. Mercedes-Benz...
Cars
Clean Diesels are Experiencing a Renaissance in the U.S. as Sales Rise by 25.6 Percent
In contrast to Europe, where they account for more than half of new cars sold, diesel-powered models hadn’t really caught on with U.S. new car buyers. In the past two years, though, numbers show that more and more Americans recognize the benefits of the new generation of “clean†diesel engines.
That is, the advances in diesel technology have resulted in today’s diesels being nothing like their crude forebears of the ‘80s, while they are also up to 40 percent more fuel efficient that comparable gasoline-powered versions.
According to data from HybridCars.com and Baum and Associates, sales of diesel-powered cars in the States increased by 25.6 percent in 2012, almost double the total market’s 13.8 percent increase rate.
Read more »- Us Diesel Sales Up By A Quarter So Far In 2014
Clean diesel uptake in the US is becoming increasingly more noticeable every time we do one of these sales roundup articles. This time, we’re announcing healthy double digit increases that round out to around 25 percent, for the first six months...
- U.s. Drivers Warm Up To Diesels - Registrations Rise 24.3 Percent Between 2010 And 2012
Once a fuel reserved only to heavy-duty trucks, diesel has begun to gain ground also among U.S. automobile drivers in recent years. Clean diesel registrations increased by 24.3 percent in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012 following similar trends of double-digit...
- U.s. Diesel Car Sales Grow By A Staggering 27% In 2011 While Hybrids Drop 2.2%
Diesel-powered passenger cars almost became extinct in the U.S. market but a push in recent years from German carmakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and the Volkswagen Group that launched a barrage of models with high-tech oil burners as well as the development...
- Audi Usa To Launch A4 & Q7 With A 3.0 Turbo Diesel Engine In 2008
Here come the diesels -at last… Audi will launch its diesel-engine “enterprise†in the N. American market in early 2008 with the Q7 3.0 TDI while in mid 2008, U.S. buyers will also be able to opt for the new A4 3.0 TDI. Described by...
- Diesel's Dressed To Impress
BMW thinks that maybe you'll be able to buy their terrific diesels - at least some of them - in North America, by the end of 2008. Maybe. A huge portion of BMW's American sales are in five states that are diametrically opposed to diesels. Mercedes-Benz...