(January 17, 2016) COLOGNE, Germany — Ford Motor Company sales in Europe increased 11 percent in 2015, and the company became Europe’s No.1 commercial vehicle brand last year for the first time in 18 years.

Ford sold a total of 1.3 million vehicles in its 20 traditional European markets last year. Ford’s market share increased by 0.1 percentage point in 2015 to 8.0 percent, marking Ford’s second straight year of share growth in Europe. Across all 50 European markets, Ford sold 1.5 million units, up 10 percent, driving Ford’s market share up by 0.5 percentage points to 7.7 percent.

(January 15, 2016) Celebrating its quarter-century anniversary, the annual Mecum MidAmerica Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction achieved an astounding $9,054,965 in total sales and an 80-percent sell-through rate. In all, 516 motorcycles hammered sold of the 646 offered Jan. 7-9.

The auction’s overall total increased more than $1.5 million above 2015 with this year’s average motorcycle sale reaching more than $17,000, a near-$5,000 increase over last year’s average.

(January 15, 2016) DETROIT — Online shoppers in the U.S. looking for a used Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac will soon have access to a national inventory of low-mileage former General Motors lease, daily rental and company-owned vehicles never before available to the public in one easy-to-navigate place.

GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announced the company is launching the Factory Pre-Owned Collection as another example of GM’s efforts to earn customers for life.

(January 15, 2016) IRVINE, Calif. — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has spent the last three years bringing all-new, upscale vehicles to the U.S. and earning outstanding critical acclaim in the process. Now, MNAO has shifted its focus to improving the employee workplace environment and expanding its facility to accommodate continued growth and prosperity.

Effective February 2017, MNAO will continue its 30-year residency in Irvine, Calif. as it looks to move to an all-new state-of-the-art facility at 200 Spectrum Center Drive, as a result of a 10-year lease announced this week.