Puerto Rico auto sales -9.3% in Feb., -7.6% YOY
March 12, 2014
Puerto Rico’s auto sales continue to take a beating this year, with 9.3 percent fewer units leaving dealerships in February, when 7,166 cars were signed away to their new owners.
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Toyota Credit of Puerto Rico appoints new leadership
February 27, 2014
Toyota Credit de Puerto Rico, the only captive finance company in the market, is preparing to face challenges in the short and long term under the leadership of its new CEO Brett Beals, a veteran executive, with more than 18 years of experience in the field, who took office last June.
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Christoff takes over helm at Toyota de Puerto Rico
January 24, 2014
Toyota de Puerto Rico Corp. kicked off 2014 with a new president. With more than 30 years of industry experience, 25 of them within Toyota, George Christoff will direct the operations and performance of the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands in Puerto Rico, as well as the duties performed by Toyota Foundation and Lexus with the Arts, the company announced Thursday.
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Auto trade group: Puerto Rico sales will be ‘stable’ in ’14
January 23, 2014
The United Group of Automobile Importers, (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), predicted Wednesday a stable 2014 for auto sales in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, after wrapping 2013 with virtually flat results.
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Auto sales drop 11.3% in Dec. ’13 in Puerto Rico, USVI
January 15, 2014
Car sales dropped 11.3 percent in Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands during December 2013 when 11,024 were sold, which represents 1,408 units less than those sold the same month in 2012, the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), announced Tuesday. It is the lowest figure for […]
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Puerto Rico auto sales up 1.7% in Nov., trade group says
December 13, 2013
Puerto Rico car sales showed a slight improvement last month, when 8,906 vehicles were sold on the island, representing a 1.7 percent year-over-year increase, said the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), an organization that represents the local automotive industry.
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Puerto Rico car sales dip slightly in Oct., up 1.2% YTD
November 21, 2013
Puerto Rico car sales were down 0.9 percent in October, when 8,102 vehicles rolled off local lots, compared to 8,176 sold in October 2012.
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Weekend Wheels: The Porsche Cayenne Diesel
November 4, 2013
A couple of weekends ago, this media outlet got the chance to test drive the Cayenne Diesel, the newest addition to Porsche line of luxury SUV’s and a recent arrival to the Puerto Rico market.
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Automakers rev up for 15th Puerto Rico Int’l Auto Show
October 22, 2013
Prototypes, hybrid and futuristic cars, as well as other automotive novelties will be on display through Nov. 3 in Plaza Las Américas during the 15th edition of the Puerto Rico International Auto Show, which officially kicked off Monday.
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Puerto Rico auto sales hold steady through 1st half of ’13
August 19, 2013
Car sales in Puerto Rico have shown no significant change from month to month so far this year, as figures for the first seven months of the year have not changed significantly from one month to the next, the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish) said.
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Puerto Rico, USVI auto sales drop 2.4% in June
July 18, 2013
Car sales dropped by 2.4 percent in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in June, when 9,388 units rolled off the lots — or 234 fewer than those sold the same month last year, the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), announced Wednesday.
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Nissan unveils redesigned ’14 Versa Note
July 16, 2013
The Nissan Versa family of vehicles, a long-standing sales and share leader in Puerto Rico's competitive entry-level segment, has integrated the redesigned 2014 Nissan Versa Note into its portfolio of products, the company announced.
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Puerto Rico auto sales down 4.9% YOY in May
June 18, 2013
Puerto Rico’s automobile sales reached 7,736 units last month, 400 units less than the 8,136 cars that rolled off the lot in May 2012. The decrease represents a 4.9 percent market reduction, according to numbers released Monday by the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish).
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GUIA introduces 1st Puerto Rico auto industry report
June 17, 2013
The United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), an organization that represents the Puerto Rico automotive industry, recently launched the “Puerto Rico Automotive Industry Report 2012-2013.”
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Puerto Rico auto sales down 6.5% in March
April 25, 2013
New car sales in Puerto Rico showed a 6.5 percent drop in March, a decline that affected many of the most popular brands, including Toyota, Ford and Chrysler, the United Automobile Importers Group known as GUIA revealed Wednesday.
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