Hey, someone's got good news — Nissan July sales were up 1.7%. [Detroit News] Read more

Wait, what? Toyota showed a drop in July sales?!?! On passenger cars?! We're growing faint — how could the super number one best awesome automaker from the land of the rising sun see a drop of 3.5% overall and a drop of 11.9% in passenger cars? [Forbes] Read more

This past month GM sales were down 18.5% from June 2006 numbers on weak truck sales. And by weak, we mean they sucked really badly. But it sounds like everyone's having this problem today. Next up is Toyota... [GM] Read more

Penske Automotive shakes it's money-maker in the second quarter to make itself some money. [Reuters] Read more

Ford sales down 19% from July of last year. But hey, crossovers were up 40% — because Ford likes to live on the Edge-uh. [Ford] Read more

Chrysler Group July 2007 sales down 8%, Mercedes Group down 14% month-to-month from last year. [Reuters via PRNewswire] Read more

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced July 2007 sales of 19,653 vehicles, representing a decrease of 13.1 percent over July 2006 unit sales of 22,627. [Volkswagen] Read more

Jaguar appoints a new managing director. Probably a good idea to get those ducks in a row before y'all get sold. [MotorTrader] Read more

Ford S-Max spotted in LA — is it on its way to the US? [Autoblog] Read more

The Inside Line at Edmunds reviews the 2008 Volvo C30. Their verdict? It's a "Volvo for young urban males." No, for serious, that's what they say. [Edmunds Inside Line] Read more

Who knew French elections could determine auto sales? [Reuters] Read more

Children in Massachusetts would be required to continue using automobile booster seats until age 8 under a bill passing the MA state senate. [Boston Globe] Read more

GM sales are up 87% in July!!! Oh, wait — that's in India. And oh, wait, wait — they sold 2,120 more than the same month last year. That's about as many as some dealerships 'round these here parts. [The Hindu] Read more