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Here are six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Wednesday, March 11, 2015. 

REVIEW
The new Ford Edge is most definitely not the old Ford Edge, although its easy to see the familial connections. From Todd Lassas Automobile review of the new 2015 Edge: "The engines are extremely quiet and idle so smoothly that you’ll be double-checking the tiny tachometer."

INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
If Hyundai is to continue to grow in North America, SUVs and crossovers are the category where the growth can occur. Reuters reports that Hyundai will build a new Alabama manufacturing plant and that plant will begin producing utility vehicles in 2017.

DEEPER INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
Like Hyundai, for Volkswagen to be a bigger brand in America, theyll need a bigger SUV lineup. A longer Tiguan with a third row, built in Mexico, will be part of the answer. "Its all part of a larger Volkswagen SUV strategy that aims at a more mainstream approach," according to Edmunds.

RECALL
No change since yesterdays tiny Honda recall.

TTAC
U.S. Dodge Dart sales are actually on the upswing. Year-over-year, Dart sales have increased in five consecutive months.

WATCH
GCBC loves dogs. Motorcyclists shutting down a main thoroughfare in order to rescue a dog in Brazil is terribly fitting for this space. H/T to Jalopnik.

Automakers anticipated a strong February 2015, and it was, but it wasnt quite as strong as anticipated as weather wreaked havoc in certain corners of the United States.

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD
• U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - February 2015 YTD

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The 5% year-over-year improvement translated to nearly 64,000 extra sales compared with February 2014. The fastest-growing auto brand was Mini, although Jeeps 21% jump was tops among volume brands. Smart and Maserati posted the worst decreases, but Jeeps Dodge partner brand was down 15%, worst among volume brands.

General Motors, the top-selling manufacturer of automobiles in America, posted harsh declines with its smaller Buick and Cadillac brands but a meaningful Chevrolet improvement and a 19% jump in GMC sales. GM sold 69,628 pickup trucks in February 2015.

FCAs 6% increase occurred despite falling Fiat and Dodge sales. As weve come to expect, the brands biggest seller was Jeep, the same brand responsible for much of FCA/Chrysler Groups U.S. sales growth. 

The Ford Motor Company reported a 2% decrease as the Lincoln brand took a sharp dive and Ford brand sales slid slightly: Ford cars fell 6%, Ford utilities slid 4%, Ford F-Series volume was down 1%. 

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• Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - February 2015
• Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs & Crossovers In America - February 2015

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Toyota Motor Sales, USA was the second-best seller of automobiles in the United States in February 2015. Toyota hadnt outsold the typical number two, Dearborns Ford Motor Company, since August of last year, and hasnt outsold FoMoCo on an annual basis since 2009.

If you dont wish to see automakers arranged alphabetically, click column headers to sort automakers by February 2015 sales, year-over-year change, year-to-date totals, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added later this afternoon. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of February 2015 year-to-date sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBCs Sales Stats page.

Click column headers to sort by specific categories. Using the mobile version of GoodCarBadCar? Switch to the web version at the bottom of the page, at which point columns will be sortable.
January 2015 • February 2014 • Updated at 3:53 PM AT on 03.03.2015

Rank	Automaker	February 2015	% Change	2015 YTD	% Change	February 2015 Market Share	YTD Market Share
#20	Acura	12,992	12.5%	24,974	11.7%	1.0%	1.0%
#36	Alfa Romeo	47	---	144	---	0.1%	0.1%
#23	Audi	11,455	5.3%	22,996	9.6%	0.9%	1.0%
#35	Bentley	196	10.1%	292	-21.1%	0.1%	0.1%
#17	BMW	25,201	14.5%	44,182	9.7%	2.0%	1.8%
#19	Buick	17,418	-9.2%	29,971	-7.7%	1.4%	1.2%
#21	Cadillac	11,739	-12.6%	23,419	-5.7%	0.9%	1.0%
#2	Chevrolet	159,788	3.8%	302,670	10.9%	12.7%	12.6%
#13	Chrysler	28,502	13.0%	51,895	12.0%	2.3%	2.2%
#10	Dodge	42,115	-15.3%	77,462	-8.5%	3.3%	3.2%
#30	Fiat	3289	-5.1%	6544	-2.1%	0.3%	0.3%
#1	Ford	173,509	-1.8%	344,331	6.2%	13.8%	14.3%
#9	GMC	42,433	19.3%	78,104	23.4%	3.4%	3.2%
#5	Honda	92,474	4.1%	182,676	7.7%	7.3%	7.6%
#7	Hyundai	52,505	7.1%	97,010	4.3%	4.2%	4.0%
#22	Infiniti	11,659	19.8%	21,317	13.8%	0.9%	0.9%
#32	Jaguar	1410	-9.1%	2676	-7.7%	0.1%	0.1%
#6	Jeep	55,642	21.0%	107,165	22.0%	4.4%	4.4%
#8	Kia	44,030	6.8%	82,329	5.2%	3.5%	3.4%
#26	Land Rover	4917	22.7%	10,198	17.5%	0.4%	0.4%
#18	Lexus	22,995	22.0%	46,126	26.4%	1.8%	1.9%
#25	Lincoln	6164	-7.5%	12,783	1.2%	0.5%	0.5%
#33	Maserati	481	-42.5%	933	-33.6%	0.1%	0.1%
#15	Mazda	25,650	5.4%	45,921	6.4%	2.0%	1.9%
#16	Mercedes-Benz	25,291	5.2%	51,415	7.3%	2.0%	2.1%
#29	Mini	3720	51.3%	6948	38.9%	0.3%	0.3%
#24	Mitsubishi	7533	26.0%	14,026	29.3%	0.6%	0.6%
#4	Nissan	106,777	1.1%	201,226	7.5%	8.5%	8.3%
#31	Porsche	3202	-0.9%	7139	12.8%	0.3%	0.3%
#12	Ram	33,991	11.5%	65,383	15.7%	2.7%	2.7%
#28	Scion	3864	-14.7%	7554	-11.5%	0.3%	0.3%
#34	Smart	458	-51.3%	950	-35.0%	0.1%	0.1%
#11	Subaru	41,358	18.5%	82,170	21.0%	3.3%	3.4%
#3	Toyota	153,608	13.0%	295,981	13.6%	12.2%	12.3%
#14	Volkswagen	25,710	-5.2%	49,214	-2.8%	2.0%	2.0%
#27	Volvo	4012	0.5%	7806	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
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	General Motors	231,378	4.2%	434,164	10.3%	18.4%	18.0%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	180,467	13.3%	322,840	5.6%	14.3%	13.4%
	Ford Motor Company	179,673	-2.0%	357,114	6.0%	14.3%	14.8%
	FCA/Chrysler Group	163,586	5.6%	308,593	9.4%	13.0%	12.8%
	Nissan Motor Company	118,436	2.7%	222,543	8.1%	9.4%	9.2%
	Honda Motor Company	105,466	5.0%	207,650	8.1%	8.4%	8.6%
	Hyundai-Kia	96,535	7.0%	179,339	4.7%	7.7%	7.4%
	Volkswagen  Group *	40,563	-2.0%	79,641	1.7%	3.2%	3.3%
	BMW-Mini	28,921	18.2%	51,130	12.9%	2.3%	2.1%
	Daimler	25,749	3.1%	52,365	6.0%	2.0%	2.2%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	6327	13.8%	12,874	11.2%	0.5%	0.5%
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---	Total	1,258,570	5.3%	2,411,050	9.2%	---	---

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini 
^ Excluding Sprinter: up 4.5% to 23,616 in February; up 6.7% to 48,235 YTD.

Hyundai reported best-ever February sales in the second month of 2015, with an early tweet suggesting particularly strong numbers for the Sonata, Santa Fe, and Genesis. 

The Nissan Group and the Nissan brand specifically posted February records as the Rogue tied its best-ever month with 21,419 units and outsold the Ford Escape. The Nissan brand also outsold the Honda brand for the second consecutive month despite growth at Honda: sales were up 4% thanks to the CR-Vs 7% jump to 22,298 units. 

Subaru sales jumped nearly 19% to more than 40,000 units, the twelfth consecutive month that Subaru has recorded more than 40,000 U.S. sales. Kia produced a 7% increase to 44,030 sales, with improved Forte, Optima, Sportage, Sorento, and Sedona volume.

Volkswagens southward direction led to a 5.2% February decrease as the Jetta, Beetle, Eos, Passat, CC, Tiguan, and Touareg declined. Volkswagen did sell 362 Golf Rs, however. Mazda, with 64% of their sales coming from the 3 and CX-5, was up 5% to 25,650 units, just behind Volkswagen. BMW came close to catching Volkswagen, as well, with a 14.5% gain to 25,201 February sales. BMWs Mini brand jumped 51%, although Mini remains a tiny entity even in a surging month. Volkswagens Audi brand was up 5% as their Q models accounted for 40% of their total February sales.

BMW outsold Mercedes-Benz by 1585 units to end February as Americas best-selling premium brand. Mercedes-Benz leads BMW by 4053 units through two months.

RECOMMENDED READING
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - January 2015
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - 2014 Year End
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - February 2014
Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - February 2015

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Tata Nano EV At Geneva Motor Show 2010 Overview

Tata Motors recently launched its new eco friendly car Tata Nano EV at 80th Geneva Motor Show. Tata Nano which has been launched last year is the worlds cheapest car. Tata is also planning to introduce electric Version of Indica Vista. Tata Nano EV is using super polymer lithium ion batteries.

Tata Nano EV is expected to be the least expensive car in Europe as its price is under $10,000. The Tata Nano EV has length of 3.29 metres and a width of 1. 58 metres.

Tata Nano EV will be a 4 seater with spacious interiors. Nanos electric engine can delivers a maximum power of 54 Bhp with a maximum Torque 115 Nm. Tata Nano EV has a topspeed of 110km/hr that can reach 0-60 kmph in under 10 seconds.

TATA NANO EV SPECIFICATIONS

Tata Nano EV Summary

Name:Nano EV
Car Body Type:Hatchback
Segment:A Segment
Top Speed:110

Tata Nano EV Engine And Transmission

Engine Type:Electric
Maximum Power:54 Bhp
Maximum Torque:115 Nm

Tata Nano EV Dimensions

Length:3090 mm
Width:1487 mm
Height:1585 mm
Seating Capacity:4
Suspension:Independent Gas filled struts, Coil Springs
Brakes:Front Disk, Rear Drum
Gears:5 Automatic
Ground Clearance:180.00 mm
Airbag:2

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