Episode 915 - Ward's Optimistic Despite Falling SAAR, Lexus LFA Almost Gone, Train of Volvos

Autoline Daily - Video · Jun 20, 2012 · 8m

Ward’s reports despite a falling SAAR last month it is sticking with its sales forecast for the year of 14.5 million units, citing growing employment and consumer confidence. Toyota says their Lexus brand has nine, as in one more than eight, LFAs remaining. Sales of the 375,000 dollar vehicle have almost reached the end of the planned 500 car production run. In autonomous car news, Europe’s SARTRE program to enable follow the leader style road trains on highways recently completed its first public road test. The test featured three Volvo cars following a Volvo truck on a Spanish highway at 53…