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VW Diesel Scandal Results in Loss of Global Sales Crown
Given the ongoing ethical, legal and image problems at VW, it’s a good bet the Toyota will once again be the world’s largest automaker when the books close on 2015. Continue reading
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December New Vehicle Sales Projected at 1.7m, SAAR 18m
If accurate, December will end the biggest year of U.S. new-car sales ever seen, with total light vehicle sales of ~17.5 million, up 6.1% compared to 2014 totals. The previous high was 17.35 million units in 2000. Continue reading
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November Sales – Trucks and Crossovers Way Up, Cars Down
The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) in November was a breathtaking 18.19 million units compared to 17.13 million units a year ago. Continue reading
Subaru Beats All Time US Sales Record
Worrisome though are the remarks of Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries at the Tokyo Motor show last month. Yoshinaga told Automotive News that Subaru will cap maximum annual global production at 1.03 million vehicles. This can increase to 1.1 million vehicles using overtime. No new factories are foreseen. Is this a bluff – while Subaru talks to political entities about a new plant, or a recognition that the business is cyclical and today’s good times are limited? Continue reading
NADA Says 17.7 Million US New Vehicle Sales in 2016
Szakaly observed that the industry is now seeing the end of “pent up demand” that came about during the Great Recession when annual car sales from 2009-2013 were less than 16 million units. Continue reading
EU Sales Grow in October as Rate Slows
EU sales of passenger cars during October at 1,104,868 units kept growing, albeit at a slower rate of +2.9%. This is the 26th consecutive month of increases. Continue reading
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Trucks, Crossovers Boost US October Sales. Cars Lag
In the all-important Top Ten selling list, the Detroit Three pickup trucks easily swept the first three places. However, offshore brand models in October took the reaming seven of the Top Ten sales spots for the month. Continue reading
GM Global Vehicle Sales at 7.2 Million Vehicles through Q3 2015
The global sales leadership race between General Motors and Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors remains too close to call as GM sold 7.2 million vehicles during the first nine months of 2015 a decline of -3%. Toyota Motor’s global sales for the same period totaled 7.498 million vehicles, off -1.5%, but still enough to best Volkswagen Group at a flat 7.43 million vehicles. Continue reading
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Ford Police Interceptor Sales Up after Crown Vic Gaffe
Introduced in 2012, Police Interceptor Utility quickly became America’s best-selling police vehicle Ford now has a 61% market share through June 2015, a more than 20% gain from a self-inflicted wound. Continue reading
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US September Sales Soar as Trucks Rule
It’s been ten long years since US auto sales in September were this high as light vehicle sales reached more than 1.4 million, which resulted in a SAAR of 16.5 million, the highest since July 2005. Continue reading
August EU Sales Surprise – Up 11%
Despite the longstanding trend that August along with February are the two slow months in EU light vehicle sales, August saw demand increase 11% with growth in all major markets as the European recovery continues. Continue reading
August Global Sales Strong as China Comes Back
Helping a newfound optimism for the balance of the year were strong results in the US (running at 18 million annually) and West European markets (800,000 or +10%) in spite of Greece – remained solid. However, the Russian (-19% y-o-y) and Brazilian markets (falling below 2.3 million annually) continued to suffer. Continue reading
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US August Sales Continue Truck, Crossover Boom
AutoData says the seasonally adjusted annual rate, aka SAAR, in August was at 17.8 million units compared to 17.3 million units a year ago. This is the highest reported SAAR since July 2005 and the highest August SAAR since 2003. Continue reading
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August SAAR Projected at 17.4 Million. Labor Day Sales in September 2015
A later than usual Labor Day holiday weekend this year is pushing the impact of that major car-buying period for automakers to September. Continue reading
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Record Sales of Car, Light Trucks Predicted at CAR Conference
Sales of new cars and light trucks will continue their post-recession recovery, reaching a record high of 17.46 million vehicles in 2016, said Steven Szakaly, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association. Continue reading
