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#1 of 64 Dissecting Car Sales by steve_ HOST

Jun 02, 2011 (6:17 am)

Who's up, who's down?
 
"May was the most unusual month in the U.S. auto industry since August 2008’s “cash-for-clunkers” anomaly. The typical springtime updraft had no wind. Executives said a year-to-year decline in sales was only a temporary respite in the industry’s building recovery, and they made a good case. Pickup-truck sales declined. Ford sold all the small cars it could make for the California market. The Chevy Malibu was the country’s best-selling car. And for the first time since February 2006, Chrysler outsold Toyota. Even high-flying Hyundai threatened the pre-eminent Japanese brands. The domestic Big Three actually ranked 1-2-3 in U.S. sales in May for the first time in many years."
 
May Sales Bring Back Big Three (AutoObserver)
 

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#2 of 64 F-150 Ford by motorcity6

Jun 02, 2011 (12:41 pm)

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#3 of 64 Re: F-150 Ford [motorcity6] by steve_ HOST

Jun 02, 2011 (2:47 pm)

Replying to: motorcity6 (Jun 02, 2011 12:41 pm)

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#4 of 64 kicking tires? by steve_ HOST

Jun 08, 2011 (11:05 am)

A NY Times reporter is looking to talk with someone who traded in a car - or plans to trade one in - because the value had gone up or because the dealer contacted them asking if they would trade in. If you’d like to discuss this experience, please contact predmunds.com by noon this Friday.

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#5 of 64 Picking up by steve_ HOST

Jun 10, 2011 (5:02 pm)

"“If gas prices go up, full-size-pickup sales will drop, but typically they’ll bounce back, as they did,” explained Don Johnson, GM’s U.S. vice president of sales."
 
May Sales Blip Shows Pickups' Steadiness (AutoObserver)
 

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#6 of 64 shifting positions by steve_ HOST

Jun 23, 2011 (3:10 pm)

 
June Car Sales Sluggish; 11.9-Million SAAR (AutoObserver)

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#9 of 64 Where Are the Cars? by steve_ HOST

Jul 06, 2011 (9:24 am)

Industry Sales Momentum Downshifted In June (AutoObserver)
 
General Motors: Steady As She Goes
Ford: Small Cars In Demand
Chrysler: Trucks Carry The Load
Toyota: Turning Point
Honda: Hit Hard In June
Nissan: Up, Infiniti Hurt By Quake
Hyundai: Record June
Kia: Record June, Second Quarter
Volkswagen: On a Roll
BMW: Higher Sales; New Mini Record
Daimler: Smart Downer; Mercedes Up
Subaru: Inventory Struggle
Mazda: Buoyed by People Movers (where I come from, people movers are buses)
Audi: Another Record Month
Volvo: Much-Improved Performance
Mitsubishi: Sales Double From Year Ago
Jaguar Land Rover: Land Rover Up; Jag Down
Porsche: Strength From Cayenne
Suzuki: Kizashi Sales Dip; Others Rise
Saab: Tough Business Month
 

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#10 of 64 Re: Where Are the Cars? [steve_] by gagrice

Jul 06, 2011 (11:16 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Jul 06, 2011 9:24 am)

Cars are better suited for young people. SUVs are more for comfort of us old people. Where would Chrysler be without the Grand Cherokee? What a money maker that has to be. I would consider a Cayenne if they offered the TDI like the Q7 and Touareg. Just because I love Porsche.
 
I don't think the gas prices have been as much an influence as they went up gradually vs 2008. I still see a good market for econoboxes. Just not in my market and the boomer market.
 
If not for the Pilot and Highlander, HonToy would really be in the toilet. No mention of Lexus. Is Toyota dropping the nameplate.

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