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"It is wrong to say certain segments of the market are immune to economic downturns in the market, as far as we're concerned." Who said it?
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- Canada Auto Sales Tidbits From 2008 - Numbers
Thursday is Numbers day at GoodCarBadCar.net. Already, you've read about luxury sales statistics in the U.S.A. and total Canadian car sales in 2008. Below you'll find a more detailed look at some of the more interesting Numbers from Canada's...
- Korean Car Sales Increase - Numbers
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- Good Car Statistics
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- What's Not Selling In America?
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LUXURY CAR SALES IN AMERICA - NUMBERS
"It is wrong to say certain segments of the market are immune to economic downturns in the market, as far as we're concerned." Who said it?That'd be a Bentley vice-president, Geoff Dowding, who happens to be the worldwide operations manager for Volkswagen-owned Bentley as well. For quite some time, luxury vehicle sales were immune to the current economic downturn that displayed American sales statistics that can be seen here, here, and here.
Such a anti-trend fad was bound to end. Some Numbers are beginning to reveal the effect of economic downturns on American luxury car sales. Those Numbers are below.
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27.9 - percentage drop in American Bentley sales over the first half of 2008 compared with the first half of 2007 when 2,527 Bentleys were sold
20,268 - total sales of the Lexus LS in the United States during the first six months of 2007; 7,248 more than in the first half of '08
25.7 - percentage sales drop in America for the Mercedes-Benz-owned Maybach brand over the first six months of this year
11,216 - total sales of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class over the first half of 2008; 3,854 fewer than the same period of 2007
28.6 - percentage drop in Porsche 911 sales through July of this year, down from 8,021 in 2007.5 to 5,724 during the first half of this year
- Hybrid Sales In America Drop In 2008? By The Numbers
After gas prices brought Americans to their knees in the summer of 2008, a time when the Honda Civic temporarily outsold the Ford F150, one would assume that hybrid sales rocketed upward last year. One would be correct in that assumption, right? Wrong....
- Canada Auto Sales Tidbits From 2008 - Numbers
Thursday is Numbers day at GoodCarBadCar.net. Already, you've read about luxury sales statistics in the U.S.A. and total Canadian car sales in 2008. Below you'll find a more detailed look at some of the more interesting Numbers from Canada's...
- Korean Car Sales Increase - Numbers
Hyundai ranks seventh in the United States in automotive sales. Hyundai's Korean compatriot and underling, Kia, is posting improved sales all around the globe. How did this happen? As Hyundai introduces the Genesis sedan, Kia is soon to upgrade the...
- Good Car Statistics
Statistics posted here yesterday were, as I remember, discouraging; depressing; and disgusting. You can read the bad car statistics with clicks here or here. But all this negativity... man, it's getting me down. It's past time that we improve...
- What's Not Selling In America?
Trucks and SUVs aren't the only vehicle categories suffering as a result of high gas prices and a slowing economy. Find the common link between the vehicles listed below, and you'll catch the drift. BusinessWeek.com lists these vehicles as "beautiful"...