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Attempts to force GoodCarBadCar.net back onto the typical Lowdown or $$$ Mondays, Top 5 Tuesdays, 3 To Beat Wednesdays, Numbers Thursdays and Across The Pond Fridays have been difficult withthe move of GoodCarBadCar Towers and an ignited effort of TGCG at hypercube.ca. This being Tuesday, however, and a day near the beginning of the month (Happy Cinco de Mayo), The Good Car Guy is intelligent enough to connect a Top 5 with Sales Stats.
- Canada Auto Sales April 2010
One glance across the surface of Canada's auto sales results from April 2010 reveals a bad month for General Motors. And in a way, it was. I mean, General Motors sold fewer cars in April 2010 than General Motors sold in April 2009. That's bad,...
- Canada Auto Sales September 2009
Once again General Motors tops Ford and Toyota in Canada. And though GM's Numbers in this edition of Sales Stats appear to have taken a significant tumble, GM Canada would like you to know that the four brands in the company's future (Buick, Cadillac,...
- Audi Canada's 1,111 September Sales Broken Down Model-by-model
Audi, a German luxury subsidiary of Volkswagen, continues to increase its sales in Canada. By way of 38 dealers, Audi's 39-year presence in Canada has resulted in its best September evahr. See how the Audi A4 fared against competition...
- Hyundai Canada's September/2009 Sales Success Story
Exactly one month ago, even at this time of the morning, The Good Car Guy published a complete report on Hyundai Canada's sales success. Once again, Hyundai's Sales Stats in Canada are very impressive; only this time we're talking about September...
- Canada Auto Sales Facts And Figures From April Of '09
One predictable sign of rough times arises when business, governments, and even families begin to alter definitions or use new terms altogether. Nova Scotia has passed a bill that retroactively changes what a budget deficit really means, for example....
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TOP 5 INTERESTING FACTS & FIGURES FROM APRIL 2009'S GLOBAL AUTO SALES STATS
Attempts to force GoodCarBadCar.net back onto the typical Lowdown or $$$ Mondays, Top 5 Tuesdays, 3 To Beat Wednesdays, Numbers Thursdays and Across The Pond Fridays have been difficult withthe move of GoodCarBadCar Towers and an ignited effort of TGCG at hypercube.ca. This being Tuesday, however, and a day near the beginning of the month (Happy Cinco de Mayo), The Good Car Guy is intelligent enough to connect a Top 5 with Sales Stats.Read on for the most fascinating and/or ironic facts related to the sale of automobiles around the world.
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#5 - 73.70% @ SUZUKI USA: During the 30 days of April/2008, Suzuki sold 9,669 vehicles. This year, the same number of selling days (26) resulted in just 2,543 vehicles sold to American consumers.
#4 - 3,154 @ TOYOTA USA: With sales down 42,19%, on average, Toyota sold 3,154 fewer cars each day in April of 2009 than they could muster in April of '08 when 7,475 vehicles exited dealer doors across America each day.
#3 - 8,595 @ BUICK CHINA: All tolled, General Motors sales in Canada were down 23.6% to 29,476. Buick sales in China were up a hugely significant 63.6%, taking Chinese Buick sales to 38,071. That makes GM's Buick division better in China than all of GM is in Canada to the tune of 8,595 extra vehicles.
#2 - 203,000 @ TATA: So far, approximate sales revenue from the Tata Nano $512,600,000 on sales of 203,000 Tata Nanos in India.
#1 - 184,706 @ TOTAL FRANCE: While total French "light-vehicle" sales were down 7% compared with April of last year, Citroen (+1.8%), Suzuki (+3.1%), Hyundai/Kia (+6.1%) Dacia (+15.2%), Volkswagen (+16%) Audi (+20.7%), and Seat (+23.7%) posted gains. BMW sales in France were shot through the floor (-43.9%) while Opel fared slightly better with a year-over-year drop of 41.2%.
- Canada Auto Sales April 2010
One glance across the surface of Canada's auto sales results from April 2010 reveals a bad month for General Motors. And in a way, it was. I mean, General Motors sold fewer cars in April 2010 than General Motors sold in April 2009. That's bad,...
- Canada Auto Sales September 2009
Once again General Motors tops Ford and Toyota in Canada. And though GM's Numbers in this edition of Sales Stats appear to have taken a significant tumble, GM Canada would like you to know that the four brands in the company's future (Buick, Cadillac,...
- Audi Canada's 1,111 September Sales Broken Down Model-by-model
Audi, a German luxury subsidiary of Volkswagen, continues to increase its sales in Canada. By way of 38 dealers, Audi's 39-year presence in Canada has resulted in its best September evahr. See how the Audi A4 fared against competition...
- Hyundai Canada's September/2009 Sales Success Story
Exactly one month ago, even at this time of the morning, The Good Car Guy published a complete report on Hyundai Canada's sales success. Once again, Hyundai's Sales Stats in Canada are very impressive; only this time we're talking about September...
- Canada Auto Sales Facts And Figures From April Of '09
One predictable sign of rough times arises when business, governments, and even families begin to alter definitions or use new terms altogether. Nova Scotia has passed a bill that retroactively changes what a budget deficit really means, for example....