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Once again, General Motors recorded a significant drop in U.S. sales in December delivering 221,983 vehicles, down 31 percent compared with a year ago. GM's December car sales of 87,506 units were off 25 percent while its truck sales of 134,477 units were down 35 percent compared to the same month last year. Despite the plunge, GM officials seemed happy to report that December deliveries were up 30 percent compared with October and up 43 percent compared with November.
- Chrysler Group Reports Best April Sales Since 2008 With A 20 Percent Increase Over Last Year
The Chrysler Group's U.S. sales in April grew 20 percent over the same month last year to 141,165 units, making it the company's best April since 2008, which was before it went into bankruptcy. All four brands of the Chrysler Group posted sales...
- Chrysler Group Sales Plunge 48 Percent In April
Whereas FoMoCo and General Motors managed to keep their loses under 35 percent, Chrysler LLC took another plunge in April reporting U.S. sales of just 76,682 units, representing a chilling 48 percent decrease versus 2008. Chrysler said that the April...
- Ford's December Sales Drop 32.4%, 2008 Ytd Sales Down 20.7%
In December, Ford Motor Company's U.S. sales that include the Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo brands, totaled 139,067, down 32.4 percent compared with a year ago. Despite the decline, Ford estimates that the market share of the Ford, Lincoln and...
- Toyota's U.s. Sales Fall 24.2% In October, Lexus Sales Plunge 37.6%
In what may be one of the worst months in U.S. automotive sales in more than two decades, the Toyota Group which consists of the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands reported U.S. October sales of 152,101 vehicles, a decrease of 25.9 percent from last October,...
- U.s. Auto Sales Drop 15.5% In August
Falling gasoline prices didn’t seem to help automakers avert the downturn as U.S. light vehicle sales plunged for a tenth consecutive month in August. Overall sales for the month were 1.25 million vehicles, down a hefty 15.5 percent from August...
Cars
GM's U.S. December Sales Fall 31%, 2008 YTD Sales Down 23%
Once again, General Motors recorded a significant drop in U.S. sales in December delivering 221,983 vehicles, down 31 percent compared with a year ago. GM's December car sales of 87,506 units were off 25 percent while its truck sales of 134,477 units were down 35 percent compared to the same month last year. Despite the plunge, GM officials seemed happy to report that December deliveries were up 30 percent compared with October and up 43 percent compared with November."Given the ongoing challenges and the difficult market environment, we were very encouraged to see a volume rebound for GM in December compared with both October and November," said Mark LaNeve, vice president, GM North America Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing.
"We are building more vehicles than ever that provide great value and Americans enjoy owning. That is why, for the year, we are seeing our market share holding steady at just above 22 percent. That's 5 percentage points more and 760,000 vehicles more than our nearest competitor," added LaNeve.
For the year, GM sold 2,980,688 vehicles in the U.S. -down 23 percent compared with 2007, which allowed the company to maintain a market share just above 22 percent.
- Chrysler Group Reports Best April Sales Since 2008 With A 20 Percent Increase Over Last Year
The Chrysler Group's U.S. sales in April grew 20 percent over the same month last year to 141,165 units, making it the company's best April since 2008, which was before it went into bankruptcy. All four brands of the Chrysler Group posted sales...
- Chrysler Group Sales Plunge 48 Percent In April
Whereas FoMoCo and General Motors managed to keep their loses under 35 percent, Chrysler LLC took another plunge in April reporting U.S. sales of just 76,682 units, representing a chilling 48 percent decrease versus 2008. Chrysler said that the April...
- Ford's December Sales Drop 32.4%, 2008 Ytd Sales Down 20.7%
In December, Ford Motor Company's U.S. sales that include the Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo brands, totaled 139,067, down 32.4 percent compared with a year ago. Despite the decline, Ford estimates that the market share of the Ford, Lincoln and...
- Toyota's U.s. Sales Fall 24.2% In October, Lexus Sales Plunge 37.6%
In what may be one of the worst months in U.S. automotive sales in more than two decades, the Toyota Group which consists of the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands reported U.S. October sales of 152,101 vehicles, a decrease of 25.9 percent from last October,...
- U.s. Auto Sales Drop 15.5% In August
Falling gasoline prices didn’t seem to help automakers avert the downturn as U.S. light vehicle sales plunged for a tenth consecutive month in August. Overall sales for the month were 1.25 million vehicles, down a hefty 15.5 percent from August...