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Nissan today reported 37,980 sales in European sales in April that represents a 16 percent decrease compared to the same month a year ago. Aside from the Qashqai small crossover and the Micra that recorded increases of 21 and 4 percent year on year respectively, the rest of Nissan's European range took a hard beating with the X-Trail reporting a 56 percent drop, the Note -39 percent, the Tiida -60 percent, the Almera -55 percent, the Navara - 65 percent and the Primestar -23 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...
- 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...
- Mercedes Reports 32.1% Drop In U.s. December Sales, Smart Sells 24,622 Fortwos In 2008
December proved to be a poor month for Mercedes-Benz that reported U.S. sales of 18,507 vehicles, a 32.1 percent decrease over the same month last year. The German automaker's total 2008 volume was 225,128 units, an 11.2 percent decline compared to...
- 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
Nissan's European Sales Drop 16% in April
Nissan today reported 37,980 sales in European sales in April that represents a 16 percent decrease compared to the same month a year ago. Aside from the Qashqai small crossover and the Micra that recorded increases of 21 and 4 percent year on year respectively, the rest of Nissan's European range took a hard beating with the X-Trail reporting a 56 percent drop, the Note -39 percent, the Tiida -60 percent, the Almera -55 percent, the Navara - 65 percent and the Primestar -23 percent."Overall we are not seeing any improvement year on year in the European market. Some markets like Germany increased due to continued scrapping schemes but this is offset by deterioration in Spain and Russia," said Francois Goupil de Bouillé, Vice President - Sales for Nissan in Europe. "Our sales performance is in line with expectations and some key countries such as Russia, Italy, UK and Spain have improved their market share year on year," he concluded.
- 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...
- 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...
- Mercedes Reports 32.1% Drop In U.s. December Sales, Smart Sells 24,622 Fortwos In 2008
December proved to be a poor month for Mercedes-Benz that reported U.S. sales of 18,507 vehicles, a 32.1 percent decrease over the same month last year. The German automaker's total 2008 volume was 225,128 units, an 11.2 percent decline compared to...
- 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...