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Ford Motor Company's remaining luxury brands post-Land Rover/Jaguar sale form a duo that is eerily similar to General Motors' upper tier tandem. Yes, it's Swedish/American.
- Luxury Auto Market Share In Canada - May 2011
A smaller population that's forced to pay more for new vehicles than their neighbours will inevitably acquire fewer new luxury cars in the span of a month. Just how many fewer vehicles are we talking about? Saab sold 385 cars in the United States...
- Top 10 Best-selling Luxury Auto Brands In America - July 2010
Historically, American automotive manufacturers have been criticized for.... well, basically giving customers what they've wanted. Customers, you see, have wanted SUVs and tall crossovers; utility vehicles of one kind or another. Domestic automakers...
- 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,...
- Three-fourths Of 2009 Over : Canada's Best-selling Luxury Car Brands
Numbers recently made available to The Good Car Guy have revealed some hugely interesting trends. These trends are obvious to the trained eye, but you may need them pointed out. For starters, Canadians don't really bother with American luxury cars....
- Canada Auto Sales March 2009
In March of 2009, Americans were only able to buy cars on 25 different days. In March of 2008, Americans could buy cars on 26 different days. Seen in this light, Subaru and Kia actually sold more cars per day in the USA this March than they did last March....
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Ford Motor Company's remaining luxury brands post-Land Rover/Jaguar sale form a duo that is eerily similar to General Motors' upper tier tandem. Yes, it's Swedish/American.The Ford trio of Brits are long gone. Aston Martin is now in handled by a British/Kuwaiti setup with some American influence, too. Jaguar and Land Rover are Tata's. Â That leaves Dearborn with Volvo and Lincoln. General Motors sticks it out with fledgling Saab and Cadillac. Â
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How do they do? March was not a good month for Ford. Lincoln faced a 20% drop in sales compared with the same period last year. Volvo met a drop of over 6%. This equates to approximately 5,000 fewer sales from those two brands this March.Â
Meanwhile, Saab sales increased. 125 extra units exited dealer doors this March. Cadillac produced a slight percentage drop of 0.8 with sales down 1,490 vehicles during a month which held two fewer selling days.Â
Although The Good Car Guy already discussed Japanese and German luxury sales last month, it is interesting to take note of the numbers. Â
Cadillac sales personnel sold more cars than Audi, Infiniti, or Acura consultants could manage. Then again, two German brands (BMW & Mercedes-Benz) and Lexus sold at a greater rate than Caddy. Acura and Infiniti outperformed Lincoln. The Swedish battle was over before it started. Volvo only needed a little more than one quarter of the month to sell more than Saab's total. Â
One more fact? The People's Car - that'd be Volkswagen - was outsold by Cadillac last March. This time around, Volkswagen produces a jump of over 20% and thus claimed a 2,134 advantage over the preeminent American luxury marque.
- Luxury Auto Market Share In Canada - May 2011
A smaller population that's forced to pay more for new vehicles than their neighbours will inevitably acquire fewer new luxury cars in the span of a month. Just how many fewer vehicles are we talking about? Saab sold 385 cars in the United States...
- Top 10 Best-selling Luxury Auto Brands In America - July 2010
Historically, American automotive manufacturers have been criticized for.... well, basically giving customers what they've wanted. Customers, you see, have wanted SUVs and tall crossovers; utility vehicles of one kind or another. Domestic automakers...
- 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,...
- Three-fourths Of 2009 Over : Canada's Best-selling Luxury Car Brands
Numbers recently made available to The Good Car Guy have revealed some hugely interesting trends. These trends are obvious to the trained eye, but you may need them pointed out. For starters, Canadians don't really bother with American luxury cars....
- Canada Auto Sales March 2009
In March of 2009, Americans were only able to buy cars on 25 different days. In March of 2008, Americans could buy cars on 26 different days. Seen in this light, Subaru and Kia actually sold more cars per day in the USA this March than they did last March....