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U.S. Car Sales Increase by 13 Percent in September, Market is on its Way to Reach 15 Million Units
September auto sales were up 13 percent compared to the same month in 2011, according to sales tracker Autodata. This is the best result in the last four years and exceeds even the most optimist analysts’ expectations. It also raises the automotive industry sales’ Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) projection to 14.9 million. SAAR is determined by dividing the unadjusted annual rate for the month by its seasonality factor, resulting in an adjusted annual rate for the month.
September was the fourth consecutive month, and the seventh month this year, that the SAAR has exceeded 14 million.
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Vw Brand's Global Sales Break The 5 Million Barrier For The First Time Ever In 2011
A couple of days ago, Volkswagen announced that in 2011, it sold 324,402 vehicles in the U.S., which amounts to a 26.3 percent increase compared to 2010 recording the brand’s best result since 2002. On Friday, the German brand issued another press...
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J.d. Power Says 2011 U.s. New Car Sales To Reach 12.7 Million, 2012 To Be Even Better
The economy may not be at its best, but new car sales in the States keep on rising. J.D. Power and Associates and LMC Automotive said on Thursday that U.S. auto sales in December are expected to top 13 million on an annual rate for the fourth consecutive...
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Chrysler Sees Sales Fall 55% In January, Believes 2009 U.s. Sales Could Fall Under 10 Million Units
Not that we were surprised, but a 55 percent drop in sales is something that should worry the hell out of Chrysler LLC officials. In January, the company sold a total of 62,157 Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep vehicles in the U.S. compared to 137,392 units the...
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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...
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Bmw Group: Increased Sales & Revenues For Third-quarter
The BMW Group has announced increased sales volume and revenues and earnings figures for the third quarter of 2007. However, despite the improvement in third quarter profits before tax (+6,3%), the group’s overall profit before tax during the first...
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