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June 2009 Sales Figures: Ford Looking Up, Subaru and Volvo In the Green
NextAutos and Winding Road —
... 68,297 117,457 Nissan -23.14 58,298 75,848 Honda -29.55 100,420 142,539 BMW -20.29 20,849 26,155 Toyota -31.87 131,654 193,234
+ Autoblog: By the Numbers: June 2009: Bankruptcy a Bad Idea ...
Autoblog Podcast #134
Autoblog —
... Just in time for the July 4th holiday roadtrip, it's Episode #134 of the Autoblog Podcast! We've had a couple delays this week getting together to chat about recent events, but hopefully we're hitting your media player before you depart for this weekend's festivities. Once seated around our digital roundtable, Chris, Sam, and Dan take a quick spin through June's sales numbers, and specifically, the Camaro's Mustang-topping numbers, official BMW X1 imagery, the demise of diesel programs, Consumer Reports' Honda Insight displeasure, ...
Autoblog Podcast #134
Planet-9 —
... Once seated around our digital roundtable, Chris, Sam, and Dan take a quick spin through June's sales numbers, and specifically, the ...
Hybrid sale up despite another down month overall, Prius leads charge
Autoblog Green —
... . This was the sixth month where hybrid increased in sales volumes. Potential reasons for the increase include the new models as well as rising gas prices (and the expectation thereof) and some uncommon hybrid sales incentives. Overall, sales were down for everyone but Subaru and Volvo compared to June 2008. ...
REPORT: Analyst urges Mitsubishi, Suzuki to exit U.S. market
Planet-9 —
... U.S. domestic automakers have now entered and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Other automakers that were doing well before the economic implosion are now scrambling to cut costs and get people into showrooms with creative incentives. And then there's Suzuki and Mitsubishi. While each brand offers a model or two that's genuinely competitive, neither has been able to fend off the huge sales decline that's hit the U.S. auto industry.
Suzuki sales in the U.S. were down a remarkable 78% last month, while Mitsubishi fared just a bit better with a 42% ...
REPORT: Analyst urges Mitsubishi, Suzuki to exit U.S. market
Autoblog —
... U.S. domestic automakers have now entered and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Other automakers that were doing well before the economic implosion are now scrambling to cut costs and get people into showrooms with creative incentives. And then there's Suzuki and Mitsubishi. While each brand offers a model or two that's genuinely competitive, neither has been able to fend off the huge sales decline that's hit the U.S. auto industry. Suzuki sales in the U.S. were down a remarkable 78% last month, while Mitsubishi fared just a bit better with a 42% decline. These ...
Should Suzuki and Mitsubishi Withdraw from the US Market?
CarDomain Blog —
... GM and Chrysler have been stealing all the headlines recently, but several foreign manufacturers are having a rough time, too. Just looking at June numbers, Mitsubishi sales are down 41% from last year, while Suzuki’s sales are down a whopping 78%. As a result, Yuuki Sakurai, chief executive of Tokyo-based Fukoku Capital Management Inc., is recommending that both carmakers “withdraw from the U.S.” He added that “it’s time for them to decide whether they pay a high price to continue business there or stop the bleeding.” Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu ...
GM'S GLOBAL SALES FIGURES FOR Q2 OF '09
Good Car Bad Car —
... and the USA failed to ignite celebrations last month, General Motors has been pleased of late with its global performance. That doesn't equate to possession of Toyota-like bank account figures or BMW-like acceptance in the market, but GM's product certainly seems on the right track. If sales come on line, too, other conglomerates won't know what hit them. ...
