Automotive News - April 14, 2008 - (Page 41)

APRIL 14, 2008 • 41 Inventory ± BMW div. car (D/I) BMW div. trk. (D/I) Total BMW division (D/I) Mini Cooper car (I) BMW² 300 Crossfire (I) PT Cruiser Sebring Chrysler Div. car (D) Chrysler Div. car (I) Total Chrysler Div. car. Aspen Pacifica Town & Country Total Chrysler Div. trk. Total Chrysler Division.. Avenger Caliber Charger Magnum Viper Total Dodge car Caravan Dakota Durango Journey Nitro Ram Sprinter Total Dodge trk. Total Dodge Commander Compass Grand Cherokee Liberty Patriot Wrangler Total Jeep trk. Chrysler LLC car (D) Chrysler LLC car (I) Chrysler LLC car Chrysler LLC trk. CHRYSLER LLC Mercedes-Benz car (I) . Mercedes-Benz trk. (D/I) DAIMLER AG² Crown Victoria Focus Fusion Mustang Taurus (new) Total Ford div. car E series/Club Wagon E series van Edge Escape Expedition Explorer F series Ranger Taurus X Total Ford div. trk. Total Ford division Jaguar car (I) Land Rover trk. (I) Town Car MKZ/Zephyr Total Lincoln car Mark LT MKX Navigator Total Lincoln trk. Total Lincoln Grand Marquis Milan Sable (new) Total Mercury car Mariner Mountaineer Total Mercury trk. Total Mercury 30 series (I) 40 series (I) 50 series (I) 60 series (I) 70 series (I) 80 series (I) Total Volvo car (I) Volvo trk. XC90 (I) Total Volvo (I) Ford Motor Co. car (D) Ford Motor Co. car (I) . Ford Motor Co. car Ford Motor Co. trk. (D) Ford Motor Co. trk. (I) . Ford Motor Co. trk. FORD MOTOR CO.² LaCrosse Lucerne Total Buick car Enclave Rainier Rendezvous Terraza Total Buick trk Total Buick CTS DTS STS XLR Total Cadillac car Escalade Escalade ESV Escalade EXT SRX Total Cadillac trk. Total Cadillac U.S. car and light-truck, on April 1 Days supply Inventory Apr. 1 units 2008 Days supply Mar. 1 2008 Days supply Inventory Apr. 1 units 2008 Days supply Mar. 1 2008 Vehicles are domestic unless noted. Days supply Inventory Apr. 1 units 2008 Days supply Mar. 1 2008 U.S. sales per franchise, March Make Car Truck Mar. Mar. 2008 2008 Total Mar. 2008 Total Feb. 2008 26,500 5,900 32,300 3,600 36,000 18,800 1,500 10,300 16,500 45,500 1,500 47,100 6,900 6,600 25,000 38,600 85,600 13,200 17,500 20,800 1,600 300 53,400 24,600 11,400 6,300 14,100 13,100 100,600 6,300 176,400 229,800 12,500 6,300 25,400 20,300 11,400 32,400 108,200 98,900 1,500 100,400 323,200 423,600 30,700 13,900 44,600 8,300 43,900 31,500 35,800 16,000 135,500 2,300 25,100 36,100 31,000 17,900 27,400 202,600 11,300 7,300 361,000 496,500 5,400 9,300 3,300 7,900 11,200 2,200 11,000 5,100 18,300 29,500 6,700 7,100 6,000 19,800 8,500 3,900 12,400 32,200 1,700 2,600 600 2,700 5,700 3,000 16,200 6,100 22,300 166,500 21,600 188,100 391,700 15,400 407,100 595,200 10,300 20,000 30,200 6,900 – – 300 7,200 37,500 5,700 7,400 4,500 500 18,100 10,400 5,600 2,700 4,900 23,600 41,700 36 39 36 22 34 61 209 50 42 50 209 52 68 198 49 59 55 35 48 58 35 60 47 45 73 61 139 68 99 129 82 70 96 34 81 72 39 98 70 48 209 49 74 66 54 60 56 47 54 52 91 60 60 22 68 69 44 67 65 97 34 61 73 69 80 79 45 59 54 148 82 82 87 70 51 48 85 57 58 70 62 58 120 43 94 56 77 47 61 67 63 59 65 60 73 74 73 68 87 111 101 40 54 52 131 41 79 24 57 78 111 43 97 111 126 73 96 62 32 24 30 24 29 59 273 52 41 50 273 51 55 200 52 62 55 47 48 50 30 53 47 53 114 65 344 80 112 129 96 76 129 74 90 65 68 111 87 48 273 49 87 73 47 43 46 53 75 59 123 98 78 29 65 76 61 80 82 96 48 107 81 80 96 79 52 61 58 124 98 85 96 77 78 86 173 97 83 65 76 88 106 46 65 36 80 55 60 79 65 78 65 77 81 79 81 80 64 100 83 44 48 17 153 46 72 31 59 81 93 48 133 138 189 92 126 73 Aveo (I) Cobalt Corvette HHR Impala Malibu Monte Carlo Chevrolet car (D) Chevrolet car (I) Total Chevrolet car Avalanche Colorado Equinox Express/G van Silverado Suburban Tahoe TrailBlazer Uplander Total Chevrolet trk Total Chevrolet (D) Total Chevrolet (I) Total Chevrolet Acadia Canyon Envoy Savana/G van Sierra Yukon Yukon XL Total GMC trk. H1 H2 H3 Total Hummer trk. G5 G6 G8 (I) Grand Prix GTO (I) Solstice Vibe Pontiac car (D) Pontiac car (I) Total Pontiac car Montana SV6 Torrent Total Pontiac trk. Total Pontiac (D) Total Pontiac (I) Total Pontiac Saab car (I) Saab truck Total Saab Astra (I) Aura Ion Sky Saturn car (D) Saturn car (I) Total Saturn car Outlook Relay Vue Total Saturn trk. Total Saturn (D) Total Saturn (I) Total Saturn GM car (D) GM car (I) GM car GM trk GENERAL MOTORS² RL (I)* TL TSX (I)* Acura car (D) Acura car (I) Total Acura car MDX RDX Total Acura trk. Total Acura Accord (D) Accord (I) Total Accord Civic (D) Civic (I) Total Civic Fit (I) S2000 (I) Honda Div. car (D) Honda Div. car (I) Total Honda Div. car CR-V (D) CR-V (I) Total CR-V Element Odyssey Pilot Ridgeline Honda Div. trk. (D) Honda Div. trk. (I) Total Honda Div. trk Total Honda Div. Am. Honda car (D) Am. Honda car (I) Am. Honda car Am. Honda trk. (D) Am. Honda trk. (I) Am. Honda trk. AMERICAN HONDA 16,000 39,900 10,300 21,000 23,900 21,600 200 117,000 16,000 133,000 18,300 22,500 23,300 21,500 192,400 22,300 41,200 18,600 2,500 362,600 479,500 16,000 495,600 16,200 7,400 5,600 6,900 72,000 22,100 14,300 144,600 – 2,600 8,700 11,300 7,600 25,000 2,700 4,900 – 7,800 10,100 55,400 2,700 58,100 – 9,400 9,400 64,800 2,700 67,500 7,200 900 8,100 9,000 14,500 – 3,700 18,200 9,000 27,300 9,400 100 21,100 30,600 48,800 9,000 57,800 239,000 35,000 273,900 590,100 864,100 1,200 12,000 6,800 12,000 8,000 20,000 11,000 5,000 16,000 36,000 69,000 24,000 93,000 61,000 5,000 66,000 7,000 1,000 130,000 37,000 167,000 8,000 20,000 28,000 8,000 40,000 24,000 19,000 99,000 20,000 119,000 286,000 142,000 45,000 187,000 115,000 20,000 135,000 322,000 113 75 100 75 21 37 46 45 113 48 136 114 94 68 118 110 110 92 11 103 78 113 79 57 148 64 46 118 146 139 100 228 76 88 85 127 43 89 119 243 167 68 63 90 64 429 135 136 68 90 69 77 45 71 326 60 20 82 64 326 87 101 75 73 80 73 326 83 53 131 57 98 80 57 73 78 73 74 73 65 74 67 70 64 78 67 56 31 52 27 79 60 50 57 35 40 38 65 78 61 133 71 40 63 59 61 53 58 70 40 63 60 125 53 127 72 29 39 58 45 125 49 141 122 61 79 129 142 123 56 14 105 81 125 82 70 144 61 148 141 165 158 124 231 110 101 103 110 43 – 169 155 284 180 70 155 70 73 92 92 72 155 72 150 78 131 345 76 31 201 87 345 111 107 46 78 85 85 345 95 55 173 60 106 87 94 85 81 85 83 84 50 73 56 71 79 104 84 73 67 72 40 98 76 75 76 42 46 45 100 77 49 142 70 46 64 71 77 76 77 68 46 63 71 Hyundai div. car (D/I).. 46,600 Hyundai div. trk. (D/I) . 32,300 Total Hyundai div. (D/I)² 78,900 Kia car (I) 25,500 Kia trk. (I) 13,700 Total Kia (I) 39,200 Hyundai-Kia car (D/I) 72,100 Hyundai-Kia trk. (D/I) 45,900 HYUNDAI-KIA 118,000 Ascender 800 Pickup i-280/i-350 1,900 ISUZU² 2,700 Mazda3 (I) 20,900 Mazda6 9,200 MX-5 Miata (I) 4,700 RX-8 (I) 1,700 Mazda car (D) 9,200 Mazda car (I) 27,200 Total Mazda car 36,400 B series 800 CX-7 (I) 8,700 CX-9 (I) 8,300 Mazda5 (I) 1,900 Tribute 4,500 Mazda trk. (D) 5,300 Mazda trk. (I) 18,800 Total Mazda trk 24,100 MAZDA² 60,500 Eclipse 5,700 Eclipse Spyder 2,100 Galant 5,600 Lancer (I) 8,900 Mitsubishi car (D) 13,400 Mitsubishi car (I) 8,900 Total Mitsubishi car 22,300 Endeavor 3,700 Montero (I) – Outlander (I) 6,200 Raider 1,100 Mitsubishi trk. (D) 4,800 Mitsubishi trk. (I) 6,200 Total Mitsubishi trk. 11,000 MITSUBISHI 33,200 Infiniti car (I) 19,200 Infiniti trk. (D) 4,000 Infiniti trk. (I) 9,400 Total Infiniti trk. (D/I)² ² 13,400 Total Infiniti (D/I)² 32,600 350Z (I) 7,800 Altima 57,700 Maxima 8,900 Sentra 25,200 Versa 16,800 Nissan Div. car (D) 108,500 Nissan Div. car (I) 7,800 Total Nissan Div. car 116,300 Armada 6,700 Frontier 18,100 Murano (I) 18,100 Pathfinder 13,000 Quest 6,500 Rogue (I) 18,800 Titan 19,900 Xterra 13,400 Nissan Div. trk. (D) 77,600 Nissan Div. trk. (I) 37,000 Total Nissan Div. trk 114,600 Total Nissan Div 230,900 Nissan N.A. car (D) 108,500 Nissan N.A. car (I) 27,000 Nissan N.A. car 135,500 Nissan N.A. trk. (D) 81,600 Nissan N.A. trk. (I) 46,400 Nissan N.A. trk. 128,000 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA 263,500 Porsche car (I) 3,900 Porsche trk. (I) 1,200 PORSCHE² 5,100 Subaru car (D)** 15,300 Subaru car (I) 19,900 Subaru car (D/I) 35,200 Subaru truck (D) 3,900 SUBARU² 39,100 Suzuki car (I) 14,000 Suzuki trk. (D/I) 10,500 SUZUKI² 24,400 Lexus car (I) 27,600 Lexus trk. (D/I) 14,100 Total Lexus (D/I) 41,700 Toyota/Scion car (D/I) . 190,000 Toyota trk. (D/I) 185,700 Total Toyota/Scion (D/I). 375,800 TOYOTA MOTOR SALES² . 417,500 Audi car (I) 27,700 Audi trk. (I) 2,400 Total Audi (I)* 30,100 VW div. car (D/I) 67,200 VW div. trk. (I) 3,800 Total VW division (D/I).. 71,000 VWoA 101,000 Total car 1,442,100 Total truck 1,908,500 TOTAL 3,350,700 40 68 48 47 33 41 42 52 45 86 113 103 43 31 73 131 31 48 42 137 67 81 17 74 80 55 59 48 76 137 54 80 69 80 73 76 156 110 263 91 110 101 80 50 102 88 92 61 154 48 49 60 53 51 154 54 90 98 48 82 77 71 134 111 101 58 81 64 51 62 53 101 62 82 64 79 26 54 60 57 58 97 61 72 50 60 48 37 43 43 62 51 50 109 45 98 93 123 94 94 53 76 64 58 83 66 58 31 45 58 56 57 70 123 99 85 40 132 142 40 92 72 219 82 91 30 81 90 70 74 73 81 67 59 99 69 99 77 167 – 144 34 147 145 145 90 59 111 99 103 71 176 71 62 96 86 76 176 79 89 102 43 100 138 75 135 90 107 54 83 81 76 74 76 107 59 85 80 88 30 62 79 79 79 99 80 102 62 78 53 33 44 54 64 58 57 115 46 102 103 127 104 103 64 83 74 Toyota/Scion Honda Div. Lexus Nissan Div. Infiniti BMW div. Mercedes-Benz Hyundai div. Ford div. Mini Acura Mazda Saturn Chevrolet Kia VW div. Dodge Audi Subaru Volvo Mitsubishi Suzuki Hummer GMC Land Rover Jeep Chrysler Div. Cadillac Porsche Saab Jaguar Pontiac Lincoln Mercury Maserati Aston Martin Buick Ferrari Isuzu Rolls-Royce 94 75 67 53 55 57 43 40 16 51 26 33 19 18 22 32 11 24 26 19 16 10 – – – – 8 8 6 10 10 9 4 5 6 5 3 5 – 1 64 48 45 34 21 11 18 16 35 – 23 16 23 23 17 1 20 5 2 7 6 11 20 17 17 15 6 4 6 2 – 1 4 3 – – 2 – 3 – 158 123 112 87 76 68 61 56 51 51 49 49 42 41 39 33 31 29 28 26 22 21 20 17 17 15 14 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 3 1 132 101 98 71 56 61 55 43 44 42 50 34 34 41 34 27 27 23 22 21 17 17 20 15 16 12 15 10 9 7 6 9 8 5 5 5 4 5 3 1 Toyota will buy trucks with serious damage from the 1995-2000 model years. A 1997 mod

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Dealership jobs hit 8-year low GM is the wild card in axle war Service contracts: Hard-sell tactics plague dealers, customers TV auto ads shift to online, mobile venues At seminar, marketing execs to discuss new ways to reach customers Better get to know the Nano — it's set to change the world Veteran Detroit 3 dealer: 'The future is quite bleak' Poll: Dealers scrounge for cuts Locals closer to GM strike Scion xB price rises $100 Valeo CEO: No breakup Tata Nano changes low-cost development Hyundai tailors TV, Web ads for Hispanics Study: Ads focused on vehicle qualities won on Oscar night Post-Celine, Chrysler ad guru seeks right note Chrysler's quest for quality lured Nissan exec Betts Search starts for in-vehicle alcohol detectors After S. Calif. success, Honda may fund ad groups Computer images gain ground in TV ads Web TV offers automakers new ad, sales options BMW: X6 will bring brand new buyers Diana T. Kurylko Chrysler fields 'dream' ads Nissan seeks dealerships for trucks Honda will export Alabama-built Pilots to Russia Toyota, Subaru work on 'affordable' sports car Cadillac's ad agency savors the sweet life Some stores may not sell Chrysler hybrids GM hybrids get off to a slow start in first quarter Lexus adds a personal touch to pamper owners, prospects What they're buying — and what they're not The age of fuel innovation is here Approaches to r&d vary Nano brings credibility to Indian engineering Honda must revisit online dealer sales of service pacts Chrysler got it right Mandates, markets and buyer demand For Detroit, some things never change Buick: As Chicago goes, so goes the nation Auto industry has lost a good man Accentuate the positive Ex-Porsche CEO: Cayenne spiced up sales Green programs shape battle for engineering grads Tata rewards suppliers with ties to India Bill aims to set minimum sound levels for vehicles Industry lobbyists step up emissions fight Seeking wider market, Nissan equips sports car for snow New chief of SAE has D.C. skills China and GM's answer to Nano — sort of $2,500 car is Ratan Tata's personal quest NADA offers training in risky credit Donna Harris Deal's goal: Widen appeal of dent-repair coverage Title committee created Vehicle loan delinquencies rise from 2007 Suppliers to the 2009 Tata Nano Odd China combo: Fuel sippers, SUVs Pontiac Vibe: A sporty hauler with Toyota touches Dealers J.D. Power III named tracking company partner Toyota will buy back rusted Tacomas 100,000 Flex sales a year? Farley: 'Absolutely' Ford wants word-of-mouth campaign Small suppliers feel the pain of axle strike Plastech tries to sell 2 units TRW plant will build Ford gears Toyota plans 2nd India plant Dodge launch goes digital Toyota, GM recall 660,000 vehicles for window flaws Lear announces white-collar layoffs March output drops 23.6% New Ford ads tout quality improvements Tata dealers must be handy with a wrench Can the Greens slow down the autobahn? Racy scandal for race exec Echoes from the grave: Olds still has cachet The Final Say

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