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

JULY 14, 2008 • 41 Inventory ± U.S. car and light-truck, on July 1 Days Days supply supply Inventory July 1 June 1 units 2008 2008 Days Days supply supply Inventory July 1 June 1 units 2008 2008 Vehicles are domestic unless noted. Days Days supply supply Inventory July 1 June 1 units 2008 2008 U.S. sales per franchise, June Make Car Truck June June 2008 2008 Total June 2008 Total May 2008 BMW div. car (D/I) 30,500 BMW div. trk. (D/I) 8,800 Total BMW division (D/I) 39,300 Mini Cooper car (I) 1,100 BMW² 40,300 300 17,500 Crossfire (I) 1,300 PT Cruiser 7,700 Sebring 13,000 Chrysler Div. car (D) 38,200 Chrysler Div. car (I) 1,300 Total Chrysler Div. car. 39,500 Aspen 8,600 Pacifica 5,100 Town & Country 39,300 Total Chrysler Div. trk. 53,000 Total Chrysler Division.. 92,500 Avenger 9,000 Caliber 10,500 Challenger 2,100 Charger 19,600 Magnum 800 Viper 300 Total Dodge car 42,300 Caravan 24,600 Dakota 11,500 Durango 5,600 Journey 15,300 Nitro 15,400 Ram 107,700 Sprinter 7,300 Total Dodge trk. 187,400 Total Dodge 229,700 Commander 11,800 Compass 6,800 Grand Cherokee 26,600 Liberty 27,100 Patriot 9,900 Wrangler 35,800 Total Jeep trk. 117,900 Chrysler LLC car (D) 80,500 Chrysler LLC car (I) 1,300 Chrysler LLC car 81,800 Chrysler LLC trk. 358,300 CHRYSLER LLC 440,100 Mercedes-Benz car (I) . 25,300 Mercedes-Benz trk. (D/I) 13,100 DAIMLER AG² 38,400 Crown Victoria 9,100 Focus 29,500 Fusion 26,500 Mustang 36,200 Taurus (new) 11,800 Total Ford div. car 113,100 E series/Club Wagon 2,300 E series van 23,100 Edge 33,100 Escape 28,900 Expedition 20,100 Explorer 26,100 F series 215,000 Flex 8,100 Ranger 12,900 Taurus X 6,800 Total Ford div. trk. 376,400 Total Ford division 489,500 Jaguar car (I) ± Land Rover trk. (I) ± MKS 1,300 Town Car 3,500 MKZ/Zephyr 9,000 Total Lincoln car 13,800 Mark LT 2,500 MKX 10,600 Navigator 5,900 Total Lincoln trk. 19,000 Total Lincoln 32,800 Grand Marquis 6,900 Milan 7,300 Sable (new) 4,800 Total Mercury car 19,000 Mariner 7,900 Mountaineer 4,000 Total Mercury trk. 11,900 Total Mercury 30,900 30 series (I) 1,300 40 series (I) 1,000 50 series (I) 200 60 series (I) 1,500 70 series (I) 5,300 80 series (I) 2,500 Total Volvo car (I) 11,800 Volvo trk. XC90 (I) 5,500 Total Volvo (I) 17,400 Ford Motor Co. car (D) 145,900 Ford Motor Co. car (I) . 11,800 Ford Motor Co. car 157,700 Ford Motor Co. trk. (D) 407,300 Ford Motor Co. trk. (I) . 5,500 Ford Motor Co. trk. 412,800 FORD MOTOR CO.² 570,600 LaCrosse 8,800 Lucerne 20,100 Total Buick car 28,800 Enclave 8,200 Rainier – Rendezvous – Terraza 100 Total Buick trk 8,300 Total Buick 37,100 CTS 11,500 DTS 8,200 STS 4,300 XLR 700 Total Cadillac car 24,700 44 48 45 5 37 93 165 30 61 58 165 59 218 399 96 115 82 52 41 48 56 97 99 51 42 113 78 71 143 160 117 103 87 144 78 106 130 48 129 106 54 165 55 106 90 42 61 47 56 39 43 80 69 53 21 69 79 46 134 92 133 141 63 74 97 81 ± ± 81 29 82 56 148 113 118 119 81 65 59 54 60 64 92 71 64 71 44 28 48 50 58 52 88 60 54 52 54 96 88 96 79 79 124 106 66 32 10 31 64 93 60 88 65 142 69 41 37 40 8 34 99 157 43 47 60 157 62 88 276 68 78 69 37 20 125 50 89 51 35 51 75 118 50 151 142 110 97 74 162 49 99 101 26 94 81 44 157 45 89 75 48 73 54 36 24 39 91 49 40 15 61 83 50 100 94 142 – 41 67 94 73 84 82 – 163 73 92 227 99 124 115 104 59 37 75 51 68 169 86 61 62 33 40 79 70 64 62 83 67 43 67 45 95 82 94 73 65 103 87 50 47 18 66 50 77 45 75 76 182 60 Escalade Escalade ESV Escalade EXT SRX Total Cadillac trk. Total Cadillac 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 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 10,100 5,000 2,800 5,600 23,400 48,100 8,000 19,500 10,700 14,700 32,700 25,300 – 102,900 8,000 110,900 17,400 22,700 25,600 15,600 167,700 21,400 35,000 15,400 3,800 324,500 427,400 8,000 435,300 13,000 6,900 5,600 5,100 62,300 19,700 14,100 126,600 – 1,900 5,600 7,600 4,800 22,800 7,800 1,600 5,400 9,200 43,900 7,800 51,700 – 9,300 9,300 53,200 7,800 61,000 8,300 900 9,200 13,100 12,500 – 3,100 15,700 13,100 28,700 7,800 – 18,900 26,700 42,400 13,100 55,400 216,000 37,200 253,200 527,300 780,500 1,400 13,000 5,600 13,000 7,000 20,000 15,000 5,000 20,000 40,000 60,000 20,000 80,000 25,000 1,000 26,000 7,000 1,000 85,000 29,000 114,000 13,000 14,000 27,000 7,000 41,000 30,000 15,000 106,000 14,000 120,000 234,000 98,000 36,000 134,000 126,000 14,000 140,000 274,000 109 109 166 65 97 81 42 22 123 32 47 44 4 38 42 39 158 93 83 49 117 93 81 35 17 87 66 42 66 74 94 66 70 120 124 141 107 – 111 82 88 45 37 123 46 77 45 43 120 47 – 100 99 48 120 52 117 130 118 353 51 7 47 50 353 82 116 35 51 61 56 353 70 46 115 50 89 71 91 90 35 90 40 62 105 90 101 77 47 54 48 16 9 16 17 88 30 32 30 40 42 41 76 78 99 160 79 42 72 43 33 33 33 82 42 75 46 178 186 234 124 166 91 35 27 91 38 26 32 24 31 35 32 185 108 129 73 121 141 124 113 12 112 71 35 69 43 125 77 130 124 198 216 116 918 129 102 108 63 50 78 48 140 52 56 79 58 124 169 168 63 79 64 109 86 107 306 67 27 90 71 306 106 78 41 67 69 70 306 84 43 83 47 110 77 100 75 39 75 44 58 82 99 86 69 50 68 53 21 6 20 20 85 33 36 34 10 57 38 70 85 86 124 71 57 68 44 35 37 36 73 57 70 46 Hyundai div. car (D/I).. 51,600 Hyundai div. trk. (D/I) . 34,800 Total Hyundai div. (D/I)² 86,400 Kia car (I) 23,800 Kia trk. (I) 19,700 Total Kia (I) 43,500 Hyundai-Kia car (D/I) 75,400 Hyundai-Kia trk. (D/I) 54,500 HYUNDAI-KIA 129,900 Ascender 700 Pickup i-280/i-350 1,100 ISUZU² 1,800 Mazda3 (I) 21,600 Mazda6 4,900 MX-5 Miata (I) 3,400 RX-8 (I) 1,700 Mazda car (D) 4,900 Mazda car (I) 26,700 Total Mazda car 31,600 B series 600 CX-7 (I) 10,600 CX-9 (I) 11,400 Mazda5 (I) 1,800 Tribute 3,500 Mazda trk. (D) 4,100 Mazda trk. (I) 23,800 Total Mazda trk 27,900 MAZDA² 59,500 Eclipse 4,100 Eclipse Spyder 1,800 Galant 5,300 Lancer (I) 8,100 Mitsubishi car (D) 11,200 Mitsubishi car (I) 8,100 Total Mitsubishi car 19,300 Endeavor 3,300 Montero (I) – Outlander (I) 4,900 Raider 2,500 Mitsubishi trk. (D) 5,800 Mitsubishi trk. (I) 5,000 Total Mitsubishi trk. 10,700 MITSUBISHI 30,100 Infiniti car (I) 15,300 Infiniti trk. (D) 2,200 Infiniti trk. (I) 8,600 Total Infiniti trk. (D/I)² ² 10,800 Total Infiniti (D/I)² 26,100 350Z (I) 6,000 Altima 46,200 Maxima 9,700 Sentra 15,800 Versa 11,900 Nissan Div. car (D) 83,500 Nissan Div. car (I) 6,000 Total Nissan Div. car 89,500 Armada 10,800 Frontier 18,400 Murano (I) 21,600 Pathfinder 14,800 Quest 6,900 Rogue (I) 19,000 Titan 25,700 Xterra 15,800 Nissan Div. trk. (D) 92,400 Nissan Div. trk. (I) 40,600 Total Nissan Div. trk 133,000 Total Nissan Div 222,400 Nissan N.A. car (D) 83,500 Nissan N.A. car (I) 21,300 Nissan N.A. car 104,800 Nissan N.A. trk. (D) 94,500 Nissan N.A. trk. (I) 49,200 Nissan N.A. trk. 143,800 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA 248,500 Porsche car (I) 3,200 Porsche trk. (I) 1,700 PORSCHE² 4,900 Subaru car (D)** 14,400 Subaru car (I) 18,200 Subaru car (D/I) 32,600 Subaru truck (D) 3,200 SUBARU² 35,800 Suzuki car (I) 14,400 Suzuki trk. (D/I) 9,500 SUZUKI² 23,900 Jaguar car (I) 9,400 Land Rover truck (I) 5,700 TATA MOTORS² 15,100 Lexus car (I) 20,100 Lexus trk. (D/I) 15,200 Total Lexus (D/I) 35,200 Toyota/Scion car (D/I) . 138,900 Toyota trk. (D/I) 224,800 Total Toyota/Scion (D/I). 363,700 TOYOTA MOTOR SALES² . 398,900 Audi car (I) 27,800 Audi trk. (I) 2,000 Total Audi (I)* 29,800 VW div. car (D/I) 73,800 VW div. trk. (I) 6,100 Total VW division (D/I)* 80,000 VW GROUP OF AMERICA. 109,800 Total car 1,234,800 Total truck 1,967,300 TOTAL 3,202,100 30 93 41 31 48 37 30 69 40 175 101 120 42 32 77 122 32 47 43 135 129 149 31 83 88 109 106 60 101 152 78 65 93 65 79 222 – 115 268 240 115 160 96 54 121 101 105 67 173 45 87 35 32 43 173 45 299 184 117 247 152 76 489 315 268 93 170 80 43 67 46 261 94 163 79 50 35 44 49 44 46 70 48 49 84 59 167 62 102 37 50 42 28 100 50 50 92 51 87 82 92 83 83 43 94 65 38 94 50 27 45 32 34 71 43 139 86 98 51 43 73 98 43 54 51 102 110 114 24 77 80 86 85 62 73 75 49 68 59 68 63 263 41 105 189 230 105 145 79 57 137 102 110 71 137 39 65 34 35 39 137 41 221 113 80 153 108 63 291 206 171 71 120 64 39 68 42 169 75 120 65 62 40 53 63 48 54 79 55 50 81 59 ± ± ± 42 45 43 28 72 43 43 97 52 91 90 130 92 91 41 90 61 Toyota/Scion Honda Div. Lexus Hyundai div. Mini Nissan Div. BMW div. Mercedes-Benz Infiniti Acura Kia Saturn Ford div. Chevrolet VW div. Mazda Audi Subaru Dodge Volvo Suzuki Mitsubishi GMC Land Rover Porsche Hummer Pontiac Cadillac Chrysler Div. Jeep Jaguar Saab Lincoln Mercury Aston Martin Ferrari Maserati Buick Isuzu Rolls-Royce 97 88 58 53 64 45 49 42 38 29 29 19 14 17 36 26 27 28 7 15 14 12 – – 7 – 10 6 6 – 8 7 4 4 5 5 5 2 – 1 44 39 33 12 – 18 13 15 14 18 15 24 26 22 3 9 4 2 16 4 5 3 13 13 6 12 1 4 4 10 – 1 3 2 – – – 1 2 – 141 127 91 65 64 63 62 57 52 47 44 43 40 39 39 35 31 30 23 20 19 15 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 3 2 1 189 150 119 60 77 84 75 64 58 56 49 42 50 41 38 42 31 31 29 20 21 21 13 17 14

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Small-car boom misses Chrysler Ford's large rwd car plan is iffy Suppliers: Inflation is looming Hummer H3T price: $31,495 VW may build next Passat in U.S. plant Glut of trucks pulls Prius to U.S. Ford sues U.S. over taxes Restyled Ridgeline Volvo will tighten U.S. dealer network As BMW's chief in N.A., Purves got biggest thrill out of Mini Despite pricey fuel, Jetta diesel in demand Everybody's a critic: How dealers cope with online reviews Hyundai goes big on Genesis lease The shift to automatic: A transmission transition Jaguar-Land Rover dealer: Stand-alone would bankrupt me Chevy christens compact Cruze Fiat, BMW will team up on platforms, parts Revision: Bosch still tops Auto News supplier list GM to build Volts in U.S. for Europe GM ads will push mpg for 90 days A missed opportunity 2008 sales forecast? 14,652,757 Suzuki cuts U.S. work force 8% CAFE standards: Stop whining and get to work Uncertainty is the name of the game Honda dealer rubs salt in a wound Careless driver was to blame for crash Unsafe driving wasn't Ford's fault For doomsayers, business is booming again Best ad slogans have staying power Bird Dog Club creator hunts dealer poachers Dealers How to design a Lamborghini? Passion for speed certainly helps Dressed to kill Check for children Delinquency rate on indirect loans skyrockets Group promotes payment assurance Ford has big plans for small vehicles in North America Mulally pushes Ford toward fuel efficiency Ford brand will draw on European lineup With no new vehicles planned, Mercury's future is bleak Engines promise power plus fuel economy Horbury: We'll keep our vehicle designs fresh Ford aims to move Lincoln upscale Toyota's Lentz: Don't panic over collapse; market will stabilize Personnel Chrysler's car sales sag in June — even more than trucks PG sells majority of auto glass business to private-equity firm Chrysler's Campi makes nice Suit against Ford is reinstated BMW reassesses Mini demand JCI plant cuts shift, work force CAW board endorses local president Purves: Thumbs-up for BMW innovations Current trend in Europe: Electric cars Solid reviews for Ford's new Flex Philosopher has insight for ailing U.S. auto industry The 'B' word brings media deathwatch at GM Chrysler to dealers: Don't panic

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