Automotive News - January 21, 2008 - (Page 31)

JANUARY 21, 2008 • 31 U.S. medium- & heavy-truck sales, Dec. & 12 mos. Dec. 2007 Dec. 2006 Dec. percent change 12 mos. 2007 12 mos. 2006 12 mos. percent change Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Chevrolet* Dodge Class 5* Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Ford Class 3 & 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Freightliner* Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 GMC* Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Hino* Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 International Class 3 & 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Isuzu* Class 7 Class 8 Kenworth* Mack Class 8* Class 3 & 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Mitsubishi Fuso Class 3 & 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Nissan Diesel Class 7 Class 8 Peterbilt* Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Sterling* Volvo Class 8 Western Star Class 8* .. Other Class 8* 670 547 114 151 1,482 343 2,364 2,013 1,172 529 6,078 155 58 469 1,327 2,583 4,592 841 424 127 551 1,943 5 12 364 90 471 32 99 920 1,213 2,521 4,785 1,272 371 57 2 1,702 415 1,385 1,800 1,234 211 54 83 10 358 95 74 124 16 309 467 1,564 2,031 173 24 70 200 782 1,249 1,802 113 50 587 734 96 296 1,713 – 4,606 2,574 1,848 975 10,003 262 101 1,138 1,964 6,688 10,153 687 837 233 490 2,247 23 22 374 79 498 43 122 2,131 1,730 4,014 8,040 1,873 482 41 170 2,566 494 3,225 3,719 3,641 433 137 166 28 764 90 107 179 38 414 617 3,407 4,024 9 5 99 362 1,540 2,015 3,499 366 82 8,613 5,121 6,305 7,243 26,462 53,744 760,133 813,877 14.1 –25.5 18.8 –49.0 –13.5 – –48.7 –21.8 –36.6 –45.7 –39.2 –40.8 –42.6 –58.8 –32.4 –61.4 –54.8 22.4 –49.3 –45.5 12.4 –13.5 –78.3 –45.5 –2.7 13.9 –5.4 –25.6 –18.9 –56.8 –29.9 –37.2 –40.5 –32.1 –23.0 39.0 –98.8 –33.7 –16.0 –57.1 –51.6 –66.1 –51.3 –60.6 –50.0 –64.3 –53.1 5.6 –30.8 –30.7 –57.9 –25.4 –24.3 –54.1 –49.5 1822.2 380.0 –29.3 –44.8 –49.2 –38.0 –48.5 –69.1 –39.0 –32.5 –21.5 –44.5 –31.4 –54.5 –43.5 –4.0 –6.6 5,606 6,189 988 1,695 14,478 588 51,498 22,647 14,284 5,574 94,003 2,218 737 11,793 23,672 37,371 75,791 4,279 8,243 1,371 5,793 19,686 259 172 3,901 1,116 5,448 802 1,523 17,966 19,977 29,675 69,943 10,178 3,002 347 462 13,989 4,239 19,299 23,538 13,438 3,014 945 1,182 129 5,270 560 719 975 105 2,359 5,009 19,948 24,957 425 160 979 2,655 12,054 16,273 16,064 2,281 835 78,839 44,925 53,786 70,426 150,965 398,941 8,269,351 8,668,292 6,628 7,388 1,545 2,459 18,020 – 51,980 25,817 15,766 6,871 100,434 5,334 985 14,248 26,046 78,428 125,041 5,822 9,450 1,831 6,217 23,320 335 258 4,542 1,068 6,203 680 785 28,236 32,113 53,373 115,187 11,965 2,748 294 744 15,751 5,040 33,091 38,131 29,524 3,496 1,150 1,241 173 6,060 587 859 1,175 157 2,778 6,307 37,322 43,629 76 26 1,147 3,597 16,712 21,558 30,716 3,463 1,379 86,903 49,466 70,025 90,792 284,008 581,194 8,430,044 9,011,238 –15.4 –16.2 –36.1 –31.1 –19.7 – –0.9 –12.3 –9.4 –18.9 –6.4 –58.4 –25.2 –17.2 –9.1 –52.3 –39.4 –26.5 –12.8 –25.1 –6.8 –15.6 –22.7 –33.3 –14.1 4.5 –12.2 17.9 94.0 –36.4 –37.8 –44.4 –39.3 –14.9 9.2 18.0 –37.9 –11.2 –15.9 –41.7 –38.3 –54.5 –13.8 –17.8 –4.8 –25.4 –13.0 –4.6 –16.3 –17.0 –33.1 –15.1 –20.6 –46.6 –42.8 459.2 515.4 –14.6 –26.2 –27.9 –24.5 –47.7 –34.1 –39.4 –9.3 –9.2 –23.2 –22.4 –46.8 –31.4 –1.9 –3.8 ONECOMMAND — Marvin Grimm, 40, to executive vice president of sales. He had been vice president and general manager. OneCommand, formerly CallCommand, of Cincinnati, provides communications services for auto dealers. MB-TECHNOLOGY NA — Mitch Monroy, 44, to vice president of the electrical/electronics division. He had been director of the division’s test engineering business unit. MB-technology NA, of suburban Detroit, is an automotive engineering and consulting company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG. NATIONAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL — Jethro Joseph, 60, to a two-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the Business Consortium Fund, a nonprofit business development unit. Joseph is senior manager of diversity supplier development for Chrysler LLC and has been on the Consortium Fund’s board since 1996. He is a member of the board’s executive committee and most recently was vice chairman and treasurer. The Business Consortium Fund provides financing and support to minority-owned businesses. STOUT RISIUS ROSS INC. — Richard Rossmann, 63, to managing director. He had been president and CEO of Symtec Investment LLC, a manufacturing technology company. Steven Hoffman, 55, to vice president. He had been vice Grimm Joseph Kawai Burbidge president of corporate and public affairs for AmeriChip International, a patented-technology company. Mark Shircliff, 42, to vice president. He had been vice president of manufacturing for AmeriChip International. Stout Risius Ross, of Chicago, is a financial and operational advisory firm. TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. — Mitsuru Kawai, 52, to president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc., succeeding Kunihiko Ogura, 52, who becomes executive adviser at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. in Fremont, Calif. Kawai had been a general manager of engine manufacturing at Toyota Motor Corp. in Japan. Dave Burbidge, 45, to vice president of production control at the manufacturing office in Erlanger, Ky. He had been general manager of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. Jeff Moore, 47, to vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc. He had been general manager of manufacturing there. Mike Lutz, 47, to general manager of administration at Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia. He had been assistant general manager of human resources and production control there. Hideshi Yokoi, 52, to president of the Toyota Supplier Support Center in Erlanger, replacing Hajimi Oba, 62, who is retiring. Yokoi had been general manager of the operations management and development division atToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. Yoichi Yokohori, 50, to vice president of administration at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California Inc., replacing Bob Reid, 61, who is retiring. Yokohori had been with Toyota Motor Corp. in Japan. Kirk Kohler, 49, to vice president of administration and production control at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas Inc., replacing Luis de la Garza, 64, who is retiring as vice president of administration. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, of Erlanger, Ky., oversees Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American manufacturing, engineering, purchasing and product development. E-mail personnel news to: autonews@crain.com Or send it to: Deputy Managing Editor Automotive News 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207-2997 Please include the employee’s birthdate, new title, most recent title and the full name and location of company. Class 4† 5,818 Class 5 4,019 Class 6 3,500 Class 7 4,971 Class 8 12,034 TOTAL CLASS 4-8 30,342 Total Class 1-3 Total truck sales 729,780 760,122 *Reported by Ward’s Communications Source: Automotive News Data Center †Includes Class 3 trucks for Freightliner, Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso and Nissan Diesel Big-truck sales fall 43.5% in Dec. Ryan Beene rbeene@crain.com The sales decline that has gripped the U.S. medium- and heavy-duty truck market shows no sign of slowing. In December, medium- and heavyduty truck sales fell 43.5 percent from a year earlier to 30,342 vehicles. For all of 2007, 398,941 mediumand heavy-duty trucks were sold, a 31.4 percent decline from 2006. Class 8 trucks, the best-selling class in the segment, were hit hard in December. Sales of Class 8s fell 54.5 percent to 12,034. For all of 2007, Class 8s fell 46.8 percent to 150,965 vehicles. Sales of Class 5 trucks fared better in December but still fell 21.5 percent to 4,019. In 2007, sales of Class 5s totaled 44,925, down 9.2 percent. Ford continued to lead sales by brand in December. It sold 6,078 trucks in classes 4-7, down 39.2 percent. In 2007, Ford sold 94,003 class 47 trucks, down 6.4 percent from 2006. International Truck and Engine Corp.’s sales dropped 40.5 percent in December to 4,785. Freightliner sold 4,592 trucks in December, a 54.8 percent decline. Sales fell at every manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, both in December and in all of 2007. Ford was the only manufacturer that avoided posting a double-digit drop for the 12 months of 2007. c http://www.joeverde.com/store http://jvtn.com http://jvtn.com http://www.joeverde.com/an

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Campi will move fast to buy global Ford rolls out new F series — but will it stay No. 1? GM will push metro megastores BMW: We may need a 'green' brand Competition claims traditions German summit Toyota: We have enough plants for now Chinese pitch innovation, not just price Mercedes in, Cadillac out as sponsor of Masters golf tournament Auto show walkaround: Chasing the YIPS around Detroit New Acura TSX will get a diesel Toyota: We'll crack 35-mpg CAFE before 2020 Audi predicts 1 million global sales in 2008 Toyota crosses over into tricky segment LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Digital edition is a 'quantum leap' KEITH CRAIN: Here they come, ready or not EDITORIAL: Incentives war isn't the answer to sales downturn LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Toyota over Chevy? Don’t be too sure DIGITAL EDITION: You did your homework Chrysler concepts show brand tweaks Chrysler: 'Hemi is not powertrain of the future' Some of what we heard at the Detroit auto show Corvette has a future — but maybe a lighter, greener one Nissan exec: Cube is coming to America Subaru relies on new Forester Farley: Ford must groom the market Ford still funds Jag, Land Rover product development Ford will probably develop its new rwd cars in the U.S. Volvo considers North American production Good design: Solving problems, making a statement Horbury wants a more aerodynamic F-150 Hyundai upgrades next Sonata's interior M-B could build C class in U.S. VW hints at vehicles for new N.A. plant Customer demand for CTS sedans strains production capabilities at Cadillac GM to test ZR1 carbon fiber weight savings Honda Pilot has more room, power Indiana plant will boost Honda's flexibility Zetsche sees 20% diesel mix for Mercedes-Benz GM hopes to have E-Flex test vehicles ready by June GM to increase Enclave output Cadillac aims high with Provoq Pontiac to launch G8 marketing in March Big-truck sales fall 43.5% in Dec. Personnel Buckle up for a rocky '08, economists warn Canada sales up 2.4% in '07 Gioia: Ford hybrids will be profitable by year end American Honda opens workplace diversity office Dealers From CDs to Sync: Auto industry races to adapt in-car IT trends Microsoft exec sees a car as 'another room in the house' China's Geely plans plant in Mexico Chrysler exec: China exporters need time Murtaugh: Nissan deal won't affect Chrysler-Chery venture Strike by writers makes TV iffy for auto marketers Super Bowl auto advertisers get pre-game jitters Final Say GM bumps buyout total to 46,000 GM considers U.S.-made Astra Good Karma: Mean, green, fighting machine Purves confirms it: The end is near Rehab for designers: A change can do you good Tata's achievement: Redefining 'cheap' Fans remember auto commercials with sports themes Which brand is stronger — Scion or Prius? Engine advances bring cleaner emissions a step closer Suppliers to the 2008 Ford Focus Varable compression ratio makes a comeback Change the engine's stroke Integrate components to boost efficiency Reduce the size of the engine Eliminate the cams and count the savings ZF expects surge in new orders American Axle's rising son may be another Dauch Honda taps Web for workers Trelleborg unit adds tech center Kia restricts hiring at Ga. plant to Web applicants Magna pursues Ogihara Supplier personnel Age of intelligent transportation is getting closer Plastic spoiler saves weight Automotive News' cartoonist looks at 2007 8 will enter European Automotive Hall of Fame Pininfarina lifted family business to new heights Merciless cost cutter Calvet rescued PSA Opel boys turned bicycle venture into automaker Giacosa fathered the Fiat 500 JCI to supply batteries to Chinese automakers Automakers will spend more on digital ads Ford snares star role in return of 'Knight Rider' GM Certified markets online to Hispanics Writers' strike could benefit auto marketers

Automotive News - January 21, 2008

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