Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - (Page 41) OCTOBER 6, 2008 • 41 U.S. light-vehicle sales – continued Sept. 2008 Sept. 2007 9 mos. 2008 9 mos. 2007 Sept. 2008 Sept. 2007 9 mos. 2008 9 mos. 2007 Accord (D) Accord (I) Total Accord Civic (D) Civic (I) Total Civic FCX (I) Fit (I) Insight (I) S2000 (I) Total Honda Division car CR-V (D) CR-V (I) Total CR-V Element Odyssey Pilot Ridgeline Total Honda Division truck Total Honda Division Total American Honda car Total American Honda truck American Honda domestic American Honda import AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO Accent (I) Elantra (I) Genesis (I) Sonata (D) Sonata (I) Total Sonata Tiburon (I) XG350/Azera (I) Total Hyundai division car Entourage (I) Santa Fe (D) Santa Fe (I) Total Santa Fe Tucson (I) Veracruz (I) Total Hyundai division truck Total Hyundai division Amanti (I) Optima (I) Rio (I) Spectra (I) Total Kia car (I) Borrego (I) Rondo (I) Sedona (I) Sorento (I) Sportage (I) Total Kia truck (I) Total Kia (I) Total Hyundai-Kia car Total Hyundai-Kia truck Hyundai-Kia domestic Hyundai-Kia import HYUNDAI-KIA Ascender Axiom Pickup i-280/i-350 Rodeo ISUZU LAMBORGHINI car (I)* LOTUS car (I)* MASERATI car (I) Mazda3 (I) Mazda6 MX-5 Miata (I) RX-8 (I) Total Mazda car B series CX-7 (I) CX-9 (I) Mazda5 (I) MPV (I) Tribute Total Mazda truck Mazda domestic Mazda import MAZDA Eclipse Eclipse Spyder Galant Lancer (I) Total Mitsubishi car Endeavor Montero (I) Outlander (I) Raider Total Mitsubishi truck Mitsubishi domestic Mitsubishi import MITSUBISHI G (I) M (I) Q45 (I) Total Infiniti car (I) EX (I) FX (I) QX4 (I) QX56 Total Infiniti truck Total Infiniti 350Z (I) Altima GT-R (I) Maxima Sentra Versa Total Nissan Division car Armada Frontier Murano (I) Pathfinder Quest Rogue (I) Titan Xterra Total Nissan Division truck Total Nissan Division Total Nissan North America car.. Total Nissan North America truck Nissan North America domestic . Nissan North America import NISSAN NORTH AMERICA 20,192 2,179 22,371 19,557 2,020 21,577 – 6,515 – 148 50,611 9,049 6,879 15,928 1,739 10,783 5,192 2,376 36,018 86,629 56,031 40,595 76,482 20,144 96,626 3,014 3,681 1,029 8,629 – 8,629 677 483 17,513 455 4,676 – 4,676 1,294 827 7,252 24,765 163 1,905 2,071 3,878 8,017 192 2,642 1,648 3,163 1,721 9,366 17,383 25,530 16,618 13,305 28,843 42,148 114 1 143 – 258 84 220 199 6,029 3,694 608 274 10,605 88 1,811 2,108 1,080 – 477 5,564 4,259 11,910 16,169 1,209 182 2,605 1,835 5,831 264 – 974 309 1,547 4,569 2,809 7,378 3,797 1,077 – 4,874 1,279 1,181 – 445 2,905 7,779 524 16,043 421 4,996 5,348 6,279 33,611 999 1,534 4,866 1,079 410 5,054 2,872 1,361 18,175 51,786 38,485 21,080 41,366 18,199 59,565 31,127 253,922 3,904 59,306 35,031 313,228 22,564 255,637 2,188 30,078 24,752 285,715 – 9 4,565 63,368 – – 363 2,276 64,711 664,596 5,050 64,457 14,719 93,567 19,769 158,024 2,403 22,429 16,464 112,041 6,191 79,430 3,293 28,235 48,120 400,159 112,831 1,064,755 71,967 730,160 55,233 450,423 98,529 902,074 28,671 278,509 127,200 1,180,583 3,120 44,393 7,164 86,144 – 2,855 6,544 97,442 6 – 6,550 97,442 1,236 7,730 1,423 13,437 19,493 252,001 879 4,360 7,336 56,629 160 – 7,496 56,629 3,693 16,247 1,653 8,427 13,721 85,663 33,214 337,664 220 2,806 3,004 40,778 2,638 30,329 5,785 58,915 11,647 132,828 – 1,233 2,564 24,680 2,544 20,858 3,249 20,636 4,083 27,853 12,440 95,260 24,087 228,088 31,140 384,829 26,161 180,923 13,880 154,071 43,421 411,681 57,301 565,752 237 1,490 – 2 328 2,696 – 1 565 4,189 82 756 217 1,980 153 1,929 10,629 90,256 3,842 42,237 1,000 9,991 403 2,865 15,874 145,349 172 1,088 3,610 23,058 2,766 20,469 852 15,717 3 – 1,821 9,727 9,224 70,059 5,835 53,052 19,263 162,356 25,098 215,408 1,428 13,596 373 4,359 2,683 20,925 2,458 23,821 6,942 62,701 905 5,113 11 3 1,624 10,270 2,620 2,018 5,160 17,404 8,009 46,011 4,093 34,094 12,102 80,105 6,332 51,105 1,380 12,045 1 – 7,713 63,150 – 10,289 1,386 10,176 1 – 1,150 6,359 2,537 26,824 10,250 89,974 1,199 8,802 27,871 223,776 – 1,052 6,179 36,614 8,108 84,636 7,098 68,620 50,455 423,500 2,758 13,505 5,480 40,873 5,777 56,476 7,084 29,648 2,400 17,065 832 55,052 5,193 29,900 4,040 29,706 33,564 272,225 84,019 695,725 58,168 486,650 36,101 299,049 77,361 580,702 16,908 204,997 94,269 785,699 282,837 19,042 301,879 224,901 30,054 254,955 10 41,085 3 3,552 601,484 18,522 148,701 167,223 27,965 130,267 95,463 34,392 455,310 1,056,794 677,779 515,741 919,850 273,670 1,193,520 29,212 73,890 – 99,315 43 99,358 11,850 17,361 231,671 15,664 66,619 3,386 70,005 32,449 8,618 126,736 358,407 5,057 31,021 24,930 55,546 116,554 – 17,827 31,825 29,687 36,150 115,489 232,043 348,225 242,225 165,934 424,516 590,450 2,249 8 3,273 4 5,534 738 1,953 1,678 95,336 44,028 12,716 4,820 156,900 2,235 32,005 16,486 11,065 125 9,584 71,500 55,847 172,553 228,400 16,743 5,926 21,315 26,212 70,196 9,010 399 19,608 6,613 35,630 59,607 46,219 105,826 53,464 16,413 21 69,898 – 15,138 4 8,783 23,925 93,823 15,115 218,022 – 40,937 83,724 60,963 418,761 24,015 50,737 63,225 48,895 23,169 832 50,959 38,636 300,468 719,229 488,659 324,393 648,840 164,212 813,052 Boxster (I) 911 Carrera/Carrera 4 (I) 911 Carrera GT (I) Cayman (I) Total Porsche car (I) Porsche truck Cayenne (I) PORSCHE Baja Forester (I) Impreza (I) Legacy Total Subaru car Subaru truck Tribeca Subaru domestic Subaru import SUBARU Aerio/SX4 (I) Forenza/Reno (I) Verona (I) Total Suzuki car (I) Grand Vitara (I) Vitara XL-7 (D) XL7 (I) Total XL-7/XL7 Total Suzuki truck Suzuki domestic Suzuki import SUZUKI Jaguar car (I) Land Rover truck (I) TATA MOTORS†ES (I) GS (I) IS (I) LS (I) SC (I) Total Lexus car (I) GX (I) LX (I) RX (D) RX (I) Total RX Total Lexus truck Total Lexus tC (I) xA (I) xB (I) xD (I) Total Scion car (I) Avalon Camry (D) Camry (I) Total Camry Corolla/Matrix (D) Corolla (I) Total Corolla/Matrix Echo (I) Prius (I) Yaris (I) Total Toyota Division car 4Runner (I) FJ Cruiser (I) Highlander (I) Land Cruiser (I) RAV4 (I) Sequoia Sienna Tacoma Tundra Total Toyota Division truck Total Toyota Division Total Toyota Motor Sales car Total Toyota Motor Sales truck Toyota Motor Sales domestic Toyota Motor Sales import TOYOTA MOTOR SALES A3 (I) A4/S4 (I) A5/S5 (I) A6/S6 (I) A8/S8 (I) R8 (I) TT (I) Total Audi car (I) Audi truck Q7 (I) Total Audi (I) Bentley car (I) Eos (I) Golf/GTI/R32 (I) Jetta New Beetle Passat (I) Phaeton (I) Rabbit (I) Total VW division car Routan Tiguan (I) Touareg (I) Total VW division truck Total VW division Total VW Group of America car .. Total VW Group of America truck VW Group of America domestic.. VW Group of America import VW GROUP OF AMERICA Domestic car Import car Total U.S. car Domestic light truck Import light truck Total U.S. light truck Total domestic light vehicle Total import light vehicle TOTAL U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE 122 233 2,471 2,832 516 989 6,591 9,833 – – – 4 73 461 3,048 4,732 711 1,683 12,110 17,401 747 958 8,966 8,877 1,458 2,641 21,076 26,278 – 9 1 1,118 4,804 3,746 44,695 33,938 4,098 4,195 37,142 33,323 4,848 6,777 52,884 57,809 13,750 14,727 134,722 126,188 741 1,730 9,067 12,434 5,589 8,516 61,952 71,361 8,902 7,941 81,837 67,261 14,491 16,457 143,789 138,622 2,017 1,118 25,344 11,500 836 3,330 19,125 35,620 1 1 3 305 2,854 4,449 44,472 47,425 868 1,578 10,384 15,710 – – – 1 361 1,620 19,655 18,356 – 6 6 508 361 1,626 19,661 18,864 1,229 3,204 30,045 34,575 361 1,620 19,655 18,357 3,722 6,033 54,862 63,643 4,083 7,653 74,517 82,000 810 – 4,904 – 2,622 – 8,885 – 3,432 – 13,789 – 4,042 6,491 50,642 62,444 977 1,668 13,019 17,090 3,044 3,757 40,372 41,706 1,238 2,918 16,030 26,350 129 297 1,689 2,995 9,430 15,131 121,752 150,585 1,329 1,964 12,832 16,394 647 177 6,416 2,149 3,718 5,774 46,208 54,879 921 2,067 17,011 20,648 4,639 7,841 63,219 75,527 6,615 9,982 82,467 94,070 16,045 25,113 204,219 244,655 2,679 5,694 35,680 52,063 – 80 39 9,474 3,038 4,842 38,671 33,832 2,395 2,623 23,369 5,287 8,112 13,239 97,759 100,656 3,404 6,066 34,309 54,560 29,119 38,603 348,989 313,850 367 1,835 6,573 51,290 29,486 40,438 355,562 365,140 16,492 29,472 226,046 268,658 4,824 78 53,639 23,323 21,316 29,550 279,685 291,981 – – – 4 10,873 12,494 130,561 137,114 5,721 5,956 88,495 68,465 70,800 94,504 888,612 917,264 2,963 7,802 37,306 66,984 1,571 4,544 21,696 43,228 5,729 8,173 81,951 91,294 186 163 3,203 1,752 10,305 14,412 106,738 131,946 2,030 1,660 24,592 17,959 9,647 9,865 94,887 105,912 9,176 13,996 117,313 135,515 7,696 19,571 115,026 144,480 49,303 80,186 602,712 739,070 120,103 174,690 1,491,324 1,656,334 88,342 122,874 1,108,123 1,168,505 55,918 90,168 685,179 833,140 81,282 125,007 1,007,370 1,095,813 62,978 88,035 785,932 905,832 144,260 213,042 1,793,302 2,001,645 287 462 3,734 4,831 3,495 3,936 32,401 32,816 719 115 4,191 115 1,090 1,126 9,263 8,762 261 311 2,168 2,754 73 67 521 67 266 412 3,432 3,084 6,191 6,429 55,710 52,429 1,393 1,591 10,107 16,049 7,584 8,020 65,817 68,478 186 150 2,187 2,959 660 952 11,452 9,927 911 1,380 12,971 12,300 8,817 7,715 75,667 74,459 1,888 3,109 22,231 24,063 1,502 3,065 25,478 28,583 – – – 17 1,237 1,979 17,039 19,732 15,015 18,200 164,838 169,081 375 – 375 – 1,077 – 4,677 – 642 691 5,477 5,998 2,094 691 10,529 5,998 17,109 18,891 175,367 175,079 21,392 24,779 222,735 224,469 3,487 2,282 20,636 22,047 11,080 10,824 98,273 98,522 13,799 16,237 145,098 147,994 24,879 27,061 243,371 246,516 349,962 445,772 3,869,636 4,184,147 149,167 190,330 1,915,562 1,869,063 499,129 636,102 5,785,198 6,053,210 395,315 575,882 4,181,097 5,311,331 70,716 103,418 799,882 987,337 466,031 679,300 4,980,979 6,298,668 745,277 1,021,654 8,050,733 9,495,478 219,883 293,748 2,715,444 2,856,400 965,160 1,315,402 10,766,177 12,351,878 Economic winds batter Sept. sales John K. Teahen Jr. jteahen@crain.com news ANALYSIS So what would you expect RELATED TABLES, STORY of auto sales with $4-a-gallon 42 Sales by make➤ gasoline, the Wall Street Toyota tries 0% financing➤ 44 flameout and the real estate disaster? And — oh, yes — the credit Perspective crisis. If you can’t get a loan, How the past 5 Septembers rank you can’t buy a car. Soon, http://www.autonews.com/datacenter
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - October 6, 2008 Automotive News - October 6, 2008 Many dealers floored by floorplan limits, costs THE GREAT COLLAPSE September was awful, and 2009 looks ugly GMAC is out of leasing — at least for now Versical, Nussel take new Automotive News posts GM to shut Ohio SUV plant 2 years ahead of plan VW commits to minority purchasing goals in Tenn. Chrysler exec to outline EV strategy at green conference Automakers are high on electrics Dealers give mixed reactions to Chrysler incentive program Chrysler boosts 2009 vehicle prices Lenders move fast to liquidate Heard's stores Mazda Kiyora Toyota, Audi mull tiny cars for U.S. Audi to decide next year on U.S. production Volvo plans diesel hybrid by 2012 Coupelike styling is back in a big way Honda Insight target price: Around $19,000 Mercedes plans U.S. sales of hybrids in S, E, C classes BMW is working on 2 small crossovers VW-Porsche feud risks growth plans Let's get clunkers off the road and spur the economy Europe: Still very different from us It could improve Caddy's image Shouldn't Cadillac try something new? A 4-cylinder is just what Cadillac needs Government's a player in Europe, too The Chevy Cruze should be big news Simple steps would revive industry Ford stops buying nonessential factory supplies Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress Automakers find India tough market to conquer Mahle CEO: Most engines will be smaller by 2012 GM begins streamlining purchasing TL stretches factory's flexibility Personnel Study: Dealers gain on independent shops Chrysler offers service contracts on certified vehicles No label Flashes of genius, years of turmoil VW seeks excitement with Routan, CC, Rabbit Sales soft, but Europeans plan to expand lineups 2010 redesign planned for Bentley flagship Alfa beyond Competizione Ferrari: Recession-proof and turning ... green? Maserati: Sporty gets even sportier Uncertainty surrounds Volvo's product plan Rolls-Royce goal: Add customers Panamera: Can Porsche defy skeptics again? Audi longs to join luxury big-leaguers in U.S. BMW plans more variants beyond sedans, wagons Under new owner, Aston Martin back in the race Lagonda's forte: Luxurious sedans that go very fast Couped-up? Lamborghini considers a sedan 250-mph Bugatti boosts the excitement Mercedes returns to the luxury suite Mini follows BMW's lead Smart ambitions, like car, remain small Suppliers cut staff, output to cope with downturn Driver monitoring systems differ High-tech mirrors are poised to make big gains IAC will open first India plant Supplier personnel Engineers call for common electric car standards Land Rover aims to boost the fuel economy of its SUVs Maybach adds open-top 62S Landaulet Saab gets a crossover in 2009; everything else is on hold Jaguar regains its focus on low volume, high end Dealers Economic winds batter Sept. sales Jaguar Land Rover joins group Ford aids minority suppliers CarMax plans 600 job cuts Ruling could ease disputes Feds seek more time for roof strength rule Suzuki seeks floorplan credit partner for dealers Toyota battles Detroit 3 with cheap loans $25 billion: How'd they do that? Peapod: Innovator's little big idea FOR SALE: Heard condos, mansion, jet Is film a flash in the pan? Ford hopes so VW: Next New Beetle will be 'more mature' Renault's U.S. ally of choice? Probably not Chrysler Automotive News - October 6, 2008 Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - GMAC is out of leasing — at least for now (Page 1) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - GMAC is out of leasing — at least for now (Page 2) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Automakers are high on electrics (Page 3) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Lenders move fast to liquidate Heard's stores (Page 4) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Lenders move fast to liquidate Heard's stores (Page 5) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Volvo plans diesel hybrid by 2012 (Page 6) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Volvo plans diesel hybrid by 2012 (Page 7) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - BMW is working on 2 small crossovers (Page 8) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - BMW is working on 2 small crossovers (Page 9) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - VW-Porsche feud risks growth plans (Page 10) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - VW-Porsche feud risks growth plans (Page 11) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - A 4-cylinder is just what Cadillac needs (Page 12) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - A 4-cylinder is just what Cadillac needs (Page 13) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Simple steps would revive industry (Page 14) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Simple steps would revive industry (Page 15) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page 16) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page S-1) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page S-2) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page S-3) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page S-4) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page S-5) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page S-6) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chevy, Mazda execs to speak at congress (Page 16A) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Automakers find India tough market to conquer (Page 16B) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Automakers find India tough market to conquer (Page 16C) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - GM begins streamlining purchasing (Page 16D) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Personnel (Page 17) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Personnel (Page 18) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Personnel (Page 19) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Chrysler offers service contracts on certified vehicles (Page 20) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Flashes of genius, years of turmoil (Page 21) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Sales soft, but Europeans plan to expand lineups (Page 22) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Alfa beyond Competizione (Page 23) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Alfa beyond Competizione (Page 24) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Alfa beyond Competizione (Page 25) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Rolls-Royce goal: Add customers (Page 26) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Rolls-Royce goal: Add customers (Page 27) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Panamera: Can Porsche defy skeptics again? (Page 28) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Panamera: Can Porsche defy skeptics again? (Page 29) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - BMW plans more variants beyond sedans, wagons (Page 30) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Couped-up? Lamborghini considers a sedan (Page 31) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Smart ambitions, like car, remain small (Page 32) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Suppliers cut staff, output to cope with downturn (Page 32A) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Driver monitoring systems differ (Page 32B) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - High-tech mirrors are poised to make big gains (Page 32C) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Engineers call for common electric car standards (Page 32D) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Jaguar regains its focus on low volume, high end (Page 33) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Dealers (Page 34) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Dealers (Page 35) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Dealers (Page 36) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Dealers (Page 37) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Dealers (Page 38) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Dealers (Page 39) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Dealers (Page 40) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Economic winds batter Sept. sales (Page 41) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Economic winds batter Sept. sales (Page 42) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Feds seek more time for roof strength rule (Page 43) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Toyota battles Detroit 3 with cheap loans (Page 44) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Toyota battles Detroit 3 with cheap loans (Page 45) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Renault's U.S. ally of choice? Probably not Chrysler (Page 46) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Renault's U.S. ally of choice? Probably not Chrysler (Page 47) Automotive News - October 6, 2008 - Renault's U.S. ally of choice? Probably not Chrysler (Page 48)
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