| | | | | | | | | | Toyota, Honda extend rebound; GM, Ford slip as industry marches on
 U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 9 percent in July from a year earlier with a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 14.1 million. The story seems obvious: Japanese big guys rebound from quake-related inventory shortages by recapturing lost share from American big boys. Look at the year-over-year changes: American Honda Motor Co. up 45 percent and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. ...
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| | Winners and Losers % change in sales among major brands from July 2011 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Winners | July | | | Winners | 7 mos. | | | Losers | July | | | Losers | 7 mos. | | 1 | Smart | 139% | | 1 | Fiat | 206% | | 1 | Mitsubishi | -47% | | 1 | Mitsubishi | -29% | | 2 | Scion | 97% | | 2 | Smart | 92% | | 2 | Buick | -15% | | 2 | Cadillac | -13% | | 3 | Infiniti | 57% | | 3 | Chrysler Division | 69% | | 3 | Lincoln | -11% | | 3 | Buick | -5% | | 4 | Honda Division | 46% | | 4 | Scion | 40% | | 4 | GMC | -9% | | 4 | Suzuki | -4% | | 5 | Acura | 36% | | 5 | Volkswagen division | 34% | | 5 | Suzuki | -7% | | 4 | Volvo | -4% | |
|  | Toyota posts 26% gain, adds incentives to keep momentum
 | The Camry will be offered with 1.9 percent APR financing in August. Toyota also will push “great lease rates across the board,” with some Camry leases less than $200 a month.
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LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. continued to rebound from last year's earthquake-related vehicle shortages by posting a 26 percent increase in July sales.
The automaker plans to keep its momentum with a range of August incentives, including zero percent financing and discounted leases.
While Toyota retreated from its gains of 60 percent and 87 percent in May and June, it remains on track to top its projection for 1.9 million combined sales for Toyota, Lexus and Scion this year. Bill Fay, Toyota Division's new general manager, declined to give a revised forecast.
Toyota led the industry in retail sales for a fifth consecutive month.
The Camry stretched its lead over the Honda Accord and Nissan Altima as the best-selling car in the United States.
Meanwhile, the aging Corolla was edged by the Honda Civic as the industry's best-selling compact car. Sales of the Prius hybrid remained strong, despite declines in gasoline prices.
The Tundra ...
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Honda continues strong 2012; CR-V leads the way
LOS ANGELES -- American Honda Motor Co.'s sales continued a strong 2012 showing, led by the recently launched CR-V crossover hitting its seventh consecutive monthly sales record.
Last summer's inventories were severely crimped by the Japanese earthquake, skewing this July's 45 percent gain for American Honda overall. But the 2012 results are strong nonetheless.
American Honda's year-to-date performance is its best since 2008. Honda Division's sales increased by 46 percent in July, and Acura Division's increased by 36 percent.
"As our sales momentum continues to build through the summer, Honda is experiencing its best year-to-date sales in four years," John Mendel, ...
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GM sales off 6%; pickups, fleet sales sag
DETROIT -- General Motors’ sales fell 6 percent in July to 201,237, on weaker demand for pickups and a drop in deliveries to rental car companies, the company said today.
Three of GM’s four brands -- Chevrolet, GMC and Buick -- had lower sales than in July 2011. Cadillac sales rose 21 percent to 13,417 on strong demand for the SRX crossover and the recently launched XTS large sedan.
A slowdown in sales of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra kept stocks of pickup trucks high. GM said it had 238,165 pickups on dealer lots at the end of July, a 136-day supply.
Silverado sales fell 13 percent, and Sierra sales dropped 12 percent. It was the first month ...
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Top selling light vehicles
| | | July | | | 7 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series | 49,314 | 1 | Ford F series | 350,455 | | 2 | Toyota Camry | 29,913 | 2 | Toyota Camry | 243,816 | | 3 | Chevrolet Silverado | 28,972 | 3 | Chevrolet Silverado | 223,480 | | 4 | Honda Accord | 28,639 | 4 | Honda Civic | 187,586 | | 5 | Nissan Altima | 26,602 | 5 | Honda Accord | 183,817 | | 6 | Honda Civic | 25,004 | 6 | Nissan Altima | 183,703 | | 7 | Ram | 23,824 | 7 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 175,366 | | 8 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 23,640 | 8 | Honda CR-V | 167,236 | | 9 | Ford Fusion | 23,326 | 9 | Ram | 162,405 | | 10 | Ford Escape | 21,572 | 10 | Ford Fusion | 160,175 | |
Top selling cars
| | | July | | | 7 mos. | | 1 | Toyota Camry | 29,913 | 1 | Toyota Camry | 243,816 | | 2 | Honda Accord | 28,639 | 2 | Honda Civic | 187,586 | | 3 | Nissan Altima | 26,602 | 3 | Honda Accord | 183,817 | | 4 | Honda Civic | 25,004 | 4 | Nissan Altima | 183,703 | | 5 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 23,640 | 5 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 175,366 | | 6 | Ford Fusion | 23,326 | 6 | Ford Fusion | 160,175 | | 7 | Hyundai Sonata | 20,978 | 7 | Chevrolet Malibu | 153,782 | | 8 | Hyundai Elantra | 18,512 | 8 | Ford Focus | 147,877 | | 9 | Toyota Prius | 16,643 | 9 | Toytoa Prius | 143,297 | | 10 | Ford Focus | 16,454 | 10 | Hyundai Sonata | 138,390 | |
Top selling trucks
| | | July | | | 7 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series | 49,314 | 1 | Ford F series | 350,455 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 28,972 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 223,480 | | 3 | Ram | 23,824 | 3 | Honda CR-V | 167,236 | | 4 | Ford Escape | 21,572 | 4 | Ram | 162,405 | | 5 | Honda CR-V | 20,554 | 5 | Ford Escape | 148,739 | | 6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 19,906 | 6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 130,796 | | 7 | Toyota RAV4 | 15,248 | 7 | Toyota RAV4 | 104,686 | | 8 | Nissan Rogue | 13,193 | 8 | Ford Explorer | 89,891 | | 9 | Jeep Wrangler | 12,216 | 9 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 86,688 | | 10 | Ford Explorer | 11,997 | 10 | Nissan Rogue | 85,031 | |
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| | | July 2012 | July 2011 | % change | 7 mos. 2012 | 7 mos. 2011 | % change | | Buick | | 14,391 | 16,873 | -15% | 104,589 | 110,472 | -5% | | Cadillac | | 13,417 | 11,119 | 21% | 76,229 | 87,241 | -13% | | Chevrolet | | 138,942 | 149,005 | -7% | 1,100,604 | 1,053,543 | 5% | | GMC | | 34,487 | 37,918 | -9% | 235,528 | 225,269 | 5% | | General Motors | | 201,237 | 214,915 | -6% | 1,516,950 | 1,476,525 | 3% | | Ford division | | 166,507 | 172,501 | -4% | 1,264,928 | 1,199,986 | 5% | | Lincoln | | 6,975 | 7,814 | -11% | 48,937 | 49,817 | -2% | | Mercury | | - | - | - | - | 248 | -100% | | Ford Motor Co. | | 173,482 | 180,315 | -4% | 1,313,865 | 1,250,051 | 5% | | Lexus | | 18,235 | 14,539 | 25% | 126,367 | 102,549 | 23% | | Scion | | 6,904 | 3,499 | 97% | 42,025 | 30,120 | 40% | | Toyota Division | | 139,759 | 112,764 | 24% | 1,042,602 | 810,921 | 29% | | Toyota/Scion | | 146,663 | 116,263 | 26% | 1,084,627 | 841,041 | 29% | | Toyota Motor Sales | | 164,898 | 130,802 | 26% | 1,210,994 | 943,590 | 28% | | Chrysler Division | | 20,792 | 15,427 | 35% | 188,546 | 111,495 | 69% | | Dodge | | 35,630 | 33,653 | 6% | 297,208 | 263,551 | 13% | | Ram | | 24,398 | 21,217 | 15% | 166,881 | 141,315 | 18% | | Dodge/Ram | | 60,028 | 54,870 | 9% | 464,089 | 404,866 | 15% | | Fiat | | 3,710 | 3,038 | 22% | 24,416 | 7,982 | 206% | | Jeep | | 41,559 | 38,691 | 7% | 283,106 | 227,615 | 24% | | Chrysler Group | | 126,089 | 112,026 | 13% | 960,157 | 751,958 | 28% | | Acura | | 12,825 | 9,402 | 36% | 85,761 | 70,082 | 22% | | Honda Division | | 104,119 | 71,100 | 46% | 732,165 | 617,862 | 19% | | American Honda Motor Co. | | 116,944 | 80,502 | 45% | 817,926 | 687,944 | 19% | | Hyundai division | | 62,021 | 59,561 | 4% | 418,690 | 382,358 | 10% | | Kia | | 48,074 | 45,504 | 6% | 336,781 | 290,607 | 16% | | Hyundai-Kia | | 110,095 | 105,065 | 5% | 755,471 | 672,965 | 12% | | Infiniti | | 11,619 | 7,410 | 57% | 65,996 | 54,678 | 21% | | Nissan Division | | 86,722 | 77,191 | 12% | 610,066 | 534,896 | 14% | | Nissan North America | | 98,341 | 84,601 | 16% | 676,062 | 589,574 | 15% | | Audi | | 11,707 | 9,146 | 28% | 76,865 | 65,055 | 18% | | Bentley | | 172 | 142 | 21% | 1,249 | 985 | 27% | | VW division | | 37,014 | 29,066 | 27% | 245,739 | 183,191 | 34% | | VW Group Of America | | 48,893 | 38,354 | 28% | 323,853 | 249,231 | 30% | | Subaru | | 25,183 | 21,730 | 16% | 189,487 | 153,779 | 23% | | BMW division | | 21,297 | 21,409 | -1% | 147,801 | 135,114 | 9% | | Mini | | 5,855 | 4,711 | 24% | 37,914 | 34,527 | 10% | | Rolls-Royce* | | 32 | 30 | 7% | 224 | 210 | 7% | | BMW Group | | 27,184 | 26,150 | 4% | 185,939 | 169,851 | 10% | | Maybach | | 4 | 3 | 33% | 28 | 21 | 33% | | Mercedes-Benz | | 21,514 | 20,737 | 4% | 159,391 | 138,751 | 15% | | Smart USA | | 780 | 327 | 139% | 5,528 | 2,883 | 92% | | Daimler AG | | 22,298 | 21,067 | 6% | 164,947 | 141,655 | 16% | | Mazda | | 19,318 | 20,783 | -7% | 163,115 | 143,162 | 14% | | Volvo Cars N.A. | | 5,717 | 5,595 | 2% | 40,333 | 41,898 | -4% | | Mitsubishi | | 4,194 | 7,972 | -47% | 37,067 | 52,087 | -29% | | Jaguar | | 1,011 | 984 | 3% | 7,517 | 7,394 | 2% | | Land Rover | | 3,320 | 2,811 | 18% | 24,311 | 20,103 | 21% | | Jaguar Land Rover N.A. | | 4,331 | 3,795 | 14% | 31,828 | 27,497 | 16% | | Porsche | | 2,803 | 2,768 | 1% | 19,253 | 18,310 | 5% | | Suzuki | | 2,266 | 2,447 | -7% | 15,260 | 15,849 | -4% | | Maserati | | 208 | 199 | 5% | 1,496 | 1,296 | 15% | | Saab Cars N.A. | | - | 384 | -100% | - | 3,855 | -100% | | Other** | | 278 | 256 | 9% | 1,946 | 1,789 | 9% | | U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE | | 1,153,759 | 1,059,726 | 9% | 8,425,949 | 7,392,866 | 14% | | | |
Highlights | Mfgr. highest volume - July | GM | 201,237 | | Mfgr. highest volume - 7 mos. | GM | 1,516,950 | | Mfgr. Gained the most volume - July | American Honda | 36,442 | | Mfgr. Gained the most volume - 7 mos. | Toyota Motor Sales | 267,404 | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - July | GM | (13,678) | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - 7 mos. | Mitsubishi | (15,020) | | Mfgr. highest % increase - July | American Honda | 45% | | Mfgr. highest % increase - 7 mos. | VW Group/Chrysler Group | 30% | | Mfgr. Biggest % drop - July | Mitsubishi | -47% | | Mfgr. Biggest % drop - 7 mos. | Mitsubishi | -29% | | | | Brand highest volume - July | Ford | 166,507 | | Brand highest volume - 7 mos. | Ford | 1,264,928 | | Brand Gained the most volume - July | Honda | 33,019 | | Brand Gained the most volume - 7 mos. | Toyota | 231,681 | | Brand lost the most volume - July | Chevrolet | (10,063) | | Brand lost the most volume - 7 mos. | Mitsubishi | (15,020) | | Brand highest % increase - July | Smart | 139% | | Brand highest % increase - 7 mos. | Fiat | 206% | | Brand Biggest % drop - July | Mitsubishi | -47% | | Brand Biggest % drop - 7 mos. | Mitsubishi | -29% | |
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