For all the naysayers
06-03-2008, 12:42 PM
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For all the naysayers
http://www.hondanews.com/categories/1097/releases/4528
Text from the link below:
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May sales of 167,997, up 11.3 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis(1), shattered the company's all-time sales record for any month as Civic sales reached 53,299, up 28.3 percent versus last May and surpassing the previous monthly record for any car in the lineup.
New all-time records set in May included (previous record in parentheses):
- American Honda total vehicle sales of 167,997 (August 2007:158,342)
- American Honda total car sales of 114,796 (August 2002: 95,686)
- Honda Division total vehicle sales of 153,104 (August 2007: 141,906)
- Honda Division total car sales of 105,548 (August 2003: 84,390)
- Honda Civic Sales of 53,299 (May 2007: 39,993)
- Honda Civic Hybrid sales of 4,676 (May 2007: 4,520)
- Honda Fit sales of 8,205 (March 2008: 6,835)
- Acura TSX sales of 4,564 (April 2006: 3,911)
"The dramatic increase in car sales appears to be one of the most profound shifts in automotive buying patterns in more than a decade," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda. "Record sales of the Honda Civic clearly demonstrate an accelerated trend toward fuel efficiency."
Honda Division sales of 153,104 increased 13.9 percent for the month as total car sales reached 105,548, up 30.7 percent. The Honda Civic, with sales of 53,299, set a new monthly sales record for any model in the Honda lineup, surpassing the previous record of 49,098 set in August 2003 by the Accord.
May 2008 Accord sales of 43,728, up 31.9 percent versus last year, set a new May record, surpassing the previous high of 43,589 set in May 2004. The CR-V set a new May mark of 19,959, exceeding the previous record of 19,513 set in 2007.
Honda Division reported truck sales of 47,556, a decrease of 11.4 percent. Year-to-date Honda Division sales are up 5.4 percent to 590,361.
Acura Division sales totaled 14,893. Sales of the completely redesigned 2009 TSX sports sedan increased 53.7 percent and set a new all-time record of 4,564, exceeding the previous record of 3,911 set in April 2006.
American Honda reported May truck sales of 53,201, a decrease of 12.1 percent. Year-to-date American Honda sales increased 3.1 percent to 655,819
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Honda car sales are up 14.8% for the year!
So much for the TSX being a flop. We'll see how it holds up but apparently it's selling just fine (along with the last of the old style, which is maybe a big chunk of that number).
Toyota, on the other hand, fell 6.3% for the month and Ford reported a drop of 16%. Toyota did get the Corolla into the 2nd spot for overall sales in the USA with a whopping 52,826 sales. The Camry showed a 1.7% drop and is nearly flatlined for the year (0.7% increase overall) compared to the Accord (6.6% increase overall) and Altima (14.9% increase overall!!!)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080603/latu074.html?.v=101
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=08...&show_article=1
Nissan reported a sales jump of 5.7% for May (not counting Infiniti), reflecting well on consumers choosing the Altima and Versa with the Altima having its best month ever (34,428 - up 38.3% vs last year).
http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/200806...ssan-sales.htm
GM, worse of all, saw sales drop (in terms of absolute numbers) by 27.5% for May! Car sales alone dropped 13.8%.
http://www.rttnews.com/Content/TopStories....y=Top%20Stories
Bottom line: Honda is bucking the overall trend of sales reductions and making a killing in this market. It may not make all the enthusiasts happy but Honda certainly has seen this coming for a while and molded their entire company to benefit from it. When you can get a V6 268 hp car that gets nearly the fuel economy of a 4-cylinder (in the same company) in the same car, you've done something right.
Text from the link below:
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May sales of 167,997, up 11.3 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis(1), shattered the company's all-time sales record for any month as Civic sales reached 53,299, up 28.3 percent versus last May and surpassing the previous monthly record for any car in the lineup.
New all-time records set in May included (previous record in parentheses):
- American Honda total vehicle sales of 167,997 (August 2007:158,342)
- American Honda total car sales of 114,796 (August 2002: 95,686)
- Honda Division total vehicle sales of 153,104 (August 2007: 141,906)
- Honda Division total car sales of 105,548 (August 2003: 84,390)
- Honda Civic Sales of 53,299 (May 2007: 39,993)
- Honda Civic Hybrid sales of 4,676 (May 2007: 4,520)
- Honda Fit sales of 8,205 (March 2008: 6,835)
- Acura TSX sales of 4,564 (April 2006: 3,911)
"The dramatic increase in car sales appears to be one of the most profound shifts in automotive buying patterns in more than a decade," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda. "Record sales of the Honda Civic clearly demonstrate an accelerated trend toward fuel efficiency."
Honda Division sales of 153,104 increased 13.9 percent for the month as total car sales reached 105,548, up 30.7 percent. The Honda Civic, with sales of 53,299, set a new monthly sales record for any model in the Honda lineup, surpassing the previous record of 49,098 set in August 2003 by the Accord.
May 2008 Accord sales of 43,728, up 31.9 percent versus last year, set a new May record, surpassing the previous high of 43,589 set in May 2004. The CR-V set a new May mark of 19,959, exceeding the previous record of 19,513 set in 2007.
Honda Division reported truck sales of 47,556, a decrease of 11.4 percent. Year-to-date Honda Division sales are up 5.4 percent to 590,361.
Acura Division sales totaled 14,893. Sales of the completely redesigned 2009 TSX sports sedan increased 53.7 percent and set a new all-time record of 4,564, exceeding the previous record of 3,911 set in April 2006.
American Honda reported May truck sales of 53,201, a decrease of 12.1 percent. Year-to-date American Honda sales increased 3.1 percent to 655,819
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Honda car sales are up 14.8% for the year!
So much for the TSX being a flop. We'll see how it holds up but apparently it's selling just fine (along with the last of the old style, which is maybe a big chunk of that number).
Toyota, on the other hand, fell 6.3% for the month and Ford reported a drop of 16%. Toyota did get the Corolla into the 2nd spot for overall sales in the USA with a whopping 52,826 sales. The Camry showed a 1.7% drop and is nearly flatlined for the year (0.7% increase overall) compared to the Accord (6.6% increase overall) and Altima (14.9% increase overall!!!)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080603/latu074.html?.v=101
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=08...&show_article=1
Nissan reported a sales jump of 5.7% for May (not counting Infiniti), reflecting well on consumers choosing the Altima and Versa with the Altima having its best month ever (34,428 - up 38.3% vs last year).
http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/200806...ssan-sales.htm
GM, worse of all, saw sales drop (in terms of absolute numbers) by 27.5% for May! Car sales alone dropped 13.8%.
http://www.rttnews.com/Content/TopStories....y=Top%20Stories
Bottom line: Honda is bucking the overall trend of sales reductions and making a killing in this market. It may not make all the enthusiasts happy but Honda certainly has seen this coming for a while and molded their entire company to benefit from it. When you can get a V6 268 hp car that gets nearly the fuel economy of a 4-cylinder (in the same company) in the same car, you've done something right.
06-03-2008, 01:49 PM
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Honda is bucking the overall trend of sales reductions and making a killing in this market
) as are all Honda's trucks and minivan.
06-03-2008, 02:05 PM
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I bet Mini is making a killing too, they didn't even have anything for us to test drive a few weeks ago. Everything is order it how you want and pay sticker and in some cases pay markup over.
06-03-2008, 02:25 PM
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F'ing yeah! Honda Rocks (as usual 
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Cash cows like the Civic and Accord bring in the required revenue for R&D for fun toys like the S2000 - lets hope Honda doesnt linger too long, and comes up with a next generation sports car that delivers even more thrills whilst being even more environmental concious and socially responsible than its forebear.
)Cash cows like the Civic and Accord bring in the required revenue for R&D for fun toys like the S2000 - lets hope Honda doesnt linger too long, and comes up with a next generation sports car that delivers even more thrills whilst being even more environmental concious and socially responsible than its forebear.
