November Sales: Chrysler, Volkswagen Roar As Market Rises
It’s too early to tell exactly how much the market for new cars rose in November, but it’s looking like double-digit growth going into the holiday season. And while some brands seem to have been naughty last month (Subaru, Porsche, Lincoln, Buick, and Cadillac all saw sales drop year-over-year), November couldn’t have been nicer for the Volkswagen and Chrysler Groups, which grew their volumes by 40 and 45 percent respectively. The Chrysler brand alone improved its volume a whopping 92 percent over last November’s admittedly weak numbers… Fiat, on the other hand, is still on the train to Flopsville. GM, meanwhile, has run into some trouble, growing a mere 7 percent, as declines by Buick and Caddy were only barely offset by modest growth at Chevy and GMC. Lincoln continues to freefall towards oblivion, dropping 18 percent to a mere 6,305 units, but strong Ford brand growth brought the Blue Oval’s result up to 13 percent year-over-year gain. Hit the jump for our evolving sales chart. [UPDATE: Chart now complete]
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Volvo up 271% Year to date. Wow.
YTD sales of the 200 are up a cool 200% from the late and unlamented Sebring last year. Not bad for a minor redesign and rebrand.
This is pretty funny too...the Durango? YTD is up 22,123% from 2010.
Wow, Hyundai outsold Honda. That is a benchmark event for sure. Honda has completely lost the plot while Hyundai has kept making each new vehicle design better than the one it replaced. Chrysler's recovery is also big news. The company so many people gave up for dead is living on as one very happy Zombie. Saab: Who exactly bought those 300+ new Saabs in the US last month?