November Sales: Another Strong Month, Not So Much For Some (Final Numbers)
Forecasters expected a strong November as far as U.S. light vehicles sales go, and they got a strong November. Data after the jump.
The highlights:
- Chrysler’s group sales rose 14 percent as more or less expected.
- Hyundai is up 8 percent, slightly below expectations..
- Ford sales are up 6.5 percent, higher than expected. Focus sales up 56 percent to 18,312.
- Nissan group sales are up 13 percent, beating expectations by a wide margin.
- GM’s US sales are up 3.3 percent, below expectations.
- Toyota says its U.S. group sales are up 17.2 percent. We call that in-line with expectations,
- Volkswagen U.S. band (not group) sales are up 29.3 percent, slightly better than expected.
And here November’s sales table, courtesy of Automotive News [sub]
(Final Table)
AutomakerNov. 2012Nov. 2011Pct. chng.11 monthBertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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Is Mitsubishi in really big trouble? DeathWatch sized trouble?
The EPA scandal doesn't seem to be having much of any effect on Hyundai Group's sales. I didn't think it would either.