2005 Sales Archive
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GM Gains Sales and Share in Europe in 2005 · Sales over 22,000 units ahead of 2004 · Cadillac, Corvette, Saab and Chevrolet set all-time European sales records · Opel and Vauxhall grow share in home markets Zurich. General Motors (GM) outstripped sluggish growth of less than one percent in the European vehicle market to sell over 1,982,300 cars and light commercial vehicles in 2005, an increase of more than 22,000 or 1.1 percent over 2004. GM’s share of the market (Western, Central and Eastern Europe) rose slightly to 9. 5 percent.* “2005 was a pivotal year for us”, said Carl-Peter Forster who became a GM Group vice president and President of GM Europe, the compa…
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GM: NOT SO FAST, TOYOTA: A global sales surge keeps us ahead, Wagoner reports January 7, 2006 BY TOM WALSH FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER They may want to hold off on the party hats at Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner said Friday that GM sold nearly 9.2 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2005, the most since 1978, casting doubt on forecasts that Toyota Motor Corp. might surpass GM as the world's automotive sales leader this year. For the first time in its history, GM sold more cars outside the United States than inside. Not only did GM emerge as the market leader in fast-growing China, it also posted all-time sales highs in Latin America a…
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GM Sales Rise in Latin America, Africa, Middle East (Update1) Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., which is losing U.S. market share to Asian automakers, said sales rose 20 percent in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East in 2005, lifted by sales of Chevrolets. Sales rose to more than 880,000 from 737,000 in 2004, the Detroit-based company said in a statement. The world's biggest automaker has about an 18 percent market share in those regions. Sales of Chevrolet vehicles including the Aveo, Optra, Epica and Vivant jumped 83 percent last year in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. GM will spend $600 million in those markets and introduce 26 new v…
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GM in 2005 posted several significant records that point to strong consumer acceptance of its new products. Chevrolet, led by strong full-size pickup and launch vehicle sales, was the best-selling vehicle brand in the United States for the first time since 1986. HUMMER had a record sales year and was the industry's fastest-growing brand. Saturn ended the year with improved sales (up 1 percent), setting the stage for 2006, when it will double its product lineup with three all-new vehicles. General Motors dealers in the United States sold 392,041 new cars and trucks in December, down 10 percent from the same month a year ago. Car sales were down 19 percent and truck …
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Ford Media * Ford Motor Company's December U.S. sales totaled 267,881, down 9 percent compared with a year ago. Full year sales totaled 3.17 million, down 5 percent. * Full year car sales totaled 1.04 million, up 2 percent compared with a year ago as consumer awareness and demand for new Ford, Mercury and Lincoln cars accelerates. December sales of Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr were 33 percent higher than previous month. * Full year CUV sales climbed 28 percent; Ford will introduce two more CUVs in 2006. * Ford's F-Series truck is America 's best selling vehicle for the 24 th year in a row as full year sales eclipse 900,…
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060104/law094.html?.v=33 American Honda Posts Ninth Consecutive Year of Record Sales in 2005 Wednesday January 4, 2:36 pm ET Strong Civic and Ridgeline Sales Push Honda to Its Best Sales Year Ever, Acura Breaks 200,000 Mark for the First Time TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced record sales results for both its Honda and Acura Divisions, pushing American Honda to another all-time record year in 2005. With sales up 5.2 percent to 1,462,472 vehicles, the results mark the company's 12th consecutive year of sales increases. American Honda December sales totaled 132,800 vehicles a…
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever November sales of 169,665 vehicles, an increase of 5.6 percent over last November. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 2,057,017, up 10.3 percent over the same period last year. "As the market rebounds and consumer confidence goes up, buyers are returning to showrooms," said Jim Press, TMS president and COO. "The holiday buying season is off to an encouraging start and I believe we'll see improvement right through the end of the year." The Toyota Division posted best-ever November sales of 144,016, up 5.2 percent. The Lexus Division reported best-ever November sales of 25,649 units, an increase of…
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[quote name='http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=74&docid=21146']FOR RELEASE: 2005-12-01 GM Reports 281,288 Deliveries in November Chevrolet Impala, Pontiac G6 and Buick LaCrosse Pace Strengthening Mid-Size Car Sales Led by New H3, HUMMER Ranks as Fastest-Growing Brand in U.S. Pontiac and Saturn Post Double-Digit Sales Gains DETROIT - General Motors dealers in the United States sold 281,288 new cars and trucks in November, down 11 percent from the same month a year ago. Car sales were down 3 percent and truck sales were off 16 percent. Total sales were up 14 percent c…
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Doing OK: Dodge's Charger showing positive signs, but not selling like 300 MARY CONNELLY | Automotive News Posted Date: 12/12/05 DETROIT -- Since its launch in May, the 2006 Dodge Charger has attracted a younger buyer to Dodge and is selling for a higher price than other premium mid-sized vehicles. But more Chargers are sold with rebates than is typical in the premium mid-sized car segment. And it's taking dealers longer to sell the Charger than its platform-mate, the Chrysler 300, according to data from the Power Information Network. Power data show that in its seventh month on sale, the Charger averaged 36 days on dealership lots before selling. The 300 avera…
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FOR RELEASE: 2005-12-20 General Motors Reaches New Milestone in Asia Pacific Sells 1 Millionth Vehicle in 2005 Shanghai, China – With the purchase of a midnight black Chevrolet Optra 1.8 LT, H.E. Manaspas Xuto recently became the 1 millionth buyer of a General Motors vehicle in Asia Pacific in 2005. The Bangkok resident, who is Thailand's former ambassador to Washington, D.C., helped GM achieve a new milestone. For the first timesince it began doing business in Asia Pacific in 1915, General Motors has achieved 1 millionsales in asingle calendar year. “GM has made the Asia Pacific region a corporate priority,”said Troy Clarke, GM Group Vice President and Pre…
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Print this Comment on this E-mail this Auto sales limp in December Despite dropping market share, Big Three show slight improvement after a dismal November. Josee Valcourt / The Detroit News Tim Boyle / Getty Images North America General Motors Corp. launched its annual red tag sale earlier than usual this year to boost year-end sales. Ford is offering a similar deal, while Chrysler is plying year-end customers with two years of free gas on some models. See full image Detroit automakers continued to lose retail market share to foreign rivals in early December but showed modest signs of improvement compared with their dismal performance…
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Friday, December 02, 2005 Print this Comment on this E-mail this Cars come back as sales sag Pickups, SUVs slide 8.4 percent in November as more U.S. buyers choose passenger cars. Bryce G. Hoffman and Josee Valcourt / The Detroit News U.S. auto sales dropped 3 percent last month despite another wave of discounts by major automakers and lower gas prices as consumers took a break and continued to shift from SUVs to passenger cars and crossovers. Detroit automakers have made a push to reclaim a larger slice of the U.S. passenger car market and the effort is paying off in robust sales of the Ford Fusion, Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Impala and other car models. But t…
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No stats for November or December?
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American Honda Records Best-Ever November Sales Ridgeline posts best month ever; record sales of Pilot boost truck sales Torrance, Calif. 12/01/2005 -- Total Honda and Acura November automobile sales increased 6.4 percent over last year to 105,860, and shattered the previous record of 98,075 set in 2002. Driven by November's 15.3 percent increase in Honda truck sales, American Honda's year-to-date sales continue on a record-setting pace of 1,329,672 cars and light trucks, increasing 6.2 percent over last year on a daily selling rate basis, putting the company in line for a 12th straight year of sales increases. Honda Division also broke records for the sixth consec…
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Ford Media DEARBORN, Mich., December 1 - U.S. consumers purchased 201,711 new vehicles from Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo dealers in November, down 15 percent compared with a year ago. Car sales were down 7 percent and truck sales were down 18 percent. November sales were 1 percent higher than October as sales to individual retail customers were up 5 percent. The month-to-month improvement reflects higher sales of the company's all-new mid-size sedans (Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln Zephyr) as well as higher sales for Ford's F-Series truck. "Recent economic data and higher November auto sales are encouraging," sa…
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GARDENA, Calif. (December 1, 2005) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported 77,212 total sales in November, posting a 7.8 percent decrease over last year. The Infiniti Division posted a 14.1 percent decrease in sales while the all-new Infiniti M posted strong sales and had its best November ever. NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS · November sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 66,849 units were down 6.7 percent when compared to last year with 68,795 units sold · Sentra (8,450 units sold) posted a steady increase of 9.3 percent. · Xterra (7,231 units sold) posted strong sales with sales up 36.2 percent. · Calendar year-to-date sales are up 11.6 percent with 861,872 units sold …
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American Honda Records Best-Ever November Sales Ridgeline posts best month ever; record sales of Pilot boost truck sales Total Honda and Acura November automobile sales increased 6.4 percent over last year to 105,860, and shattered the previous record of 98,075 set in 2002. Driven by November's 15.3 percent increase in Honda truck sales, American Honda's year-to-date sales continue on a record-setting pace of 1,329,672 cars and light trucks, increasing 6.2 percent over last year on a daily selling rate basis, putting the company in line for a 12th straight year of sales increases. Honda Division also broke records for the sixth consecutive month, posting record truc…
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November 1, 2005 -- CYPRESS, Calif. -- CYPRESS, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2005) - Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) today reported October sales of 9,292 units - a 1 percent increase from October 2004 and a 3 percent increase from last month's sales volume. David Schembri, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Mitsubishi Motors North America, said he is pleased with the year-over-year increase. "Our new vehicles, part of a 26-month product offensive, are leading our resurgence in sales," said Schembri. "Eclipse continues to exceed our most optimistic projections, and the all-new Raider pickup truck, introduced in October, is off to a go…
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IRVINE, Calif., November 1, 2005 – Kia Motors America (KMA) remains on pace to set another annual sales record in 2005, despite October unit sales that were below the same month in 2004. Year-to-date sales of 236,993 are up 4.6-percent, while October sales totaled 20,631 versus 22,973 units sold during the same period in 2004. Kia’s next generation products continue to perform well, including the all-new Sportage compact SUV and the Amanti premium sedan, which recently were awarded Kia’s first J.D. Power and Associates APEAL Awards. The all-new Rio and Rio5 subcompacts, which arrived in dealerships in late-August, continue to showcase the evolution of the brand’s chara…
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CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 1, 2005 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today reported October sales totaling 16,774 units, showing an increase of one percent for the month. Total sales are up five percent year-to-date from the previous year. The all-new Subaru B9 Tribeca recorded 2,093 units for the month of October. The Subaru Legacy model line posted a total 7,082 units, with Legacy sedan sales up twenty-one percent year-to-date from the same period last year. Subaru Outback posted 5,284 units for the month, and the Subaru Impreza line recorded 2,923 unit sales with Impreza wagon sales increasing eleven percent for the month. Subaru Forester posted 4,208 units, while Subaru Baj…
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