Subaru of America Records 2006 Best March Sales in Company History
- Total sales up 10% from same period last year; Subaru Impreza posts double-digit growth -
CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 3 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today reported March sales totaling 19,048 units. This total represents a 10 percent increase over the same period last year. Sales of the Subaru Impreza model also jumped 14 percent.
"We are tremendously pleased with the sales momentum we gained this month - setting an all-time record March for Subaru," said Fred Adcock, executive vice president, Subaru of America, Inc. "Our dealership traffic continued to build throughout the month, as consumers are responding to our new campaign, 'It's What Makes a Subaru, a Subaru.'"
The Subaru B9 Tribeca recorded 1,966 units for the month of March. The Subaru Legacy model line posted a total of 7,642 units, with Subaru Outback posting 5,423 units for the month. Subaru Impreza posted a 14 percent increase with 3,154 unit sales. Subaru Forester totaled 5,859 units, while Subaru Baja recorded 427 units for the month.
For a complete sales chart and additional information about Subaru of America, Inc. and Subaru vehicles, visit our media website at http://www.media.subaru.com/.
- Total sales up 10% from same period last year; Subaru Impreza posts double-digit growth -
CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 3 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today reported March sales totaling 19,048 units. This total represents a 10 percent increase over the same period last year. Sales of the Subaru Impreza model also jumped 14 percent.
"We are tremendously pleased with the sales momentum we gained this month - setting an all-time record March for Subaru," said Fred Adcock, executive vice president, Subaru of America, Inc. "Our dealership traffic continued to build throughout the month, as consumers are responding to our new campaign, 'It's What Makes a Subaru, a Subaru.'"
The Subaru B9 Tribeca recorded 1,966 units for the month of March. The Subaru Legacy model line posted a total of 7,642 units, with Subaru Outback posting 5,423 units for the month. Subaru Impreza posted a 14 percent increase with 3,154 unit sales. Subaru Forester totaled 5,859 units, while Subaru Baja recorded 427 units for the month.
For a complete sales chart and additional information about Subaru of America, Inc. and Subaru vehicles, visit our media website at http://www.media.subaru.com/.
Kia Motors America Announces Record March 2006 Sales
Best First Quarter Ever Keeps Company on Pace for Another Consecutive Record Sales Year
IRVINE, Calif., April 3 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best first quarter sales ever of 64,833 units, a 2.4-percent increase year to date. KMA also experienced its best March sales ever, posting 26,004 total sales for the month, a 1.1-percent increase over the same period last year. The Sedona minivan had its best first quarter ever at 17,111 units and total Sedona sales for March were 6,202, a 52-percent increase over last month. Both the Kia Sorento and Kia Spectra were strong sellers in March, with 4,040 and 4,601 units sold respectively.
"Once again Kia is on the move, as evidenced by our best first quarter sales and best March ever," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "The all-new Sedona led the way in the first quarter, and we expect the all-new 2006.5 Optima -- which received glowing praise from the media at last week's press launch -- will follow suit."
Kia Motors America is the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. For more information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.
Best First Quarter Ever Keeps Company on Pace for Another Consecutive Record Sales Year
IRVINE, Calif., April 3 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best first quarter sales ever of 64,833 units, a 2.4-percent increase year to date. KMA also experienced its best March sales ever, posting 26,004 total sales for the month, a 1.1-percent increase over the same period last year. The Sedona minivan had its best first quarter ever at 17,111 units and total Sedona sales for March were 6,202, a 52-percent increase over last month. Both the Kia Sorento and Kia Spectra were strong sellers in March, with 4,040 and 4,601 units sold respectively.
"Once again Kia is on the move, as evidenced by our best first quarter sales and best March ever," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "The all-new Sedona led the way in the first quarter, and we expect the all-new 2006.5 Optima -- which received glowing praise from the media at last week's press launch -- will follow suit."
Kia Motors America is the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. For more information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.
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MONTH OF MARCH YEAR-TO-DATE Model 2006 2005 2006 2005 Rio 3,168 2,932 7,828 7,556 Spectra 4,601 5,110 11,507 11,398 Optima 3,958 4,950 6,740 12,433 Amanti 623 1,982 1,754 6,184 Sportage 3,412 3,515 9,635 4,197 Sorento 4,040 3,156 10,258 9,942 Sedona 6,202 4,076 17,111 11,619 Total 26,004 25,721 64,833 63,329
From Edmunds:
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"Average European and Japanese incentives have never been higher," remarked Dr. Jane Liu, vice president of data analysis for Edmunds.com. "BMW, Nissan and Toyota are all at record levels -- $3,483, $2,314 and $1,321 per vehicle sold, respectively -- and a number of other brands are also helping to pull up these averages."
explains a bit about BMW's record sedan sales. Lowest incentive per vehicle was at Scion at some crazy 73$ per car sold :-)."Average European and Japanese incentives have never been higher," remarked Dr. Jane Liu, vice president of data analysis for Edmunds.com. "BMW, Nissan and Toyota are all at record levels -- $3,483, $2,314 and $1,321 per vehicle sold, respectively -- and a number of other brands are also helping to pull up these averages."
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All of the up numbers posted by some are equalled by down numbers elsewhere in the automotive industry - overall the same 16 mil vehicles will be sold - it's just a matter of different makers getting different parts of the pie.
I wouldn't have thought the RL would drop off that much - even the A6 is doing better now. I also didn't expect the M to outdo the GS, heck at this pace it might catch the E-class. I wonder if Infiniti will come up with an M37 to counter the GS350.
I wouldn't have thought the RL would drop off that much - even the A6 is doing better now. I also didn't expect the M to outdo the GS, heck at this pace it might catch the E-class. I wonder if Infiniti will come up with an M37 to counter the GS350.
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explains a bit about BMW's record sedan sales. Lowest incentive per vehicle was at Scion at some crazy 73$ per car sold :-).
Yep, that's why people are buying BMWs - its the incentives!Originally Posted by spwolf
From Edmunds:explains a bit about BMW's record sedan sales. Lowest incentive per vehicle was at Scion at some crazy 73$ per car sold :-).
LexArazzo thank you so much for all the information provided again 
Wow, to think Lexus has all these coming
GS 450h
ES 350
RX 350 (sold now)
LS 460
Their management is on point. There is always a reason to go into the showroom. Always something fresh.
Wow, to think Lexus has all these coming
GS 450h
ES 350
RX 350 (sold now)
LS 460
Their management is on point. There is always a reason to go into the showroom. Always something fresh.
The RX 400h luxury hybrid SUV reported March sales of 2,470 units.
They sold more RX HYBRIDS than the revamped FX. That is crazy.
BMW 5, wow, what can you say.
Acura TL, holding its own VERY, VERY well considering its age.
IS series, 5k this month, much more of this to come, I see 7k being hit in the summer. WAY over target. 5k a month is 60k a year, they estimated 45k. 15k MORE wanted.
I saw a Cayman the other day. Looks GREAT in person and nothing like a 911. They will sell tons of these.
Benz R-class, I am seeing these on the road. Apparently, people did want that van status symbol. Good move Mercedes.
They sold more RX HYBRIDS than the revamped FX. That is crazy.
BMW 5, wow, what can you say.
Acura TL, holding its own VERY, VERY well considering its age.
IS series, 5k this month, much more of this to come, I see 7k being hit in the summer. WAY over target. 5k a month is 60k a year, they estimated 45k. 15k MORE wanted.
I saw a Cayman the other day. Looks GREAT in person and nothing like a 911. They will sell tons of these.
Benz R-class, I am seeing these on the road. Apparently, people did want that van status symbol. Good move Mercedes.
GM's Sales Fall More than 14%; Industry slips 2.9%
Posted 4/3/2006 11:46 PM
MARCH AUTO SALES
U.S. light-vehicle sales in March:
Automaker
March sales
1-year change
General Motors
359,705
-14.4%
Ford Motor
289,504
-4.7%
DaimlerChrysler
237,859
2.9%
Toyota Motor
217,286
6.9%
Honda
128,806
0.2%
Nissan
103,095
-2.6%
Hyundai
41,766
4.3%
BMW
28,382
16.8%
Volkswagen
28,084
18.8%
Kia Motors
26,004
1.1%
USA
1.5 million
-2.9%
Source: Autodata
By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
General Motors posted a 14.4% sales decrease in U.S. auto sales in March compared with the same month last year, while the industry overall saw a slight 2.9% decline, Autodata reported Monday.
Ford was down 4.7%, and DaimlerChrysler was up 2.9% for the month.
Among Japanese makers, Toyota was up, Honda was flat, and Nissan was down slightly.
Following the pattern of recent months, sales of most big SUVs remained flat while buyers move to crossover models.
But there were a few surprises. Toyota's hot Prius gas-electric hybrid car showed a 22% sales drop. Spokesman Bill Kwong says the decrease is due in large part to less production to make room on the line for the new Camry hybrid. The Prius is still in short supply, he added.
GM's poor sales performance approaches the hangover the automaker saw last year after its big summer discount program. September and October sales were off more than 20% compared with the same months in 2004.
The bulk of GM's March sales decline was in cars, about 22%, compared with nearly 10% for trucks. While sales to rental car fleets — a low-profit dumping ground for manufacturers trying to unload bloated inventory — were down, GM also took some of the hit in the showroom. Retail sales were down 17% for the month.
The company said comparisons were skewed by a strong sales performance in March 2005, when lots of incentives were available.
GM "is not where we want to be, but we knew it would be a challenging start to the year," GM market analyst Paul Ballew said in a conference call.
GM has focused on pricing that is closer to sticker and less reliant on incentives. In March, GM showed an uptick in the average sales transaction price per vehicle of about $1,600 compared with a year ago, Ballew said. Bucking the industry SUV downturn, sales remained robust for GM's revamped full-size sport utilities, Chevrolet Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade.
Burnham Securities analyst David Healy expects GM's sales to improve later this year as it starts selling more versions of its full-size SUVs and when it makes over more of its pickup line.
At Ford, the sales drop amounted "to progress toward stabilizing our market share," said sales analyst George Pipas. The company saw big growth in its midsize sedans: Ford Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr and Mercury Milan. Pipas said Zephyr was the biggest surprise.
He said Ford's market share loss is slowing, running at about a half percentage point during the first quarter, compared with 1 percentage point last year.
Posted 4/3/2006 11:46 PM
MARCH AUTO SALES
U.S. light-vehicle sales in March:
Automaker
March sales
1-year change
General Motors
359,705
-14.4%
Ford Motor
289,504
-4.7%
DaimlerChrysler
237,859
2.9%
Toyota Motor
217,286
6.9%
Honda
128,806
0.2%
Nissan
103,095
-2.6%
Hyundai
41,766
4.3%
BMW
28,382
16.8%
Volkswagen
28,084
18.8%
Kia Motors
26,004
1.1%
USA
1.5 million
-2.9%
Source: Autodata
By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
General Motors posted a 14.4% sales decrease in U.S. auto sales in March compared with the same month last year, while the industry overall saw a slight 2.9% decline, Autodata reported Monday.
Ford was down 4.7%, and DaimlerChrysler was up 2.9% for the month.
Among Japanese makers, Toyota was up, Honda was flat, and Nissan was down slightly.
Following the pattern of recent months, sales of most big SUVs remained flat while buyers move to crossover models.
But there were a few surprises. Toyota's hot Prius gas-electric hybrid car showed a 22% sales drop. Spokesman Bill Kwong says the decrease is due in large part to less production to make room on the line for the new Camry hybrid. The Prius is still in short supply, he added.
GM's poor sales performance approaches the hangover the automaker saw last year after its big summer discount program. September and October sales were off more than 20% compared with the same months in 2004.
The bulk of GM's March sales decline was in cars, about 22%, compared with nearly 10% for trucks. While sales to rental car fleets — a low-profit dumping ground for manufacturers trying to unload bloated inventory — were down, GM also took some of the hit in the showroom. Retail sales were down 17% for the month.
The company said comparisons were skewed by a strong sales performance in March 2005, when lots of incentives were available.
GM "is not where we want to be, but we knew it would be a challenging start to the year," GM market analyst Paul Ballew said in a conference call.
GM has focused on pricing that is closer to sticker and less reliant on incentives. In March, GM showed an uptick in the average sales transaction price per vehicle of about $1,600 compared with a year ago, Ballew said. Bucking the industry SUV downturn, sales remained robust for GM's revamped full-size sport utilities, Chevrolet Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade.
Burnham Securities analyst David Healy expects GM's sales to improve later this year as it starts selling more versions of its full-size SUVs and when it makes over more of its pickup line.
At Ford, the sales drop amounted "to progress toward stabilizing our market share," said sales analyst George Pipas. The company saw big growth in its midsize sedans: Ford Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr and Mercury Milan. Pipas said Zephyr was the biggest surprise.
He said Ford's market share loss is slowing, running at about a half percentage point during the first quarter, compared with 1 percentage point last year.
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I forget what I posted last time, but will take requests. Again, same caveats as before (i.e. "STS" includes Seville and STS, "G35" includes sedan and coupe, etc. See Feb 06 sales thread for specifics).
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Make Model Size Class Year Month Sales Cadillac DTS Full-size Full-size 2006 3 5147 MB S-class Full-size Full-size 2006 3 3335 BMW 7-series Full-size Full-size 2006 3 1970 Lexus LS Full-size Full-size 2006 3 1341 Jaguar XJ Full-size Full-size 2006 3 486 Audi A8 Full-size Full-size 2006 3 470 Infiniti Q45 Full-size Full-size 2006 3 80 VW Phaeton Full-size Full-size 2006 3 30
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Make Model Size Class Year Month Sales BMW 5-series Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 5265 MB E-class Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 3884 Infiniti M Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 2629 Lexus GS Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 2483 Cadillac STS Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 2217 Audi A6 Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 1699 Acura RL Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 1117 Jaguar S-type Mid-size Mid-size 2006 3 660
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Make Model Size Class Year Month Sales BMW 3-series Compact Near-luxury 2006 3 10093 Acura TL Mid-size Near-luxury 2006 3 6767 Infiniti G35 Mid-size Near-luxury 2006 3 5829 Cadillac CTS Mid-size Near-luxury 2006 3 5386 Lexus IS Compact Near-luxury 2006 3 5210 Lexus ES Mid-size Near-luxury 2006 3 4231 MB C-class Compact Near-luxury 2006 3 3906 Audi A4 Compact Near-luxury 2006 3 3885 Acura TSX Compact Near-luxury 2006 3 3355 Jaguar X-type Compact Near-luxury 2006 3 514
WOW...that is very good and very neat. Thanks!!!
Lexus Champion
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30??? That's less than 1 a day, since March has 31 days. Make Model Size Class Year Month Sales VW Phaeton Full-size Full-size 2006 3 30
Good idea guys, exclusivity!
Lexus Champion
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Good idea guys, exclusivity!
Actually, the car has gotten decent reviews and if I was in the market for this type of car, I would pick up a year old one. The thought of having one of only a few on the road would be ok in my book.Originally Posted by marshmallo
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30??? That's less than 1 a day, since March has 31 days. Make Model Size Class Year Month Sales VW Phaeton Full-size Full-size 2006 3 30
Good idea guys, exclusivity!
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I agree that is fabulous work!Originally Posted by magneto112
WOW...that is very good and very neat. Thanks!!!
Some of those cars should be put out their misery. Its embaressing.
Nothing hurts your brand more not just from a public view, but INSIDE the company, than a flagship that sucks. Nothing is worse.
why?
Because the BEST PEOPLE IN THE COMPANY are working on the flagship and its to provide a halo that glows onto the cheaper cars. Its to show the companies TOP technology.
WHen your flagship fails, its a GIANT SKID MARK on the company.
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Great thread guys - excellent detective and formatting work!
Couple of observations:
- MB S class sales - holy cow that thing is selling REALLY well!
- BMW 3 series - 10K a month - impressive!
- Acura RL - Honda/Acura must be very disappointed - they HAVE to do something, although I can't think what since a replacement model can't be anywhere near
- Most makers are doing OK except Chrysler/Dodge which seemed really weak (I didn't look at GM numbers but I expect they're bad too)
- Ford finally has a CAR hit on their hands with the Fusion. My local (HUGE) dealer says they can't keep them in stock. Autoweek's reviewers were very impressed particularly with (shock) the HANDLING, saying it can go through the slalom faster than an MB C55! At $8/share, I'm very tempted to buy the stock! But it takes a lot more than 1 model.
- Lexus sales are great overall, but the GS sales seem weak. Maybe the buying public of vehicles like it know the GS350 and 450h are coming? Plus as someone said Lexus is probably keeping inventory very low and that often turns away customers who can't get a color or option combination they want off the lot rather than ordering it.
- Toyota had better get that extra Camry capacity ramped quick - I think it's going to FLY out of showrooms for the next few years.
Couple of observations:
- MB S class sales - holy cow that thing is selling REALLY well!
- BMW 3 series - 10K a month - impressive!
- Acura RL - Honda/Acura must be very disappointed - they HAVE to do something, although I can't think what since a replacement model can't be anywhere near
- Most makers are doing OK except Chrysler/Dodge which seemed really weak (I didn't look at GM numbers but I expect they're bad too)
- Ford finally has a CAR hit on their hands with the Fusion. My local (HUGE) dealer says they can't keep them in stock. Autoweek's reviewers were very impressed particularly with (shock) the HANDLING, saying it can go through the slalom faster than an MB C55! At $8/share, I'm very tempted to buy the stock! But it takes a lot more than 1 model.
- Lexus sales are great overall, but the GS sales seem weak. Maybe the buying public of vehicles like it know the GS350 and 450h are coming? Plus as someone said Lexus is probably keeping inventory very low and that often turns away customers who can't get a color or option combination they want off the lot rather than ordering it.
- Toyota had better get that extra Camry capacity ramped quick - I think it's going to FLY out of showrooms for the next few years.