SEPTEMBER 2007 Vehicles Sales
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Lexus corp has said that is an increasing advantage for the ES, which may explain why the ES 350 is on track to do quite well.
However the cross shopped vehicles for the ES, tops are from Mercedes, Acura, and Infiniti, so I guess the TL, G, and perhaps C or E are competitors.
However the cross shopped vehicles for the ES, tops are from Mercedes, Acura, and Infiniti, so I guess the TL, G, and perhaps C or E are competitors.
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Off the top of my head, the GS 430 beat the E320 in a 50k comparison test in MT (other cars were included).
E550 beat the GS 450h in MT (other cars included)
I think both cars are evenly matched. THe E-class IMO is superb and the best looking in its class.
The ES 350 competes against the 3, IS, G, TL, A4, Avalon, Lucerne, etc etc. Its an entry level luxury car. Its just tuned more for luxury than sport.
E550 beat the GS 450h in MT (other cars included)
I think both cars are evenly matched. THe E-class IMO is superb and the best looking in its class.
The ES 350 competes against the 3, IS, G, TL, A4, Avalon, Lucerne, etc etc. Its an entry level luxury car. Its just tuned more for luxury than sport.
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2007 CYTD 2006 CYTD % Ferrari 1,303 1,051 24.0% Mitsubishi 105,826 90,104 17.4% Lincoln 102,449 89,494 14.5% Saturn 187,882 168,180 11.7% Bentley 2,959 2,692 9.9% Audi 68,479 62,579 9.4% Mazda 228,396 209,239 9.2% Maserati 1,679 1,546 8.6% BMW 216,337 200,063 8.1% Jeep 363669 337883 7.6% Land Rover 36,074 33,527 7.6% Mini 31,936 29,770 7.3% Infiniti 93,824 88,246 6.3% GMC 381,238 363,236 5.0% Kia 232,043 221,997 4.5% Nissan 719,229 688,118 4.5% Honda 1,056,794 1,011,420 4.5% Lexus 244656 234474 4.3% Toyota 1756990 1694022 3.7% Mercedes-Benz 180,387 177,136 1.8% Suzuki 82,000 81,328 0.8% Hyundai 358,407 359,259 -0.2% Porsche 26,278 26,411 -0.5% Maybach 131 135 -3.0% Dodge 806,477 835,065 -3.4% Volkswagen 175,079 182,174 -3.9% Saab 25,685 27,586 -6.9% Subaru 138,620 148,882 -6.9% Chevrolet 1,748,548 1,878,166 -6.9% Acura 136,726 149,090 -8.3% Cadillac 154,982 169,997 -8.8% Volvo 80,991 89,876 -9.9% Chrysler 408,677 455,000 -10.2% Mercury 129,743 146,418 -11.4% Pontiac 276,589 321,953 -14.1% Ford 1,620,925 1,911,193 -15.2% Rolls Royce 227 270 -15.9% Isuzu 5,534 6,774 -18.3% Hummer 42,760 53,236 -19.7% Buick 143,915 191,041 -24.7% Jaguar 12,017 16,508 -27.2%
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America’s New Leaders: The new Big 3 - Toyota, Chevy and Honda
Posted on: October 16th, 2007
If you take a look at the industry’s first nine-months of 2007’s numbers you will notice that there has been a massive reordering of who’s in lead and who has fallen behind.
Toyota leads the market leaving Ford and GM brands in the dust; Cadillac has passed its fellow brand Buick in sales; and of course Lexus, leads the market in import luxury with sales figure that are close to those of the mass-market Pontiac in unit sales.
So far this year, Toyota is the undisputed king of car sales by a huge margin. The Big 3 brands of car sales are now Toyota, Chevy and Honda. Ford has fallen to number four as Nissan creeps up behind it at number five. Only five years ago, Ford was number one in car sales; however in the first nine-months of 2007 Ford barely reached half of Toyota’s car sales.
Number 2 Chevrolet is holding its spot due to a 100,000 units lead over the Toyota Camry with Honda creeping up behind it at number 3. Chevrolet hopes that it can hold the spot with the sales of the 2008 Malibu introduced last month.
Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, Infiniti and Audi are all up in sales this year. However Lexus is the king of import luxury brands reaching the best sales year a luxury brand has ever had in the U.S. That spot is currently held by Cadillac.
Even though GM as a whole still holds the number one spot in the U.S., if current trends keep up, Toyota could easily work its way to the number 1 spot by 2011.
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If you take a look at the industry’s first nine-months of 2007’s numbers you will notice that there has been a massive reordering of who’s in lead and who has fallen behind.
Toyota leads the market leaving Ford and GM brands in the dust; Cadillac has passed its fellow brand Buick in sales; and of course Lexus, leads the market in import luxury with sales figure that are close to those of the mass-market Pontiac in unit sales.
So far this year, Toyota is the undisputed king of car sales by a huge margin. The Big 3 brands of car sales are now Toyota, Chevy and Honda. Ford has fallen to number four as Nissan creeps up behind it at number five. Only five years ago, Ford was number one in car sales; however in the first nine-months of 2007 Ford barely reached half of Toyota’s car sales.
Number 2 Chevrolet is holding its spot due to a 100,000 units lead over the Toyota Camry with Honda creeping up behind it at number 3. Chevrolet hopes that it can hold the spot with the sales of the 2008 Malibu introduced last month.
Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, Infiniti and Audi are all up in sales this year. However Lexus is the king of import luxury brands reaching the best sales year a luxury brand has ever had in the U.S. That spot is currently held by Cadillac.
Even though GM as a whole still holds the number one spot in the U.S., if current trends keep up, Toyota could easily work its way to the number 1 spot by 2011.
Source: Automotive News (Subscription Required)
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Production is still ramping up on the new Highlander, and the Highlander Hybrid production is very low right now. Give it some time.
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