LexRuger

I guess no one really cared about the VW controversy

sears1234

According Business Insider:

• Ford: -8.8% (-8.2% expected)
• GM: -5.2% (-4.9% expected)
• Fiat Chrysler: 3% (5% expected)
• Nissan: -6.5% (-0.6% expected)
• Honda -3.8% (1% expected)
• Volkswagen of America: -9.12%
• Toyota: -5% (-0.4% expected)

bitkahuna

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anyone else amazed the subaru sales just keep climbing whether or not the industry has a bad month?

TangoRed

What? They're down 9%.

GS69

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...300321546.html

Mercedes-Benz USA Records All-Time Best August With 28,404 Units Sold

ATLANTA, Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported record August sales of 28,404 vehicles, increasing 0.1% from the 28,373 vehicles sold during the same month last year. Mercedes-Benz Vans also reported best-ever August sales with 3,152 units, up 39.5% and smart reported 353 units, bringing MBUSA grand total to 31,909 vehicles for the month, up 2.1% from last year. On a year-to-date basis, Mercedes-Benz retails totaled 219,704. Adding year-to-date-sales of 22,186 for Vans and 3,439 for smart, MBUSA posted a grand total of 245,329 units in August, increasing 0.7% from the previous year.

"We are on track for a strong finish to the third quarter, fueled by a best-ever result for August," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "Demand remains high for our SUVs and dream cars such as the new SL and S-Class Cabriolet, and we expect to build upon this momentum in the coming months."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in August included the C-Class, E-Class (including the CLS) and GLC model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 6,125, followed by the E-Class at 5,069. The GLC, rounded out the top 3 with 4,715 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 1,621 units in August, up 17.5% from last year (1,380), with a total of 14,131 units sold year-to-date (up 69.1 %).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 11,773 vehicles in August, an increase of 20.1% from last year (9,804). On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 82,636 vehicles, an increase of 5.5%.

GS69

https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/e...t-sales-growth

Volvo Posts 14 Months of Consecutive Double Digit Sales Growth

Sep 01, 2016 ID: 195558Volvo Posts 14 Months of Consecutive Double Digit Sales Growth

ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (Sept. 1, 2016) - Volvo Car USA, LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 7,682 vehicles, a 30.9 percent increase versus August 2015 and marking the 14th consecutive month the company posted double digit sales growth. Year-to-date sales are up 29.5 percent year-over-year.

Sales for the month of August were led by the award-winning XC90 luxury SUV with 2,859 vehicles sold. The XC60 followed in the second spot with 1,847 vehicles sold.

“In addition to strong XC90 sales, we are now seeing the first S90 sedans starting to arrive to our dealerships,” said Lex Kerssemakers, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA. “Today also marks the start of our national advertising campaign for S90, ‘Song of the Open Road’ which will continue the momentum on our transformation journey.”

Volvo is implementing a sweeping $11 billion transformation plan that has involved the development of its own modular vehicle architecture, a new engine range, global manufacturing capability, a completely renewed product range and world leading developments in safety, autonomous driving and connectivity.

For sales by model click here: https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/corporate/sales-volumes

GS69

www.autonews.com/article/20160905/RETAIL01/309059951/the-family-car-is-in-free-fall
The family car is in free fall
Segment plunges 27% in August
September 5, 2016 @ 12:01 am
Nick Bunkley


In August, the Toyota Camry, shown, trailed the RAV4.

Free fallMidsize car sales have declined faster as the year goes onQuarterYOY change1st-3.40%2nd-12%3rd-22%Source: Automotive News Data Center

The family sedan is dying, and the usual cure-all prescription -- cash on the hood -- isn't working.

In 1 of the U.S. auto industry's best years ever, with sales through August 0.5 percent ahead of last year's record pace, demand for midsize cars is at a 5-year low.

The segment is fading faster with each passing month. Midsize car sales fell 3.4 percent in the 1st quarter, 13 percent in the second quarter and 21 percent so far in the 3rd, compared with last year.

In August alone, sales of the Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima all plunged more than 30 percent. Chrysler 200 sales fell by 2 thirds. Across all 16 midsize nameplates, the declines averaged 27 percent, a loss of more than 60,000 units.

Meanwhile, sales of compact and smaller cars fell just 3.6 percent last month, in line with the industry's overall decline of 3.5 percent, showing that the market's shift away from sedans isn't across the board. Some high-volume small cars, including the Chevrolet Cruze and Honda Civic, posted gains in August.

"That larger sedan buyer just sees more value in the SUVs or CUVs," said Mike DeSilva, co-owner of Liberty Hyundai in Mahwah, N.J. "That's just where the activity is. And heading into the end of summer and going into winter, we're really going to get into SUV season."

Midsize cars have been the industry's powerhouse segment for decades, even through the SUV boom of the 1990s and early 2000s. In each of the past 4 years, sales have topped 2.4 million.

But for 2016, compact crossovers are poised to take over as No. 1 for the 1st time, as midsize cars likely will fall to 4th . Since June, midsize cars have been less popular than full-size pickups and compact cars, too.

That's in spite of increasing discounts on midsize cars. Incentives last month on the top 8 midsize nameplates were 7 percent, or $252, higher than in August 2015 and 11 percent above the industry average, according to Autodata.

"It doesn't matter how deep you discount the leisure suit and bell-bottoms -- nobody's going to buy them if they're not fashionable," said Eric Lyman, vice president of industry insights at TrueCar. "I don't think they're ever going to go away, but there's a lot more people who don't consider them anymore."

Last December, Bob Carter, Toyota's head of U.S. operations, predicted that the Camry, America's No. 1 car for 14 consecutive years, would be outsold by the company's own RAV4 within 5 years. The fizzling of the midsize car segment could make that happen much sooner.

In August, the Camry trailed the RAV4 for the 1st time, according to the Automotive News Data Center. The Camry fell short of the Honda CR-V and Nissan Rogue as well.

Aside from midsize cars, sales of everything else rose 0.4 percent last month. Analysts and automakers are divided on whether the year will end up ahead of 2015, when 17.47 million vehicles were sold. Last year included the strongest 4th quarter ever, so matching that will be a challenge.

The industry's seasonally adjusted, annualized selling rate fell to 16.97 million last month, from 17.86 million in July and 17.79 million a year ago. Still, sales have topped 1.5 million in each of the past 6 months, the longest such streak on record.

General Motors' chief economist, Mustafa Mohatarem, said healthy economic indicators "point toward a strong 2nd half of the year and another potential record year for the industry." But Ford Motor Co. said sales have already reached a plateau, signaling that a 2nd consecutive annual record might be slightly out of reach.

"We have a pretty high level of sales," said Bryan Bezold, Ford's senior U.S. economist. "It's just we're no longer in a period where we have a lot of pent-up demand coming out of the financial crisis."

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Land Rover
For the month of August, Land Rover sales hit 6,031 units sold, up 15 percent; making this the best ever August sales month for the brand. In the U.S., year to date through August, Land Rover is continuing to grow with sales up 15 percent to 48,754 units sold versus 42,548 in 2015.

For the month of August, the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport were the volume leaders hitting 1,236 and 1,667 units sold, respectively.

Sales of the Discovery Sport hit 1,038 units, up 18 percent from 881 in 2015; making it the best August sales month for the model.

Diesel powered versions of Range Rover and Range Rover Sport hit 444 units, accounting for approximately 15 percent of total Range Rover and Range Rover Sport sales for August.

The 2016 Land Rover model line-up features five models: The Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque, both powered by 240-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter engines; the LR4, powered by a 340-hp supercharged V6 engine; and the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport available with five powertrain options – a 340-hp supercharged V6 petrol, a 380-hp supercharged V6 petrol, a 510-hp supercharged V8 petrol, a 550-hp supercharged V8 petrol and a new 254-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 diesel.

Jaguar
For the month of August, Jaguar sales were 3,298 units, a 189 percent increase from 1,143 units in August 2015; making it the best Jaguar sales month since 2004. . In the U.S., year to date through August, Jaguar is continuing to grow with sales up 73 percent to 17,687 units sold versus 10,221 in 2015.

August marked the third full sales month of Jaguar’s two new entry luxury vehicles: the 2017 XE compact luxury sedan, starting at $34,9001, and the 2017 F-PACE compact luxury SUV, starting at $40,9901. The Jaguar XE hit 901 units sold and the F-PACE hit 1,222 units sold; making it the brand’s volume leader.

Sales of the all-new, redesigned Jaguar XF hit 483 units, up 50 percent from 321 in 2015.

http://www.tatamotors.com/jlr-press-...r-august-2016/