Mar 2019 Sales Thread
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LS sales down which is very troubling. Lexus best sellers are cheap FWD crossovers along with the FWD ES350; the RX always sold well so not much of a surprise there. The RC sales maybe up but it's still a low volume model.
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nope talking about first 3 months of 2019... Lexus is up 2.5k units, MB is down 7.2k units, Audi is down 2k units and actually BMW is up by 50.
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Porsche
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...300823274.html
Porsche Reports Record U.S. Retail Sales in March
First quarter sales are up 7.7 percent compared to 2018
News provided byPorsche Cars North America, Inc. Apr 02, 2019, 14:28 ET
ATLANTA, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan model lines, today announced March retail sales of 4,779 vehicles, a new all-time high for the month. Following record months in January and February, sales for the first quarter are up 7.7 percent from a year ago to 15,024 vehicles sold.
"It has been a month of celebrations for Porsche. First, we claimed the No.1 spot in the 2019 J.D. Power Customer Service Index Study, followed by a record March. This is a testament to our 191 U.S. dealers and their employees, who help ensure our customer experience lives up to the same superb quality as our cars," said Klaus Zellmer, President and CEO of PCNA. "I am grateful customers are already showing this level of Porsche passion at the start of an amazing year that will feature a new 911, a refreshed Macan, and our first purely electric sports car, the Taycan."
March results were driven by strong demand for the new Cayenne, with a notable 76.2 percent increase compared to March 2018. Porsche 911 deliveries were up 15.3 percent year-to-date to 2,894, ahead of the next-generation's arrival later this year.
Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) sales in the U.S. totaled 2,280
vehicles in March, up 12.6 percent year-over-year.
Model
March Sales
Year-to-Date
2019
2018
2019
2018
ALL 911
803
883
2,894
2,511
ALL 718
239
489
665
1,352
ALL PANAMERA
703
704
1,698
1,916
ALL CAYENNE
1,647
934
5,559
3,287
ALL MACAN
1,387
1,746
4,208
4,888
GRAND TOTALS
4,779
4,756
15,024
13,954
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Mitsubishi
https://media.mitsubishicars.com/rel...les-since-2004
MITSUBISHI MOTORS REPORTS BEST MONTHLY SALES SINCE 2004 /
April 02, 2019CYPRESS, Calif. – Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA), the fastest-growing Asian brand in the U.S. for the second consecutive year*, today reported March 2019 sales of 19,599, an increase of 36.9 percent over March 2018. This is the single-best sales month since March 2004, as well as being the best March since 2004 as well. The brand's dynamic lineup of crossover utility vehicles (CUVs) led the way for the month with March 2019 sales up over 60 percent compared to March 2018.
Through the first quarter of 2019, calendar year sales are 42,067, an increase of 17.6 percent over the same period in 2018, and the best first quarter of the year since 2004.
News and Notes:
- The popular three-row Outlander CUV had its best sales month ever with 7,923 units sold. The vehicle has been on sale since 2002
- Outlander Sport posted its best March ever with sales of 5,309 vehicles
- MMNA's CUV lineup posted combined sales of 16,716 vehicles sold in March, up 60.1 percent over March 2018
- 2019 calendar year sales of 42,067 vehicles sold represent a year-over-year increase of 17.6 percent compared to the same period in 2018
- During March, MMNA added seven new dealer partners to its rapidly growing U.S. retail network
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Gm
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The 1st of GM’s All-New Pickups Posts a 20 Percent Q1 Gain
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Word- Industry retail sales, consumer sentiment rebounding
- GM average transaction prices set new first-quarter company record
- Chevrolet Trax, Equinox and Colorado set first-quarter company sales records
The Chevrolet Trax, Equinox and Colorado all set GM first-quarter sales records and the GMC Acadia posted its best quarter ever. The all-new Cadillac XT4 was the best-selling vehicle in its segment and the Buick Enclave was up 28 percent versus a year ago.
The all-new full-size pickups from Chevrolet and GMC are also off to a very strong start.
“Our production launch was very smooth and crew cab sales are brisk, especially those with premium trims,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president, Sales Operations. “We look forward to improving availability of our wide-range of cabs, trim series and powertrains.”
- First-quarter 2019 average transaction prices for GM's all-new, light-duty pickups were $8,040 higher compared to their outgoing models in the first quarter of 2018, with the GMC Sierra leading the segment, according to J.D. Power PIN estimates.
- Combined sales of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 crew cabs — the first of the company’s all-new full-size pickups to launch — were up 20 percent year over year.
- Crew-cab production mix is currently running above 70 percent to meet strong customer demand, up 10 percentage points on average from the previous-generation trucks.
- More than 95 percent of the all-new GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab sales are high-end trims including SLT, AT4 and Denali.
GM will begin the next phase of its full-size pickup truck launch in the second half of the year with the all-new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD.
“We are bullish on pickups and expect to gain sales momentum throughout the year,” said McNeil. “We are installing capacity in Flint to build more HD pickups in total, more crew cab models, more dualies and diesel models, too, all in response to dealer and customer demand.”
Other new models launching this year include the XT6, Cadillac’s first three-row crossover, and the CT5, Cadillac’s new luxury-sport sedan. The all-new Chevrolet Blazer is also gaining momentum, and the brand will begin national advertising for the vehicle during the second quarter as production ramps up.
Solid U.S. Economy, Strong GM Operating Discipline
GM sales in the first quarter of 2019 were down 7 percent year over year compared to a very strong first quarter of 2018.
“After a slow start to the year, the retail SAAR has risen each month since January,” said Elaine Buckberg, GM chief economist. “Consumer sentiment continued to recover in March and the other key drivers of auto sales like employment, wage growth and household balance sheets are healthy. The Fed paused in raising interest rates, which eases a headwind facing auto sales. Overall, the U.S. economy is in solid shape, which bodes well for the industry outlook.”
GM’s Commercial deliveries, which are another barometer of economic strength, grew at an average annual rate of more than 7 percent from 2012 to 2017 and were up 11 percent year over year in 2018. Commercial deliveries were close to flat to a very strong first quarter a year ago, even with limited availability of regular light- and heavy-duty pickups, and heavy-duty crew-cab pickups.
GM has demonstrated continued strong operating discipline and is very well positioned heading into the second quarter:
- The company’s incentive spending as a percentage of average transaction price was 13 percent, down close to a full percentage point year over year, according to J.D Power PIN.
- GM’s per-unit incentive spending was down $175 year over year, as domestic competitors increased their spending in the quarter, according to J.D. Power PIN.
- Average transaction prices rose $938 to a first-quarter record of $35,881, according to J.D. Power PIN.
- Inventory is a healthy 818,967 units heading into the second quarter, which tends to be a strong quarter for industry sales.
Forward-Looking Statements
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March 2019: just 457 LS 500s sold in the US. 7 series held its own quite well and the S class owns the segment once again. A year ago the LS debuted with 1008 in its first full month of sales. Lexus was projecting 12K/year for this car but that may be revised now. Last year they did sell 9301 in a year where the car only went on sale in late Feb. and Mar. fulfilled some pent up demand for a new LS.
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Ford
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Playing to Win: Ford Truck and Van Sales are Up 4.1 Percent for the First Quarter Versus a Year Ago and Ford-brand SUV Sales -- Up 3.5 Percent -- Set a Q1 Record; Lincoln Grew 11.2 Percent -- its Best Start to the Year in More Than a Decade
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DEARBORN, Mich., April 4, 2019 – Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today reported its first quarter 2019 U.S. sales results. Click here or visit media.ford.com to view the news release.
Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service, and Emily Kolinski Morris, Ford chief economist, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. The call will begin at 10 a.m. ET today.
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March 2019: just 457 LS 500s sold in the US. 7 series held its own quite well and the S class owns the segment once again. A year ago the LS debuted with 1008 in its first full month of sales. Lexus was projecting 12K/year for this car but that may be revised now. Last year they did sell 9301 in a year where the car only went on sale in late Feb. and Mar. fulfilled some pent up demand for a new LS.
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