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By the Numbers: August 2007

You didn't think we forgot to report the numbers, did you? We imagine some automakers wish we had, for instance Jaguar and Mercury, which share our Biggest Loser honor this month by dropping an identical 20.2% in sales. Another of Ford's brands, Land Rover, was the Biggest Winner, jumping 32.2% in sales last month versus August 2006. Kudos to General Motors for pulling out a 5.3% increase in sales thanks to a big effort by Chevrolet (up 8.6) that offset losses at the automaker's other brands. FoMoCo, meanwhile, took a hit by dropping 14.4% in ... Read more →

By the Numbers: August 2006 John Neff

What a weird month. We were told a week or so ago that sales for the month of August might look artificially good compared to last year because of Hurricane Katrina's negative impact on sales. Really, ...

Ford sales fall in August, but car sales surge John Neff

Overall August wasn't a great month of sales for Ford, with total sales falling 11.6 percent compared to August of 2005 to 255,112 units. Every Ford Motor Company brand saw a drop last month, with ...

Sales Report: Hurricanes create good looking August sales John Neff

Last year Hurricanes Katrina and Rita knocked the wind right out of automakers' sails, who were enjoying three months of healthy summer sales fueled by big incentives and employee pricing. From August ...

By the Numbers: August 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog

You didn't think we forgot to report the numbers, did you? We imagine some automakers wish we had, for instance Jaguar and Mercury, which share our Biggest Loser honor this month by dropping an identical 20.2% in sales. Another of Ford's brands, Land Rover, was the Biggest Winner, jumping 32.2% in ...

By the Numbers: August 2006 3 years ago on Autoblog

What a weird month. We were told a week or so ago that sales for the month of August might look artificially good compared to last year because of Hurricane Katrina's negative impact on sales. Really, however, Katrina didn't hit land until August 29th, so if next month is the greatest month ever for ...

Ford sales fall in August, but car sales surge 3 years ago on Autoblog

Overall August wasn't a great month of sales for Ford, with total sales falling 11.6 percent compared to August of 2005 to 255,112 units. Every Ford Motor Company brand saw a drop last month, with Jaguar taking a beating to the tune of –35.3 percent and Volvo faring the best by falling only ...

Sales Report: Hurricanes create good looking August sales 3 years ago on Autoblog

Last year Hurricanes Katrina and Rita knocked the wind right out of automakers' sails, who were enjoying three months of healthy summer sales fueled by big incentives and employee pricing. From August through October of last year, however, sales were down 21 percent at GM, 13 percent at Ford and up ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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