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Early March sales figures said to be down around 40%

While there are folks predicting a turnaround in car sales and general economic fortunes by the end of this year, for now the status quo remains, and it can be summed up as: "Ouch." J.D. Power has put the early returns for March sales down 40% compared to the same month last year. It predicts sales of 633,000 cars to retail customers and another 165,000 to fleet customers for March of this year versus a March 2008 total of 1.07 million total sales. That would be an annualized rate of 9.2 million vehicles. J.D. Power thinks "improvements on ... Read more →

Ford sales in March will show double digit decline John Neff

We usually don't post on monthly sales number aside from our mega By The Numbers post that appears at the beginning of each month, but clearly news that sales at Ford will drop again in March by ...

Teutonic titans Benz and BMW battle amidst record March sales Stuart Waterman

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We usually don't post on monthly sales number aside from our mega By The Numbers post that appears at the beginning of each month, but clearly news that sales at Ford will drop again in March by double digits warrants its own post. Ford's chief sales analyst George Piper told Reuters today that ...

Teutonic titans Benz and BMW battle amidst record March sales 3 years ago on Autoblog

New models fired up sales for premium brands Mercedes and BMW in March, as the battle for teutonic bragging rights in the luxury segment kicked into high gear. BMW group sales hit a record 144,316 units in March, up 13.5 percent, buoyed by double-digit growth in the U.S. and Germany, and solid ...

Volkswagen, Porsche post strong U.S. sales 3 years ago on Autoblog

March sales in the U.S. for the two German brands showed strong gains, with VW sales up nearly 24 percent while premium brand Porsche posted its best-ever March sales. Volkswagen sales totaled 20,730 units in March, which brings total sales for the first quarter of 2006 to 53,296 units, up ...

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