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Porsche Doubles Up, Domestics Swing for the Fences

Our fearless Editor-in-Chief is off galavanting around the Northeast on vacation, so I've been tasked with coming up with this month's By The Numbers. Since I'm more obsessed with driving than number-crunching, there's a good chance I screwed this up. I'm sure you'll let me know, so let's just get this party started...

Porsche was June's biggest winner, with a whopping 137% increase in sales compared to 2009. Not a single automaker came close to that triple-digit figure, but Jaguar took the number two slot with an increase of nearly 73%, undoubtedly helped by the release of the all-new XJ. Dodge's continued success has extended through the first half of the year, while Buick shows signs of life with a 53% increase in sales compared to the previous year.

With Hummer, Saturn and Pontiac all going the way of the dodo, General Motors' zombie brands fared predictably poorly in June, although Mercury continues to soldier along with a 26% increase compared to June 2009, despite Ford's announcement that the badge-engineered brand will cease to exist this time next year.

Also, this is one of the first months that Saab Spyker Automobile has begun reporting sales, so from here on, we'll combine last year's Saab sales (under GM ownership) with this year's sales (under the Spyker regime).

Check out the full breakdown below and compare previous sales data by checking out our BTN archives - if you're into that sorta thing.

Brand Vol. % June '10 June '09 DSR%* June '10 June '09
Porsche 137.36 2,141 902 137.36 86 36
Jaguar 72.86 1,618 936 72.86 65 37
Dodge 66.80 36,996 22,180 66.80 1,480 887
Buick 52.69 13,133 8,601 52.69 525 344
GMC 45.04 28,526 19,668 45.04 1,141 787
Land Rover 43.89 2,790 1,939 43.89 112 78
Cadillac 39.12 11,788 8,473 39.12 472 339
Hyundai 34.95 51,205 37,943 34.95 2,048 1,518
Mazda 32.84 18,238 13,729 32.84 730 549
Chevrolet 32.49 141,381 106,712 32.49 5,655 4,268
Infiniti 31.73 8,304 6,304 31.73 332 252
Acura 30.91 10,839 8,280 30.91 434 331
Chrysler 30.10 17,893 13,753 30.10 716 550
(Mercury) 26.16 9,250 7,332 26.16 370 293
Mercedes-Benz 25.35 18,997 15,155 25.35 760 606
Jeep 24.83 20,731 16,608 24.83 829 664
Kia 18.85 31,906 26,845 18.85 1,276 1,074
Ford 16.19 155,332 133,684 16.19 6,213 5,347
Subaru 16.01 21,601 18,620 16.01 864 745
BMW 14.56 19,182 16,744 14.56 767 670
Audi 14.31 8,601 7,524 14.31 344 301
Volkswagen 10.64 21,051 19,027 10.64 842 761
Nissan 8.22 56,266 51,994 8.22 2,251 2,080
Toyota 7.40 123,272 114,780 7.40 4,931 4,591
Ram 7.21 16,862 15,728 7.21 674 629
Honda 3.96 95,788 92,140 3.96 3,832 3,686
Lexus 2.71 17,332 16,874 2.71 693 675
Mini 1.07 4,149 4,105 1.07 166 164
Mitsubishi -3.76 4,198 4,362 -3.76 168 174
Suzuki -5.44 2,035 2,152 -5.44 81 86
Lincoln -11.48 6,318 7,137 -26.38 76 103
Volvo -29.07 4,995 7,042 -29.07 200 282
Smart -48.30 577 1,116 -48.30 23 45
(Hummer) -71.89 303 1,078 -71.89 12 43
Saab/Spyker -72.27 216 779 -72.27 9 31
(Saturn) -98.18 137 7,520 -98.18 5 301
(Pontiac) -99.53 112 23,740 -99.53 4 950
COMPANIES
Jaguar Land Rover NA 53.32 4,408 2,875 53.32 176 115
GM Core 35.81 194,828 143,454 35.81 7,793 5,738
Chrysler Group 35.41 92,482 68,297 35.41 3,699 2,732
Ford Motor Company 13.34 175,895 155,195 13.34 7,036 6,208
BMW Group 11.90 23,331 20,849 11.90 933 834
Nissan NA 10.76 64,570 58,298 10.76 2,583 2,332
General Motors 10.65 195,380 176,571 10.65 7,815 7,063
Toyota Mo Co 6.80 140,604 131,654 6.80 5,624 5,266
Honda America 6.18 106,627 100,420 6.18 4,265 4,017

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 25 selling days in June 2010 and 25 selling days in June 2009, so the change in monthly sales volume will equal the change in the average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company.

By the Numbers - June 2010: Not Without My Neff Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There were about three million fewer cars sold in 2008 than 2007. Based on 2007's numbers, it would be the same as if Acura, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Lexus, MINI, Porsche, and Saab all closed their doors in 2008. In terms of pure automotive carnage, that's not the kind of damage you can just buff out. And the predictions for the future agree on two points: it's going to get worse, and it won't return to what it was for years to come.

The only difference in the predictions of gloom is exactly how long things are going to stay depressed. Everyone agrees that the vertiginous sales drop in Q4 of 2008 is going to continue at least until the middle of 2009. Some, though, think that 2009 will "look a lot like 2008, but in reverse," with a slight sales rebound possible in the latter half. That prediction depends on the size of the proposed economic stimulus package, and whether it actually stimulates the economy. After all, banks received their own stimulus packages, yet getting a loan is as hard as ever.

Others say we are "entering a prolonged period of conservation." One analyst predicts that U.S. car sales won't see the north side of 15 million in annual sales until "2012 or later," while another said that we won't see 16 million annual sales again "for the forseeable future." Naturally, with such conservation comes other cuts, like R&D budgets and model facelifts, that could mean the cars on offer won't be as interesting or as cutting edge as before. While that could be looked at as a benefit, saving manufacturers the need to put new redesigned cars in showrooms every three years, the necessary auto industry infrastructure changes (plant closers, layoffs, etc.), the certain extinction of some companies, and the uncertain future are going to hurt.

[Source: IHT]

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We didn't know sales for the U.S. auto industry in 2008 would be this bad when the year began, but it sure ended on a fitting note. Over the past six months or so we've seen the U.S. auto sales market nearly collapse and almost take our own domestic auto industry with it.

Nevertheless, there were a couple of standouts. Both MINI and Subaru somehow managed to post sales gains in 2008 compared to the previous year. The success of MINI is likely due to production capacity more than popularity, but we have no explanation for Subaru other than its sales staff is more persuasive than at your average car dealership.

As for the big dogs, despite the whole lot of them being hit equally hard over the past few months, Japanese automakers had a stronger first half of 2008. As such, their year-end sales data looks better than the domestics with Toyota being the worst performing Japanese automaker at -15.4% and Honda fairing the best with a drop of just 7.91%. In comparison, Ford Motor Company (-20.7%) and General Motors (-22.9%) were equally unimpressive while the Chrysler Group hemorrhaged sales and finished down a full 30%.

As for the rest of the auto industry, it's all there below and it isn't pretty.

BY THE NUMBERS - 2008
Brand Vol. % Change Total Sales 2008 Total Sales 2007 DSR % Change Daily Avg. 2008 Daily Avg. 2007
Acura
 -19.8%
 144,504
 180,104
 -20%
 469
 587
Audi -6.1% 87,760 93,506 -6.4% 285 305
BMW -15.2% 249,113 293,795 -15.5% 809 957
Buick -26.2% 137,197 185,791 -26.4% 445 605
Cadillac -24.9% 161,159 214,726 -25.2% 523 699
Chevrolet -20.5% 1,801,131 2,265,641 -20.8% 5,848 7,380
Chrysler -38.3% 335,108 543,011 -38.5% 1,088 1,769
Dodge -25.9% 784,113 1,058,402 -26.2% 2,546 3,448
Ford -19.7% 1,687,731 2,101,244 -19.9% 5,480 6,844
GMC -25.5% 376,996 505,746 -25.7% 1,224 1,647
Honda -6.4% 1,284,261 1,371,438 -6.7% 4,170 4,467
HUMMER -50.9% 27,485 55,986 -51% 89 182
Hyundai NA
Infiniti -11% 112,989 127,038 -11.3% 367 414
Jeep -29.7% 333,901 475,237 -30% 1,084 1,548
Kia -10.5% 273,397 305,473 -10.8% 888 995
Lexus -21% 260,087 329,177 -21.2% 844 1,072
Lincoln -18.4% 107,295 131,487 -18.7% 348 428
Mazda -10.9% 263,949 296,110 -11.2% 857 965
Mercedes-Benz -11.2% 225,128 253,433 -11.5% 731 826
Mercury -28.6% 120,248 168,422 -28.8% 390 549
MINI 28.6% 54,077 42,045 28.2% 176 137
Mitsubishi -24.6% 97,257 128,993 -24.8% 316 420
Nissan -10.9% 838,361 941,200 -11.2% 2,722 3,066
Pontiac -25.3% 267,348 358,022 -25.6% 868 1,166
Porsche -25% 26,035 34,693 -25.2% 85 113
Saab -34.7% 21,368 32,711 -34.9% 69 107
Saturn -21.7% 188,004 240,091 -21.9% 610 782
Subaru 0.3% 187,699 187,208 -0.06 609 610
Suzuki NA
Toyota -14.6% 1,957,575 2,291,648 -14.9% 6,356 7,464
Volkswagen -3.2% 223,128 230,572 -3.5% 724 751
Volvo -31.2% 73,102 106,213 -31.4% 237 346
COMPANIES
BMW Group -9.7%
 303,190
 335,840
 -10%
 984
 1,094
Chrysler LLC -30% 1,453,122 2,076,650 -30.3% 4,717 6,764
FoMoCo -20.7% 1,988,376 2,507,366 -30% 6,456 8,167
General Motors -22.9% 2,980,688 3,866,620 -23.2% 9,678 12,594
Honda America -7.91%
 1,428,765
 1,551,542
 -8.21%
 4,369
 5,054
Nissan NA -10.9% 951,350 1,068,238 -11.2% 3,081 3,480
Toyota Mo Co -15.4%
 2,217,662 2,620,825 -15.7% 7,200 8,537

2008 had 308 selling days versus 307 selling days for 2007

By The Numbers - 2008: Phew! Glad That's Over Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We really didn't expect good news... J.D. Power and Associates, the global information services company who seem to have highly regarded insight within the industry, is predicting auto sales this year to hit short of their original estimates. According to the firm, declining consumer confidence, lower spending, and turbulent financial and economic market conditions will contribute to an anticipated drop in new light-vehicle sales in 2008 that will put total sales at their lowest level since 1994.

U.S. light-vehicle automotive sales as recently as 2000 and 2001 topped 17 million units and retail sales last year were a more disappointing 16.2 million units. It was originally assumed that sales in 2008 would even lower, at 15.7 million units. Now, weak retail and fleet sales have driven that number down to J.D. Power's estimate of 14.95 million units.

Press Release after the jump.

[Source: J.D. Power and Associates]

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