April sales data showering in

As of now, here is what we have: Ford sales down 2% but the car sales were up; Mercury is going strong up 11.3%; Lincoln up 8.6%; Jaguar down 30%; Volvo even; Land Rover up 24%; Mazda up 2.6% with strong Mazda3 and Tribute sales; Porsche sales down 8% with the major loser Cayenne; Nissan up 27%; Chrysler Group up 5% and Mercedes Benz flat when numbers are adjusted for one less selling day in 2005. We will look for more complete numbers on Nissan and DC as they are released later in the day. Also stay tuned for more updates during the day.