U.S. sales numbers from January are in! Ford and GM both posted surprise increases. Japanese automakers also posted strong numbers…
- Ford Cars: +18% 10,000 Fusions sold … Lincoln up 26.4%
- Ford Trucks: +7%
- Ford Motor Company: Land Rover +33% / Jaguar -29% / Volvo -12% (detail)
- General Motors: +5.8% (unexpected! Full size SUVs up 26 percent!)
- Mercedes-Benz : +3%
- Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge: (details)
- Mitsubishi : +2.8% (Eclipse up 160%)
- Subaru : Impreza +17% no other details…
- Volkswagen : +28% driven by New Beetle…
- Audi : +19.8%… TT sales plummet, A4, A6, A8 strong…
- Nissan : -0.9%
- Kia -3.9%… Hyundai +3%…
- Toyota : +14%… Lexus up 37 percent! (ES/LS sales down) … Scion sales record (10,701 units)…
- Honda : +20%… Civic up 56 percent! Ridgeline down 42 percent… Acura sales record…
- Mazda : +7%… Driven by strong MX-5…
