Tampilkan postingan dengan label US American Muscle Car Sales. Tampilkan semua postingan
Tampilkan postingan dengan label US American Muscle Car Sales. Tampilkan semua postingan

Selasa, 12 Oktober 2010

Minivan Sales & Muscle Car Sales In America - September 2010

U.S. sales of the Chevrolet Camaro fell 20.6% in September 2010 even as sales of the 2011 Ford Mustang increased 17.1%. Problem for Ford was that Mustang sales in September 2009 weren't all that hot while 2010 Chevrolet Camaro sales in September 2009 were smokin'. Camaro sales, thus, fell from a very high level. Mustang sales rose, yes, but from not so high a place. Put simply, the Camaro beat the Mustang in September 2010. Moreover, the Camaro's lead over the Mustang through the first three-quarters of 2010 is 7654 units. You can bet that General Motors will be talking about their muscle car sales victory in January 2011.

Of note, Dodge Challenger sales are up 47% this year. There's talk of a new Dodge Viper being Alfa Romeo 8C-based, a theory which didn't hurt sales of the current Viper in September; up 158%. Declining sales (-30% in September 2010) of the far more popular Chevrolet Corvette aren't surprising to anyone who's been following the Corvette trend in 2010.

Boring ol' minivans are where higher volumes are found. Every van in the Graph below posted substantial increases over September 2009's figures, not a difficult task for the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan. September '09 wasn't friendly to those twins. Going unmentioned in the Minivan Sales chart are the Kia Rondo (111 sales), Nissan Quest (4 sales) and vans like the Ford Transit Connect, Ford E-Series, Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Together, 19,002 of these commercial-oriented vans were sold in September 2010.
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:
Label: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Kamis, 09 September 2010

Minivan Sales And Muscle Car Sales In America - August 2010

Apart from strong performances by American automobile manufacturers, what do muscle cars and minivans have in common?

Basically nothing, which is why The Good Car Guy throws their Graphs together each month. For contrast's sake. If you think the Chevrolet Camaro (muscle car victor in August after a lull) and 2011 Ford Mustang are protected from embarrassment by being joined together with low-volume American machinery like the Corvette and Viper, think again. Later on, you'll see a Graph in which the Nissan 370Z and Volkswagen GTI and Mitsubishi Eclipse all display their own low-volume status. In 2010, the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro are big time earners for Ford Motor Company and General Motors.

As far as minivans go, the 2011 Honda Odyssey could shake things up a bit in the coming months, but for now, there's no exception to the general rule that says, "Chrysler first; everyone else follow the leader". That said, sales of the current 2010 Honda Odyssey, Toyota's Swagger Wagon Sienna, Kia Sedona, and the Chryler Town & Country are all up compared with August 2009. Mazda 5 sales fell 40% in August. Kia has cancelled the Rondo and sales in August (94) were so low the Rondo didn't earn a spot in the Minivan Sales Graph. North of the border, Canadians eat the Rondo up. 
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:
Label: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Senin, 09 Agustus 2010

U.S. SALES OF MINIVANS AND MUSCLE CARS - JULY 2010

My, how the tide has turned. Not long ago, General Motors gave up the minivan fight - a fight it had long since lost to Chrysler and Dodge - and refocussed on muscle car wars, a war it had surrendered to Ford about a decade prior. 

Ford, on the other hand, has revitalized its muscle car, the iconic Mustang, while turning out its van engineers to work on on the Transit Connect, a tasty little commercial thang. Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro sales, enarly equal in America in July 2010, are about as strong as a moderately successful minivan. 

Chrysler's muscle car, the 300-based Dodge Challenger, is nowhere near as popular in the United States, but Chrysler has the benefit of building the planet's most popular minivans. The Chrysler Town & Country and the Dodge Caravan are being vociferously challenged by the 2011 Toyota Sienna, and an all-new Odyssey may strengthen Honda's position on the lower Graph as well. Details on July 2010 sales of minivans and muscle cars in the USA are found below.
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:
Label: , , , , , , , ,

Senin, 09 November 2009

CAMARO vs MUSTANG vs CHALLENGER vs CORVETTE vs VIPER: (OCTOBER 2009 SALES)

The Good Car Guy has already hosted a hypothetical debate on the classification of America's "sports cars". That was a month ago when it was becoming increasingly apparent that more people wanted a Chevrolet Camaro than a Ford Mustang. While that story holds true in October, let's not over-analyze the situation. Camaros are the new thang, the most stylin' car on the block. Besides, anybody who really, really, really wanted a new Camaro had to go without for a large part of this millennium. And then, when General Motors finally released unto us a new Camaro, it was no rehashed F-body but a world-class GT. Moreover, even the V6-engined Camaro is fast.

So don't act so surprised that Ford can't quite keep up in the fall of '09. Discounting the fact that the Camaro expanded its lead over the Mustang this month; ignoring the increase in Challenger sales this month and the decrease in Mustang sales - the 'Stang is fine. Right? Yes, the Mustang always wins..... right?

Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:
Label: , , , , , , , ,
Langganan: Postingan (Atom)