Feb '11 Sales
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Feb '11 Sales
GM up 45.8% 6,245 Camaros delivered 281 Volts delivered
Ford up 14% 3,697 Mustangs delivered
Chrysler up 13% 3,227 Challengers delivered
Toyota up 41.8% Sales Chart
Honda up 21.6%
Hyundai up 28%
Nissan up 31.8% Sales Chart 67 Leaf's delivered
Mazda up 13.7% Sales Chart
Kia up 36.4%
Mitsubishi up 72%
BMW up 8.7%
Daimler up 5.3%
Porsche up 32%
VW up 18.5%
Suzuki up 19%
Subaru up 19.8%
Ford up 14% 3,697 Mustangs delivered
Chrysler up 13% 3,227 Challengers delivered
Toyota up 41.8% Sales Chart
Honda up 21.6%
Hyundai up 28%
Nissan up 31.8% Sales Chart 67 Leaf's delivered
Mazda up 13.7% Sales Chart
Kia up 36.4%
Mitsubishi up 72%
BMW up 8.7%
Daimler up 5.3%
Porsche up 32%
VW up 18.5%
Suzuki up 19%
Subaru up 19.8%
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Re: Feb '11 Sales
* Year-over-year retail sales gain of 70 percent highest on record
* Car, Truck and Crossover segment retail sales each rise 59 percent or more
* GM’s newest vehicles continue to gain customers – retail sales up 119 percent
* Retail sales improve 52 percent for the first two months
DETROIT – General Motors total sales in the United States rose 49 percent in February, as dealers reported 207,028 deliveries for the company’s four brands. For the second month in a row, the gain in total sales was driven by soaring retail demand for the company’s products. During the month, retail sales rose 70 percent – the highest year-over-year gain in the company’s history.
For the first two months of the year, GM’s total sales have risen 36 percent, while the company’s retail sales – those to individual consumers – have increased by 52 percent.
Retail sales of GM’s cars, trucks and crossovers all rose at least 59 percent or more during the month, up 76 percent, 74 percent and 59 percent, respectively.
“Our plan was to get off to a quick start this year, and we did just that,” said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. “Having the right vehicles in inventory, combined with aggressive advertising and targeted consumer marketing has been the key to our success in the first two months this year.”
Newest Vehicles Lead Gains, More Than Doubling During February
Combined sales for GM’s newest vehicles – Chevrolet Equinox, Silverado HD, Cruze and Volt; Buick LaCrosse and Regal; GMC Sierra HD and Terrain; and Cadillac SRX, CTS Wagon and CTS Coupe – increased 66 percent, while retail sales surged 119 percent for the month, compared to February 2010.
Passenger Cars
Total sales of GM passenger cars improved 40 percent during February, led by the sale of 18,556 Chevrolet Cruzes. Retail sales of GM passenger cars rose 76 percent for the month, with Cruze retail sales 212 percent higher than the compact car it replaced. Strong retail sales of the all-new Cadillac CTS Coupe helped propel CTS retail sales to a record high for the month of February, up 159 percent versus a year ago. The Buick Regal had its best month since launch, recording 3,541 retail sales.
Crossovers
February total sales for GM’s industry-leading lineup of fuel-efficient crossovers were the best ever for the month, increasing 57 percent versus February 2010. Each of GM’s most popular crossovers set a record for retail sales for the month of February – Chevrolet Equinox (up 98 percent) and Traverse (up 32 percent); GMC Terrain (up 76 percent) and Acadia (up 25 percent); Buick Enclave (45 percent); and Cadillac SRX (up 62 percent). Combined retail sales for these models rose 58 percent during the month, compared to last year’s month.
Pickups and Utilities
Total sales of GM’s full-size pickup trucks – Chevrolet Silverado and Avalanche, and GMC Sierra – improved 65 percent in February versus a year ago, with retail sales rising 83 percent. Total sales of GM full-size utilities – Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, and Cadillac Escalade – rose 50 percent during the month, with combined retail sales improving 52 percent.
Month-end dealer inventory in the United States stood at about 517,000 units, which is about 7,000 higher compared to January and about 101,000 higher than February 2010.
Brand Key Facts:
* Chevrolet: Chevrolet dealers delivered 142,919 total vehicles in February, a 43-percent increase versus last year. Retail sales for Chevrolet rose 69 percent and were propelled by improving Cruze sales, which were 212 percent higher than the compact car it replaces. Silverado retail sales rose 84 percent, while Equinox posted its best February ever, with retail sales almost doubling, up 98 percent (read more).
* Buick: Buick reported 15,807 total sales, a 73-percent increase compared to February 2010. This includes a 90-percent surge in year-over-year retail sales, led by Regal (3,541units), Enclave and LaCrosse, which had retail sales 45 and 28 percent higher than last year, respectively. This marks the 17th consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains for the brand (read more).
* GMC: GMC reported total sales of 32,534, a 59-percent increase compared to the same month last year. This marks the 17th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases. Retail sales were 61 percent higher than last year, spurred by Sierra, Terrain, Yukon and Acadia – up 87 percent, 76 percent, 63 percent and 25 percent, respectively (read more).
* Cadillac: Cadillac reported total sales of 15,768 for February – 70 percent higher than last February, with retail sales increasing 83 percent. February was the 13th consecutive month of year-over-year total and retail sales gains. CTS retail sales rose 159 percent, driven by strong demand for the all-new CTS Coupe and Sedan. SRX retail sales were up 62 percent compared to a year ago, and the Escalade family saw retail sale rise 27 percent versus February last year (read more).
Fleet sales for GM’s four brands were 43,900 for the month, a 2-percent increase for the month, with sales to rental fleets down 5 percent during the same period. Sales to commercial customers rose 19 percent for the month, the 11th consecutive month of commercial fleet sales gains. Fleet accounted for 21 percent of GM total sales during the month.
* Car, Truck and Crossover segment retail sales each rise 59 percent or more
* GM’s newest vehicles continue to gain customers – retail sales up 119 percent
* Retail sales improve 52 percent for the first two months
DETROIT – General Motors total sales in the United States rose 49 percent in February, as dealers reported 207,028 deliveries for the company’s four brands. For the second month in a row, the gain in total sales was driven by soaring retail demand for the company’s products. During the month, retail sales rose 70 percent – the highest year-over-year gain in the company’s history.
For the first two months of the year, GM’s total sales have risen 36 percent, while the company’s retail sales – those to individual consumers – have increased by 52 percent.
Retail sales of GM’s cars, trucks and crossovers all rose at least 59 percent or more during the month, up 76 percent, 74 percent and 59 percent, respectively.
“Our plan was to get off to a quick start this year, and we did just that,” said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. “Having the right vehicles in inventory, combined with aggressive advertising and targeted consumer marketing has been the key to our success in the first two months this year.”
Newest Vehicles Lead Gains, More Than Doubling During February
Combined sales for GM’s newest vehicles – Chevrolet Equinox, Silverado HD, Cruze and Volt; Buick LaCrosse and Regal; GMC Sierra HD and Terrain; and Cadillac SRX, CTS Wagon and CTS Coupe – increased 66 percent, while retail sales surged 119 percent for the month, compared to February 2010.
Passenger Cars
Total sales of GM passenger cars improved 40 percent during February, led by the sale of 18,556 Chevrolet Cruzes. Retail sales of GM passenger cars rose 76 percent for the month, with Cruze retail sales 212 percent higher than the compact car it replaced. Strong retail sales of the all-new Cadillac CTS Coupe helped propel CTS retail sales to a record high for the month of February, up 159 percent versus a year ago. The Buick Regal had its best month since launch, recording 3,541 retail sales.
Crossovers
February total sales for GM’s industry-leading lineup of fuel-efficient crossovers were the best ever for the month, increasing 57 percent versus February 2010. Each of GM’s most popular crossovers set a record for retail sales for the month of February – Chevrolet Equinox (up 98 percent) and Traverse (up 32 percent); GMC Terrain (up 76 percent) and Acadia (up 25 percent); Buick Enclave (45 percent); and Cadillac SRX (up 62 percent). Combined retail sales for these models rose 58 percent during the month, compared to last year’s month.
Pickups and Utilities
Total sales of GM’s full-size pickup trucks – Chevrolet Silverado and Avalanche, and GMC Sierra – improved 65 percent in February versus a year ago, with retail sales rising 83 percent. Total sales of GM full-size utilities – Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, and Cadillac Escalade – rose 50 percent during the month, with combined retail sales improving 52 percent.
Month-end dealer inventory in the United States stood at about 517,000 units, which is about 7,000 higher compared to January and about 101,000 higher than February 2010.
Brand Key Facts:
* Chevrolet: Chevrolet dealers delivered 142,919 total vehicles in February, a 43-percent increase versus last year. Retail sales for Chevrolet rose 69 percent and were propelled by improving Cruze sales, which were 212 percent higher than the compact car it replaces. Silverado retail sales rose 84 percent, while Equinox posted its best February ever, with retail sales almost doubling, up 98 percent (read more).
* Buick: Buick reported 15,807 total sales, a 73-percent increase compared to February 2010. This includes a 90-percent surge in year-over-year retail sales, led by Regal (3,541units), Enclave and LaCrosse, which had retail sales 45 and 28 percent higher than last year, respectively. This marks the 17th consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains for the brand (read more).
* GMC: GMC reported total sales of 32,534, a 59-percent increase compared to the same month last year. This marks the 17th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases. Retail sales were 61 percent higher than last year, spurred by Sierra, Terrain, Yukon and Acadia – up 87 percent, 76 percent, 63 percent and 25 percent, respectively (read more).
* Cadillac: Cadillac reported total sales of 15,768 for February – 70 percent higher than last February, with retail sales increasing 83 percent. February was the 13th consecutive month of year-over-year total and retail sales gains. CTS retail sales rose 159 percent, driven by strong demand for the all-new CTS Coupe and Sedan. SRX retail sales were up 62 percent compared to a year ago, and the Escalade family saw retail sale rise 27 percent versus February last year (read more).
Fleet sales for GM’s four brands were 43,900 for the month, a 2-percent increase for the month, with sales to rental fleets down 5 percent during the same period. Sales to commercial customers rose 19 percent for the month, the 11th consecutive month of commercial fleet sales gains. Fleet accounted for 21 percent of GM total sales during the month.
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Re: Feb '11 Sales
Looks like the sales battle is now with the Challenger and Mustang for second place.
The current Mustang lineup is the best they have ever had. I just think like the 4th Gen F-bodies big power and performance doesn't move sales like we gearheads wish.
The current Mustang lineup is the best they have ever had. I just think like the 4th Gen F-bodies big power and performance doesn't move sales like we gearheads wish.
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Re: Feb '11 Sales
Holy crap, Camaro crushed Mustang last month. Unreal.
How very interesting that the whole arguments are reversed from a decade ago. Mustang guys bragged that they had the more popular car, Camaro guys bragged about the performance gap.
How very interesting that the whole arguments are reversed from a decade ago. Mustang guys bragged that they had the more popular car, Camaro guys bragged about the performance gap.
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Re: Feb '11 Sales
I guess those figures prove the hard core racer crowd is relatively small. I thought the new 5.0 would really boost Mustang sales but I guess the hard core Mustang crowd is about as big as the hard core Camaro crowd. I remember with the 4th gen everyone clamored for a stripper model but relatively few put their money where their mouth was. The 5.0 is the sucessor to the 4th gen LS1 stripper model, I guess the long in the tooth styling(going on 7 years now I think) isn't catching people's eyes kind of like the 9 year old 4th gens in 02. 7 years is a long time to go in this auto market without a serious overhaul. Maybe there will be some 0% financing on the 5.0's pretty soon with those numbers.
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Re: Feb '11 Sales
The last generation basically became too expensive for anyone to afford and lost it's edge compared to the previous version which I believe was actually faster. I think they were also less mod friendly but I could be mistaken. Almost $40k for a 4cyl turbo even with AWD was ridiculous, from a dig they were awesome but from any roll they were not that fast.
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Re: Feb '11 Sales
"“With oil nearing $100 per barrel and gasoline prices continuing to rise, consumers’ consideration for fuel economy once again is taking top billing,” said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service. “Ford’s investment in new products, engines and transmissions is delivering real value to our customers, and people are rewarding us for it.”
What's missing from that statement is...
"This is why we have made the biggest, largest, heaviest Mustang ever that has the most power ever, and the most crap on it - EVER."
Contradiction in terms?!?! Hmmm...
I want a fuel-sipping, economical, cheap, no-frills small car that looks sporty, acts nible, and doesn't put me in the poor-house to buy it - and it needs to be called "Mustang". I don't want to buy a d@mn Focus, Fiesta, or Fusion to get me to work and home every day economically. But THIS is the decision matrix that Ford is thrusting on buyers, and it CLEARLY shows... look at these sales numbers for Pete's Sake!
I defy anyone here to say I didn't predict this (sales numbers falling) nearly 2 years ago, and I still maintain today that I am HUGELY concerned with the direction of the Ponycars today. Cripes, Ford is even positioning to run the Mustang name on the carbon-copy-sheetmetal they call Sprint Cup cars for 2013. This alone is the biggest screw-up I think I've heard from them about the Mustang since the Mazda fiasco of 1987. History of Nascar is that mid-sized to full-sized cars have been used by all companies - cars like Torinos, Talladegas, Monte Carlos, Impalas, Furys, Galaxies, and the like... not Mustangs and Camaros. This again shows how Ford is viewing the Mustang as a bigger player in their lineup - almost what the old Thunderbird used to be for them in the 1980's and '90's. This is a bad thing IMO.
I'm not surprised at the sales figures at all.
Yet go look at the posts from THIS SAME CROWD in the Boss 302 thread and start counting all the accolades and positive comments about Ford's committment to performance. Look at Guy's thread about driving a new V6 Mustang for a week. So we car nuts are frothy at the mouth about a 305hp V6 and factory-available 725hp SuperSnakes and track-carving M3-killing Boss 302s, BUT WE AREN'T BUYING THEM BY THE 100'S OF THOUSANDS... we buy them 5000 to 10,000 per year, and that will NOT sustain the model.
If I don't see a slimmer, trimmer, svelt Mustang with an I-4 (boost it or not, I don't care) and a useable back seat by the 2014 change, I will predict the end in a fashion similar to the T-bird - a model of car that has strayed so far from it's original recipe that it lost it's identity, and subsequently it's appeal.
A 305 hp V6 that kills $30k to ride IS NOT what the car needs to be - today, tomorrow, or yesterday - much less a 412hp tire-burner or a 444 hp tire smoker or a 650hp one or a 725hp one... and yes Shelby is even considering a release of a 1000 hp Super Snake (it already exists in test mule form).
In case you guys didn't know already, AAI is in turmoil as Mazda is proposing to pull out of the JV there with Ford. That could affect a lot of things. Also, the last 2011 Mustang was built in January, and the plant was retooled for the 2012 and new models like the Boss 302. Production was to begin 3Feb11. This should not affect sales #'s since there is inventory, but it could make a tiny difference to a buyer knowing the 2012 is now rolloing off the line.
Kudos to the Camaro for the sales! I think the upcoming Vert and the Z will keep interest up and sales strong for several more months too. We have all been spot-on in our discussions that competition make the best come out in each other.
IMO, Challenger will be the first to wane as the body is so similar to the original and there is no upcoming sub-models to radically expand the appeal or interest for buyers.
One last comment...
If gas goes over $4/gal, we will all be watching sales of Mustangs and Camaros and Chargers tank. I predict that February will be the last "great" month for sales until gas prices stabilize or fall.
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Re: Feb '11 Sales
From the link above...
"“With oil nearing $100 per barrel and gasoline prices continuing to rise, consumers’ consideration for fuel economy once again is taking top billing,” said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service. “Ford’s investment in new products, engines and transmissions is delivering real value to our customers, and people are rewarding us for it.”
What's missing from that statement is...
"This is why we have made the biggest, largest, heaviest Mustang ever that has the most power ever, and the most crap on it - EVER."
Contradiction in terms?!?! Hmmm...
I want a fuel-sipping, economical, cheap, no-frills small car that looks sporty, acts nible, and doesn't put me in the poor-house to buy it - and it needs to be called "Mustang". I don't want to buy a d@mn Focus, Fiesta, or Fusion to get me to work and home every day economically. But THIS is the decision matrix that Ford is thrusting on buyers, and it CLEARLY shows... look at these sales numbers for Pete's Sake!
I defy anyone here to say I didn't predict this (sales numbers falling) nearly 2 years ago, and I still maintain today that I am HUGELY concerned with the direction of the Ponycars today. Cripes, Ford is even positioning to run the Mustang name on the carbon-copy-sheetmetal they call Sprint Cup cars for 2013. This alone is the biggest screw-up I think I've heard from them about the Mustang since the Mazda fiasco of 1987. History of Nascar is that mid-sized to full-sized cars have been used by all companies - cars like Torinos, Talladegas, Monte Carlos, Impalas, Furys, Galaxies, and the like... not Mustangs and Camaros. This again shows how Ford is viewing the Mustang as a bigger player in their lineup - almost what the old Thunderbird used to be for them in the 1980's and '90's. This is a bad thing IMO.
I'm not surprised at the sales figures at all.
Yet go look at the posts from THIS SAME CROWD in the Boss 302 thread and start counting all the accolades and positive comments about Ford's committment to performance. Look at Guy's thread about driving a new V6 Mustang for a week. So we car nuts are frothy at the mouth about a 305hp V6 and factory-available 725hp SuperSnakes and track-carving M3-killing Boss 302s, BUT WE AREN'T BUYING THEM BY THE 100'S OF THOUSANDS... we buy them 5000 to 10,000 per year, and that will NOT sustain the model.
If I don't see a slimmer, trimmer, svelt Mustang with an I-4 (boost it or not, I don't care) and a useable back seat by the 2014 change, I will predict the end in a fashion similar to the T-bird - a model of car that has strayed so far from it's original recipe that it lost it's identity, and subsequently it's appeal.
A 305 hp V6 that kills $30k to ride IS NOT what the car needs to be - today, tomorrow, or yesterday - much less a 412hp tire-burner or a 444 hp tire smoker or a 650hp one or a 725hp one... and yes Shelby is even considering a release of a 1000 hp Super Snake (it already exists in test mule form).
In case you guys didn't know already, AAI is in turmoil as Mazda is proposing to pull out of the JV there with Ford. That could affect a lot of things. Also, the last 2011 Mustang was built in January, and the plant was retooled for the 2012 and new models like the Boss 302. Production was to begin 3Feb11. This should not affect sales #'s since there is inventory, but it could make a tiny difference to a buyer knowing the 2012 is now rolloing off the line.
Kudos to the Camaro for the sales! I think the upcoming Vert and the Z will keep interest up and sales strong for several more months too. We have all been spot-on in our discussions that competition make the best come out in each other.
IMO, Challenger will be the first to wane as the body is so similar to the original and there is no upcoming sub-models to radically expand the appeal or interest for buyers.
One last comment...
If gas goes over $4/gal, we will all be watching sales of Mustangs and Camaros and Chargers tank. I predict that February will be the last "great" month for sales until gas prices stabilize or fall.
"“With oil nearing $100 per barrel and gasoline prices continuing to rise, consumers’ consideration for fuel economy once again is taking top billing,” said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service. “Ford’s investment in new products, engines and transmissions is delivering real value to our customers, and people are rewarding us for it.”
What's missing from that statement is...
"This is why we have made the biggest, largest, heaviest Mustang ever that has the most power ever, and the most crap on it - EVER."
Contradiction in terms?!?! Hmmm...
I want a fuel-sipping, economical, cheap, no-frills small car that looks sporty, acts nible, and doesn't put me in the poor-house to buy it - and it needs to be called "Mustang". I don't want to buy a d@mn Focus, Fiesta, or Fusion to get me to work and home every day economically. But THIS is the decision matrix that Ford is thrusting on buyers, and it CLEARLY shows... look at these sales numbers for Pete's Sake!
I defy anyone here to say I didn't predict this (sales numbers falling) nearly 2 years ago, and I still maintain today that I am HUGELY concerned with the direction of the Ponycars today. Cripes, Ford is even positioning to run the Mustang name on the carbon-copy-sheetmetal they call Sprint Cup cars for 2013. This alone is the biggest screw-up I think I've heard from them about the Mustang since the Mazda fiasco of 1987. History of Nascar is that mid-sized to full-sized cars have been used by all companies - cars like Torinos, Talladegas, Monte Carlos, Impalas, Furys, Galaxies, and the like... not Mustangs and Camaros. This again shows how Ford is viewing the Mustang as a bigger player in their lineup - almost what the old Thunderbird used to be for them in the 1980's and '90's. This is a bad thing IMO.
I'm not surprised at the sales figures at all.
Yet go look at the posts from THIS SAME CROWD in the Boss 302 thread and start counting all the accolades and positive comments about Ford's committment to performance. Look at Guy's thread about driving a new V6 Mustang for a week. So we car nuts are frothy at the mouth about a 305hp V6 and factory-available 725hp SuperSnakes and track-carving M3-killing Boss 302s, BUT WE AREN'T BUYING THEM BY THE 100'S OF THOUSANDS... we buy them 5000 to 10,000 per year, and that will NOT sustain the model.
If I don't see a slimmer, trimmer, svelt Mustang with an I-4 (boost it or not, I don't care) and a useable back seat by the 2014 change, I will predict the end in a fashion similar to the T-bird - a model of car that has strayed so far from it's original recipe that it lost it's identity, and subsequently it's appeal.
A 305 hp V6 that kills $30k to ride IS NOT what the car needs to be - today, tomorrow, or yesterday - much less a 412hp tire-burner or a 444 hp tire smoker or a 650hp one or a 725hp one... and yes Shelby is even considering a release of a 1000 hp Super Snake (it already exists in test mule form).
In case you guys didn't know already, AAI is in turmoil as Mazda is proposing to pull out of the JV there with Ford. That could affect a lot of things. Also, the last 2011 Mustang was built in January, and the plant was retooled for the 2012 and new models like the Boss 302. Production was to begin 3Feb11. This should not affect sales #'s since there is inventory, but it could make a tiny difference to a buyer knowing the 2012 is now rolloing off the line.
Kudos to the Camaro for the sales! I think the upcoming Vert and the Z will keep interest up and sales strong for several more months too. We have all been spot-on in our discussions that competition make the best come out in each other.
IMO, Challenger will be the first to wane as the body is so similar to the original and there is no upcoming sub-models to radically expand the appeal or interest for buyers.
One last comment...
If gas goes over $4/gal, we will all be watching sales of Mustangs and Camaros and Chargers tank. I predict that February will be the last "great" month for sales until gas prices stabilize or fall.