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Audi U.S. Sales in March 2010 Set a Record, Giving the Brand the Best First Quarter in its History

Audi U.S. Sales in March 2010 Set a Record, Giving the Brand the Best First Quarter in its History

- Overall Audi sales in March increased 33.5% from a year earlier - March sales of the Audi A5 set an all-time record - TDI clean diesel models made up nearly half of all A3 and Q7 sales HERNDON, Va., April 1 -- Audi today reported its March U.S. sales set a record for the month, rising 33.5% from a year earlier. The r ... Continue reading

American Suzuki March 2010 Sales: Up 63 Percent over Last Month

American Suzuki March 2010 Sales: Up 63 Percent over Last Month

BREA, Calif.--American Suzuki: Â Â MARCH Â Â CYTD 2010 Â Â 2009 Â Â MTD VS. 2010 Â Â 2009 Â Â YTD VS. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MTD PRIOR YR. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â YTD PRIOR YR. GRAND VITARA: 396 1,051 -62 % 1,222 2,261 -46 % EQUATOR: 143 44 225 % ... Continue reading

Nissan U.S. March 2010 Sales Increase 43.3 Percent

Nissan U.S. March 2010 Sales Increase 43.3 Percent

Nissan sales grow 44 percent; Infiniti up 37.3 percent FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 1 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported March 2010 sales of 95,468 units versus 66,634 units a year earlier, an increase of 43.3 percent, compared with March 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080506/NISSANWORDMAR ... Continue reading

Daimler AG Reports Total of 20,700 Vehicles Sold in the U.S. for March 2010

Daimler AG Reports Total of 20,700 Vehicles Sold in the U.S. for March 2010

- Mercedes-Benz USA Records March Sales of 19,637 Passenger Cars and Light Truck Vehicles - an Improvement of 25.9 Percent over March 2009 - Mercedes-Benz USA Records 386 Sales of Sprinter Vans - smart USA Records 677 Sales in March 2010 - a nearly 53.2 Percent Improvement over February 2010 NEW YORK, April 1 -- Daimle ... Continue reading

American Honda Reports March Sales Increase of 17.8 percent

American Honda Reports March Sales Increase of 17.8 percent

Honda Division up 16.9 percent; Acura Division up 25.2 percent TORRANCE, Calif., April 1 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted March sales of 108,262 vehicles, an increase of 17.8 percent based on the daily selling rate*, the company announced today. American Honda year-to-date sales of 256,412 represent an increas ... Continue reading

Subaru March 2010 Sales Breaks Record; 2010 Best First Quarter Sales Ever

Subaru March 2010 Sales Breaks Record; 2010 Best First Quarter Sales Ever

-- Automaker Breaks Sales Records for Eight Out of the Last Ten Months -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 1 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its best first quarter sales ever with 57,494 units sold, continuing its strong start to 2010. March 2010 also marks another monthly record with 23,785 units sold, breaking the ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Announces Record First Quarter 2010 Sales

Kia Motors America Announces Record First Quarter 2010 Sales

Company Sets New March Sales Record Highlighted By Sale of Three Millionth Vehicle in the U.S. IRVINE, Calif., April 1 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced the brand's all-time best March sales of 30,522 units sold, a 23.5-percent increase over the same period last year and 10.7-percent increase over the previou ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports March 2010 and First Quarter 2010 Sales

Toyota Reports March 2010 and First Quarter 2010 Sales

TORRANCE, Calif., April 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported March sales results of 186,863 units, an increase of 35.3 percent over the same period last year, on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 26 selling days in March 2010, compared to 25 selling days in M ... Continue reading

Buick-GMC Sales Increase 54 Percent in March, Leading a 43-Percent Gain for GM Brands

Buick-GMC Sales Increase 54 Percent in March, Leading a 43-Percent Gain for GM Brands

DETROIT, April 1 -- -- Combined Sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Increase 43 percent -- Sixth Consecutive Month of Year-over-Year Sales Gains for GM's Four Brands -- GM Estimates the Brands Will Increase Combined Total and Retail Market Share Buick and GMC dealers in the U.S. reported sales for those brands ... Continue reading

Suzuki Announces Stock Car of Tomorrow: Kizashi Sport - Richard Petty Coming Out of Retirement for One-Time Ride

Suzuki Announces Stock Car of Tomorrow: Kizashi Sport - Richard Petty Coming Out of Retirement for One-Time Ride

BREA, CA - April 1, 2010: To further gain familiarity with car buyers across the U.S., American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) today announced its intent to establish and run a stock car racing team in North America. Suzuki’s first contender in the 2011 season will be a modified version of its 2011 Kizashi Sport, which ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports Its Best-Ever First Quarter and Best-Ever March

Hyundai Motor America Reports Its Best-Ever First Quarter and Best-Ever March

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 1 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced an all-time sales record for both the first quarter of the year and for the month of March as the company's all-new Sonata and Tucson clearly connected with new-car buyers across the country. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091001/HY ... Continue reading

Ford's U.S. Sales Up 43 Percent in March

Ford's U.S. Sales Up 43 Percent in March

DEARBORN, Mich., April 1 -- -- Ford, Lincoln and Mercury March sales totaled 178,546, up 43 percent versus year ago -- Ford brand sales up 46 percent versus year ago, Lincoln up 19 percent and Mercury up 26 percent -- Cars up 53 percent versus year ago, utilities up 46 percent and trucks up 30 percent; March retail sal ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports U.S. Sales for March - Up 9% Y2Y

Porsche Reports U.S. Sales for March - Up 9% Y2Y

NEW YORK--Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera Gran Turismo in the United States, today announced March sales in the U.S. of 1,905 units compared to the same period last year when it sold 1,749, up 9 percent. This marks the seventh time ... Continue reading

Jeep Announces National Treasure Hunt for Three Jeep Wrangler Islanders - VIDEO ENHANCED

Jeep Announces National Treasure Hunt for Three Jeep Wrangler Islanders - VIDEO ENHANCED

Consumers who solve on-line clues and find Jeep Tikis to win all-new 2010 Jeep Wrangler Islander NEW YORK, April 1 -- -- Jeep® Wrangler Islander Tiki Hunt national contest launched on Jeep.com, with supporting information available via Facebook and Twitter -- Consumers who solve the clues and find "Jeep Tiki Steel," " ... Continue reading

Opel Corsa Launches Pop Art Idol

Opel Corsa Launches Pop Art Idol

Not only does Corsa put the fun back into driving, but it can now put you into a forthcoming TV commercial with the launch of Pop Art Idol. ... Continue reading

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