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Kia Motors America Sets September Sales Record

Kia Motors America Sets September Sales Record

All-New Rio and Rio5 Off to a Fast Start; Year-to-Date Sales Up 6.2% IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 3 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced monthly sales of 23,404 units for September 2005, the company's best September sales ever, and a 1.8-percent increase over the same month in 2004. Kia has set sales records in the firs ... Continue reading

Acura Sets September Sales Record

Acura Sets September Sales Record

TSX and RL Post Records TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 3 -- Acura posted record September sales of 16,634 vehicles, surpassing the previous mark of 16,271 set in 2004 and up 2.2 percent versus last year based on the daily selling rate. Acura year-to-date sales of 160,709 rose 10.2 percent versus 2004. The TSX sports sedan post ... Continue reading

American Honda Reports Record September 2005 Sales

American Honda Reports Record September 2005 Sales

Record Civic Numbers Highlight Strong Sales of Honda Car Models TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 3 -- Total September Honda and Acura automobile sales increased 11.7 percent over last year to 121,163 units, and shattered the previous record of 93,779 set in 2003. Driven by September's 22.5 percent increase in Honda car sales, Am ... Continue reading

BMW Group Reports September 2005 , Year-To-Date Sales Increases

BMW Group Reports September 2005 , Year-To-Date Sales Increases

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 3 -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported September sales of 25,079, up 1.6 percent over the 24,684 vehicles sold the same month last year. The BMW Group also reported year-to-date sales of 225,641 vehicles, up 4 percent over the 216,917 vehicles sold in the first ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces 2005 Best-Ever Third Quarter and September Sales

Toyota Announces 2005 Best-Ever Third Quarter and September Sales

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 3 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever September sales of 178,417 vehicles, an increase of 10.3 percent over last September, and best-ever third quarter sales of 600,196. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 1,714,266, up 11.3 percent over the same period last y ... Continue reading

Nissan North America Announces 2005 Best September Sales

Nissan North America Announces 2005 Best September Sales

GARDENA, Calif.--Oct. 3, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) continues record breaking sales by reporting 93,540 total sales in September, posting a 16.4% increase over last year. This month marks the best September sales in the history of NNA as well as its Infiniti division. Strong sales of Nissan models such as t ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for September 2005

Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for September 2005

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 3 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. reports sales of 9,542 units for September in the United States. The total for the month brings year-to-date sales to just under 100,000 units, which trails the 2004 record pace by 6 percent. Overall, NAFTA (the United States including Puerto Rico, Canada, and ... Continue reading

Ford's U.S. Sales Declined in September 2005

Ford's U.S. Sales Declined in September 2005

* Overall, Ford Motor Company's U.S. sales totaled 228,157, down 19 percent compared with a year ago.* Car sales up 3 percent. Ford Mustang, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego keep car sales increasing in advance of Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln Zephyr introductions.* Truck sales down 27 percent. Most mode ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Records 2005 Highest September on Record

Mercedes-Benz USA Records 2005 Highest September on Record

MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 3 -- For the fourth consecutive month, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported a record breaking month for sales volume. With new vehicle sales of 17,552 units, MBUSA records its highest September on record, bringing its year-to-date sales total to 156,244 vehicles. The volume leading C-Class demonstrat ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler AG Reports 4 Percent Increase in U.S. Sales for Passenger Vehicles for September 2005

DaimlerChrysler AG Reports 4 Percent Increase in U.S. Sales for Passenger Vehicles for September 2005

-- Chrysler Group Reports Sales of 175,556 Vehicles, a 4 Percent Increase for September 2005 -- Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Sales of 17,552 Vehicles, a 1 Percent Increase for September 2005 NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- DaimlerChrysler AG , the third largest U.S. auto maker, today reported total group sales of 193,108 passenger ve ... Continue reading

Porsche Cars North America Reports September 2005 U.S. Sales

Porsche Cars North America Reports September 2005 U.S. Sales

ATLANTA, Oct. 3 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced September retail sales in the United States totaled 2,144 cars, a decrease of 9 percent compared to the same period last year. Total year-to-date ... Continue reading

Subaru Reports September 2005 Sales

Subaru Reports September 2005 Sales

-- Total sales up five percent year-to-date -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 3 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today reported September sales totaling 16,100 units, showing an increase of two percent for the month. Total sales are up five percent year-to-date from the previous year. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2005 ... Continue reading

Lorinser Debuts Extended E-Class Limo

Lorinser Debuts Extended E-Class Limo

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on October 03, 2005 at 9:55 PM CST I personally have never been in the market for an E-Class limo, but for all you Presidents, politicians, oil moguls, etc. that may be, Lorinser has some good news - they just debuted their new extended E- Class limo. To maximize comfort and seating, Lor ... Continue reading

Leo Burnett Detroit and Arc Worldwide Launch New Cadillac Website

Leo Burnett Detroit and Arc Worldwide Launch New Cadillac Website

Site Uses the Latest Technological Advances to Provide Experience of a Luxury Car DETROIT, Oct. 3 -- Leo Burnett Detroit and Arc Worldwide have partnered to launch an all-new Cadillac.com website, it was announced today. The new site ( http://www.cadillac.com/ ) integrates driving footage, animation, sound, and other a ... Continue reading

UTC Power's Fuel Cell Drives World's Most Advanced Transit Bus

UTC Power's Fuel Cell Drives World's Most Advanced Transit Bus

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., Oct. 3 -- UTC Power's state- of-the-art, zero-emission fuel cell technology is powering Van Hool's A330 transit bus, the world's newest and most advanced hybrid-electric fuel cell bus. UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, is a leading fuel cell manufacturer. This A330 is a unique combin ... Continue reading

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