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Hyundai Has Best August in Company History

Hyundai Has Best August in Company History

Best all-time sales month for CUV/SUV Segment FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- Sept. 1, 2015: August proved to be another strong month for the CUV/SUV and mid-size sedan segments, allowing Hyundai Motor America to post its best August ever, with 72,012 units sold, up three percent compared to August 2014. “As the 2016 Santa ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Records All-Time Best August With 31,250 Units Sold

Mercedes-Benz USA Records All-Time Best August With 31,250 Units Sold

MBUSA posts 6.4% YTD increase, Sprinter up 20.2% for month ATLANTA -- Sept. 1, 2015: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported all-time record August sales at 31,250 units, increasing 3.2% from the 30,294 vehicles sold during the same month last year. The Mercedes-Benz brand tallied 28,373 units sold, a 4.8% increase ov ... Continue reading

BMW Reports August 2015 Sales

BMW Reports August 2015 Sales

Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 2.0 percent in August for a total of 27,755 - a new August record - compared to 27,213 vehicles sold in August, 2014. Year-to-date, BMW brand sales are 223,348 vehicles, a 5.9 percent increase from the same period last year. “Even without Labor Day weekend as part of the month, th ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi August Sales Bolstered With Strong 2016 Outlander Sales

Mitsubishi August Sales Bolstered With Strong 2016 Outlander Sales

Best August sales since 2008 - Outlander Sport continues to be volume leader and posted its best August ever - Outlander August sales best since 2003 CYPRESS, CA -- Sept. 1, 2015: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) reported August 2015 sales of 8,289, an increase of 22.1 percent from August 2014. This is the ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces Second Consecutive Monthly Sales Record With Best-Ever August

Subaru Announces Second Consecutive Monthly Sales Record With Best-Ever August

Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 52,679 vehicle sales for August 2015, a 4.9 percent increase over August 2014 sales of 50,246. August marks the best-ever sales month in company history, breaking the previous record set in July 2015 (50,517). The company also reported year-to-date sales of 375,632 vehicles, a 12. ... Continue reading

Kia Records Record August Sales

Kia Records Record August Sales

All-Time Best Soul Sales Power Kia to Fourth Consecutive Monthly Sales Record; Year-To-Date Sales Up 5.4 Percent IRVINE, CA -- September 1, 2015: Continuing to gain momentum, Kia Motors America (KMA) today reported best-ever August sales of 58,897 vehicles, a 7.7-percent increase over the same period last year and the ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reports August Sales

Volkswagen Reports August Sales

Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 32,332 units delivered in August 2015. The all-new Golf family of vehicles continued to find success in the market. In August, Golf family sales totaled 7,075 units. Recently, the Golf, Golf SportWagen, and Golf GTI, when equipped with the optional Forward Coll ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports August Sales; Posts Record MX-5 Month

Mazda Reports August Sales; Posts Record MX-5 Month

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported August U.S. sales of 29,938 vehicles, representing a decrease of 4.4 percent versus last year. Year-to-date (YTD), Mazda has sold 216,091 vehicles. Key August 2015 sales notes: Fluctuating global financial markets, in combination with an absent Labor Day selling wee ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports August Sales of 224,381 Units

Toyota Reports August Sales of 224,381 Units

Highlander and Tacoma Post Best August Sales Since 2003 Lexus posts Best-Ever August Sales <strong>TORRANCE, CA -- Sept. 1, 2015:</strong> Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported August 2015 sales of 224,381 units, a decrease of 8.8 percent from August 2014 on a volume basis. &nbsp;With one less selling ... Continue reading

America Honda Reports Strong Car and Truck Sales for August 2015

America Honda Reports Strong Car and Truck Sales for August 2015

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported August 2015 sales of 155,491 Honda and Acura vehicles, a decrease of 6.9 percent over August 2014, when the industry had one additional selling day and an early Labor Day weekend. The Honda Division sold a total of 140,178 units, while Acura reported 15,313 vehicles sold in ... Continue reading

Nissan Group Reports August 2015 U.S. Sales

Nissan Group Reports August 2015 U.S. Sales

Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for August 2015 of 133,351 units, a decrease of 1 percent over the prior year. On a “Daily Selling Rate” basis, Nissan Group U.S. sales increased 3 percent over August 2014, a month that included the U.S. Labor Day holiday and one additional selling day. Nissan hi ... Continue reading

Audi Sets 56th Straight Monthly U.S. Record with 9.9% Gain in August 2015

Audi Sets 56th Straight Monthly U.S. Record with 9.9% Gain in August 2015

Second-best sales month in Audi of America history All-time best U.S. sales month for Audi Q5 SUV All-new and technologically advanced Audi TT models off to strong sales start HERNDON, Va.--Audi reported that its August 2015 sales increased 9.9% to 18,794 vehicles, a total that stands as the second-best monthly result ... Continue reading

Kansas City, Kansas, Takes the Lead as the Safest Driving City According to the 11th Annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report"

Kansas City, Kansas, Takes the Lead as the Safest Driving City According to the 11th Annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report"

Allstate Insurance Company today released its eleventh annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report®" and Aurora, Colorado was ranked as the 118th safest among America's 200 largest cities[i] in terms of car collision frequency. The report underscores Allstate's commitment to keeping roadways safer. According to the ... Continue reading

New-Car Transaction Prices Jump More Than 3 Percent In August 2015

New-Car Transaction Prices Jump More Than 3 Percent In August 2015

All Major Brands Report Year-Over-Year Improvement; Labor Day and Financial Market Conditions Could Impact Future Growth IRVINE, CA -- Sept. 1, 2015: The analysts at Kelley Blue Book today report the estimated average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $33,543 in August 2015. New-car pr ... Continue reading

FCA US LLC Reports August 2015 U.S. Sales Increased 2 Percent; Best August Sales Since 2002

FCA US LLC Reports August 2015 U.S. Sales Increased 2 Percent; Best August Sales Since 2002

FCA US LLC today reported U.S. sales of 201,672 units, a 2 percent increase compared with sales in August 2014 (198,379 units), and the group's best August sales since 2002. The Jeep® and Ram Truck brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in August compared with the same month a year ago. The Jeep brand's 18 perc ... Continue reading

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