[car fanatics]

AUGUST SALES NUMBERS

GM’s U.S. Sales Up 18 Percent in August

[car fanatics]

Only 302 Chevy Volts sold in August, this despite the to-do that we'd see big production gains after July..... Maybe September? Maybe never?

[car fanatics]

Chevy Cruze = 21,807, or 169,427 YTD

Chevy Cruze is once again GMs top selling car, beating out Malibu/Impala... interesting how quickly that happened seeing its a new nameplate

GM already sold 280 Chevrolet Sonics... didn't even know that was already on sale?

[G8mike]

CarFanatics;129954 Wrote:Only 302 Chevy Volts sold in August, this despite the to-do that we'd see big production gains after July..... Maybe September? Maybe never?

I'd say September is the month to watch. It's still not available up here yet - nothing in inventory. Patience grasshopper, patience....

If sales are still poor in September, then maybe the naysayers are right.

[car fanatics]

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[atvman]

G8mike;129959 Wrote:

CarFanatics;129954 Wrote:Only 302 Chevy Volts sold in August, this despite the to-do that we'd see big production gains after July..... Maybe September? Maybe never?

I'd say September is the month to watch. It's still not available up here yet - nothing in inventory. Patience grasshopper, patience....

If sales are still poor in September, then maybe the naysayers are right.

Low inventory my ass. Cars.com is showing 1275 Volts on dealer lots in the U.S. That is 4 times as many as they sold last month. A two week supply is low inventory.

[BadnEvil]

G8mike;129959 Wrote:

CarFanatics;129954 Wrote:Only 302 Chevy Volts sold in August, this despite the to-do that we'd see big production gains after July..... Maybe September? Maybe never?

I'd say September is the month to watch. It's still not available up here yet - nothing in inventory. Patience grasshopper, patience....

If sales are still poor in September, then maybe the naysayers are right.

I dont think they will take off till this winter because right now most of the dealerships who get their volt are using it as a demo car instead of selling it

[car fanatics]

Nissan says 2011 Leaf EV sales surpass 6k units with August results of 1,362

[atvman]

CarFanatics;129964 Wrote:Nissan says 2011 Leaf EV sales surpass 6k units with August results of 1,362

With only 358 in inventory, I'd buy the argument that Leaf sales are heavily production limited.

[car fanatics]

Chrysler Group LLC Reports August 2011 U.S. Sales Increased 31 Percent; Best August Sales Since 2007

[zguy]

Those Chrysler sales are still concerning when JEEP almost outsells dodge and the RAM almost outsells Chrysler

[car fanatics]

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
Nissan vehicles posted August sales of 82,517 units, an increase of 22.4 percent over the 67,399 units sold in August 2010.
The launch of the all-new Versa Sedan helped boost sales of the Versa subcompact by 14.9 percent to 8,566 in August.
Strong sales of the Nissan Altima continue, with 23,016 units marking an August increase of 24.5 percent over the prior year.
Sales of the Rogue crossover achieved a record in August, up 13.2 percent with 11,467 deliveries.
Deliveries of all-electric Nissan LEAF totaled 1,362 in August, with 6,187 units sold since its December 2010 launch.
The Nissan Juke continues to outperform earlier projections, with August sales totaling 3,464 units.

[Cmicasa the GreatXvX]

[REVolution]

I'm seeing those Jukes everywhere now. I have yet to see a Leaf other than an auto show and I've seen 4 Volts including two in my area. I'm impressed to see the Cuze with such a high YTD number. I've seen plenty of them around and they're a sharp looking car. I've seen quite a few Focus Hatchbacks and very few sedans. I think the hatch is the way to go on those cars and I think GM should bring over the Cruze hatch sooner than later.

[car fanatics]

Volkwagen of America Sales Increase 10.4 Percent in August