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In June, we saw overall car sales rebound slightly from months of economic slowdown. However, June 2008 was when sales started to plummet, which makes the year-over-year difference with June 2009 numbers look more positive. So the fact that Ford saw sales tick down just 10% isn't as great as it may sound. On the flip side, Honda's and Toyota's 30% sales dive isn't necessarily as bad as it looks due to huge spikes in sales of their popular, fuel-efficient models last June.
Overall, the top 10 list didn't change much from recent months. The biggest news is that the Dodge Ram is off the list despite being recently redesigned. Even the Honda Odyssey outsold it (though it didn't make the top 10 either).
Don t forget the camry, which is becoming quite the fleet princess. I have seen more of them at Enterprise and Toyota rental than I have ever seen Escapes or Fusion- although I am not sure about hertz.
BTW- I say this because I pass two enterprises on the way to work and then another two on the way from work to school. I have never seen a fusion or escape at any of them. I have seen quite a few camry s- though most of the cars that I see arent on this list: G6, PT cruiser, sonata, accent, sportage, maxima, jetta, town car and grand marquis. I rented a camry and a mariner from hertz last year.
actually, the Camry does have a large amount of rental sales. look in the used section of this site, and the majority of 07-09 camrys you will find were rentals or corporate fleet leases of some kind.
I read on a GM blog that 90% of Camry sales are to rental car companies. The Camry hybrid can t sell as well as the Malibu hybrid does. It s better than both the Fusion hybrid and Prius. Chevy has a winner in the Malibu hybrid, too bad there s a one year wait.
@Stellar: It doesn t surpise me at all the F-150 is on top of the list. Like someone travel agency south africa else said first: travel agency south africa fleet sales. JD Power doesn t separate them out. What we aren t seeing though is that these are the low end, base edition travel agency south africa and that the profit margins on them are thin thin thin. Fleet buyers travel agency south africa have a whole other list of criteria on their minds when buying their cars compared to consumers. Suddenly, parts availability, the service time situation, and overall operating travel agency south africa costs take a massive front seat situation. And not just fuel economy, but even horsepower, the audio system and ride quality all take a back seat.
The only time they d worry about horsepower is when they d need the bigger engine and transmission package to get the payload and towing capacity they needed for the job. Also, fleets CHURN through vehicles. Some companies travel agency south africa will buy replacement trucks every two years, some even sooner.
How many times are we going to read these excuses? You cannot be a source of objective journalism when you qualify poor performances by certain automakers. travel agency south africa EVERY automaker can offer some explanation for poor results. The industry compares monthly sales year to year. Its the same rules for everyone. GM can say Ford s results look better because Ford had a worse month than GM in June 2008. That would be true but its really irrelevant. At what point can we just say Toyota and Honda are not doing well this year? All automakers are seeing sales of their small cars drop. Cobalt sales were down 67% from June 2008 so if you are going to excuse Toyota s results you might as well excuse travel agency south africa everyone s.
Declines at Toyota are nearly across the board and Prius sales were UP so saying Toyota s results look bad because of low gas prices relative to 2008 is a crock. Tundra and SUV sales were terrible travel agency south africa in June for Toyota. The Camry is way down even though the Fusion is doing well so I wouldn t go so far as to say midsize sedan sales are plummeting due to low gas prices. The only Toyota model that is clearly suffering due to lower gas prices is the Corolla- but so are all compacts.
JD Power Associates travel agency south africa confirm GM is still the leader for Fleeet travel agency south africa sales. GM has cancelled the production of the 2010 Malibu Hybrid due to lack of interest. Because GM has a glut of 2009 Malibu Hybrids they will allocate them to fleet operations.
Thank you Dave for spelling out the fleet sale percentages. The reason the malibu and impala have taken a sales hit lately is because fleet purchases are down. Camry fleet sales are very low in comparison to other brands.
Once again the Altima has been outsold by Fusion- I think this is 3rd straight month. That is very significant because the 3 Japanese sedans have been 1,2,3 for years now. LOoks like the Fusion travel agency south africa can break into that top 3 by the end of 2009 unless Nissan piles on more incentives.
The JD Power Associates fleet sales information that I read was for annual figures not monthly. I can only assume that s what Dave W meant. OS while I agree with many of your posts you are very insecure.
Not at all. JD Power numbers with no link and no reference to the date are useless. Not sure whats insecure about me pointing that out. I would assume those figured are several years old because there is no way Toyota only has 1.5% of its sales going to fleets in 2009. If someone can post recent stats we can see for sure.
I won t point out the countless other times I ve dope-slapped you. Get an education, save your pennies travel agency south africa and perhaps some day you ll be able to afford a true American car like the Toyota Camry. Given your limited earning potential it would have to be used of course.
I am too old to understand juvenile expressions like dope slapped but I assure you I never said Toyota didnt design travel agency south africa the Venza in the US. I said most import vehicles are designed in their home countries. Dave T loves the Venza and decided to note that it was designed in the US. I never said otherwise.
Still waiting for that link to the JD Power data. Based on your ramblings above I think its safe to assume that wont be forthcoming. I m pretty sure the link I provided dope slapped your faulty data on GM s fleet sales. What say you?
Yes, in my opinion, if I see certain cars on rental lots 5 days a week that shows a trend in my eyes and I know the four locations travel agency south africa that I pass are not unique. I stated that the camry is becoming a fleet princess - show me any indication that it is not.
Also, for the record, read ANY of my prior posts on here relating to rentals and fleet sales- I don t think there is anything wrong with rental cars- they have to come from somewhere; I mentioned travel agency south africa the camry since you listed all those other cars yet left off a big one.
The problem wit OS is that he continually puts down the opinion of others if that opinion does not agree with his. If Dave feels that the Camry is the greatest car around - so be it. If you notice his posts - they are not just general comments but responses to others comments. He has to prove he is right and that others are wrong - over and over and over again. Definately a sheth-head.
Buy or support whatever you like...just don t try kidding yourself or anyone else that your purchase of a foreign travel agency south africa car is actually helping the US out. It isn t and our president hasn t stressed the importance of supporting our car companies because it wasn t important.
Why the heck are Americans travel agency south africa continuing to screw their own country by buying travel agency south africa foreign cars? When you buy that car, the profit goes overseas. Americans are the ones that are killing the economy, jobs and the future business of the US. So, keep on buying foreign travel agency south africa and see if you have a job in a few years.
Honda imports far less than Toyota. Toyota imports about 40% of its NA volume from Japan. Honda primarily imports a few luxury models and the Fit. Most Hondas sold here are built here- that doesn t mean they are designed here though.
I think those of you concerned about fleet sales inflating sales figures need to open your eyes. I regularly rent cars and I m seeing a lot more Camrys travel agency south africa and Accords in rental fleets, and enough Chryslers to make me wonder if they are selling anything to retail buyers.
I like the sync feature, travel agency south africa and honestly don t know all the options available to all the cars, but the bulk of these 4 door family sedans (and the 1/2 ton pickups) are purchase more towards the value end of the range.F-150 is on top. When we include fleet sales. thanks for the great info share with us.
Try to be civil to your fellow blog readers. This blog is not a fan or enthusiast forum, it is meant to help people during the car-buying process and during the time between purchases, so shoppers can keep a pulse on the market.