Industry Sales Figures - August 2003
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Industry Sales Figures - August 2003
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American Honda Posts All-Time Record Sales in August
August sales highlights:
- All-time record American Honda sales of 147,253;
- All-time record Honda Division sales of 131,049;
- All-time record American Honda light truck sales of 51,623;
- All-time record Honda Division light truck sales of 46,659;
- All-time record Accord sales of 49,098;
- Industry-leading hybrid sales of 16,297 year-to-date.
American Honda Motor Co. Inc., set a new all-time record for sales in any month, delivering 147,253 cars and light trucks in the month of August, besting the previous record of 137,273 set in August of last year by nearly 10,000 vehicles. American Honda year-to-date sales rose 12.4 percent to 944,719 through August on the strength of Honda passenger vehicles and growing light truck sales.
"What's most important is that we've broken our sales records with practically no incentive spending," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "This clearly demonstrates that our focus on the brand, the products and the customer - not the deal - is resonating with consumers."
Honda Division
Record Honda Division sales of 131,049 were driven by best-ever light truck sales of 46,659, up 31.6 percent for the month, along with record sales of Accord, up 5.5 percent to 49,098; and Odyssey, rising 12 percent to 15,998 for the month. In addition, the all-new Honda Element continued to build momentum with sales of 6,835 units, the second best month since its December, 2002, launch. Honda Division sales for the year through August are up 14.8 percent to 831,365.
Honda also continued its leadership in sales of hybrid vehicles in August. The Civic Hybrid had its second best month ever with sales of 2,296 units with year-to-date sales of 15,316 units, making Civic Hybrid the industry-wide hybrid sales leader for 2003. Sales of Honda's hybrid vehicles, the Civic Hybrid and Insight, totaled 16,297 year-to-date.
Acura Division
Led by the MDX luxury SUV and newly introduced TSX sports sedan, Acura sold 16,204 units in August, an increase of 2.9 percent from last year. The Acura MDX posted sales of 4,964 this past month, surpassing last August's record by 11 percent. Acura Division year-to-date sales total 113,354 vehicles through the end of August.
Industry Sales
Battle of the Mid Size Sedans - Round VIII
1) Toyota Camry - 46,575 (287,374 -6.7%)
2) Honda Accord - 49,098 (281,526 +4.4%)
3) Ford Taurus - 25,981 (219,906 -3.4%)
4) Nissan Altima - 19,180 (138,401 + 1.4%)
5) Nissan Maxima - 8,456 ( 62,961 -4.6%)
6) Mazda 6 - 7,328 (39,625)
Battle of the Small Cars - Round VIII
1) Toyota Corolla/Matrix - 35,551 (238,089 +41.9%)
2) Honda Civic - 34,477 (217,494 +1.1%)
3) Ford Focus - 19,373 (159,417 -2.8%)
4) Dodge Neon - 9,681 (83,637 -7%)
5) Chrysler PT Cruiser - 6,745 (77,629 -23%)
6) Hyundai Elantra - 13,265 (81,394)
7) Nissan Sentra - 8,298 ( 62,778 -20.3%)
8) Mazda Protege - 7,578 (50,617 -19.7%)
9) Scion xB - 900 (900)
10) Scion xA - 451 (451)
Battle of the Entry Level Luxury Cars - Round VIII
1) BMW 3 Series - 8,964 (77,888)
2) Lexus ES300 - 5,986 (42,325 13.5%)
3) Acura TL - 4,571 (35,621 -18.4%)
4) Mercedes-Benz C Class - 5,767 (33,576 +2.2%)
5) G35 Sport Sedan - 4,092 (24,230 +14.4%)
6) G35 Sport Coupe - 3,182 (19,424)
7) Chrysler 300M - 1,716 (19,007 -16%)
8) Jaguar X-Type - 3,397 (17,888 -27.4%)
10) Acura TSX - 2,514 (11,484)
9) Lexus IS300 - 1,309 (10,106 -31.9%)
11) Acura CL - 645 (5,547 -37.9%)
Battle of the Mid-Luxury Cars - Round VIII
1) Mercedes-Benz E-Class - 4,232 (25,977 +56.8%)
2) BMW 5-Series - 4,252 (32,775)
3) Jaguar S-Type - 1,371 (10,091 -4.5%)
4) Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class - 1,170 (9,752 +10.0%)
5) Lexus GS300 - 1,384 (7,756 -22.2%)
6) Acura RL - 695 (4,867 -28.0%)
7) Infiniti M45 - 556 (3,040)
8) Lexus GS430 - 224 (1,444 -13.3%)
Battle of the Luxury Cars - Round VIII
1) Mercedes-Benz S-Class - 1,638 (13,956 +8.1%)
2) BMW 7-Series - 1577 (9,935)
3) Lexus LS430 - 2,410 (13,844 -21.6%)
4) Lexus SC430 - 1,058 (7,179 -33.3%)
5) Jaguar XJ - 1,262 (6,140 +3.4%)
6) Mercedes-Benz CL-Class - 276 (1,961 -3.0%)
7) Jaguar XK - 208 (1,943 -26.1%)
8) Infiniti Q45 - 259 (1,632 -45.2)
Battle of the Minivans - Round VIII
1) Dodge Caravan - 21,194 (172,525 -4%)
2) Honda Odyssey - 15,998 (109,979 +8.3%)
3) Ford Windstar - 9,402 (91,178 -12.4%)
4) Toyota Sienna - 8,139 (61,213 +5.2%)
Battle of the Mini-Utes - Round VIII
1) Ford Escape - 15,438 (110,374 +15.6%)
2) Jeep Liberty - 16,352 (108,296 0%)
3) Honda CR-V - 14,797 (99,362 -3.4%)
4) Toyota RAV4 - 8,576 (51,095 -16.1%)
5) Honda Element - 5,913 (34,844)
More sales information will be added as it is released.
(First sales number is August 2003, second sales number is total sales of 2003. Percentage indicates 2003 sales YTD vs 2002 sales YTD)
American Honda Posts All-Time Record Sales in August
August sales highlights:
- All-time record American Honda sales of 147,253;
- All-time record Honda Division sales of 131,049;
- All-time record American Honda light truck sales of 51,623;
- All-time record Honda Division light truck sales of 46,659;
- All-time record Accord sales of 49,098;
- Industry-leading hybrid sales of 16,297 year-to-date.
American Honda Motor Co. Inc., set a new all-time record for sales in any month, delivering 147,253 cars and light trucks in the month of August, besting the previous record of 137,273 set in August of last year by nearly 10,000 vehicles. American Honda year-to-date sales rose 12.4 percent to 944,719 through August on the strength of Honda passenger vehicles and growing light truck sales.
"What's most important is that we've broken our sales records with practically no incentive spending," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "This clearly demonstrates that our focus on the brand, the products and the customer - not the deal - is resonating with consumers."
Honda Division
Record Honda Division sales of 131,049 were driven by best-ever light truck sales of 46,659, up 31.6 percent for the month, along with record sales of Accord, up 5.5 percent to 49,098; and Odyssey, rising 12 percent to 15,998 for the month. In addition, the all-new Honda Element continued to build momentum with sales of 6,835 units, the second best month since its December, 2002, launch. Honda Division sales for the year through August are up 14.8 percent to 831,365.
Honda also continued its leadership in sales of hybrid vehicles in August. The Civic Hybrid had its second best month ever with sales of 2,296 units with year-to-date sales of 15,316 units, making Civic Hybrid the industry-wide hybrid sales leader for 2003. Sales of Honda's hybrid vehicles, the Civic Hybrid and Insight, totaled 16,297 year-to-date.
Acura Division
Led by the MDX luxury SUV and newly introduced TSX sports sedan, Acura sold 16,204 units in August, an increase of 2.9 percent from last year. The Acura MDX posted sales of 4,964 this past month, surpassing last August's record by 11 percent. Acura Division year-to-date sales total 113,354 vehicles through the end of August.
Industry Sales
Battle of the Mid Size Sedans - Round VIII
1) Toyota Camry - 46,575 (287,374 -6.7%)
2) Honda Accord - 49,098 (281,526 +4.4%)
3) Ford Taurus - 25,981 (219,906 -3.4%)
4) Nissan Altima - 19,180 (138,401 + 1.4%)
5) Nissan Maxima - 8,456 ( 62,961 -4.6%)
6) Mazda 6 - 7,328 (39,625)
Battle of the Small Cars - Round VIII
1) Toyota Corolla/Matrix - 35,551 (238,089 +41.9%)
2) Honda Civic - 34,477 (217,494 +1.1%)
3) Ford Focus - 19,373 (159,417 -2.8%)
4) Dodge Neon - 9,681 (83,637 -7%)
5) Chrysler PT Cruiser - 6,745 (77,629 -23%)
6) Hyundai Elantra - 13,265 (81,394)
7) Nissan Sentra - 8,298 ( 62,778 -20.3%)
8) Mazda Protege - 7,578 (50,617 -19.7%)
9) Scion xB - 900 (900)
10) Scion xA - 451 (451)
Battle of the Entry Level Luxury Cars - Round VIII
1) BMW 3 Series - 8,964 (77,888)
2) Lexus ES300 - 5,986 (42,325 13.5%)
3) Acura TL - 4,571 (35,621 -18.4%)
4) Mercedes-Benz C Class - 5,767 (33,576 +2.2%)
5) G35 Sport Sedan - 4,092 (24,230 +14.4%)
6) G35 Sport Coupe - 3,182 (19,424)
7) Chrysler 300M - 1,716 (19,007 -16%)
8) Jaguar X-Type - 3,397 (17,888 -27.4%)
10) Acura TSX - 2,514 (11,484)
9) Lexus IS300 - 1,309 (10,106 -31.9%)
11) Acura CL - 645 (5,547 -37.9%)
Battle of the Mid-Luxury Cars - Round VIII
1) Mercedes-Benz E-Class - 4,232 (25,977 +56.8%)
2) BMW 5-Series - 4,252 (32,775)
3) Jaguar S-Type - 1,371 (10,091 -4.5%)
4) Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class - 1,170 (9,752 +10.0%)
5) Lexus GS300 - 1,384 (7,756 -22.2%)
6) Acura RL - 695 (4,867 -28.0%)
7) Infiniti M45 - 556 (3,040)
8) Lexus GS430 - 224 (1,444 -13.3%)
Battle of the Luxury Cars - Round VIII
1) Mercedes-Benz S-Class - 1,638 (13,956 +8.1%)
2) BMW 7-Series - 1577 (9,935)
3) Lexus LS430 - 2,410 (13,844 -21.6%)
4) Lexus SC430 - 1,058 (7,179 -33.3%)
5) Jaguar XJ - 1,262 (6,140 +3.4%)
6) Mercedes-Benz CL-Class - 276 (1,961 -3.0%)
7) Jaguar XK - 208 (1,943 -26.1%)
8) Infiniti Q45 - 259 (1,632 -45.2)
Battle of the Minivans - Round VIII
1) Dodge Caravan - 21,194 (172,525 -4%)
2) Honda Odyssey - 15,998 (109,979 +8.3%)
3) Ford Windstar - 9,402 (91,178 -12.4%)
4) Toyota Sienna - 8,139 (61,213 +5.2%)
Battle of the Mini-Utes - Round VIII
1) Ford Escape - 15,438 (110,374 +15.6%)
2) Jeep Liberty - 16,352 (108,296 0%)
3) Honda CR-V - 14,797 (99,362 -3.4%)
4) Toyota RAV4 - 8,576 (51,095 -16.1%)
5) Honda Element - 5,913 (34,844)
More sales information will be added as it is released.
(First sales number is August 2003, second sales number is total sales of 2003. Percentage indicates 2003 sales YTD vs 2002 sales YTD)
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Aug 2003 Aug 2002 MTD %* YTD 03 YTD 02 YTD %* Selling Days 27 28 205 206 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chevy 266,759 261,495 5.8% 1,807,166 1,856,307 -2.2% Saturn 26,231 21,619 25.8% 199,652 193,161 3.9% Pontiac 45,085 49,484 -5.5% 309,281 368,335 -15.6% Buick 35,639 56,137 -34.2% 233,376 293,348 -20.1% GMC 59,563 59,418 4.0% 380,404 378,178 1.1% Olds 8,796 14,506 -37.1% 85,560 112,150 -23.3% Saab 4,209 4,072 7.2% 33,085 28,386 17.1% Hummer 2,987 2,623 18.1% 22,616 4,841 369.5% Cadilla 22,119 21,942 4.5% 135,051 128,700 5.4% Isuzu 1,042 1,139 -5.1% 8,592 9,028 -4.4% GM 472,430 492,435 -0.5% 3,214,783 3,372,434 -4.2% Ford 254,579 297,497 -11.3% 1,961,772 2,055,795 -4.1% Mercury 19,314 31,713 -36.8% 138,217 187,287 -25.8% Lincoln 15,326 15,760 0.8% 106,577 101,344 5.7% Mazda 28,621 32,067 -7.4% 174,264 187,008 -6.4% Volvo 11,837 10,653 15.2% 90,952 74,716 22.3% Jaguar 6,238 6,011 7.6% 36,062 43,784 -17.2% Land Rov 3,790 3,772 4.2% 24,938 26,491 -5.4% FORD 339,705 397,473 -11.4% 2,532,782 2,676,425 -4.9% Dodge 111,022 114,360 0.7% 869,994 900,407 -2.9% Chrysler 36,167 44,892 -16.5% 320,494 357,464 -9.9% Jeep 43,199 51,603 -13.2% 283,544 299,986 -5.0% CHRYSLER 190,388 210,855 -6.4% 1,474,032 1,557,857 -4.9% Toyota w/Scion 200,482 186,599 11.4% 1,106,190 1,061,035 4.8% Lexus 26,410 24,123 13.5% 167,065 159,970 4.9% TOYOTA 226,892 210,722 +11.7% 1,273,255 1,221,005 +4.8% Honda 131,049 120,940 12.4% 831,365 727,441 14.8% Acura 16,204 16,333 2.9% 113,354 117,077 -2.7% HONDA 147,253 137,273 +11.2% 944,719 844,518 +12.4% Nissan 67,832 64,952 8.3% 446,690 454,334 -1.2% Infiniti 12,988 8,451 59.4% 79,333 56,976 39.9% NISSAN 80,820 73,403 +14.2% 526,023 511,310 +3.4% SUBARU 19,879 18,537 +11.2% 130,227 120,288 +8.8% Hyundai 41,073 40,226 5.9% 276,720 267,079 4.1% Kia 24,758 23,564 9.0% 168,273 167,840 0.7% HYUNDAI 65,831 63,790 +7.0% 444,993 434,919 +2.8% VW 32,376 34,810 -3.5% 204,008 236,929 -13.5% Audi 8,281 7,707 11.4% 57,343 57,707 -0.1% VAG 40,657 42,517 -0.8% 261,351 294,636 -10.9% BMW 16,247 15,499 8.7% 137,159 127,316 8.3% MINI 2,811 3,189 -8.6% 23,425 12,794 84.0% BMW Grp 19,058 18,688 +5.8% 160,584 140,110 +15.2% MERCEDES 17,583 18,348 -0.6% 142,213 136,212 +4.9% PORSCHE 2,275 1,946 21.2% 18,038 15,677 +15.6% * % adjusted for # selling days
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I'm surprised how poorly the Mazda 6 is selling. Perhaps if they made allocation of their V-6 models a lot bit easier, life would be better.
And I hope the Accord surprasses the Camry of course.
And you spelled "tomorrow" incorrectly.
And I hope the Accord surprasses the Camry of course.
And you spelled "tomorrow" incorrectly.
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AcuraFanatic, I agree about the Mazda6 statement. I think people who would consider the 6 are probably more into sporty car and they would probably prefer the V6. If you don't car about the performance of the car as much, there's no point in getting the 6 when there's the I4 camry and accord that has much better interior quality.
I think the Camry and Accord will go at it for a while to come. Both are great cars and people who buy them are pretty loyal to the brand.
I think the Camry and Accord will go at it for a while to come. Both are great cars and people who buy them are pretty loyal to the brand.
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Thanks to 98CoupeV6 and Kazi for the sales figures, I look forward to this every month. It seems Toyota can do no wrong and Honda is not far behind. Look at those Camry, Accord, Corolla and Civic sales go and probably at the expense of the Big Three too. Does anyone know, in overall sales for 03 how close are the Accord and the Camry? As much as I don't like the styling of the new Accord, I'd love to see it outsell the Camry.
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Does anyone know, in overall sales for 03 how close are the Accord and the Camry? As much as I don't like the styling of the new Accord, I'd love to see it outsell the Camry.
Does anyone know, in overall sales for 03 how close are the Accord and the Camry? As much as I don't like the styling of the new Accord, I'd love to see it outsell the Camry.
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At this rate, this time next year, Toyota will probably be the highest selling brand. And Toyota as a whole might be #2 considering they already over took Chrysler for #3 spot and how fast Ford is sliding. Honda will probably over take Chrysler as well.
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"What's most important is that we've broken our sales records with practically no incentive spending," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "This clearly demonstrates that our focus on the brand, the products and the customer - not the deal - is resonating with consumers."
Hey, Detroit.... pay attention.
Hey, Detroit.... pay attention.