Showing posts with label auto sales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label auto sales. Show all posts

Friday, April 3, 2009

A slowing descent: Auto sales fell 37%, but improved slightly


Posted by Yen Ho
Written by Kendra Marr

Only in America's beleaguered auto industry could a 37 percent drop in sales signal good news.

After months of falling sales pushed some U.S. automakers to the brink of collapse, a slight uptick in March compared with February brought a glimmer of hope that the auto industry may have already hit bottom.

"It's maybe a little tiny sign of life," Jim Press, Chrysler's vice chairman and president, said in a conference call. "It's kind of like a little seedling you have to nourish. It's too early to tell. Customers are worried. There's still a lot of bad news out there. But it isn't continuing to be worse, worse, worse."

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Time to Buy Your Dream Car


By Alcides Hoy Jr.

With our economy in a recession it seems all industries are suffering, including the auto industry. Now might be just the right time to capitalize on the major deals that car companies and rental companies are offering. Once big time companies Toyota, GMC, and Ford are falling nearly fifty percent below their last years sales mark. If you are interested in having in those big trucks GMC is in a position where they are going to try there best to accommodate the price you are trying to work with. I read this one article and they showed a picture of a Ford car dealer lot. Just nearly all of their 2008 and some of 2009 cars are already on sale. If I didnt have a car I would look to companies such as Toyota who in the last year havent been able to compete with european companies within their market. So right now if you looking to buy a car go down to one of these companies dealers and give them your lowest price first.

Sources:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/03/news/companies/auto_sales/index.htm
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232068,00.html
http://www.freep.com/article/20090203/BUSINESS01/90203051/0/BUSINESS06