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发帖数: 7062 | 1 很奇怪，居然这个没人贴。Highlights：
1. GM sales gained 1% -> recall和质量有关系么？
2. VW sales dropped 22% -> nm再不买vw，德国工程师不给你长翅膀了。
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-june-auto-sales-gm-for
140630-story.html
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June auto sales defy predictions; Chrysler has best June in 7 years
June auto sales
A row of 2014 Ford Motor Co. Focus vehicles sit on display at Uftring Ford i
n East Peoria, Ill. While most of the industry posted gains, Ford's sales fe
ll in June. (Daniel Acker / Bloomberg)
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Auto sales beat expectations in June with GM, Toyota, Chrysler, Nissan, Hyun
dai posting gains
Despite massive recalls, GM sales climb 1% in June
Ford and Volkswagen posted declines in auto sales last month
June auto sales beat expectations with Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota and Hyundai
all posting healthy gains compared with the same month a year earlier. Gener
al Motors had a small increase and Ford’s sales declined.
June new car sales approached 1.4 million, about the same as a year earlier.
Most analysts were forecasting a 2% to 3% decline for the month.
“The industry seems quite healthy compared to both May and year ago levels,
” said Erich Merkle, sales analyst at Ford Motor Co.
Car sales exceed expectations
Auto information company Edmunds.com said auto sales were “strong” conside
ring that the number of days that automakers could sell cars this past month
was two fewer than June 2013. Some states limit which days autos can be sol
d.
Automakers are on a pace to sell about 16.2 million vehicles in the U.S. thi
s year, which would be the biggest sales volume since 2006.
General Motors said it sold 267,461 vehicles in the U.S. in June, up 1% from
the same month a year earlier.
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GM's sale rose despite having recalled about 26 million cars this year - mor
e than the entire industry last year - to deal with a variety of safety defe
cts. The automaker is recalling cars to fix faulty ignition switches on a wi
de range of models that are linked to 16 deaths and dozens of crashes.
Earlier this week, the automaker announced details of a compensation plan th
at will pay millions of dollars to the victims.
“General Motors once again proves its amazing resiliency,” said Michelle K
rebs, an analyst with car shopping company AutoTrader.com. “Better than exp
ected sales in June were reported against a backdrop of ugly news, from the
unveiling of the victims’ compensation plan to another massive recall.”
Ford’s sales fell 6% to 222,064.
Chrysler Group posted sales of 171,086 units, a 9% gain and its best June sa
les since 2007.
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Its Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and Fiat brands all posted year-over-year sales g
ains increases. Jeep had a 28% increase and its best-ever sales in the month
of June.
Toyota had U.S. sales of 201,714 units, a 3.3% increase from June 2013.
“Sales in the first half of 2014 indicate a steadily recovering industry, a
nd we expect this pace to increase as we move into the second part of the ye
ar,” said Bill Fay, Toyota division group vice president and general manage
r.
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Nissan’s sales reached 109,643 vehicles, a 5.3% increase over the prior yea
r and a June record. Subaru reported sales of 41,367 last month, a 5% increa
se and the company’s best-ever June sales. Mazda sales rose 16.5% to 26,208
vehicles.
Hyundai sold 67,407 vehicles last month, up 3.7%. The automaker completed it
s best-ever first half of the year – selling 364,434 vehicles -- and best-e
ver single sales month for its Sonata family sedan, garnering sales of 23,67
2.
The Volkswagen brand had the weakest performance of the major automakers in
June, selling 28,827 vehicles, a 22% decline from the prior June.
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The industry’s sales through the first half of 2014 are expected to reach 8
.1 million, a 4% increase over the same period in 2013, according to a joint
estimate from auto information companies J.D. Power and Associates and LMC
Automotive.
“New-vehicle demand in the first half of 2014 has been robust, as evidenced
by both strong sales and record transaction prices,” said Thomas King, a J
.D. Power vice president. “Looking forward, we expect that strong sales mom
entum to carry into the second half of the year.”
The sales prices for autos during the first six months of 2014 hit record le
vels, averaging $29,630. That’s up from $28,880 a year ago. Consumer spendi
ng on new vehicles through the first half of the year also reached a record
high of $194 billion, a $14-billion increase from the same period in 2013.
Buyers are taking out longer loans and leasing more often.
Loans with term of at least 72 months accounted for 31.8% of purchases durin
g the first half of 2104, up from 30.2% in 2013, J.D. Power reported. The nu
mbers don’t include sales to government agencies, rental car fleets and com
mercial customers.
Consumers are now using leases for 26% of their purchases, compared with 23.
8% for the first half of 2013.
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