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GM August sales down 20.2%
Hyundai August Sales Up 47%
Chrysler August Sales Were Horrible
Ford August Sales Up 17%
Ford July Sales Up 2.3%, First Increase Since 2007
Chevy Camaro To Beat Ford Mustang In June Sales?
Toyota Sees Turnaround, Boosts U.S. Production
Top Ten Best Selling Cars: May 2009
GM Sales Down 52.9% For February
Ford February Sales Down 48.4%

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fuchikoma
09/02/09

In reply to Hyundai August Sales Up 47%
Wow!
I can see why though - I just bought a GenCoupe 2.0T GT and it's fantastic. Everyone I've shown it to so far loves it. It's obvious they're really trying to get it right and make a good impression, just laying on the features too.

Rhys Millen set a new record for 2WD time attack at Pikes Peak with a race-modded GenCoupe too, so it also looks promising in motorsport so far.
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Deartháir II
09/01/09

In reply to GM August sales down 20.2%
So how come a 15% decline for Chrysler is "Craptacular" and "Horrible", but a 20.2% decline for GM escapes with no adjectives whatsoever?

Could it be because Chrysler doesn't make the Camaro? C'mon, Wert, you can tell us, we'll keep it a secret.
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sos10
09/01/09

@Deartháir II: The Return: It is simple... Anything related to Chrysler is/was crap, Anything related to GM "could be worse".
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TimTim
09/01/09

In reply to Hyundai August Sales Up 47%
Shocked, just shocked. It's almost as if they make small, inexpensive, fuel efficient cars and the government was handing out thousands of dollars in cash incentives to folks wishing to reduce their fuel consumption.

Kidding aside, Hyundai has really impressed lately. That number is enormous compared to the other figures coming out today, but not entirely surprising based on CARS and their recent push for quality improvements.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
09/01/09

In reply to GM August sales down 20.2%
Do these pundits EVER get their stuff right? I mean seriously? They seem to be worse than your local weatherman.
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Flathead Smith
09/01/09

In reply to Chrysler August Sales Were Horrible
This is because the program is "Cash for Clunkers", not "Cash to Buy a Clunker".
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Flathead Smith
09/01/09

In reply to Hyundai August Sales Up 47%
I guess folks like cheap high quality cars, who knew.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
09/01/09

@Flathead Smith: And especially if they haven't been beaten to death with the fugly stick.
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Miscellanea
09/01/09

In reply to Chrysler August Sales Were Horrible
What cars does Chrysler have that actually qualify for C4C? I can only think of the Caliber. Does the Compass qualify? Either way, there you go. No surprise here.
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Tanshanomi
09/01/09

@Miscellanea can finally edit his name... brakes are fixed too.: I could've gotten $4500 buying a Compass or Patriot, but only $3500 for a Caliber, because it's a car, not an SUV. Which is totally stupid because they're all basically the same car.

Needless to say, I'm still driving my Town Car.
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Miscellanea
09/01/09

@Miscellanea: Ok, I looked it up and here's the list of chrysler cars that qualify:
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L 4cyl 5M FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L 4cyl Turbo 4A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L 4cyl 4A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L 4cyl 4A FWD Passenger Car
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2009 Chrysler Town and Country 4.0L 6cyl 6A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Chrysler Town and Country 3.3L 6cyl 4A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Chrysler Town and Country 3.8L 6cyl 6A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Dodge Avenger 2.4L 4cyl 4A FWD Passenger Car
2009 Dodge Caliber 2.4L 4cyl 5M FWD Passenger Car
2009 Dodge Caliber 1.8L 4cyl 5M FWD Passenger Car
2009 Dodge Caliber 2.4L 4cyl Turbo 6M FWD Passenger Car
2009 Dodge Dakota 3.7L 6cyl 4A 4WD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Dakota 3.7L 6cyl 4A RWD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Dakota 3.7L 6cyl 6M 4WD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Dakota 3.7L 6cyl 6M RWD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L 6cyl 4A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L 6cyl 6A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Dodge Journey 3.5L 6cyl 6A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Dodge Journey 2.4L 4cyl 4A FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Dodge Nitro 3.7L 6cyl 4A RWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 5.7L 8cyl 5A 4WD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 5.7L 8cyl 5A RWD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 4.7L 8cyl 5A 4WD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 4.7L 8cyl 5A RWD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 3.7L 6cyl 4A RWD Category 2 Truck
2009 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 5.7L 8cyl 5A 4WD Category 3 Truck
2009 Dodge Ram Pickup 2500 5.7L 8cyl 5A RWD Category 3 Truck
2009 Dodge Sprinter 3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 5A RWD Category 3 Truck
2009 Dodge Sprinter Cargo 3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 5A RWD Category 3 Truck2009 Jeep Compass 2.4L 4cyl 5M FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Jeep Compass 2.4L 4cyl 5M 4WD Category 1 Truck
2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.7L 6cyl 5A RWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Jeep Liberty 3.7L 6cyl 4A RWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Jeep Patriot 2.4L 4cyl 5M FWD Category 1 Truck
2009 Jeep Patriot 2.4L 4cyl 5M 4WD Category 1 Truck
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Tanshanomi
09/01/09

In reply to Ford August Sales Up 17%
FROM USATODAY:

"A survey of nearly 1,000 participants in the program found 17% say they have some doubt or serious doubts about having bought a new car, says CNW Market Research. Most said they regret now having a $275 to $350 per month car payment they didn't have before the purchase. Typically, buyers' remorse hits roughly 6% to 8% of new vehicle buyers within a month."

HA HA HA HA HA! SUCKERS!
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TimTim
09/01/09

In reply to Chrysler August Sales Were Horrible
Despite Cash for Clunkers, Chrysler still went bankrupt, called do-overs on lifetime power-train warranties, has an entire lineup of universally hated cars, and is lacking the fan-boy base of a 40 year production history to support the lethargic new Challenger... yeah, sales are still down.
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UGAdawg
09/01/09

@TimTim: Yup, a no brainer. That's why I'm excited that Fiat owns them now. Perhaps they can bring something to the line people actually WANT to buy. At the moment the only reason I'll ever drive a Chrysler is if I'm renting a car.
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Tanshanomi
09/01/09

@UGAdawg: Yes, that's good. Because, ya know, Fiat has so many brand loyalists in America.
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UGAdawg
09/01/09

@Tanshanomi: There will be when they start selling them here. I think they should start with the 500, Linea, and the Sedici. Anything pretty much.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
09/01/09

@UGAdawg: I really hope to god they don't screw up their re-entry this time! It better be well planned and executed perfectly. Americans don't like to get bent over twice. Especially since they got into bed with that dull excuse of a company called Chrysler which is out of all excuses.
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MarywithanM™
09/01/09

In reply to Chrysler August Sales Were Horrible
Chryler dropped 25% of their dealers and only lost 15% of their sales? They may have come out ahead, then.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
09/01/09

@MarywithanM: as you were: Says a lot about how many cars some of those dealers were moving.
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SeanKHotay
09/01/09

In reply to Ford August Sales Up 17%
Was already slowing, eh?

The next question is going to be "What are next month's numbers going to be?"

I think a significant drop is expected, maybe on par with last year's numbers...
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brandegee
08/03/09

In reply to Ford July Sales Up 2.3%, First Increase Since 2007
Hopefully this means Ford will bring back the Ranger Splash. All of the decals and plastic bits should fit right on.
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philibuster
08/03/09

In reply to Ford July Sales Up 2.3%, First Increase Since 2007
It will be interesting to see the other companies' numbers.
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underwear-ninja
08/04/09

@philibuster: I don't have the exact numbers off hand, but CNN had a listing of the sales percents. Right now only Ford and Hyundai have made an increase- everyone else is still seeing a decrease, just a lower decrease.
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IronicalBalls
08/04/09

@philibuster: Chrysler, GM, Toyota and Honda are still losing. From worst contraction to not so bad.

But I bet mainly because the people trading in for the CASH program are the old school diehard owners of American cars pre-1990s -> but there is a good chance they are conservative -> which means they listen to Rush Limbaugh.->That means no GM or Chrysler "for they be communists and democrats." ->That means no for foreign marks "for they be queer-o-sexual chinese drifting muslims."------>That means the only company that isn't a drifting chinese muslim communist is Ford.

Side note if you use Top Gear's rule of bad drivers we can all identify the bad drivers in America now. Beware anyone who is driving a Ford from 2010.
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POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
06/30/09

In reply to Chevy Camaro To Beat Ford Mustang In June Sales?
not to mention there's not even a t-top version!

Dear Ray,

...one teeny little addendum...

NOT TO MENTION THERE'S NOT EVEN A Z-28 VERSION!

Thanks for instigating an outpouring of Autoblog-like commenting on my Jalopnik.

I like you.

ЯEGAЯDZ,

POLAЯ
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POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
06/30/09

@POLAЯ MISSES ЯANTZ WITH CHAЯLES: P.S.

OH HAI!

I forgets to turn off mai boldnessness!1!!1!!!1!
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pauljones
06/30/09

@POLAЯ MISSES ЯANTZ WITH CHAЯLES:

NOT TO MENTION THERE'S NOT EVEN A Z-28 VERSION!

I hold out hope that at some point, saner heads will prevail, and the Z28 shall be allowed to live.

But, then, I also hold out hopes for an AWD V6 Malibu coupe.

Yeah, I know. I'm weird.
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
06/30/09

In reply to Chevy Camaro To Beat Ford Mustang In June Sales?
You know, for all the fanboy hype about this car, you'd think it'd blow the Mustang out of the water in sales.

Of course, the 4th gen F-body was supposed to be so much better, too, but the Mustang absolutely killed it in sales. Heh.
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