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Vehicle Sales Highlights Mid 2013 Report

2013 YTD Automotive Highlights Mfgr. highest volume – June GM 264,843 Mfgr. highest volume – 6 mos. GM 1,420,346 Mfgr. gained the most volume – June Ford 27,713 Mfgr. gained the most volume – 6 mos. Ford 149,353 Mfgr. lost the most volume – June Volvo (429) Mfgr. lost the

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YTD Vehicle Sales 2013

Table sorted by year-to-date sales of Vehicles in the United Sates in 2013   June 2013 June 2012 % change 6 mos. 2013 6 mos. 2012 % change Buick 18,078 18,851 -4% 100,837 90,198 12% Cadillac 13,929 12,124 15% 83,679 62,812 33% Chevrolet 193,460 180,098 7% 1,015,134 961,662 6% GMC

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Top selling Vehicles YTD

Top selling light vehicles     June     6 mos. 1 Ford F series 68,009   Ford F series 367,486 2 Chevrolet Silverado 43,259   Chevrolet Silverado 242,586 3 Toyota Camry 35,870   Toyota Camry 207,626 4 Chevrolet Cruze 32,871   Honda Accord 186,860 5 Honda Accord 31,677  

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Change in sales among major brands June 2012-2013

Winners and Losers % change in sales among major brands from June 2012 Winners June Winners 6 mos. Losers June Losers 6 mos. 1 Jaguar 59% 1 Cadillac 33% 1 Scion -25% 1 Lincoln -9% 2 Subaru 42% 2 Porsche 30% 2 Smart -23% 2 Mitsubishi -7% 3 BMW division

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