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Cars And Trucks Depreciation Rate Increases Year Over Year

The Black Book Market Insights report this week looks at the continuing impact late-year seasonality is having across all car and truck segments. What’s more, the report offers front-line insight from remarketing executives at Ford and General Motors, who both offer a glimpse into auction strategies for key segments, CPO

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VW Group Sales for 2012

Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche Sales, 2012 Golf/GTI 40,885 Jetta 170,424 New Bettle 29,174 Eos 6,214 Passat 117,023 CC 21,646 Tiguan 31,731 Touareg 10,553 Routan 10,483 Total Volkswagen 438,133  

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Smart Car Sales 2008-2012

Introduced to the US market in 2008, Smart Automobile is an automotive branch of Daimler AG that specializes in manufacturing micro-cars. Year Units Sold Y/Y Change 2008 24,622 2009 14,595 -40.72% 2010 5,927 -59.39% 2011 5,208 -12.13% 2012 10,009 92.19% Chart:

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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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Automotive Industry Sales: 2013 : January

Brand Jan. 2013 Jan. 2012 Ford 162,310 131,589 Toyota 141,514 112,266 Chevrolet 137,304 123,864 Honda 84,137 74,628 Nissan 73,793 72,517 Hyundai 43,713 42,694 Dodge 43,227 31,454 Kia 36,302 35,517 GMC 30,816 24,966 Jeep 30,318 31,710 Volkswagen 29,018 27,208 Subaru 27,663 22,807 Mercedes-Benz 23,578 21,230 Mazda 21,319 23,996 Ram 20,987 18,470

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Auto Industry Sales Results- August 2012 Edition

Alphabetical Brand/Company Aug. 2012 Aug. 2011 Change Acura 15,646 9,054 73% Audi 11,527 10,201 13% Bentley 156 124 26% BMW 16,835 20,815 -19% Buick 18,000 16,021 12% Cadillac 14,704 13,208 11% Chevrolet 169,978 152,779 11% Chrysler 28,070 22,497 25% Dodge 47,348 41,818 13% Fiat 4,150 3,106 34% Ford 189,108 167,214

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Honda Accord V Hyundai Sonata MSRP

Base MSRP Comparison of Honda Accord Versus Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Sonata  Honda Accord Year  $             14,999.00  $                             15,200.00 1999  $             14,999.00  $                             15,350.00 2000  $             14,999.00  $                             15,400.00 2001  $             15,499.00  $                             15,500.00 2002  $             15,499.00  $                             15,800.00 2003  $             15,999.00  $                             15,900.00 2004  $             16,449.00  $                             16,295.00 2005  $            

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Truck Sales YTD

Full-Size Trucks sold in the US. January through May 2012. Make Model Units Sold x1,000 Ford F Series 246 Chevy Silverado 160 Dodge RAM Truck 114 GMC Sierra 60 Toyota Tundra 36 Nissan Titan 8

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Hybrid Sales Stall

US hybrid sales never exceeded 3% of total new vehicle sales and it seems that the momentum has stalled. Year Hybrid Sales x 1000 Total Sales x 1000 Share 2011 268 12,778 2.10% 2010 274 11,589 2.36% 2009 290 10,430 2.78% 2008 315 13,245 2.38% 2007 352 16,154 2.18% Why

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