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CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com forecasts August light, new-vehicle sales will hit 1,503,640 units, up 0.2 percent year-over-year and 4.8 percent from July. A SAAR of 16.6 million is expected for the month, an increase of 4.1 percent from August 2013 and 0.7 percent month-over-month.
Retail sales are expected to make up 87 percent of total sales in August, up 2.0 percent from August 2013.
"Summer clearance discounts on outgoing 2014 model-year vehicles and the arrival of new 2015 selections helped propel August sales to their highest levels in nine years," said Jesse Toprak, chief analyst for Cars.com, a leading car shopping site and automotive digital marketing company. "We expect sales to continue at a healthy pace through the end of the year, finishing out 2014 with 16.3 million total new-car units."
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Unit Sales |
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Manufacturer |
August 2014 Sales Forecast |
YoY |
MoM |
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Fiat Chrysler |
192,426 |
16.2% |
14.8% |
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Ford |
215,640 |
-2.2% |
2.0% |
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GM |
273,452 |
-0.9% |
6.8% |
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Honda |
154,681 |
-7.1% |
13.8% |
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Hyundai/Kia |
120,238 |
1.8% |
0.8% |
|
Nissan |
119,252 |
-1.0% |
-1.8% |
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Toyota |
218,110 |
-5.8% |
1.1% |
|
Volkswagen Group |
51,468 |
-10.8% |
4.0% |
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Total |
1,503,640 |
0.2% |
4.8% |
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Market Share |
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Manufacturer |
August 2014 Sales Forecast |
Jul-14 |
Aug-13 |
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Fiat Chrysler |
12.8% |
11.7% |
11.0% |
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Ford |
14.3% |
14.7% |
14.7% |
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GM |
18.2% |
17.8% |
18.4% |
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Honda |
10.3% |
9.5% |
11.1% |
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Hyundai/Kia |
8.0% |
8.3% |
7.9% |
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Nissan |
7.9% |
8.5% |
8.0% |
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Toyota |
14.5% |
15.0% |
15.4% |
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Volkswagen Group |
3.4% |
3.4% |
3.8% |
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SOURCE Cars.com