Subaru Saw Record Sales Month in May

Subaru had its best monthly sales record in May 2013 – total sales made it to 39,892 units
Beat its May 2012 sales figures by 34.2%, and went up 21.1% month-over-month
Subaru made it to No. 11 among brands for May 2013 new-car sales

Used Car Sales Saw Surge in Second Half of June

Used car sales had unpredicted surge in volume in late month through franchised and private party channels; market was up 2.45% to 4,489,731 units sold. Private party sales were down from a year ago by 0.46%, and franchised dealers (up 3.35%) and independent dealers (up 3.82%) went in other direction. Prices didn’t have similar experience as volume and slipped from last year.

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CNW Research on June 2013 Retail Used Vehicle Sales

Black Book Sees Depreciation, Honors Tom Cross for Award

Ricky Beggs Senior VP and Editorial Director Black Book Car and truck segments recently experienced depreciation levels of -.3% to -.4% per week; trucks saw better retention most of 1st half of year; has reversed in past few weeks. Beggs’ report also honored Tom Cross, President of Black Book, for being selected as the newest […]