Jesse Toprak
Jesse Toprak
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February sales are typically much more robust than January's, but some may be surprised that this month even exceeded last February's sales. We attribute this in part to dramatically renewed consumer interest in compact vehicles.
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When you adjust for selling days, auto sales are essentially flat compared with this time last year. We anticipate May will be more robust.
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This month, compact cars and compact SUVs are selling particularly well, while sales of trucks, luxury cars and large cars are suffering.
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As far as impact on sales of Chevy trucks, there was very little. A 10 percent increase in fuel efficiency isn't going to make people rush into these vehicles.
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Compact cars and compact SUVs are selling particularly well, while sales of trucks, luxury cars and large cars are suffering.
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Gasoline price spikes will generally help sales of the Fit and compact cars in general.
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The market is healthy. The year-over-year decline is mainly because of the exceptional sales volume we experienced last March.
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Incentives do work, up to a certain point, to give sort of a stimuli to sales and bring showroom traffic. It's just that you can't rely on incentives to bring people into the showroom day after day. It gives people a sense of urgency. You need to get this deal now because tomorrow, it's not going to be here.
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A total price in the low $20,000 range, I think, opens the door to the mass market.
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Consumers will come into the dealership very well informed on what they should pay for the new car, negotiate on hundreds over the price of the car, then go into the financing department and automatically pay a couple thousand for an extended warranty without knowing anything.
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Mercedes-Benz and BMW are associated with quality engines, so it was a smart thing to do.
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You don't buy a pink elephant sculpture just because it's on sale.
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With the upcoming introduction of new vehicles based on the GMT 900 platform, GM should regain lost share in the remarkably profitable large truck and large SUV segments.
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From a practical aspect, when you do the math the hybrid alternative is not always best financial choice because they cost more, and so a smaller car with a fuel economy of 30 miles per gallon is an attractive alternative, especially in urban areas.