Car Sales Have Fallen Off a Cliff
For those planning on purchasing a car, now is looking to be a much better time to buy. From the beginning of October to the end of this year, you can expect to find sweet incentives on brands such as Chrysler, GM, Honda, and Toyota. With rates continuing as they are, automakers should go to great lengths to attract consumers.
Here is how some top manufacturers are performing when it comes to sales:
Chrysler - After going bankrupt, Chrysler sales were down 42% compared to last September.
Ford - Ford's sales decreased only 5% last month, thanks to its newly redesigned Taurus. This year, however, hasn't been so great - its sales have been down 22% compared to the year before.
GM - GM experienced a decline of 45% last month, mainly because of a shrinking inventory after Cash for Clunkers.
Honda - Honda sales were down by 23%. The only model that showed any increase was the Pilot.
Hyundai - One of the few manufacturers that continues to do well in this market. Hyundai sales increased 27% last month.
Nissan - Their sales decreased by 7%, although some of its models - the Nissan Maxima, Pathfinder, 370Z, Frontier, and Infiniti QX56, for example - actually saw an increase.
Subaru - Subaru increased one percent over last September, thanks to its redesigned Outback and Legacy models. Its success is continuing well into 2009, with an increase of 10 percent.
Toyota - Even though its Lexus division went up by 7 percent last month, Toyota's overall sales have decreased 16 percent.

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