1.Honda Fit/Jazz   16,350

2.Toyota Corolla (Axio,Fielder and Rumion)  12,176

3.Toyota Vitz/Yaris  9,972

4.Honda Freed  8,679

5.Mazda Demio/2  8,101

6.Nissan Tiida (Hatchback) 7,723

7.Nissan Serena  7,464

8.Toyota Prius  7,194

9.Nissan Note  6,806

10.Toyota Passo  6,678

11.Toyota Vellfire  6,448

12.Toyota Voxy  6,340

13.Suzuki Swift  6,230

14.Nissan March  5,448

15.Toyota Crown  5,440

16.Toyota Estima  5,199

17.Toyota Noah  4,762

18.Nissan Cube  4,556

19.Toyota Ractis  4,394

20.Toyota Alphard  4,320

21.Honda Stream  4,078

22.Honda StepWGN  3,693

23.Toyota Wish  3,451

24.Toyota Sieanta  3,351

25.Nissan X-trail  3,160

26.Toyota Premio  2,968

27.Toyota Porte  2,901

28.Toyota Mark-X  2,846

29.Honda Odyssey  2,720

30.Toyota Allion  2,694

Honda passed Chrysler last month for fourth place in U.S. auto sales this year, as high fuel prices pushed customers toward Honda’s small cars at the expense of the trucks and sport-utility vehicles that make up the core of Chrysler’s line. Honda, with year-to-date sales of 1,083,957 vehicles through August, exceeded Chrysler by just 7,787. “It’s a big move, but it’s not an unexpected move,” said George Magliano, the New York-based director of auto forecasting for consultancy Global Insight. He predicted that Honda will finish the year ahead of Chrysler and hold the lead for at least the next few years. “This is not something that’s going to go away,” he said, referring to the high fuel prices that have boosted Honda’s prospects. But David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., stops short of saying that Honda will remain ahead of Chrysler. “It doesn’t necessarily indicate a long-term trend,” Cole said. Overall, U.S. auto sales were down 16 percent for the month and down 8 percent for this year, according to the Automotive News Data Center. Continue reading →

FRANKFURT, Germany– BMW’s sales in August increased 2% over the same period a year ago with the Mini and Rolls Royce brands the main contributors, the German carmaker said today.

August sales of BMW cars were flat versus a year ago, but Mini sales were up nearly 11%, while Rolls Royce car sales increased by 23% on the same month a year ago. Meanwhile, BMW motorcycles fell 9%.

For the first nine months, the group’s sales are up more than 4%, with BMW cars up 2.2%; Mini up 15% and Rolls Royce up more than 52%. Motorcycle sales continued to lag, down nearly 3% in the first nine months.

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1.Honda Fit/Jazz  11,770

2.Toyota Corolla  (Axio,Fielder,Rumion) 7,595

3.Toyota Vitz/Yaris 6,943

4.Honda Freed 5,931

5.Toyota Prius 4,708

6.Mazda Demio/2 4,545

7.Toyota Passo 4,406

8.Suzuki Swift 4,333

9.Nissan Tiida 4,331

10.Toyota Vellfire 4,257

11.Toyota Crown  4,252

12.Nissan Serena  4,207

13.Toyota Voxy  4,090

14.Nissan Note  4,054

15.Toyota Estima  3,478

16.Toyota Noah  3,399

17.Nissan March  3,303

18.Toyota Alphard  3,089

19.Toyota Ractis  2,759

20.Nissan Cube  2,635

21.Toyota STEPWGN  2,489

22.Mazda Biente  2,459

23.Honda Stream  2,288

24.Toyota Wish  2,148

25.Toyota Sienta  2,040

26.Toyota Porte  1,944

27.Toyota Mark-X  1,884

28.Nissan Premio  1,595

29.Toyota Harrier  1,549

30.Toyota bB  1,541

Source : jada.or.jp

1.Honda Fit/Jazz  14,702

2.Toyota Corolla  12,930

3.Toyota Vitz  9,854

4.Toyota Crown  8,426

5.Nissan Serena  6,715

6.Toyota Passo  6,707

7.Toyota Prius  6,231

8.Suzuki Swift  5,510

9.Nissan Tiida  5,426

10.Honda Freed  5,331

11.Mazda Demio/2  5,262

12.Toyota Voxy  5,186

13.Toyota Alphard  4,983

14.Nissan Note  4,974

15.Toyota Estima  4,880

16.Nissan March  4,855

17.Toyota Vellfire  4,855

18.Nissan Teana  4,662

19.Toyota Noah  4,602

20.Honda StepWGN  4,071

21.Toyota Ractis  3,960

22.Nissan Cube  3,357

23.Toyota Sienta  3,162

24.Honda Stream  3,079

25.Toyota Wish  2,869

26.Toyota Porte  2,848

27.Toyota Mark-X  2,626

28.Toyota Isis  2,606

29.Toyota bB  2,521

30.Toyota Allion  2,419

source : jada.or.jp

By TIM HIGGINS

FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

General Motors Corp. sales dropped 11% in the U.S. market last month compared to November 2006, the company announced today.

GM’s U.S. dealers sold 263,654 cars and trucks last month.

Bright spots for the automaker include a 40% increase in the Chevrolet Malibu retail sales. The launch of the new CTS helped Cadillac car sales increase 15%.

“Integral to our strategy is to grow our share in the key car segments. The retail performance, especially from the new Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac CTS, demonstrates the enthusiasm customers have for these outstanding new vehicles,” Mark LaNeve, GM North America vice president for vehicle sales, service and marketing, said in a statement. “The recognition of the 2008 CTS as Motor Trend’s Car of the Year reinforces what we are hearing from customers about this phenomenal car. And, not to be outdone, the new Malibu is flying off dealer lots.”

The three top Japanese automakers all posted small gains in November, giving each a record for the month. Rival Ford Motor Co. also showed a small gain in November — its first increase after 12 months of declines. Chrysler LLC sales declined slightly.

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FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

Japanese automakers Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. reported increases in November U.S. sales, pushing all three companies to records for the month.

Honda posted the biggest gain, with sales jumping 4.7% to 111,431 vehicles on strong sales of its two core car models. Sales of the Accord, redesigned for 2008 model year and launched in September, were up 25% in November. Honda Civic sales also climbed 25% for the month.

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Nov. 1, 2007 – As manufacturers released new models in an effort to reinvigorate a shrinking domestic market, Japan’s automobile sales rose for the first time in 28 months in October, an industry group said. Sales increased 2% to 269,221 vehicles in October from a year earlier as Japanese automakers rushed to release new models ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show which opened last month, the Automobile Dealers Association said.

The number of cars — excluding mini-vehicles — sold in October rose 5.5% to 234,029, the association said. Sales of trucks fell 16.7% to 34,172 and sales of buses fell 2% to 1,020.

Toyota Motor Corp. launched four new models between September and October, while Honda Motor Co. released its fully remodeled Fit compact cars and Nissan Motor Co. put its Skyline Coupe sports model on the market.

The association also said consumers are increasingly reluctant to make major purchases such as new cars, preferring to spend their money on digital consumer goods such as flat TVs and cellphones.

An aging population is also weighing on sales, while owners now keep their cars for longer than they used to, weakening demand for replacements.

Environmental concerns are stirring interest in smaller vehicles but even so demand for mini-vehicles slumped 7.3% in October to 136,994, falling for a seventh straight month, the Japan Mini-Vehicle Association reported.