April 2015 Sales Thread
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#18
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April
Hyundai Motor America today reported its best April ever, selling 68,009 units, a 3 percent increase compared with sales in April 2014 and up, year-to-date, 6 percent.
“For 6 years in a row we’ve set April sales records going into the spring selling season. With the launch of our all-new Sonata Hybrid and 1st Sonata Plug-In Hybrid this month, we are well poised to keep this momentum going,” said Bob Pradzinski, vice president, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America.
Genesis sedan, led by the popularity of Hyundai’s HTRAC all-wheel drive system, once again was at the forefront with a 142 percent increase over last year, followed by the Sonata Hybrid, up 21 percent, Elantra sedan, up 16 percent and the Santa Fe, up 10 percent – all setting their best-ever April sales record.
The Azera saw sales gains of 30 percent and the sub-compact Accent was up 28 percent.
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Kia
Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced April sales of 53,282 vehicles, led by the U.S.-built* Optima midsize sedan and all-new 2016 Sorento CUV, as well as the iconic Soul. Combined sales of the Sorento and Sportage crossovers are up 19.8 percent year-to-date.
“The all-new Sorento is Kia’s most capable and refined CUV ever, and its early-2015 launch has aligned perfectly with the incredible rise in crossover demand,” said Michael Sprague, Chief Operating Officer and EVP, KMA. “And after winning Motor Trend’s minivan comparison test, earning a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA and being named to Ward’s 10 Best Interiors List, sales of the completely redesigned Sedona have taken off and are up more than 400 percent year-to-date.”
Included in the 2nd-best April total in company history are the 1st retail deliveries of the Soul EV in the state of Georgia.
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over 2000 s-class sold.
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#24
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and M class sales are way up... so could be incentives, but i also just see more sedan sales going away in favor of cuv/suvs.
#25
looking at the sales chart... seems like a pretty slow month for lexus except the nx which is doing well.
http://corporatenews.pressroom.toyot...chart.download
http://corporatenews.pressroom.toyot...chart.download
#26
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Somewhat silly but fun read. "5 Surprising Facts Buried in April New Car Sales"
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news...-new-car-sales
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news...-new-car-sales
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#29
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Despite a few things that I think are out of place on a car that starts at over 90K, It's not hard to see why the new S-class is selling. It represents sheer excellence in suspension design (which controlled by both a road-scanning camera and computers), plush riding comfort, Lexus LS-type noise isolation, ability to cruise at high speeds all day long on speed-unlimited roads like the German Autobahn, a tank-solid unibody frame (though the sheet metal is thin), and, of course, the well-known Mercedes emphasis on safety, which makes it one of the most crashworthy cars in existence.
Last edited by mmarshall; 05-05-15 at 08:14 PM.
#30
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Yes, which is why the ES is being refreshed and the RX being redesigned. GS will also be refreshed later this year.