January 2012 – Hangover Edition

Filed under: Car Buying Camry and Civic lead comeback of Toyota, Honda When 2011 ticked over to become 2012, something changed with the dynamic that had been in place nearly all of last year. We had become so used to the domestics seeing increased sales month after month while Toyota and Honda struggled to keep [...]

2011: Onward and Upward Edition

Filed under: Car Buying, By the Numbers Which were the best-performing brands and automakers in 2011? We’ll tell you, and the answers may be surprising. The top two best-performing brands surprised us. Jeep led the pack with a 44.04-percent sales increase for the year, followed by Mitsubishi, whose sales jumped 40.07 percent. Behind those two [...]

2011: Onward and Upward Edition [UPDATE]

Filed under: Car Buying, By the Numbers Which were the best-performing brands and automakers in 2011? We’ll tell you, and the answers may be surprising. The top two best-performing brands surprised us. Jeep led the pack with a 44.04-percent sales increase for the year, followed by Mitsubishi, whose sales jumped 40.07 percent. Behind those two [...]

December 2011: Same As It Ever Was Edition

Filed under: By the Numbers The December sales numbers are in, most of them anyway, and what we’re seeing is an end to the year that largely mirrors the months that came before. Our usual players are at the top of the list in green, including Chrysler, which lead all brands last month with an [...]

December 2011: Same As It Ever Was Edition [UPDATE]

Filed under: By the Numbers The December sales numbers are in, most of them anyway, and what we’re seeing is an end to the year that largely mirrors the months that came before. Our usual players are at the top of the list in green, including Chrysler, which lead all brands last month with an [...]