January 2012 Sales: What the Headlines Don’t Tell You
January is typically a slump month for all sorts of retail organizations, and car product sales in January 2012 reflected the normal post-Xmas malaise. Mainstream news outlets had been offering two narratives: Overall sales were up compared to January of 2011, and the Huge Three are scoring massive numbers. (Some reservations had been made for GM, which noticed a amount of items stall.) You’ll have to pardon us for not diving headfirst into the euphoria, even though. Estimates released this week display that the growth was largely driven by fleet revenue, which increased a whopping 25 % for the mixed total revenue of the largest seven automakers in the U.S. versus final January. GM, Chrysler, and Toyota had been the worst offenders. As for the rest of the industry, read on.
Nissan Xterra to Continue with its Truck Roots
Some Nissan Pathfinder fans may be disappointed with the new car-based 2013 Pathfinder that is going to arrive later this year, but fans of the smaller Xterra do not have to worry about it too becoming a crossover. Nissan’s engineers have confirmed that the Xterra will continue with its body-on-frame chassis.
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