Official release from www.acuranews.com:
Acura Announces August 2010 Sales Results
Acura Posts Double Digit Sales Increase for Seventh Consecutive Month
09/01/2010 – TORRANCE, Calif.
Acura announced today sales for August 2010 reached 11,534 vehicles, an increase of 24.6%*, making it the seventh consecutive month Acura posted double digit sales increases. Year-to-date sales** for Acura are up 24.1% totaling 85,668 units.
“Acura is proving to be a smart choice for customers in the luxury market,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president of Acura sales.
“The industry has recognized Acura as a leader in quality and value and customers are responding.”
Acura’s light trucks, up 77.0% for the month, led August sales with the top selling MDX posting 4,386 units, up 61.8%, and RDX posting an impressive 75.1% increase totaling 1,226 units. Total monthly car sales for Acura were down 6.0% with TL posting 2,882 units and TSX at 2,419, both down, 0.2% and 14.0% respectively.
*The daily selling rate is calculated with 25 selling days for August 2010 and 26 selling days for August 2009.
**Year-to-date sales are calculated with 203 selling days for 2010 and 204 selling days for 2009.
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American Acura Vehicle Sales For August 2010 | ||||||
Month-to-Date | Year-to-Date | |||||
August | August | DSR** | August | August | DSR** | |
2010 | 2009 | % Chg. | 2010 | 2009 | % Chg. | |
Acura Division Total | 11,534 | 9,625 | 24.6% | 85,668 | 69,369 | 24.1% |
TL * | 2,882 | 3,003 | -0.2% | 22,787 | 23,848 | -4.0% |
TSX | 2,419 | 2,925 | -14.0% | 20,587 | 19,197 | 7.8% |
RL | 193 | 149 | 34.7% | 1,237 | 1,341 | -7.3.% |
MDX * | 4,386 | 2,820 | 61.8% | 29,110 | 18,760 | 55.9% |
ZDX * | 428 | 0 | 2,405 | 0 | ||
RDX * | 1,226 | 728 | 75.1% | 9,542 | 6,223 | 54.1% |
Selling Days | 25 | 26 | 203 | 204 | ||
* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts. Accord includes Crosstour, Hybrid. ** Daily Selling Rate |
[Source: Acura]
Surprise! Looks like the TSX is the weak link this month… even the RL is up again.