August 2015 Had Good Sales Even Without Labor Day - Automobile
Labor Day weekend is perhaps the biggest weekend of the year, as dealerships try to clear their lots of the model year 2015s to make room for 2016s. But the three-day holiday fell in late August last year. Dealerships, and thus the automakers, won’t get that holiday bump until September 4-7, so look for much better increases when this month’s sales are reported October 1. The ups and downs of stock markets around the world, from China to the New... Mercedes-Benz outpaced all of Daimler in the U. S. with a 4. 8 percent sales rise, and Lexus was up 2. 2 percent largely on the strength of its new NX compact crossover, while all of Toyota Motor Sales fell 8. 8 percent. BMW’s 2 percent increase matched the BMW Group’s increase, which includes Mini. Source: www.automobilemag.com
