Sales Up for 3 OC Auto Brands - Orange County Business Journal
auto sales remained about flat on a year-to-year basis, adding 1. 57 million cars and light trucks, and are on track to reach 17. 81 million for the year. Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley, with 72,012 units sold, had its best August ever, up 3% from a year earlier. Hyundai’s sales so far this year are up 2. 5% to 514,175 cars and light trucks. “The Tucson, our compact CUV, saw sales gains of 25. 5 percent and the Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport experienced gains of 30 percent and 18 percent, respectively. Hyundai is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. in Irvine, also a part of Hyundai Motor Group, reported selling 58,897 cars and SUVs, up 7. 7% from a year earlier. “August [was] our fourth consecutive monthly sales record despite significant turbulence in the stock market and not having the benefit of Labor Day weekend sales,” said Kia Chief Operating Officer Michael Sprague. The automaker has sold 65,701 so far this year, a 24. 4% uptick over the same period in 2014. U. S. auto dealers have sold 11. 6 million vehicles so far this year, a 3. 8% increase compared with the same eight-month period last year. Source: www.ocbj.com
