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New Vehicle Sales Climb Over 18 Percent in
September, Year-to-date Sales Above 10 percent

Cleveland, OH (October 8, 2013) – Sales of new vehicles showed robust growth in September with franchised new car and truck dealerships across Northern Ohio ringing up a sales increase of 18.54 percent over the same month a year prior, according to figures released today by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association (GCADA). For the year-to-date, sales of new cars and trucks in Northern Ohio are up 10.61 percent through the end of September.

“Overall, Northern Ohio vehicle sales continued to show improvement, posting double digit growth over 2012,” said Louis A. Vitantonio, president of the GCADA. ”In order to continue the momentum, economic and political stability will need to return for the last quarter of 2013.” 

Franchised new car and truck dealerships from the 21 counties served by the GCADA rang up sales of 20,341 vehicles in September of this year, compared to 17,159 sold in September of 2012. For the year-to-date, franchised dealerships in the same region have sold 177,439 vehicles this year versus 160,425 sold during the same time frame in 2012.

Northern Ohio’s bestselling brand Ford enjoyed a spectacular month, selling 3,461 vehicles for a 23.78 percent increase when comparing September of 2013 with September of 2012. Chevrolet also registered a healthy double-digit increase, selling 2,797 vehicles for an increase of 19.43 percent for the month.

Toyota and Honda continued their monthly battle for third place, with Toyota edging out its rival selling 1,999 vehicles in the month, an increase of 31.51 percent over the same period a year prior. While Honda also enjoyed a sales increase of over 31 percent for the month, it sold 1,968 vehicles during September.

Upscale brands Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, and Mercedes-Benz all registered double-digit sales increases during the month.

24 Brands Up in September (‘13 v. ‘12)

The following brands posted sales increases in September of 2013 versus September of 2012:  Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Honda, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

23 Brands Up Year-to-Date Through September 2013

The following brands posted sales increases for the year-to-date: Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

New-car and truck sales in Northern Ohio
September ‘13 / September ’12 & YTD 

Retail sales figures are based on vehicle registration reports from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.  Vehicle sales data includes the counties of: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne.

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