Vfacts May 2009

[PETE_XR6]

Any news on last month? Will be interesting to see if the FG improved

[vztrt]

Wont be anything for a couple of days.

[PETE_XR6]

VFACTS is soo slow but here is some news from around the globe

spain:May car sales fall 38.7 percent, smallest fall since March

brazil : Sales rise 5.38 percent in May after April drop

* Sales down 0.15 pct in first 5-mo of 2009 vs 2008

Japan: Japan’s largest automaker, led a 19 percent drop in the country’s vehicle sales last month, as falling wages and rising unemployment discouraged customers from visiting showrooms.

USA:May new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 890,000 units, a 36.1% decrease from May 2008 but an 8.9% increase from April 2009, according to Edmunds.com, a closely watched company recognized as a leader in auto sector analysis. www.edmunds.com

[vztrt]

Some more data on from the US

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...0603-buqf.html

US auto May sales appear to stabilise
June 3, 2009 - 8:59AM

US auto sales appeared to stabilise in May, easing the path to recovery for a troubled industry wracked by bankruptcy filings at General Motors and Chrysler, industry data showed.

Chrysler said it managed to sell more vehicles to retail customers in May than any other month so far this year, despite its entry into bankruptcy.

That bodes well for General Motors, which managed to increase its market share for the second consecutive month even as its much-anticipated bankruptcy filing dominated headlines.

Ford, the only member of Detroit's big-three automakers not to ask for billions in government aid to survive the downturn, announced plans to increase production after expanding its market share to the highest point in three years.

Total US auto sales were down 33.7 per cent at 925,824 vehicles compared with May 2008, according to Autodata.

But automakers took comfort in the fact that the seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 9.91 million was the industry's best performance this year.

"The big jump in consumer confidence in May translated into a solid gain in retail vehicle sales compared to April," said Don Esmond, senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales.

"We're encouraged that consumers are beginning to return to showrooms and that the industry continues to show signs of stabilisation."

Toyota's market share fell to 16.5 per cent in May from 18.4 per cent a year earlier as its sales fell 41 percent to 152,583 vehicles, according to Autodata.

That allowed Ford to overtake the Japanese automaker for the number two spot with 16.8 percent of the US market, even as May sales fell 24 percent to 155,954. Ford's share in May 2008 was 16.8 percent.

Ford attributed its success to the popularity of its new models, which had pushes sales to the highest level since July 2008.

"At Ford, the future is now," said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president of sales and marketing.

"New products account for 50 percent of our sales, and demand for these products is driving our market share gains.

"Even as the competitive environment intensifies, Ford's relentless pursuit of quality, fuel efficiency, smart technology and appealing designs is winning new customers."

GM managed to boost its share of the US market to 20.5 percent from 19.1 percent in May 2008 even as sales fell 30 percent to 191,875 vehicles.

"This gives us a lot of confidence that some of the negative issues we've had to deal with are behind us and have not affected our sales," said GM sales analyst Mike DiGiovanni.

"As we reinvent the company and move to become a leaner, more profitable, more customer focused company I think these positive sales results for may give us a good foundation to build on."

Chrysler, which won approval from a bankruptcy judge on Monday to sell its best assets to a new company run by Italy's Fiat, also expressed relief.

"We are pleased that consumers responded to Chrysler's reorganisation by purchasing our products, resulting in our best retail sales month of the year," said Jim Press, Chrysler's president and vice chairman.

"The uncertainty that has been surrounding Chrysler for the last few months is coming to an end, and a vibrant, new company is beginning to take shape," Press added.

But while Chrysler may have increased its share of the retail market, it took a massive hit on fleet sales after plants were closed in order to cut costs and reduce its bloated inventory.

Chrysler's total sales fell 47 percent to 79,010 vehicles in May, pushing its market share down to 8.5 percent in May from 9.4 percent in April and 10.6 percent in May 2008, according to Autodata.

Japanese automaker Honda also took a hit in May as a 42 percent drop in sales pushed its market share down to 10.6 percent from 12.0 a year earlier with 98,344 vehicles sold.

Nissan's share grew marginally to 7.3 percent from 7.2 percent a year earlier after sales fell 33 percent to 67,489 vehicles.

Korea's Hyundai continued to post gains as its share rose to 4.0 from 3.3 percent a year earlier even as sales fell 20.4 percent to 36,937.

[vztrt]

Australian sales fell by 15%

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...0603-bv1t.html

Australian motor sales fall 15% in May
June 3, 2009 - 12:14PM

Sales of new cars and trucks in Australia fell almost 15 per cent in May, compared to the same time last year, according to official figures released on Wednesday.

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said 75,441 new vehicles were retailed last month - 14.9 per cent or 13,199 less than in May last year.

The May result left the market down 19.2 per cent on a year-to-date basis.

© 2009 AAP

[barra240t]

I can't remember the figures, but watching from the info I saw yesterday, Ford Australia had quite a good month.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by barra240t

I can't remember the figures, but watching from the info I saw yesterday, Ford Australia had quite a good month.

Looking at the cars they had in stock disappear last month I'm not surprised.

[Road_Warrior]

From the FCAI website:

Year-to-date 352,374 new vehicles have been sold, down 19.2 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Toyota continued in the top sales position in May with 15,481 vehicle sales, ahead of Holden with 9,177 and Ford with 8,440.

The blue team was 737 units behind the red team. It's getting closer.

[SSbaby]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

From the FCAI website:



The blue team was 737 units behind the red team. It's getting closer.

That's right.

Although, Holden are hoping that the new Cruze finds new customers.

[Auslandau]

One thing that it does demonstrate is how insignificant AUS sales are compared to the US ....... 925,824 vehicles compared to 75,441. Makes you wonder why some of the manufacturers bother coming here with their product!



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[vztrt]

Originally Posted by auslandau

One thing that it does demonstrate is how insignificant AUS sales are compared to the US ....... 925,824 vehicles compared to 75,441. Makes you wonder why some of the manufacturers bother coming here with their product!

They make good profits per unit in Australia.

[vztrt]

The tax rebate seems to be the reason for the good month.

http://business.theage.com.au/busine...0603-bv3y.html

Tax rebate props up car sales
Richard Blackburn
June 3, 2009 - 12:46PM

The new car market showed first signs of recovery last month, with sales holding up better than in previous months.

Sales were down by 15 per cent in May, compared with a drop of more than 20 per cent in the first four months of the year.

The figures are an encouraging sign that consumer confidence may be rebounding from the global economic crisis.

The improvement was driven mainly by compact four-wheel-drive sales, which were up slightly on last year.

Business sales also showed an improvement and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has credited the Government's tax rebate on business vehicles for the change.

"There has been a perceivable lift in business sales of new motor vehicles, which is clear evidence that the Government's business tax break is proving to be an effective stimulus measure,'' the chief executive of the FCAI, Andrew McKellar said.

The Government is giving big businesses a 30 per cent rebate on new car purchases, while small businesses can claim a 50 per cent rebate.

Mr McKellar said a number of car companies were promoting the tax break in their advertising and most were reporting strong forward bookings coming into June, which is traditionally the strongest sales month of the year.

"I think there are certainly positive indications in the latest car sales figures. It's the strongest sales month we've had this year. All the signs suggest the market is picking up,'' he said.

Business sales of four-wheel-drives were up by 2 per cent, while sales of commercial vehicles (utes and vans) were down only slightly on last May.

Value Korean brands Hyundai and Kia both sold more cars this May than they did last May, despite the fact that there was one less selling day.

Hyundai sales were up a stunning 32 per cent, while Kia recorded a modest lift.

The luxury end of the market also showed encouraging signs, with Audi up 14 per cent and Mercedes-Benz up 7 per cent.

Local car makers had mixed fortunes, with the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon both outperforming the overall market, while the four-cylinder Camry recorded a hefty 30 per cent drop in sales and the Ford Territory 4WD down 23 per cent.

drive.com.au

[Bud Bud]

while the four-cylinder Camry recorded a hefty 30 per cent drop in sales

This always seems to happen after the initial price of oil drops and settles down from a severe price spike. I wonder how many people traded their beloved 4wd and V8's in on a new Corolla only to find it is not what they really want now.

[R-Design]

Finally some numbers

http://carpoint.com.au/news/2009/vfa...ment-but-15354

The top ten vehicles by model were as follows:
Holden Commodore 3683
Toyota Hilux 3180
Mazda3 3038
Ford Falcon 2846
Toyota Corolla 2583
Hyundai i30 1959
Nissan Navara 1946
Toyota Yaris 1655
Hyundai Getz 1429
Toyota Camry (4 cyl) 1355

[phillyc]

Originally Posted by Boss315

Finally some numbers

http://carpoint.com.au/news/2009/vfa...ment-but-15354

The top ten vehicles by model were as follows:
Holden Commodore 3683
Toyota Hilux 3180
Mazda3 3038
Ford Falcon 2846
Toyota Corolla 2583
Hyundai i30 1959
Nissan Navara 1946
Toyota Yaris 1655
Hyundai Getz 1429
Toyota Camry (4 cyl) 1355

As others have pointed out, 737 sales between GMHolden and Ford. Interestingly, its 837 sales between C'dore and Falcon.

All we need is for Falcon to steal another 400 sales from say 100 from Corolla and we'll have a real battle on our hands!

PS If you are wondering why Corolla, well lots of them are fleet and Ford targeted them in advertising this month with the LPG Falcon advert!

[vztrt]

From Boss 315's article the top ten car companies.

For May, the top ten car companies in order were: Toyota (15,481), Holden (9177), Ford (8440), Mazda (6052), Hyundai (5178), Nissan (4582), Mitsubishi (3921), Honda (3189), Subaru (2965) and Volkswagen (2612). Of those, only Hyundai has sold more vehicles for the year to date than for the same period in 2008.

[Stealth00]

The new Cruze is not what I call a stylish car, but then again people buy the Holden Epica and Captiva, both of which I think are styling disasters.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Stealth00

The new Cruze is not what I call a stylish car, but then again people buy the Holden Epica and Captiva, both of which I think are styling disasters.

Like the Micra, it seems small cars can look ugly and sell.

[buggerlugs]

corolla down to 5th, it doesn's seem long ago that it was number one.........

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

corolla down to 5th, it doesn's seem long ago that it was number one.........

They're not getting the gov sales they were earlier.

[Crazed]

We have Navara and Hilux in the top 10, just those two equal over 5100 sales in one month! come on ford where is the Falcon RTV?

Its obvious now more than ever that lifestyle orientated utes sell.

[TUF_302]

Awsome to see Falcon outselling Corolla, and we are getting so much closer to the red team!!

[05MkIIFutura]

Originally Posted by Crazed

We have Navara and Hilux in the top 10, just those two equal over 5100 sales in one month! come on ford where is the Falcon RTV?

Its obvious now more than ever that lifestyle orientated utes sell.

These utes have had a jab in the arm because of the government tax break for businesses to buy new cars. This is just a whole heap of tradies and companies taking the oppurtunity to depreciate their utes twice. These sales will fall off in a month or two.

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

With Ford Aust. developing the T6 to replace Ranger/Mazda I can't see them ever doing a Falcon 4x4 unless it was a shared global platform with greater amortisation of costs. Imagine however if the engineers had some spare time (we all know they don't ) and they played with a Falcon body on a T6 platform?

I wouldnt consider placing the ute on the T6 platform because the T6 is probably going to be body on frame and the Falcon is monocoque, however the only way an AWD (as opposed to 4x4) Falcon ute would sell I think is to people who don't want and need a kidney smasher, want the car-like driving dynamics of the Falcon but still require some semblance of off-road capability that you won't be able to acheive with a RWD-only diff locker. But this is pie in the sky stuff I'm talking about here, it will never happen.

Originally Posted by WOTDAH

I saw a prototype of an AWD Falcan ute about 5 years ago. Must have been canned.

Was that project Grizzly or was there a follow-on car built after that? What model was the ute you saw?

Originally Posted by Rodp

Why didn't they want it last time? I can only recall seeing perhaps 2 or 3 on the road, despite the advertising campaign it had all those years ago.

I see quite a few on the road over here, they seem to be popular with the likes of the Water Board and Department of Environment etc.

[vztrt]

Vfacts article from Go Auto. http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2575CA00244749

A bright spot for Holden was its light-truck performance, with the Holden Ute taking full advantage of the government tax incentives to record a 9.8 per cent sales volume increase, to 1221 units.

The Holden Ute outshone the Ford’s Falcon Ute in volume, but the Ford’s 1050 sales represented a bigger increase, up 14.8 per cent on May last year.

[Wretched]

Audi 2009 2008
Audi A3 113 149
Audi A3 Convertible 54 0
Audi A4 347 325
Audi A5 79 95
Audi A6 37 33
Audi A8 6 6
Audi Convertible 5 15
Audi Q5 140 0
Audi Q7 102 111
Audi R8 1 22
Audi TT 59 68
Audi Total 943 824


Change of +14.4%



BMW 2009 2008
BMW 1 Series 100 141
BMW 1 Series Coupe/Conv 224 157
BMW 3 Series 340 367
BMW 3 Series Coupe/Conv 100 282
BMW 5 Series 81 130
BMW 6 Series 6 10
BMW 7 Series 26 15
BMW X3 81 118
BMW X5 135 327
BMW X6 48 0
BMW Z4 30 6
BMW Total 1,171 1,553


Change of -24.6%



Ford 2009 2008
Ford Courier 4X4 0 0
Ford Escape 175 155
Ford F250 4X2 0 1
Ford Fairlane 0 7
Ford Falcon 2,846 3,320
Ford Falcon Ute 1,050 915
Ford Fiesta 753 575
Ford Focus 939 1,302
Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet 20 25
Ford LTD 0 0
Ford Mondeo 352 565
Ford Ranger 4X2 535 664
Ford Ranger 4X4 543 647
Ford Territory 961 1,254
Ford Transit 229 170
Ford Transit Bus 14 13
Ford Transit C/C 23 37
Ford Total 8,440 9,650


Change of -12.5%



Holden 2009 2008
Holden Adventra 0 0
Holden Astra 841 1,487
Holden Astra Convertible 35 77
Holden Barina 942 952
Holden Caprice 129 171
Holden Captiva 701 918
Holden Colorado 4X2 315 0
Holden Colorado 4X4 928 0
Holden Combo 91 90
Holden Commodore 3,683 4,215
Holden Epica 170 43
Holden Monaro 0 2
Holden Rodeo 4X2 0 622
Holden Rodeo 4X4 1 909
Holden Statesman 54 86
Holden Utility 4X2 1,221 1,112
Holden Utility 4X4 0 0
Holden Viva 66 434
Holden Total 9,177 11,118


Change of -17.5%



Honda 2009 2008
Honda Accord 505 953
Honda Accord Euro 483 379
Honda City 254 0
Honda Civic 774 1,634
Honda CR-V 424 726
Honda Jazz 620 659
Honda Legend 9 3
Honda Odyssey 119 149
Honda S2000 1 0
Honda Total 3,189 4,503


Change of -29.2%



Hyundai 2009 2008
Hyundai Accent 10 38
Hyundai Elantra 182 566
Hyundai Getz 1,429 1,568
Hyundai Grandeur 6 10
Hyundai i30 1,959 768
Hyundai iLOAD 321 223
Hyundai iMAX 75 55
Hyundai Santa Fe 201 157
Hyundai Sonata 126 157
Hyundai Terracan 0 1
Hyundai Tiburon 3 9
Hyundai Trajet 0 1
Hyundai Tucson 866 359
Hyundai Total 5,178 3,912


Change of +32.4%


Mazda 2009 2008
Mazda BT-50 4X2 278 475
Mazda BT-50 4X4 405 574
Mazda CX-7 299 351
Mazda CX-9 313 410
Mazda MX5 43 48
Mazda RX8 46 17
Mazda Tribute 0 0
Mazda2 905 1,080
Mazda3 3,038 2,582
Mazda6 725 993
Mazda Total 6,052 6,530


Change of -7.3%


Mercedes-Benz 2009 2008
M-Benz C-Class Sports Coupe 134 0
Mercedes (15t) 36 46
Mercedes (7.5t) 5 11
Mercedes-Benz A-Class 24 50
Mercedes-Benz B-Class 66 87
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 536 656
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2 7
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class 116 77
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 20 39
Mercedes-Benz E-Class 222 89
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 31 60
Mercedes-Benz M-Class 194 126
Mercedes-Benz R-Class 35 25
Mercedes-Benz S-Class 14 39
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 7 21
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 29 31
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 225 195
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Bus 2 4
Mercedes-Benz Vario 0 0
Mercedes-Benz Viano 7 7
Mercedes-Benz Vito 123 108
Mercedes-Benz Vito Wagon 4 17
Mercedes-Benz Total 1,832 1,695


Change of +8.1%


Mitsubishi 2009 2008
Mitsubishi 380 1 418
Mitsubishi Colt 145 336
Mitsubishi Colt Cabriolet 0 1
Mitsubishi Express 227 326
Mitsubishi Grandis 17 48
Mitsubishi Lancer 1,188 1,520
Mitsubishi Outlander 412 658
Mitsubishi Pajero 393 516
Mitsubishi Triton 4X2 634 633
Mitsubishi Triton 4X4 904 678
Mitsubishi Total 3,921 5,134


Change of -23.6%


Nissan 2009 2008
Nissan 350Z 17 49
Nissan 370Z 102 0
Nissan Dualis 171 258
Nissan GT-R 45 0
Nissan Maxima 10 75
Nissan Micra 341 544
Nissan Murano 258 67
Nissan Navara 4X2 206 197
Nissan Navara 4X4 1,740 1,589
Nissan Pathfinder 272 242
Nissan Patrol PU/CC 194 269
Nissan Patrol Wagon 262 434
Nissan Tiida 377 632
Nissan X-Trail 587 717
Nissan Total 4,582 5,073


Change of -9.7%


Subaru 2009 2008
Subaru Forester 1,282 1,423
Subaru Impreza 1,008 788
Subaru Liberty 260 541
Subaru Outback 247 320
Subaru Tribeca 168 145
Subaru Total 2,965 3,217


Change of -7.8%


Toyota 2009 2008
Toyota Aurion 1,344 1,618
Toyota Avensis 62 88
Toyota Camry (4 cyl) 1,355 1,933
Toyota Coaster 18 76
Toyota Corolla 2,583 3,668
Toyota Hiace Bus 110 331
Toyota Hiace Van 675 919
Toyota Hilux 4X2 1,459 1,611
Toyota Hilux 4X4 1,721 2,303
Toyota Kluger 1,049 1,235
Toyota Landcruiser PU/CC 450 627
Toyota Landcruiser Wagon 593 1,156
Toyota Prado 1,032 1,435
Toyota Prius 173 373
Toyota RAV4 1,075 1,165
Toyota Tarago 127 229
Toyota Yaris 1,655 1,987
Toyota Total 15,481 20,754


Change of -25.4%


Volkswagen 2009 2008
Volkswagen Caddy 167 172
Volkswagen Caddy Life/Camper 23 22
Volkswagen Caravelle 11 18
Volkswagen Crafter 26 35
Volkswagen Eos 91 231
Volkswagen Golf 953 1,229
Volkswagen Jetta 114 202
Volkswagen Kombi 0 0
Volkswagen Kombi Beach 0 0
Volkswagen Multivan 23 24
Volkswagen New Beetle 21 52
Volkswagen New Beetle Cabrio 12 19
Volkswagen Passat 187 278
Volkswagen Passat CC 79 0
Volkswagen Polo 119 105
Volkswagen Tiguan 581 111
Volkswagen Touareg 63 125
Volkswagen Transporter 118 161
Volkswagen Transporter C/C 24 28
Volkswagen Total 2,612 2,812


Change of -7.1%

[phillyc]

Originally Posted by Wretched

Ford Falcon 2,846 3,320
Holden Commodore 3,683 4,215
Honda Accord 505 953
Honda Accord Euro 483 379
Mitsubishi 380 1 418
Toyota Aurion 1,344 1,618
Toyota Camry (4 cyl) 1,355 1,933

Talk about the a segment getting bashed around :( With Accord V6 copping the biggest hit.

380 = Goneski%
Accord V6 -47.0%.
Camry -29.9%.
Aurion -16.9%
Falcon -14.2%
C'dore -12.6%
Euro +27.4%

Total -20.4%, which means at least Falcon (and C'dore) bettered the segment and overall market.

Luckily the Aussie Utes had solid months!

NB I realise the Accord Euro & Camry are both 4 bangers and aren't officially in the segment, but they do compete IMO.

[imugli]

Good to see Ford gaining market share.
Hyundai have to be rapt though, don't they? +32%!!!

[EDManual]

Is ford going to get an RTV back in the dealerships?

Thats a car that people want...a mate of mine wanted one, couldnt get one so bought a new hilux 4x4 single cab tray....

[AUXRVIII]

Originally Posted by EDManual

Is ford going to get an RTV back in the dealerships?

Thats a car that people want...a mate of mine wanted one, couldnt get one so bought a new hilux 4x4 single cab tray....

Why would he buy a 4x4 if he wanted an RTV which is 4x2, what's wrong with Ranger 4x2 high rider model or even a Ranger 4x4, it's a much better vehicle than Hilux, especially the interior.