A record month following a record year.
Almost everyone had an increase in sales, except for Holden (a marginal fall) and Mitsubishi (a major slump)
These manufacturers had record months: (plagerised from goauto.com.au)
* Mazda Australia posted record January retail sales of 3931 for 6.1 per cent market share. That included 1400 orders for the Mazda3 small car during its first two weeks on sale, compared with an anticipated weekly order rate of 425.
* Honda claimed a best-ever January sales result, selling 3174 units in January, achieving the highest market share (4.9 per cent) since January 2000
* Subaru achieved record January sales of 2508 vehicles. This represents 3.9 per cent of the vehicle market for the month and is 330 units ahead of Subaru's previous January record of 2178 vehicles in 2003.
* Kia sales are up a massive 73.2 per cent, making the Korean car maker the fastest growing car maker in Australia and securing its position in the top ten list of Australian car brands.
* Chrysler Jeep sold 577 units in January, representing a 32 per cent increase on last year's mark.
more info: http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/498896F1151DC10ECA256E31000153BE
Almost everyone had an increase in sales, except for Holden (a marginal fall) and Mitsubishi (a major slump)
These manufacturers had record months: (plagerised from goauto.com.au)
* Mazda Australia posted record January retail sales of 3931 for 6.1 per cent market share. That included 1400 orders for the Mazda3 small car during its first two weeks on sale, compared with an anticipated weekly order rate of 425.
* Honda claimed a best-ever January sales result, selling 3174 units in January, achieving the highest market share (4.9 per cent) since January 2000
* Subaru achieved record January sales of 2508 vehicles. This represents 3.9 per cent of the vehicle market for the month and is 330 units ahead of Subaru's previous January record of 2178 vehicles in 2003.
* Kia sales are up a massive 73.2 per cent, making the Korean car maker the fastest growing car maker in Australia and securing its position in the top ten list of Australian car brands.
* Chrysler Jeep sold 577 units in January, representing a 32 per cent increase on last year's mark.
more info: http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/498896F1151DC10ECA256E31000153BE
