At the close of the 3rd quarter many manufacturers will take a look back assess their position and make the final assualt to sell more cars than they did last year.
With a shaky market, and tight consumer lending in place, it has been a tough job for everyone, but there are a few clear cut winners for the year so far.
With 230 selling days completed, coincidently the same as last year, all of the various reporting methods converge on a singular figure and can be judged equally.
Who is doing the best job beating last years figures and who is dragging their heels?
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|
2007 CYTD
|
2006 CYTD
|
%
|
|
Ferrari
|
1,303
|
1,051
|
24.0%
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
105,826
|
90,104
|
17.4%
|
|
Lincoln
|
102,449
|
89,494
|
14.5%
|
|
Saturn
|
187,882
|
168,180
|
11.7%
|
|
Bentley
|
2,959
|
2,692
|
9.9%
|
|
Audi
|
68,479
|
62,579
|
9.4%
|
|
Mazda
|
228,396
|
209,239
|
9.2%
|
|
Maserati
|
1,679
|
1,546
|
8.6%
|
|
BMW
|
216,337
|
200,063
|
8.1%
|
|
Jeep
|
363669
|
337883
|
7.6%
|
|
Land
Rover
|
36,074
|
33,527
|
7.6%
|
|
Mini
|
31,936
|
29,770
|
7.3%
|
|
Infiniti
|
93,824
|
88,246
|
6.3%
|
|
GMC
|
381,238
|
363,236
|
5.0%
|
|
Kia
|
232,043
|
221,997
|
4.5%
|
|
Nissan
|
719,229
|
688,118
|
4.5%
|
|
Honda
|
1,056,794
|
1,011,420
|
4.5%
|
|
Lexus
|
244656
|
234474
|
4.3%
|
|
Toyota
|
1756990
|
1694022
|
3.7%
|
|
Mercedes-Benz
|
180,387
|
177,136
|
1.8%
|
|
Suzuki
|
82,000
|
81,328
|
0.8%
|
|
Hyundai
|
358,407
|
359,259
|
-0.2%
|
|
Porsche
|
26,278
|
26,411
|
-0.5%
|
|
Maybach
|
131
|
135
|
-3.0%
|
|
Dodge
|
806,477
|
835,065
|
-3.4%
|
|
Volkswagen
|
175,079
|
182,174
|
-3.9%
|
|
Saab
|
25,685
|
27,586
|
-6.9%
|
|
Subaru
|
138,620
|
148,882
|
-6.9%
|
|
Chevrolet
|
1,748,548
|
1,878,166
|
-6.9%
|
|
Acura
|
136,726
|
149,090
|
-8.3%
|
|
Cadillac
|
154,982
|
169,997
|
-8.8%
|
|
Volvo
|
80,991
|
89,876
|
-9.9%
|
|
Chrysler
|
408,677
|
455,000
|
-10.2%
|
|
Mercury
|
129,743
|
146,418
|
-11.4%
|
|
Pontiac
|
276,589
|
321,953
|
-14.1%
|
|
Ford
|
1,620,925
|
1,911,193
|
-15.2%
|
|
Rolls
Royce
|
227
|
270
|
-15.9%
|
|
Isuzu
|
5,534
|
6,774
|
-18.3%
|
|
Hummer
|
42,760
|
53,236
|
-19.7%
|
|
Buick
|
143,915
|
191,041
|
-24.7%
|
|
Jaguar
|
12,017
|
16,508
|
-27.2%
|