TL Posts Record Sales
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 1-- Strong demand for the TL
performance luxury sedan pushed Acura November sales to 13,882 units based on
the daily selling rate, the division announced today. Acura year-to-date
sales of 190,989 rose 7.2 percent versus 2004.
The TL performance luxury sedan set a November record, up 0.9 percent
compared to 2004. TL sales of 6,134 surpassed the previous November record of
5,839 vehicles set last year. Year-to-date TL sales reached 70,943 units, up
0.7 percent. Despite limited availability, TSX sports sedan sales remained
strong, with November results of 1,274 units, pushing year-to-date sales to
31,833, up 16.8 percent.
"We are right on track to shatter the previous all-time sales record for
Acura, " said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, sales. "We are looking
forward to a strong close next month."
The RSX sports coupe posted monthly sales of 1,521 units, up 9.1 percent
compared to 2004. Year-to-date RSX sales reached 19,296 units.
Monthly percentages are based on 25 selling days for this month versus 24
days for last November. Annual sales percentages are based on 280 selling
days year-to-date versus 281 for 2004.
Acura Vehicle Sales For November 2005
Month-to-Date Year-to-Date
November November DSR** November November DSR**
2005 2004 % Chg. 2005 2004 % Chg.
Acura Division
Total 13,882 15,532 -14.2% 190,989 178,773 7.2%
RSX 1,521 1,338 9.1% 19,296 20,224 -4.2%
CL * 0 0 1 283 -99.6%
TL * 6,134 5,839 0.9% 70,943 70,684 0.7%
TSX 1,274 1,281 -4.5% 31,833 27,361 16.8%
RL 1,298 1,941 -35.8% 16,294 6,786 141.0%
NSX 7 9 -25.3% 196 168 17.1%
MDX * 3,648 5,124 -31.7% 52,426 53,267 -1.2%
Selling Days 25 24 280 281
* Acura vehicles are made of domestic and global sourced parts.
** Daily Selling Rate
November '05 Records Broken
Current Previous
Sales Record
Acura Division TL 6,134 5,839 Nov-04
SOURCE Acura