December Sales of New Autos Up 20% in Valley
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Sales of new cars and trucks rose considerably during December, posting a 20% increase compared to the same month a year earlier, says the monthly report of the Automobile Dealers Association of Eastern Ohio.
Sales of new vehicles were also 16.2% better throughout all of 2013 than in 2012, the data show.
New-vehicle dealers in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties sold 1,928 cars and trucks during the month compared to 1,607 in December 2012.
Dealers also reported they sold 27,628 new vehicles in 2013 compared to 23,760 in 2012.
Topping the five best-selling new autos for the month was the Chevrolet Cruze with 165 sold, the auto dealers’ report shows. Second was the Chevrolet Equinox with 109 sold; third the Chevrolet Malibu with 94; fourth was the Ford F-150 pickup truck with 75; and fifth was the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup with 67 new units sold.
Greenwood Chevrolet, Austintown, sold 155 new units during the month, while Bob and Chuck Eddy Chrysler Dodge Jeep in Austintown sold 96. Sweeney Chevrolet in Boardman reported it sold 94 new vehicles during December; Stadium GM Superstore in Salem reported 87; and Taylor Kia of Boardman rounded out the top-five volume dealers in the three-county region with 79.
Copyright 2014 The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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