November New Car Sales Up 2.86% in Valley
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Mahoning Valley car dealers sold 1,941 new vehicles in November, the Automobile Dealers Association of Eastern Ohio reports, a 2.86% increase over the same month last year. In November 2013, 1,887 new cars and trucks were sold.
The top-selling model was the Lordstown-built Chevrolet Cruze, which sold 155 units, a 9.9% increase from the same period last year. Year-to-date, 2,318 Cruzes have been sold in Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties.
Rounding out the top five in November are the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with 95 units sold, Ford F-150 with 73, Chevrolet Equinox selling 71 and the Ford Escape with 66 units sold.
The top 12 best-selling cars in the Valley are all American-made, with the Kia Optima -- which moved 27 units -- being 13th on the list. Only 15 of the top 40 cars in the three counties are foreign-made.
Combined new and used sales rose 1.55% to 5,027 vehicles. In total, 68,174 cars, trucks and vans have been sold in the Mahoning Valley during the first 11 months of 2014.
Among dealerships, Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Boardman took the top spot for new car sales, selling 129 vehicles, 27 more than in November 2013. Closing out the top five are Taylor Kia, Boardman, selling 107; Columbiana Buick Cadillac Chevrolet, Columbiana, which sold 103; Greenwood Chevrolet, Austintown, selling 97; and Bob & Chuck Eddy Chrysler Dodge Jeep, which sold 86 units.
Year-to-date new car sales are up 7.96% over 2013. Through last month, 27,745 new cars and trucks have been sold in 2014, compared to 25,700 through the same time last year.
Copyright 2014 The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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