10/01/2009 - TORRANCE, Calif. -
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted total September vehicle sales of 77,229, a decline of 23.3 percent compared to September 2008, based on the daily selling rate*. Honda Division posted September sales of 69,970, a decline of 22.5 percent versus September 2008.
Honda total car sales decreased by 20.4 percent, to 41,982. Honda light-truck sales decreased 25.4 percent, to 27,988. Pilot sales increased 0.5 percent, to 5,438.
The Acura Division posted sales of 7,259, a decline of 30.3 percent compared to September 2008. The MDX was the brand's best-selling vehicle with 2,220 units sold.
*The daily selling rate is calculated with 25 days for September 2009 and 24 days for September 2008. The year-to-date daily selling rate is calculated with 229 days for 2009 and 230 days for 2008. All percentages reflect the daily selling rate.
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Fit sales dropped dramatically compared to last year, a whole 51.6%. It looks like post-clunkers sales have dropped back to the expected levels. With inventories depleted, many people are probably waiting for the 2010s to arrive so they can get what they want. According to truecar.com, current prices are also very high for any remaining 09s, most likely due to low inventory. Prices probably won't go down until late Nov. or Dec. when dealerships are full of cars again, but with the recession being unofficially over, don't expect to get the good deals from earlier this year.
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