December Fit sales decreased 1.5 percent, to 5,039.
"American Honda's sales mirror the industry's current condition," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

 

LOL, they sold 1 Honda Accord Hybrid in Dec 08, not 2, but 1...

 

well, probably didn't count my GE8 cause i bought it like 2 days from end of year.

 

Ha, I was at the Honda dealership the other day with my gf to look at a car for her, just after a messy snowstorm. An S2000 was warming up for a test drive and all our salesman said was, "God bless 'em." 72 sold, and I'm sure at least 71 of those were not in New England.

 

hahaha S2000 + snow = ultimate fail.

 

Eye opener: Chrysler down 60%!

 

Honda must be so proud of themselves for coming out with the Fit. Imagine the sales figures overall without the Fit?

FIT SAVES THE DAY/YEAR!!!

 

That is a pretty big drop considering you are comparing the old model to the new model.

Crap, I knew I should have waited when I bought in August for MSRP.

Oh well. I love the car. Thats the price I pay for having the newest technology.

 

Chrysler was down 53%, not 60%

 

I don't know where you got your figure, but here's mine:

The following automakers have reported December sales data (keep checking here as we will continue to update this page):Acura, down 39.3 percent to 10,680.
Audi, down 9.3 percent to 7,712.
Buick, down 38.1 percent to 8,909.
BMW, down 40.2 percent to 18,060.
Cadillac, down 38.3 percent to 13,235.
Chevrolet, down 25.8 percent to 137,691.
Chrysler, down 60 percent to 19,453.
Dodge, down 52 percent to 47,269.
Ford, down 33.1 percent to 116,188.
GMC, down 34.5 percent to 29,783.
Honda, down 34 percent to 75,405.
Hummer, down 59.3 percent to 2,170.
Infiniti, down 34.6 percent to 8,273.
Jeep, down 48 percent to 23,091.
Lexus, down 32.4 percent to 23,362.
Lincoln, down 9.1 percent to 9,053.
Mercedes-Benz, down 32.1 percent to 18,507.
Mercury, down 29.8 percent to 8,873.
Mini, up 0.1 percent to 3,566.
Mitsubishi, down 22.6 percent to 4,570.
Nissan, down 30 percent to 53,829.
Pontiac, down 45.6 percent to 16,446.
Saab, down 57.1 percent to 1,179.
Saturn, down 30.9 percent to 12,570.
Subaru, down 7.7 percent to 17,287.
Toyota, down 37.5 percent to 118,587.
Volkswagen, down 14.4 percent to 17,577.
Volvo, down 47 percent to 4,953.


Link to article:


[Updated] 2008 sales figures released: Bleak across the board

 

Do a Google search for: "Chrysler sales december 2008" and you will find the first five articles mention 53% down. It was also reported by Brian Williams on 1/5/2009 the NBC Nightly News. Check it out.

 

Quote from Left Lane News article:

" Including all three brands, Chrysler’s sales dropped a massive 53 percent over December 2008 sales, though the automaker actually sold 15 percent more vehicles in December than it did in November. Overall 2008 sales were down an even 30 percent, however. Chrysler division sales were hit the worst, with the automaker pushing out just 19,453 cars in December, representing a 60 percent drop over the same period in 2007 "

Isn't it nice when both sides are right?

 

Yay FIT!

And that's a combination of the last body style and the current body style.

It's the combination of the features that draws a vast audience to the vehicle. Other cars just don't do that. The FIT is especially good because it does haul just about anything.

It can be a family car. It can be a sporty car. It can be an economy car. It can be a race car. It can be a senior's car. It can be anything. It's not just the seats that are magic!