Car Sales Jump In April As Consumers Flock To Small Cars

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April car sales kept going strong, fueled by strong consumer demand for small cars and growing consumer confidence.

General Motors' sales spiked 26%, taking back its spot at the biggest auto seller after losing the role in March to Ford. And Ford's sales were up 10%.

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Comments

[Aria Aric]

08:09 AM on 05/07/2011

Honda continuously has a positive sales report as compared to other as they has done some good work on customer service and introducing good cars.

http://www.indiandrives.com

[loki]

01:57 PM on 05/04/2011

for the price of any new car, you can pay for a lot of gas. A whole lot of gas once you add in the taxes, insurance , etc... ontop of the payment and interest. I have a 96 honda accord that gets 32 mpg constantly and runs like a top. you can pick up cars like this in really good shape for a couple grand every day of the week. So lets see, say a $2500 30 mpg car which emits about the same amount of pollutants as a new [ even hybrid when you figure the manufacturing pollution of the car itself and the batteries], that even if you spent another 10 grand fixing up to be the most fantastic car you could imagine that will last you 200+k miles and cost you couple hundred a year for insurance, or a new 24k car that gets 32 mph , that will cost you at least a grand a year for insurance on top of the $500 car payment. Hmmm,,, Since I buy a car for transportation and dont give a darn if people are impressed with it or not, I will gladly go for the 96 honda. Heck, I can even get a 2005 honda for a a lot less and it still looks like a new car.but it doesnt have to be honda, just a decent high mpg car. New cars are a waste in this economy.

[Tom95134]

01:05 PM on 05/04/2011

If you don't need a car right now you should wait until Japan Inc. gets their car and parts manufacturing back up to speed. You will see prices drop and rebates soar as Japan moves to recapture the market and Detroit defends their gains.

[Longtimeliberal]

06:15 AM on 05/04/2011

Hooray for the USA and thank you Mr. President for saving the auto industry. I am going to buy a energy efficient call but there are some new technologies coming out that I am waiting for.

[Kai-HK]

06:13 AM on 05/04/2011

Excellent example of how free markets and capitalism are saving the planet.

The flight to more efficient vehicles in the wake of rising oil prices is exactly the price-signally we would expect when markets are given free reign to indicate what consumer preferences are. In this case, more efficient cars. It is this type of price signaling that allows producers to more efficiently deploy capital and that consumers more efficiently purchase products.

The waste on green initiatives by Obama, et al, could not do it, but the markets can. The power of the consumer dictates green investment, not a top-down central planning approach that squanders resources…which is really a high-speed train to serfdom.

Kai

[MajorKong]

11:08 AM on 05/04/2011

Oh you'll get your serfdom all right.

Right after the "free market" gets done shipping anything that resembles a middle-class job overseas.

[Kai-HK]

09:25 PM on 05/12/2011

MajorKong:

How has free markets shipped jobs overseas? We manufacture and export double what we did in 1976, the last time we ran a trade surplus. And we still account for 20% of global manufacturing output, similar to what it was in 1980 (21%), despite having just 6% of the global population. So if we are making more, how is it that ‘free markets’ shipping jobs overseas has anything to do with it? Our GDP is larger, the cost of consumer goods have dropped, and we are the epicenter of a new industry that did not exist 30 years ago (info, IT, technology, etc). Free markets created those new industries and jobs, while not costing any jobs through the loss of manufacturing…since we MAKE MORE.

Kai

[BVictor1]

01:26 AM on 05/04/2011

I'm in the market for a new vehicle and I'd like to buy American...

I hope my baby can hold out until February when the Auto Show comes to town.

I have a 2000 Chevy Astro with 155,000 miles on it. It's the little things that are starting to breakdown and I'm tired of investing money into it. I kind of like the Equinox.

Personally I think that the government should stay invested in the auto industry. We the People are the government, and with the publics money invested in the business, maybe they'd be more inclined to work on technology that'll allow cars to get 75 MPG.

And not just the smaller cars.

[loki]

01:59 PM on 05/04/2011

they might be assembled here, or Mexico, or Canada, or Brazil, etc.. they might be called American cars, even though the companies are now multinationals, but the parts almost exclusively come from over seas cheap labor.
There is no "American Car" anymore.

[loki]

02:02 PM on 05/04/2011

by the way, I know someone who just bought an equinox. She actually found the only way she could afford it was to take out a loan on her house, which she has already paid off, and make payments on the car for 30 years. She couldn't have afforded it others wise and she has one good job and another part time job, but also has 3 kids. Cars are just too expensive these days.

[traceymarie]

06:48 PM on 05/04/2011

oh please, either your friend is a blithering idiot or you are lying

[bluejoni2525]

12:53 AM on 05/04/2011

To my friends on the left you talk the talk now walk the walk and ONLY buy UNION !!!!

[daultman463]

10:55 AM on 05/04/2011

LOLLOL!!! Do you really think liberals are going to buy a union made car?? They love unions and their votes but they gotta have those toyota`s and honda`s. You really don`t think liberals would actually support unions when it counts do you my friend?

[MajorKong]

11:09 AM on 05/04/2011

I thought us libs all drove Cadillacs that we bought with our welfare checks?

[OmnesOmnibus]

12:18 AM on 05/04/2011

Guess what? Many of these models exist because the Obama administration has pushed for them, not to mention the ones by Chrysler and GM which exist because he acted decisively to save an American industry and jobs.

[Realistic Perspectives]

11:21 PM on 05/03/2011

I really do love my 1996 Mitsubishi Montero(with well over 100k miles, and before that my Chevy C1500 with the 350ci fuel injected goodness. However I think I know the secret. Ready America?

GAS PRICES WILL NOT FALL AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO PAY FOR AND CONSUME THE STAGGERING AMOUNTS OF FUEL WE USE.

Anyone wonder why we do not have robust public transportation? Because we just love our cars. How high does gas per gallon need to rise to before we Americans wisen up? $7, $8, $9...

Really, if you are big oil... Would you slash profits, or continue to search for the price ceiling?

What I do not know is the trick. That trick is rallying our voices in so that our elected representatives focus on OUR internal issues with an increased sense of urgency. Considering that we can launch mi$$le$ at countries at will. Was this budgeted? I don't think so. How about spending them tax receipts on something we can all benefit from.

It is time for an alternative to those cars we do so love. Until then, I also will buy a more fuel efficient vehicle (it's time anyways).

[loki]

02:05 PM on 05/04/2011

you know, years ago when TV was free, and there was no cell service to pay for, Internet and all the aps and websites and much more you have these days, people could actually save money. Nowadays, your almost forced to spend more than you make every week. Its crazy.

[msjimmied]

11:15 PM on 05/03/2011

Japanese auto sales are down 51% because of Fukushima. Enough with the "green shoots" nit already.

[TresJolie7]

10:16 PM on 05/03/2011

I see Americans are finally starting to learn their lesson. Now if only we can make some more investments in public transportation, high-speed rail & green energy, we'd be in business!

[Michael GE]

10:53 PM on 05/03/2011

Hmm, actually, when years ago I watched J. Cameron's Dark Angel I always thought it was kind of funny that you saw every now and then a Mercedes Smart standing or driving around. Until I much later noticed: While that car was and is a very common sight here in any larger city, it was most likely pretty unknown (and very sci-fi looking) to the US. I actually consider to get one as my next car, especially since you never have to bother finding a parking lot (it fits usually in any standarized parking lot at a right angle to the supposed parking position).

[traceymarie]

06:50 PM on 05/04/2011

looks like a covered golf cart and just as unsafe on the highways.

[Nick9075]

07:52 PM on 05/03/2011

Still most cars don't Last over 100,000 miles without thousands in repairs. Haven't gotten a Toyota or honda over 130k miles ever

[RhiannonRings]

08:24 PM on 05/03/2011

Wow, we've gotten 200K+ on ours.

[ConsensusReality]

08:32 PM on 05/03/2011

Same here...200,000 plus...might try changing the oil once in a while.

[fxtrade]

06:21 PM on 05/03/2011

Showing the Chevy Cruze in the picture, 42mpg. Also all the bells and whistles and 12 airbags. Great car.

[local21]

06:28 PM on 05/03/2011

great value

[loki]

02:13 PM on 05/04/2011

42 is EPA rating, which is whatever the car manufactures pay them to say. I remember when Clinton ask for higher MPG cars we were told it would cost billions and take decades to get over 30 mph on most American cars. Then when it was required later , it was like overnight the EPA rating went up on every car made. Amazing isn't it??? Read the real fuel mileage ratings like at Edmond's and you'll quickly see the EPA rating is bogus.

[mcartri]

05:19 PM on 05/03/2011

I don't sell Hyundais, nor any of my relatives or friends. That said, I bought a 2011 Hyundai Sonata & my daughter a 2011 Hyundai Elantra. She gets about 40-mpg on the road & I get close to it. We also have 60,000-mi. bumper-to-bumper warranties & 100,000-mi. power train warranties. They are assembled in Alabama, are good looking & run great. I checked-out Consumer's Report magazine and we test drove different manufacturers models before choosing the Hyundais. Love them.

[stape45]

06:02 PM on 05/03/2011

I'm a member of the "Sonata Club" myself. One of my daughters ALMOST chose Hyundai (Santa Fe), but ultimately chose Ford's Edge.

[MajorKong]

09:31 PM on 05/03/2011

I've had a couple of Sonatas as rentals and they seem to be pretty nice.

[skye12]

05:17 PM on 05/03/2011

It's about time Americans give up these ridiculous SUV's and pickups. They should
be some sort of penalty tax for owning one, say $1000 a year to local governments.