by Ryan Randazzo - Sept. 18, 2012 11:52 AM
The Republic | azcentral.com
As automobile sales have continued to climb in Arizona, Ford Motor Co. is reporting that it recorded a 30 percent jump in August.
The state sales data, although not as current as Ford's, show that auto sales also are on the rebound, though far below their historic, pre-recession highs. In June, auto sales were up 22 percent in Arizona, according to the Department of Revenue.
The data from Ford indicate those gains continued through the summer, which could be good news for state sales-tax collections.
But motor-vehicle sales in Arizona remain well below where they were before the recession. In June, they were $554 million throughout the state, compared with $454 million in June 2011.
But before the recession battered sales, they were much higher, ranging from $711 million to as high as $827 million for the same month from 2004 to 2007.
Ford reported that for August:
Overall sales rose 30 percent.
Car sales rose 49 percent.
Truck sales rose 22 percent.
The Ford Focus was the top seller, posting a 182 percent increase over last August.
Fusion Hybrid sales were up 50 percent.
Lincoln sales were up 209 percent.
The company reports a shift toward smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, especially as fuel prices continued to rise through the summer.
But full-size pickup-truck sales also are increasing and could get a further boost toward the end of the year when trucks typically are the focus of marketing efforts, the company reported.
19 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2012/09/05/20120905randazzo-ariz-auto-sales-show-modest-rebound.html
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