Certified Preowned Sales Flat in August

Washington DC September 20, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Certified Pre-Owned sales for August were flat compared to August of 2005, down by 0.3 percent to 145,649 units, according to Autodata Corp.

Autodata found the market share for domestic brands down 2.7 percent to 46.8 percent, while the share for Asian brands was up 3.4 percent to 37.7 percent.

Autodata also noted certified sales for the month came in 6 percent higher than July when there were 25 selling days, reports Auto Remarketing.

Brands that enjoyed successful months of CPO sales included Lexus, up 3.7 percent over August 2005, and Toyota, with a third consecutive month of over 23,000 units sold.

AIADA affinity partner Carfax is a leader in the Certified-Pre-Owned field, with expertise in 22 OEM CPO programs.