Acura Announces June 2008 Sales Results
TSX posts best-ever June sales
TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- The TSX sports sedan posted best-ever June sales, making it Acura's top-selling vehicle for the month as the luxury division posted June sales of 12,456 units, down 16.4 percent* based on the daily-selling-rate. Acura year-to-date sales of 77,914 are down 14.3 percent versus 2007.
In just its second full month on sale, the redesigned TSX sports sedan set a new June record with sales of 3,869 units, surpassing the previous record of 3,414 set in 2007. Year-to-date sales TSX reached 17,683, up 2.2 percent compared to last year.
"The TSX is receiving a tremendous response from customers who want it all -- performance, luxury and fuel efficiency," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of sales. "The all-new TSX is clearly the right product at the right time."
The TL performance luxury sedan posted June sales of 3,454 units, bringing year-to-date sales to 23,681. Additionally, the MDX luxury SUV was Acura's top-selling light truck with monthly sales of 3,425 units. Year-to-date MDX sales reached 24,562 units.
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*The daily selling rate is calculated with 24 selling days for June 2008 versus 27 selling days for June 2007. Year-to-date sales based on 153 days for 2008 versus 154 days for 2007.
Month-to-Date Year-to-Date June June DSR** June June DSR** 2008 2007 % Chg. 2008 2007 % Chg. Acura Division Total 12,456 16,766 -16.4% 77,914 91,540 -14.3% RSX 0 4 1 291 -99.7% TL * 3,454 6,221 -37.5% 23,681 31,035 -23.2% TSX 3,869 3,414 27.5% 17,683 17,421 2.2% RL 369 624 -33.5% 2,659 3,482 -23.1% MDX * 3,425 4,639 -16.9% 24,562 27,027 -8.5% RDX * 1,339 1,864 -19.2% 9,328 12,283 -23.6% Selling Days 24 27 153 154 * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic and global sourced parts. ** Daily Selling Rate