I just seen that the TSX solds around 4500 vehicles in the month of May & sales are up by 54% compared to last yr. This is awesome for Acura!!!

 

Yes, and an all time monthly record too. I wonder what the mix was between 08 and 09's?

 

...hence the justification in having lower lease/purchase rate....make less money on individual deals but move LOTS of cars....

 

Wow. Nice.

 

Up 54% from last year? Not to piss on the parade but theres a new model and an ad campaign; so they might have been expecting 100% increase for all we know. Maybe 54% comes as a great disapointment.

 

Bam! The sales goal for this car is 40k per year, this is 3333 per month. I'm sure some of these are '08 sales, but this is a great start. I predicted that this car would sell as well or better than the previous car and it looks like it's on track.

 

maybe they can justify a type-s with a more powerful engine now?

 

I highly doubt that Acura expected to sell this many vehicles, especially in todays rough economic market & the amount of competition out there. 54% is a huge step for a vehicle that has less horsepower than the competitors & is somewhat of a conservative design.

 

Link to Acura's press release.

http://www.hondanews.com/categories/793/releases/4529

 

No doubt this car caters to a wider market. Great start, but obviously a few - 1500-2000 units??? were 08's being moved out at huge discounts? What's your best guess Colin?

 

Sorry for the off topic post but Jesus, 53,299 Civic sold in May.

 

No idea. I do know that none of our TSX sales were '08s since we were out of automatics in February. IMO watch for sales to dip next month as supply issues start to come up.

 

sorry if i missed it, but are those 2008 model year or 2009 model year sales figures OR combined?

 

They don't separate the two for this report. Somebody knows the split, but I doubt we'll ever find out.

 

Acura Announces May Sales Results
All-New TSX Shattered Model's All-Time Sales Record


TORRANCE, Calif. - 06/03/2008

In its first full month of sales, the all-new 2009 Acura TSX posted its best month in the model's history with 4,564 units sold- topping the previous mark of 3,911 set in April of 2006. So strong are TSX sales that for the first time ever, it topped the monthly sales of TL and MDX. Acura sales for May were 14,893 units, down 9.9 percent based on Daily Selling Rate* while year-to-date sales totaled 65,458 units, down 13.8 percent compared to 2007.

"Even the luxury market appears to be taking a hard look at high fuel prices," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of sales. "Record sales of the all-new 2009 TSX indicate that its combination of a powerful and efficient i-VTEC® 4-cylinder engine, bold styling and Acura's trademark driving character are what the market desires."

Eclipsing the previous best-ever TSX monthly sales record by 16.7 percent and shattering the previous May total by 53.7 percent, the totally redesigned 2009 TSX is proving popular right off the start. The all-new 2009 TSX is larger, more agile and more luxurious than ever before, raising the standards significantly for Acura's entry-level sedan. Major advances in handling, interior comfort, customer-relevant technology and safety features all contribute to the new TSX's appeal. Moreover, the TSX's improvements in fuel economy, along with a reduction in emissions are especially important considering today's high fuel prices. Strong initial sales of the 2009 TSX indicate that smart packaging and good fuel economy are of increasing importance to consumers.

The second-best selling Acura model in May was the TL performance luxury sedan, with 4,294 units. In addition, Acura light-truck sales for the MDX luxury SUV were 4,277 units, while the turbocharged RDX crossover SUV sold 1,368 units.

For media information and high-resolution photos of all Acura vehicles, please visit www.acuranews.com. For consumer information, please visit www.acura.com.

*The daily selling rate is calculated with 27 selling days for May 2008 versus 26 selling days for May 2007. Year-to-date sales based on 129 days for 2008 versus 127 days for 2007.





All-Time Record Civic Sales Top 53,000 in May as American Honda Reports Best Month Ever
Honda Civic, Fit and Acura TSX break all-time records Text Only
06/03/2008 - TORRANCE, Calif. -

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., May sales of 167,997, up 11.3 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis(1), shattered the company's all-time sales record for any month as Civic sales reached 53,299, up 28.3 percent versus last May and surpassing the previous monthly record for any car in the lineup.

New all-time records set in May included (previous record in parentheses):

* American Honda total vehicle sales of 167,997 (August 2007:158,342)
* American Honda total car sales of 114,796 (August 2002: 95,686)
* Honda Division total vehicle sales of 153,104 (August 2007: 141,906)
* Honda Division total car sales of 105,548 (August 2003: 84,390)
* Honda Civic Sales of 53,299 (May 2007: 39,993)
* Honda Civic Hybrid sales of 4,676 (May 2007: 4,520)
* Honda Fit sales of 8,205 (March 2008: 6,835)
* Acura TSX sales of 4,564 (April 2006: 3,911)

"The dramatic increase in car sales appears to be one of the most profound shifts in automotive buying patterns in more than a decade," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda. "Record sales of the Honda Civic clearly demonstrate an accelerated trend toward fuel efficiency."

Honda Division sales of 153,104 increased 13.9 percent for the month as total car sales reached 105,548, up 30.7 percent. The Honda Civic, with sales of 53,299, set a new monthly sales record for any model in the Honda lineup, surpassing the previous record of 49,098 set in August 2003 by the Accord.

May 2008 Accord sales of 43,728, up 31.9 percent versus last year, set a new May record, surpassing the previous high of 43,589 set in May 2004. The CR-V set a new May mark of 19,959, exceeding the previous record of 19,513 set in 2007. Honda Division reported truck sales of 47,556, a decrease of 11.4 percent. Year-to-date Honda Division sales are up 5.4 percent to 590,361.

Acura Division sales totaled 14,893. Sales of the completely redesigned 2009 TSX sports sedan increased 53.7 percent and set a new all-time record of 4,564, exceeding the previous record of 3,911 set in April 2006.

American Honda reported May truck sales of 53,201, a decrease of 12.1 percent. Year-to-date American Honda sales increased 3.1 percent to 655,819.

(1) All percentages in this release reflect the daily selling rate as calculated with 27 days for May 2008, versus 26 for 2007. Year to date, the daily selling rate is calculated with 129 days for 2008, versus 127 for 2007.

For more information about Honda vehicles, please visit www.honda.com. For media inquiries, please go to www.hondanews.com. For more information about Acura vehicles, please visit www.acura.com. For media inquiries, please go to www.acuranews.com.

 

Fuel efficient cars FTW. People are finally waking up.

 

Ha Ha, my brother (who hates all things cars) must be dancing in the streets! He wants to sell his Odyssey and get a Mazda 5. I see that is up 43% so he probably wont be able to find one anywhere.....

 

I'm interested in getting an Odyssey but I'm concerned about how there value will be affected in the future by the price of gas. A wagon or 5 door isn't nearly big enough for my current needs.

 

I'm getting (wife actually) 17-18MPG in our Ody.

 

Ouch! I planned to use an Odyssey much more occasionaly than the TSX anyway, but part of the apeal is that they and other Hondas hold their value much better than other car makers and that pushes up the price of used models. If gas prices cause a rapid decline in resale values I can imagine loosing up to $3,000 over the course of the next year. I don't want to owe $20G on have the vehicle only be worth $15 by that time, which is the case with many SUVs.

 

wow, this is great news! Seems like most people can get over the grille.....lol

 

The Ody is rated at 16/23 or 17/25. So the mileage I'm getting isn't a surprise. Still better than a SUV would be getting and the convenience is well worth it.

Besides, not even 10K km's on her yet, so she's not fully worked in.

 

I'm an 05 TL owner. For the last three years when I serviced my car, I was given a TSX for a loaner. I always thought it was a fine car but at the end of the day I wanted and missed my TL. It had pep, handsome, and light. To my surprise they gave me an 09 TSX with the tech package when I took my car for service.

Honestly, if I were in the market for a car, I would seriously consider the new TSX. It's a pretty handsome car. The tech package is amazing. The sound system is phenomenal. It blows away the TL's sound system. I loved the iPod integration. My iPod has songs ranging from 128bit rate to 256. At a volume of 8 the sound was loud, clear, and crisp or all. I think the car uses noise cancelling type of devise because I could swear that when I the car came to a stop, the volume adjusted down by itself. It was a pretty neat trick. The nav system was okay. I couldn't figure out the voice activated part and some of the other functions. It did have the traffic and weather function. I guess one needs a day plus of playing with it to be more adepth.

The added torque was a plus. It was more noticible at lower speeds, basically city driving but not at high speeds.

The interior was well appointed. One thing (maybe because I'm used to the TL) I didn't really like was the plastic trim surrounding the console. In the TL it is aluminum trim. However, I can't begrudge that because if the TSX has all of the same amenities as the TL, what would be the difference?

The HP was adequate. The only thing is that the 4 banger strains a bit when trying to accelerate onto the highway. I was missing the 50+ horses that my TL has. However, once the car gets up to 60mph I cannot tell that it's a 4 banger. The engine is butter smooth.

All in all, I was very impressed with the car. I had it for a whole day. I can honestly say that I was hoping that I could keep it for another day or so. So I can see why this car is doing well on its initial sales. It directly appeals to people like me. I'm a young professional. I think of my self as relatively tech savy. I want a fuel efficient, handsome, and well appointed. I could careless about 300hp +. The new TSX hits all those points well.

 

Yup the '09 has speed sensitive volume control. You can turn this feature on and off if you really wanted to.

 

May car sales up, truck sales down - GM slides 20 per cent
Richmond Hill, Ontario – Sales of new passenger cars and light trucks were down by 0.5 per cent overall in May, but still ranked second-best for that month, according to a report by industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers. Total passenger car sales were up 6.1 per cent while total light truck sales were down 8.8 per cent.

“The ‘wows’ in the U.S. auto market don’t seem to be taking hold in Canada, which is truly amazing,” DesRosiers said. “Rarely does Canada go counter cyclical to the U.S. market for any length of time, and it has now been a couple (of) years. Sales year-to-date are up 4.3 per cent and this is shaping up to be possibly the best sales year in our history, and if not the best, then one of the best.”

Sales for May 2008 are as follows:

Manufacturer May 2008 May 2007 Per cent change
Chrysler 27,201 25,605 + 6.2
Ford 23,562 25,160 - 6.4
General Motors 35,937 44,815 -19.8
Acura 1,996 1,765 +13.1
Audi 836 881 - 5.1
BMW 2,747 2,721 + 1.0
Honda 16,412 13,447 + 1.0
Hyundai 9,508 7,776 +22.3
Infiniti 832 730 +15.0
Jaguar 112 61 +23.1
Kia 4,010 3,775 + 6.2
Land Rover 190 350 -45.7
Lexus 1,825 1,633 +11.8
Mazda 9,676 10,312 - 6.2
Mercedes-Benz 2,192 1,514 +44.8
Mini 577 412 +40.0
Mitsubishi 1,847 1,651 +11.9
Nissan 8,846 7,402 +19.5
Porsche 208 252 -17.5
Saab 154 303 -49.2
Smart 440 532 -17.3
Subaru 1,931 1,700 +13.6
Suzuki 1,528 1,450 + 5.4
Toyota 26,664 23,091 +15.5
Volkswagen 3,920 3,907 + 0.3
Volvo 830 1,166 -28.8
Total light vehicle sales 184,467 185,471 - 0.5
Passenger cars 109,459 103,193 + 6.1
Light truck 75,008 82,278 - 8.8


http://www.canadiandriver.com/thenew...-slides-20.htm

 

Looking at the breakdown of the Honda sales figures, the Civic for the month of May was the best selling car in the country. It was followed by the Camry, Corolla, and Accord. The Ford F-150, which was the perennial leader for several years is now relegated to number 5, and being pursued by the Nissan Altima.

 

Honda 16,412 13,447 + 1.0

Is it me or does that math not work?

I know selling days may have been different but going by the others in that list that number should be way higher.

 

Wow, finally toppled the TL for a month in sales, interesting. It's just ridiculous how the gas prices are changing the market for cars.

 

It's impossible to draw conclusions from sales this month and even next month because there are multiple factors all contributing to one result; cheap '08s, new '09s, an ad campaign, and the price of gas adding to the apeal of 4 cylinder engines. Nobody has even demonstrated that the sales are above expectations so there's nothing to be learned from any of this, and so further the people who say this is affirmation that the "Power Plenum" grille and other revisions are well received by the public is laughable.

 

^ Yeah, I want to see a month of just 09 sales, and see how that is. My Acura dealer had plenty of 08's left on the lot throughout this month selling out.

 

Um actually you can draw several conclusions from that one month of sales. First of all, chickens are coming home to roost. The era of the big-engined mass market automobile is over. Let me hear an "amen" from my fellow Greens (OK, a TSX is not really green, but it beats the shit out of a Northstar V8). Second of all, wow, did Honda see this coming, or what? Dayum, like the man said, the Civic was the best selling car in the country last month.

 

seems like copy and paste problem with the above stats whoever did the spreadsheet or is missing an 8 beside the 1 to reflect 18%

BMW 2,747 2,721 + 1.0
Honda 16,412 13,447 + 1.0 (this 1.0 is BMW's stat taken at face value but i think its missing an 8 to be 18%)



it should be 18 %

16412 - 13447 = 2965 (difference)
2965 / 16412 = .181 or + 18% increase

But then again I just finished work so my brain could be fried ..

 

Of all the inappropriate expressions...

The new TSX and it's conservative 4 cylinder with 30mpg is definately appealing. Even the TL Type-S seems like a reckless buy this day in age, sure the mileage is only slightly worse but for what? Gratuitous accelerations from a dead stop?

My main gripe is that Acura killed the RSX/Integra, the CL and has stripped the TSX of some sportiness by making it larger and numbing the steering. The TSX is becoming less of a driver's car and more of a practical transport vehicle, like a better Camry or Accord.

The truth is I wanted a better Integra but I got a Euro Accord and I can't seem to ignore this fact. The thought crossed my mind of looking for a used RSX or Prelude but they've been out of production for a few years and are getting old. I like Hondas a lot and the thought of changing brands makes me puke up a little.

 

I kind of disagree that Honda saw this coming. Their philosophy has always been making the most fuel efficient and cleanest car they can. Regardless of gas prices. They stuck to that philosophy regardless of where the market was going . And now they reaping the rewards of sticking to the plan.

So while I'm sure gas prices were always in the back of their mind, I don't think their model lineup would have changed much if they truly know what was coming. In fact I'd argue they'd already have more presence with hybrids and diesels if they did.

 

I heard a rumor that McDonald's serves more hamburgers than anyone else. All I know is that I don't want to eat one if I'm going to have a hamburger. Alot like the 2009 TSX.

 

probably due to clearancing of the 08 TSX models.

 

What's your point? Nobody is forcing you to eat McDonald's hamburgers or buy a 2009 TSX. You have thousands of other choices, surely you have better things to do than hang out on a McDonald's forum and complain about Big Macs?

 

Honestly , I am totally ok with a mcdonalds hamburger.

But i really see no reason to buy a 2009 TSX , I will probably be looking to buy a new car in a year or so to replace my 2005 TSX, but the way things are going I might just hold off since nothing seems as "right" as the 1G TSX was as far as being just balanced enough and just fun enough and good looking enough.

the 1G TSX was so well rounded its hard to beat. Most of the new cars are either unsporty, burn a lot more fuel for pointless straight line accelration, or in the case of something like the IS350 ... both.

 

why are we talking about hamburgers in this thread?

 

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