mad99 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 "CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Subaru said Monday its U.S. sales crept higher in 2008, making the Japanese manufacturer poised to be the only major automaker to post a yearly sales increase." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_bi_ge/subaru_auto_sales;_ylt=AhfZmzFfjQvcVzrar0Syvxms0NUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddseth Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just read this on yahoo finance news. Great job Subaru!!! Hopefully this will get some more publicity for Subaru especially since the auto industry is under such scrutiny. Stay simple, lean, and efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf4283 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Good to hear the Legacy mentioned as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cman7 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Just read this on yahoo finance news. Great job Subaru!!! Hopefully this will get some more publicity for Subaru especially since the auto industry is under such scrutiny. Stay simple, lean, and efficient. I'm sure the AWD and gas mileage was the key to this. Everyone trading their SUV's for more fuel efficient AWD cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 To bad the "news" only reports how horrible U.S. car sales are. I guess posting an increase in a down market doesn't qualify as "news" because it contains no gloom & doom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Hawk Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 One of those was mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 To bad the "news" only reports how horrible U.S. car sales are. I guess posting an increase in a down market doesn't qualify as "news" because it contains no gloom & doom. I was thinking the same thing. I haven't seen this reported anywhere, and I've been purposely looking Anyways, it's good news for Subaru. Hopefully they'll start paying more attention to the Legacy line. If you don't vote Trump, out, you're a bigot who hates america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtspecB Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I hope this isn't a re-post, I quickly checked the list prior to posting. I certainly found it interesting that Subaru was able to remain flat while all others were down, besides Mini who was able to capitalize on the small car craze fueled by the gas price spike. source autoblog.com http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/by-the-numbers-2008-phew-glad-thats-over-edition/print/ EDIT - Oh well I can't get the formatting to look right in our posting system, check out the link above. my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtspecB Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Sorry for the formating ... it was a nice table layout in the preview. Anythoughts? I'm attempting to edit for viewing ease. Check back. my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Interesting. Nice to hear Subaru is doing better than most. As small a producer as they are I dont think they could take a massive loss to well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenfamily Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 To bad the "news" only reports how horrible U.S. car sales are. I guess posting an increase in a down market doesn't qualify as "news" because it contains no gloom & doom. It seems like the automakers are taking hits all over the world. Honda and Toyota reported some dismal percentages. It's so bad, Hyundai is allowing people to return their cars in the first year if they lose their job (beyond their control). I just hope Subaru can keep it up while everyone else is imploding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I still think it's amazing that Toyota can sell so many cars between just 3 brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquinnoxX Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Did anyone watch the Fox news related video on that page about Subaru 'Bucking the trend' ? They try and make something huge out of nothing. Talk about sensationalism journalism at its best jeez. http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/ynews;_ylt=AmUYOnkKscuApNk0uRSyY3Ns.aF4?ch=4226720&cl=11417922〈=en And that chick looks like she was kicked in the mouth by a horse! "...But naught at SOOBARRRUUU" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I still think it's amazing that Toyota can sell so many cars between just 3 brands. It's also a question of number of models and the amount of markets covered. What's more interesting is what will happen to Subaru this year. Will they keep afloat or is it that their sales drop was delayed? I suspect that if Toyota weren't in the SUV sector at all they wouldn't have posted a loss either. That segment went from hot to freezing in an instant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 merged... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtspecB Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thanks my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarton Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Here's a story from Time Magazine on the positive 2008 sales news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in CT Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Here's a story from Time Magazine on the positive 2008 sales news.Thanks. Great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It seems like the automakers are taking hits all over the world. Honda and Toyota reported some dismal percentages. It's so bad, Hyundai is allowing people to return their cars in the first year if they lose their job (beyond their control). I just hope Subaru can keep it up while everyone else is imploding. A few days ago an agent for auto importers told me that there are 35,000 Kias sitting in lots in this state alone waiting to make entry into the USDM (as they are currently parked in "Free Trade Zones"). :spin: I'd have to assume Kia is producing cars in Korea solely to keep people employed because these cars have been sitting here for months... No one wants to buy cars. Even cheap crappy Kias. Edit: Sorry a bit off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 ^ I think you mean: "No one wants to buy those cars because they are cheap crappy Kias." If you don't vote Trump, out, you're a bigot who hates america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfang Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 ^ I think you mean: "No one wants to buy those cars because they are cheap crappy Kias." +1 and QFT. [SIZE=1][URL="http://public.fotki.com/blackfang/"]Pics[/URL] [B]08 KawasakiZZR 600- exhaust and other mods 98 Camaro Z/28 HT- some mods......street/strip car 07 Legacy 2.5i- SPT exhaust...daily driver[/B][/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarton Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I won't bad-mouth Kia since they're building a plant here in Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalleeharvey Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/03/by-the-numbers-january-2009-not-so-happy-new-year-edition/ Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfang Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I won't bad-mouth Kia since they're building a plant here in Georgia. I will being I see them everyday as our dealership is also a Nissan/Kia dealer on top of Subaru. [SIZE=1][URL="http://public.fotki.com/blackfang/"]Pics[/URL] [B]08 KawasakiZZR 600- exhaust and other mods 98 Camaro Z/28 HT- some mods......street/strip car 07 Legacy 2.5i- SPT exhaust...daily driver[/B][/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfang Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/03/by-the-numbers-january-2009-not-so-happy-new-year-edition/ Again! Yep, Subaru is up over this month last year and the Forester sales are up 115% verse Jan 08 [SIZE=1][URL="http://public.fotki.com/blackfang/"]Pics[/URL] [B]08 KawasakiZZR 600- exhaust and other mods 98 Camaro Z/28 HT- some mods......street/strip car 07 Legacy 2.5i- SPT exhaust...daily driver[/B][/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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