Ford F-Series sales jumped 5% for the second consecutive month, America’s second and third-best-selling vehicles posted meaningful year-over-year improvements, and the U.S. auto industry still managed to decline by slightly less than 1% in August 2015. Blame the loss of Labour Day weekend to September figures, after three consecutive years in which Labour Day – which is, in fact, a September holiday – sales figures were included in August’s results. With one fewer selling day and the loss of those Labour Day sales, U.S. new vehicle sales in August 2015 fell by 8900 units in comparison with August 2014. Click Chart To Expand Symptoms of the slide? Five of the six best-selling cars posted year-over-year declines; sharp declines in the case of the two leaders, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. Even some very popular utility vehicles, in a category which jumped 11%, posted decreasing August volume: RAV4, Escape, Grand Cherokee. Compared with August 2014, th...
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