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April 4, 2007
March sales were released today by automakers, and Detroit's automakers continued to see sales dip while Toyota and Honda watched their totals rise, according to thecarconnection.com
GM registered 349,867 vehicle sales and deliveries in March, down 7.7 percent from a year ago while Toyota reported its best month ever in the U.S., selling 242,675 vehicles, 7.7 percent more than in March 2006.
Ford sales totaled 264,975, down nine percent compared with the same period a year ago. Chrysler sales declined 4.4 percent to 537,249 units. Mercedes sales rose 0.9 percent, while the brand hit a record for the first quarter in the U.S.
Honda posted its fifth-best month ever as it sold 143,392 Hondas and Acuras. Sales rose 7.3 percent over 2006.
Nissan reported sales of 111,119 units in March, up 3.9 percent. Nissan Division rose by 2.8 percent, while Infiniti sales grew by 12.6 percent. Mazda sales zoomed 47.9 percent over March 2006 as the brand marked its best March since 1994.
Volkswagen of America, Inc. says it had March 2007 sales of 17,355 units, a decrease of 16.3 percent from March 2006 sales of 20,730 vehicles.
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