J.D. Power and Associates Reports:
August New-Vehicle Retail Selling Rate Edges Up from July
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 18 August 2011 — New-vehicle retail sales for August have yet to spark a
stronger recovery, but the selling pace continues to increase slowly from its low point in May, according to
J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 8,900 retail franchisees
throughout the United States.
Retail Light-Vehicle Sales
August new-vehicle retail sales are projected to come in at 898,000 units, which represents a seasonally adjusted