In February, the auto manufacturers posted attractive figures, reflecting sales gains in the U. S, as the consumers started looking for new cars after the cold and snowy January.
Compared to last February sales, Ford's numbers climbed twenty percent. The sales were boosted partly by higher number of cars bought by the rental car fleets. Honda and Fiat Chrysler both gained with Honda's sales up 13 percent and Fiat's up 12 percent. Even the sale figures of Nissan climbed almost 11 percent with Toyota up 5 percent.
One of the carmakers to report a drop in sales was General Motors. It sales dropped 1.5 percent partially fuelled by a thirty nine percent drop in rental sales. Volkswagen, the company that has faced a recent diesel cheating scandal also saw a thirteen percent dip in its U. S sales.
Hyundai Motor based in Fountain Valley saw its sales in America comparatively flat with only one percent year-on -year rise. Tucson CUV was a highlight, with a 90 percent increase in sales.
The industry analysts had forecasted the sales to bounce back in February following a decline in January.
