Car sales during the month of January this year posted a 20.81-percent decline compared with the same month last year.<\/p>\n
Statistics from the Commonwealth Auto Dealer\u2019s Association showed that there were 118 cars sold last month; in January 2005, there were 149 sold vehicles.<\/p>\n
CADA said local dealers sold 55 cars, 29 trucks, seven vans, and 27 sports utility vehicles last month.<\/p>\n
Based on sales, Joeten Motors leads with 46 sold cars, Microl Corp. comes next with 42, and Triple J Motors, 30.<\/p>\n
In terms of franchise, Toyota remains the CNMI motorists\u2019 favorite, cornering 33 percent of the market.<\/p>\n
CADA said there were 40 Toyota cars sold; Nissan, 22; Hyundai, 13; Honda and Mazda, 12 each; Ford, 9; Suzuki, 3; and Chevrolet and all others, one each.<\/p>\n
Microl Corp. sells Toyota and Chevrolet while Joeten Motors sells Nissan, Ford, Honda, and Kia. Triple J Motors sells Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Suzuki, Subaru, and Mazda.<\/p>\n
CADA has reported a 4.2-percent overall decline in car sales in 2005 compared to the previous year. <\/p>\n
There were 1,544 sold cars in calendar year 2005 while in 2004, there were 1,612.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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