Acura’s US August sales
The combined total number of sales for the Acura MDX luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) and the non-stop clamor for the Acura RDX turbocharged SUV for last month has amounted to a total of 16, 436 units sold in the United States. This recorded sales also showed a year-to-date total of 122, 357 units.
For August, the Japanese luxury brand’s light trucks sales, which amounted to 7, 676 units, has relied greatly on the popularity of the Acura MDX and RDX SUVs. For starters, the MDX line was able to break last August 2006’s total record of 5, 379 with the August 2007’s total of 5,816 units sold. The year-to-date sales has posted a decent 12. 7 percent increase with a total of 37, 792 Acura MDX units sold. On the other hand, the Acura RDX line, which is slightly bigger than its Honda CR-V counterparts, was able to earn a total of 1, 860 units for last month, which is equivalent to a positive 36.7 percent increase, and a total of 15, 526 units for the year-to-date sales.
“Our light truck lineup continues to attract customers to the Acura brand at a record pace,” said Dick Colliver, who is the executive vice president of the Acura sales. “Customers are taking notice and appreciating the RDX and MDX’s advanced performance, luxury and technology features.”
Moving over to the smaller Acura vehicles, the Acura TL luxury sedan line was hailed as the most wanted among the passenger cars after it recorded a total of 4, 992 units sold last month. The Acura TSX sports sedan, on the other hand, took a total of 3, 245 units for August 2007 sales and a 23, 433 units sold for the year-to-date record.