The Lima region’s people still continue to choose preferably new vehicles. If we compare the new-car sales for the first half of the year to the same last year period, we'll find out that a 13-percent increase took place. If we analyze June sales, we'll also notice an 11 percent increase.
The car brand which has the biggest number in new car sales is Ford. Twice as many Fords were sold than Chevy cars. Honda, Fiat Chrysler, Hyundai, Subaru and Nissan all reported gains for the month. The total number of the vehicles sold in 2016 is bigger than it was last year. There were 523 new cars purchased in June this year, compared to 472 vehicles purchased in 2015. The used-car sales number in June was 2483 vehicles, which is 50 more than a year ago.
The manager of the Allen County Title Department, Kris Thompson is convinced that the new-car sales can help to make the economy more stable.An important thing is that the sale of pick-up trucks, SUVs and motor homes has also increased. Across the country, new-car sales through June were up 1.5 percent to 8.65 million.
