New vehicle sales in the U.S. in January 2012 rose 11.4% from January 2011, signaling a whole bunch of things. The industry’s annual selling rate climbed above 14 million, indicating that maybe, maybe, the U.S. will sell 14 million new cars this year. Which would be a considerable giraffe-sized improvement from 2009 annual sales of 10.4 million.
That’s another signal! That the general economy (knock on wood, everyone, please) actually is improving! We’re buying new cars, not those ugly, old and loud annoying ones (like your 1998 Ford Escort…step up and improve, man!). And we’re doing it in droves! New small car sales (those ones that all the normal people buy) were up 19.9%! We’re so unconcerned about the economy, people are starting blogs about putting food on their dog! Seriously!
Do you remember someone putting a cucumber on their dog during the recession? No, of course not! It’s ridiculous! Nobody puts cucumbers on dogs when they have to worry about their jobs and used car repairs. But circa February 2012, people are running to their fridges, pillaging the veggie bin and wrapping the food around their dog’s head with a rubber band, taking a picture of the pooch, then writing about it and buying new cars! This economy is amazing!
Another signal? Housing may be improving. How do new automobile sales indicate that the housing market’s improving? If you read between those broad statistical lines (or between the 4 and 5 on the RPM gauge), you’ll see that sales of full pick-up trucks rose 47% at Chevy and 8% at Ford. Who needs full-size pickup trucks anymore? Housing contractors, so they can carry all their tools and supplies around while they build your house!
So you know exactly what you need to do. Head to CarWoo and keep this gorgeous new car buying momentum going.
