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GM posts 23% January sales gain, still down from December

General Motors today posted 178,896 total sales in January, a strong 23-percent gain from a year ago. According to the automaker, sales were up in all segments of the market, led by strong crossover and pickup sales. Fleet sales were down seven percent, though commercial sales gains wiped out that deficiency. Sales to retail customers were up 36 percent.

It’s not exactly all good news, however. Sales were actually down 20 percent from December. Check out all the details in GM’s press release after the break.

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By the Numbers – December 2010: Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot Edition

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December sales ended 2010 on a largely positive note for most manufacturers. You’re probably more interested, however, in how these brands and companies performed for the entire year of 2010. Hold on to your Sirius satellite radios, because those numbers are on their way, but first we have to dispense with December.

There’s actually nothing too shocking in the sales numbers for December, as most manufacturers finished strongly, with an increase in sales versus December 2009, and those that were down were either not down by very much (Lexus, Jaguar, Toyota and Dodge) or are the usual suspects (Mercury, Lincoln, Volvo, Chrysler and Smart).

Dodge and Chrysler are looking forward to selling significantly updated hardware in 2011, while Toyota will continue to work its way out of the dog house with those consumers that lost some faith in the Japanese juggernaut during its recall debacle in 2010. With that in mind, we expect even more brands to be bragging about the blockbuster year of sales they just had when the next new year rolls around.

Brand/Company	Vol. %	Volume December 2010	Volume December 2009	*DSR%**	DSR December 2010	DSR December 2009
Ram	87.01	24,270	12,978	93.94	899	464
Jeep	48.53	30,910	20,810	54.04	1,145	743
Acura	46.47	15,489	10,575	51.89	574	378
Kia	44.64	30,444	21,048	50.00	1,128	752
Suzuki	40.42	2,647	1,885	45.63	98	67
Buick	39.70	17,095	12,237	44.87	633	437
Infiniti	37.26	12,502	9,108	42.35	463	325
GMC	35.04	42,159	31,220	40.04	1,561	1,115
Hyundai	32.56	44,802	33,797	37.47	1,659	1,207
Nissan	26.33	81,228	64,296	31.01	3,008	2,296
Mini	23.82	4,320	3,489	28.40	160	125
Saab	23.73	1,074	868	28.32	40	31
Porsche	21.20	2,567	2,118	25.69	95	76
Honda	18.18	114,127	96,568	22.56	4,227	3,449
Mazda	17.66	21,479	18,255	22.02	796	652
Volkswagen	17.07	23,867	20,387	21.41	884	728
Audi	16.79	10,546	9,030	21.11	391	323
Subaru	15.69	26,694	23,074	19.97	989	824
BMW	15.66	23,280	20,128	19.94	862	719
Cadillac	13.38	16,718	14,745	17.58	619	527
Mitsubishi	11.92	4,874	4,355	16.06	181	156
Ford	9.65	174,523	159,169	13.71	6,464	5,685
Chevrolet	9.10	147,960	135,622	13.14	5,480	4,844
Mercedes-Benz	7.21	21,469	20,025	11.18	795	715
Land Rover	2.78	3,695	3,595	6.59	137	128
Lexus	-3.52	27,560	28,565	0.06	1,021	1,020
Jaguar	-5.30	1,180	1,246	-1.79	44	45
Toyota	-5.88	149,928	159,295	-2.39	5,553	5,689
Dodge	-6.42	32,390	34,613	-2.96	1,200	1,236
Mercury	-10.53	8,393	9,381	-7.22	311	335
Volvo	-15.64	4,756	5,638	-12.52	176	201
Lincoln	-23.00	8,060	10,467	-20.14	299	374
Chrysler	-27.54	13,132	18,122	-24.85	486	647
Smart	-34.03	570	864	-31.58	21	31
(Hummer)	-88.31	38	325	-87.87	1	12
(Saturn)	-98.33	85	5,084	-98.27	3	182
(Pontiac)	-98.45	130	8,410	-98.40	5	300
COMPANIES
Nissan NA	27.69	93,730	73,404	32.42	3,471	2,622
American Honda	20.97	129,616	107,143	25.46	4,801	3,827
BMW Group	16.86	27,600	23,617	21.19	1,022	843
Chrysler Group	16.39	100,702	86,523	20.70	3,730	3,090
GM (Core)	15.53	223,932	193,824	19.81	8,294	6,922
GM	7.52	224,185	208,511	11.50	8,303	7,447
Ford Mo Co	6.68	190,976	179,017	10.63	7,073	6,393
Jaguar Land Rover	0.70	4,875	4,841	4.43	181	173
Toyota Mo Co	-5.52	177,488	187,860	-2.02	6,574	6,709

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 27 selling days in December 2010 versus 28 selling days in November 2009, so the change in monthly sales volume will be different than the change in average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company. Also, brands are only combined and reported as companies if their sales numbers are released together.

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Rumormill: Audi R18 coming December 10

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2010 Audi R15 Plus

2010 Audi R15 Plus – Click above for high-res image gallery

The funny thing about a race series like Le Mans is that as spectators, we only see a small fraction of the action when we watch events like Petit Le Mans or the 24 Hours of Le Mans. While the fender-to-fender fracas is plenty exciting, it takes an army of engineers frantically innovating and working to beat deadlines to carry the checkered flag each season. And that’s exactly why we’re so excited about this juicy little bit of rumor from Fortitude. From what we understand, Audi may be looking to retire its R15 Plus in favor of a new closed-cockpit R18.

According to Fortitude, the information comes courtesy of Le Mans Live Blog, which is operated by the fine people at Michelin. Since the tire maker is a partner in Audi motorsport, there’s a good chance that this rumor is more than wild speculation. If Le Mans Live Blog is to be believed, the new machine will get an official unveil on December 10, though there are few details beyond that.

Audi has notoriously rejected the notion of a closed-cockpit Le Mans racer for years, even as the competition adopted the design to reduce driver fatigue and aerodynamic drag. But after Peugeot managed to knock Audi off of its Le Mans throne in 2009 with its closed-cockpit 908 HDi FAP, the German racing team’s tune changed in a hurry.

Regardless of what the R18 looks like when it debuts, we’ll be interested to see what Audi brings to the table for next year’s race. With Peugeot once again looking for blood, it’s bound to be a good one.

Gallery: Le Mans 2010: The Race