“There’s always a steal in the car business. White Plains Honda saw a 15 percent increase in showroom traffic over the previous month, according to Finian D’Cunha, general sales manager for the store. One seasonal commercial theme, the Happy Honda Days program, launched Nov. The holiday season is the time of year people are typically wooed by area dealerships through their promotion of year-end sales events. Car manufacturers have responded to the demand by adding Sandy-related incentives to their seasonal marketing package. It also helped deplete vehicle inventory in this region.įor many, replacing their cars has become a high priority. Schienberg revealed the storm was responsible for the destruction of 200,000 to 250,000 vehicles. That number is being helped in part by Hurricane Sandy.

We’re going to reach 15.5 million this year at this pace.” During the recession, that went down to 9.5 million. “In 2008, 17 million cars were sold across the country. “We have seen it climb to a five year high which is pretty good,” said Mark Schienberg, president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. It was still overshadowed by Toyota, which saw a 17.2 percent increase. Chrysler sales jumped 14 percent in November. Ford recorded a 6.5 percent increase and General Motors rose 3.4 percent over November 2011. Domestic automakers had a slight increase in sales. Rarely does a catastrophic weather event have a positive impact, but a month after Hurricane Sandy hit, the car industry managed to close November on a high note.Īuto sales had their strongest month since the first quarter of 2008, according to Autodata.

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