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The Good Car Guy might be on vacation in Prince Edward Island, soaking up the sun and enjoying the dearth of traffic, but you're stuck in the office with a craving for more Sales Stats. Naturally, The Good Car Guy thought ahead and provided a healthy dose of interesting facts for you to enjoy. They say full-size SUVs aren't the trendy thang anymore. Well, how come Chevrolet sold 10,720 Suburbans and Tahoes in June in the USA? That's a 56.4% gain on June 2009's Suburban/Tahoe total, although a hefty drop from June 2008 when the Suburban and Tahoe combined to sell 15,975 units in America. People have been talking about the Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro sales battle. But these aren't niche products. Mustang sales in June were more than double what Mazda put up with the 6, greater than the figures of any individual Subaru model, better than the Ford Edge or Ford Expedition or Explorer or Flex or Ranger or Taurus. Chevrolet's Camaro, meanwhile, out-sold all of Cadillac's cars combined and beat Volvo - the whole brand - by 2,545 sales. Every time Mitsubishi USA sold a Galant in June, Toyota dealers sold 71 Camrys.
A growing army of dissident manufacturers continues to blank car exhibitions. And if this commercially suicidal trend continues, prepare for some - maybe most - of these crucial events to vanish. The buying public will have fewer motor shows to attend. Makers will lose priceless opportunities to build relationships with customers. An industry which already builds too many cars for too few buyers will shoot itself in both feet. How clever is that? Having attended more than 30 Geneva shows, believe me when I say the Swiss one is the best, most user-friendly car exhibition on the planet, with the added bonus of fabulously wealthy potential customers walking through the door, every day. Yet despite its global No. 1 status, the likes of Ford, Jaguar, MINI and Volvo boycotted this month鈥檚 event. JLR was missing because it鈥檚 cash-strapped, which is fair enough, right? But why were the others MIA? Possibly it鈥檚 lethargy, or arrogance, or a bit of both, or maybe I鈥檓 being overly tough on them for skiving off.
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It features the innovative Touch Pro Duo infotainment system, making Land Rover one of the few automakers to employ dual touchscreens successfully. The Velar might not offer a V8 engine and has limited visibility, but it provides lots of cargo space. It also has great fuel economy for its size and delivers a refined, quiet ride. If you are into driving performance, the supercharged P380 model might be the most attractive, but when it comes to off-road capability, it鈥檚 not as 鈥渄ialed-in鈥?when cornering due to its standard adjustable air suspension. If you have a family and are considering a Land Rover, the Discovery is the way to go. It鈥檚 incredibly spacious, offers three rows of available seating, and has plenty of head and legroom in all rows. The Discovery combines all of this with capable off-road attributes, such as an adjustable air suspension and off-road crawl control. The Discovery features a potent lineup of powertrains, including a supercharged V6 with 340 horsepower. It also offers a turbodiesel V6 with just 254 horsepower but an impressive 448 pound-feet of torque.
