{"id":2665,"date":"2011-05-31T20:55:08","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T20:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.njstateauto.com\/auto-industry-news\/edmunds-sales-expected-to-be-down-for-may\/"},"modified":"2011-05-31T20:55:08","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T20:55:08","slug":"edmunds-sales-expected-to-be-down-for-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/edmunds-sales-expected-to-be-down-for-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmunds: Sales expected to be down for May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Automakers are primed to report their May sales in the coming days, and the early estimates aren&#039;t showing favorably for the major brands.<\/p>\n<p>Car sales were hot to start the year, partly due to the recovering economy and a wave of incentives offered by automakers. Since then, the high price of fuel and production slowdowns have conspired to keep sales low, USA Today reports. While April&#039;s sales figures were generally average, it appears that dealership lots weren&#039;t very crowded in the month of May, according to early projections from the car website Edmunds.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/preowned\/index.cfm?make=Honda\" class=\"dnautolink\">Honda<\/a> is reported to be set to report their worst May since 1997. Its Japanese rival, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/preowned\/index.cfm?make=Toyota\" class=\"dnautolink\">Toyota<\/a>, is also poised for a bad month, set to lose 3 percent of its markets share to other automakers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the slowdown in sales, Edmunds auto analyst Michelle Krebs told the news source that small cars continue to be a big hit with consumers.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Even though gas prices have moderated slightly from recent weeks, small cars continue to fly off dealer lots at a pace not seen since the gasoline-price run-up in the summer of 2008,&quot; said Krebs.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers interested in a small car or any other vehicle may want to consider <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\" class=\"dnautolink\">New Jersey State Auto<\/a> Auction, which offers a wide range of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/preowned\/index.cfm?search=custom&amp;sort=make\" class=\"dnautolink\">cars for sale<\/a> at affordable prices.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automakers are primed to report their May sales in the coming days, and the early estimates aren&#039;t showing favorably for the major brands. Car sales were hot to start the year, partly due to the recovering economy and a wave of incentives offered by automakers. 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