VEHICLE SALES

VEHICLE SALES
Mahoning Valley
Car dealers in the Mahoning Valley had an excellent month in October as manufacturers offered no-interest and low-interest financing:
TOTAL SALES
Sales of all vehicles by dealers in the Mahoning Valley:
Oct. 2001: 6,381
Oct. 2000: 5,227
Jan.-Oct. 2001: 52,620
Jan.-Oct. 2000: 59,779
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BREAKDOWN
New-vehicle sales in the Mahoning Valley:
(Cars) Oct. 2001: 3,291
(Cars) Oct. 2000: 2,288
(Trucks) Oct. 2001: 754
(Trucks) Oct. 2000: 657
Used-vehicle sales in the Mahoning Valley:
(Cars) Oct. 2001: 1,882
(Cars) Oct. 2000: 1,895
(Trucks) Oct. 2001: 454
(Trucks) Oct. 2000: 387
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AREA LEADERS
Total sales in October by top five dealers by county:
Mahoning County
Greenwood Chevrolet: 464
Youngstown Buick/Pontiac/GMC: 463
Greenwood Market Motor: 174
Spitzer Auto World: 166
Donnell Auto Group: 162
Trumbull County
Martin Chevrolet: 271
Pace Pontiac: 200
Crown Ford: 198
Cole-Valley Motor: 180
Sims Buick/GMC Truck: 178
Columbiana County
Stadium GM Superstore: 358
Columbiana Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac: 196
Tony Pesce Chrysler-Plymouth: 68
Loudon Co.: 65
Brittain Motors: 55
Source: Automobile Dealers Association
of Eastern Ohio