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CarSpace Alternate RouteTurn off the nav system, crumple up that MapQuest printout, and let's find out where the next random turn may take us! Jul 2, 2009 - Are The Dice Getting Warmer?
DETROIT (Dow Jones)--A Nissan North American executive said showroom traffic patterns over the past 60 days are showing signs of some stabilization in the U.S. auto sales market. "Given the past 60 days, we are looking optimistically at July, August and September," Al Castignetti, Nissan North America's vice president and general manager said in an interview Wednesday. "It appears that more customers are getting credit." Auto makers have been searching for some relief since last year's downward spiral in the economy and tightening credit markets hit automotive purchases. Nissan North America's U.S. sales fell 23.1% to 58,298 vehicles in June compared with the same period a year earlier. Castignetti said the auto maker sold 2,137 Cubes during the vehicle's first full month of sales, beating internal projections. "We have seen better traffic and an increase in the quality of customers during May and June," he said. "They are showing signs of better attitudes." The Cube seems to be one of those love-it-or-hate-it stylings, but seeing a red one yesterday at least got me out of the image of the white Cube looking like a household appliance!
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