For the first nine months of this year, the San Diego market lags both the state and Los Angeles/Orange counties in new light vehicles sold at retail, according to the California New Car Dealers Association. San Diego car sales are down 10.6 percent versus 9.7 percent statewide and 8 percent in L.A./Orange counties. In light truck sales, San Diego is down 30.6 percent year to date, versus the state's 30.5 percent drop and L.A./Orange's 26.4 percent decline.
For the first nine months of this year, the San Diego market lags both the state and Los Angeles/Orange counties in new light vehicles sold at retail, according to the California New Car Dealers Association. San Diego car sales are down 10.6 percent versus 9.7 percent statewide and 8 percent in L.A./Orange counties. In light truck sales, San Diego is down 30.6 percent year to date, versus the state's 30.5 percent drop and L.A./Orange's 26.4 percent decline.