Staff report

Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown posted triple-digit sales for new and used vehicles last month while Boardman Subaru continued to pace the Mahoning Valley in overall sales, according to numbers provided Wednesday by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association.

Located at 4695 Mahoning Ave., Greenwood Chevrolet sold 124 new vehicles and 132 used vehicles in July. It was the lone Valley dealership to break the century mark in both categories for the month.

Boardman Subaru, 7811 South Ave., led the region last month in overall and new vehicle sales (262 overall, 163 new and 99 used). For the year, the dealership reported 1,787 vehicles sold compared to 1,622 for the same period last year.

Northern Ohio franchised dealers witnessed an 8.23% increase in July new sales when compared to last year and an 8.28% jump in year-to-date purchases over the same period in 2024. The Broadview Heights-based association said 19,005 new motor vehicles were purchased last month.

“Northern Ohio sales remain strong through July even as we begin to see vehicles arriving on dealer lots with tariffs built into the pricing on some vehicles,” said Louis A. Vitantonio, association president. “We anticipate a similar level of sales improvement over 2024 to extend through the end of 2025.”

Valley dealerships reporting new vehicle sales of 100 or more last month were Boardman Subaru; Fairway Ford, 146; Greenwood Chevrolet; Toyota of Boardman, 122; Cochran Chevrolet, 116; and Ken Ganley Kia of Boardman, 107.

Greenwood Chevrolet and Fairway Chevrolet GMC (102) held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in used vehicle sales for July.

The top combined used and new vehicle sales leaders were Boardman Subaru; Greenwood Chevrolet, 256; Fairway Ford, 218; Fairway Chevrolet GMC, 196; Ken Ganley Kia of Boardman,187; Cochran Chevrolet, 163; Toyota of Boardman, 162; Cochran Honda of Boardman, 145; Klaben Ford Lincoln of Warren, 144; Stadium Chevrolet Buick GM Cadillac, 139; Cochran Buick GMC, 133; Cochran Nissan of Boardman, 120; and Preston Hyundai, 109.

The Chevrolet brand maintained its dominance in the association’s 21-county area. A total of 3,055 new Chevrolets were sold last month. Following were Ford, 2,602; Kia, 1,855; Honda, 1,781; and Toyota, 1,693.

Tesla sales were 377 in July for Northern Ohio compared to 420 in July 2024. For the year, 1,718 new Teslas are on the road, a 17.68% drop from 2024.

Sales figures are based on vehicle registration reports from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Vehicle sales data includes all dealers in 21 counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne.

The association represents more than 280 franchised motor vehicle dealers, which include new-car, truck, motorcycle and RV dealers in 32 Ohio counties.

More information can be found at www.gcada.org.