（路透社）周四美國最大的汽車經銷商集團，AutoNation，公布了一個高于預期的第二季度盈利：新車銷量增長11%，并再次肯定它對今年行業新車銷量的預期。

 

　　“當我說今年行業將銷售大約1500萬輛車時，我們是最樂觀的一個。”首席執行官Mike Jackson在電話采訪中表示：“時至年中，我很高興的說我對今年的行業走向非常樂觀。”

 

　　談及他對行業銷量的預期，Jackson援引消費者需要更換舊車、制造商推出新產品、和金融交易很具吸引力為依據予以支持。他表示：買家已經適應了每加侖3.5美元的汽油價格，可能要漲到每加侖5美元時，消費者才會改變他們的購買行為。

 

　　AutoNation的凈收入由7860萬美元、每股收益64美分，增長14.4%至8990萬美元、每股收益73美分。根據湯森路透I/B/E/S的民意調查，此結果符合分析師的預期。

 

　　營收增長13％至44億美元，高于分析師此前預期的43.3億美元。新車零售增長11%，同店銷量增長7%。

 

　　總部位于佛羅里達州的Fort Lauderdale公司表示它已將其門店更名為母公司名稱。

 

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　　(Reuters) - AutoNation Inc, the largest U.S. auto dealer group, reported a higher second-quarter profit on Thursday as new-vehicle sales jumped 11 percent, and reaffirmed its outlook for industry new-vehicle sales this year.

 

　　"When I said the industry would sell mid-15 million units this year, we were one of the most optimistic," Chief Executive Mike Jackson said in a telephone interview. "At the halfway point, I'm very happy to say I'm confident about where the industry is headed for this year."

 

　　In maintaining his outlook for industry sales, Jackson cited the need of consumers to replace aging vehicles, new products from manufacturers and attractive financing deals. He said buyers had adjusted to gasoline prices around $3.50 a gallon and it would take prices rising to $5.00 a gallon to alter buying behavior.

 

　　AutoNation's net income rose 14.4 percent to $89.9 million, or 73 cents a share, from $78.6 million, or 64 cents a share, a year earlier. The results matched analysts' expectations, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

 

　　Revenue grew 13 percent to $4.4 billion, above the $4.33 billion analysts had expected. Retail new-vehicle unit sales rose 11 percent, while sales on a same-store basis increased 7 percent.

 

　　The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had completed the rebranding of its stores to the parent company's name.

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