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USA July 2012: New gen Nissan Altima up to #5 UPDATED

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Nissan Altima

* NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 All-models ranking! Click on title to see *

This is now a fact, the US new car market is on fire this year. Sales are up 9% year-on-year in July to 1,153,682 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8,425,842 units, up an impressive 14% on 2011 and on course to hit 14 million by the end of the year for the first time since 2007. Sales are pulled by Honda (+47% year-on-year off a low, tsunami-affected base), Toyota (+27%), Nissan (+16%) and Chrysler (+13%) while Ford (-6%) and General Motors (-4%) drop. All in all, sales of Japanese and South Korean manufacturers hit a huge 46.9% this month vs. 42.8% a year ago and vs. 43.1% for Chrysler, Ford and GM combined!

Kia Optima

The Ford F-Series lodges its 12th consecutive month of year-on-year gain at +0.4% and 49,314 sales, 65% above the #2, the Toyota Camry up one spot on June and 11% year-on-year to 29,913 units. The Chevrolet Silverado is down 12% to #3 and 28,972 sales. Honda illustrates its impressive brand performance with the Accord up 70% to #4 with 28,639 units and the Civic up 78% at #6 and 25,004 sales. There are now two Hondas in the year-to-date Top 5 with the Civic at #4 and the Accord at #5.

Dodge Dart

The Nissan Altima is back in business with the new model now available in dealerships across the country: it is up 7 spots on June to #5 with 26,602 units. Hyundai also delivers a very solid month, with the Sonata up 3 spots to #11 with 20,978 sales and the Elantra up 4 to #14 with 18,512, and so does Kia with the Optima breaking into the monthly US Top 20 for the very first time at #20. Below the Nissan Rogue equalling its best-ever ranking at #21, after a record month in June the Chevrolet Malibu falls outside the Top 20 at 12,345 units (#22).

Chevrolet Spark

Other great performers in the Top 50 include the Nissan Sentra up 13 ranks on June to #32, the Chevrolet Express up 17 to #36 and the BMW 3 Series up 16 to #47. Further down, the Infiniti G is up 21 spots to #52, the Buick Verano up 9 to #80 and the Mazda CX-5 up 12 to #82. Two models launched last month improve their rankings in July: the Cadillac XTS is up 47 spots to #139 with 1,739 sales and the Dodge Dart is up 54 to #180 with 772 units. There is one newcomer in the ranking: the Chevrolet Spark landing directly at #150 with 1,460 sales.

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One year ago: USA July 2011: Ford Escape and Kia Sorento break records

Full July 2012 Top 260 All-models Ranking Table below.

USA July 2012:

Pos Model July /11 Jun 2012 /11 Pos 2011
1 Ford F-Series 49,314 0% 1 350,455 12% 1 1
2 Toyota Camry 29,913 11% 3 243,816 40% 2 3
3 Chevrolet Silverado 28,972 -12% 2 223,480 3% 3 2
4 Honda Accord 28,639 70% 5 183,817 28% 5 8
5 Nissan Altima 26,602 25% 12 183,703 20% 6 5
6 Honda Civic 25,004 78% 7 187,586 32% 4 7
7 Dodge Ram 23,824 17% 10 162,675 23% 9 13
8 Toyota Corolla 23,640 34% 8 175,366 14% 7 4
9 Ford Fusion 23,326 21% 9 160,175 6% 10 6
10 Ford Escape 21,572 -12% 6 148,739 1% 12 11
11 Hyundai Sonata 20,978 0% 14 138,390 2% 15 12
12 Honda CR-V 20,554 47% 11 167,236 34% 8 14
13 Chevrolet Equinox 19,906 16% 15 130,796 16% 16 18
14 Hyundai Elantra 18,512 22% 18 116,281 -2% 18 16
15 Toyota Prius 16,643 110% 16 143,297 92% 14 22
16 Ford Focus 16,454 10% 13 147,877 31% 13 17
17 Toyota RAV4 15,248 73% 20 104,686 28% 20 20
18 Chevrolet Cruze 14,954 -39% 17 128,838 -13% 17 9
19 VW Jetta 13,629 -13% 23 96,832 -10% 21 19
20 Kia Optima 13,317 97% 24 86,475 99% 24 54
21 Nissan Rogue 13,193 17% 30 85,031 23% 25 28
22 Chevrolet Malibu 12,345 -37% 4 153,782 8% 11 10
23 Jeep Wrangler 12,216 -15% 21 83,087 23% 27 33
24 Honda Odyssey 11,953 89% 29 73,709 24% 33 34
25 Jeep Grand Cherokee 11,571 22% 25 86,688 36% 23 32
26 Toyota Tacoma 11,350 27% 28 78,503 27% 28 35
27 Ford Explorer 11,313 14% 22 87,034 15% 22 23
28 GMC Sierra 11,105 -12% 26 84,050 5% 26 21
29 Toyota Highlander 10,669 12% 35 68,113 18% 38 41
30 Kia Soul 10,063 -1% 39 73,698 13% 34 30
31 Kia Sorento 10,045 -24% 33 67,569 -10% 39 25
32 Nissan Sentra 9,888 13% 45 65,872 -11% 41 24
33 Honda Pilot 9,757 -2% 40 64,633 5% 42 36
34 Toyota Sienna 9,636 -9% 34 68,621 5% 35 31
35 Chevrolet Impala 9,359 28% 19 107,854 -3% 19 15
36 Chevrolet Express 9,327 75% 53 47,144 23% 58 72
37 Chrysler 200 9,287 43% 32 78,389 101% 29 60
38 Subaru Outback 9,282 11% 44 63,336 6% 44 38
39 Dodge Caravan 9,247 43% 31 78,211 23% 30 29
40 Ford Edge 9,177 -6% 37 74,613 7% 32 26
41 Toyota Tundra 9,176 18% 49 54,287 14% 50 48
42 Mazda3 9,027 -3% 52 68,554 13% 36 37
43 VW Passat 9,007 661% 38 64,072 4467% 43 247
44 Ford Econoline 8,574 -3% 27 75,839 6% 31 27
45 Chrysler Town & Country 8,106 25% 47 65,957 25% 40 42
46 Jeep Liberty 7,803 34% 54 50,142 35% 55 62
47 BMW 3 Series 7,653 -11% 63 54,415 4% 49 44
48 GMC Terrain 7,595 4% 55 54,197 11% 51 47
49 Nissan Versa 7,451 39% 48 68,370 33% 37 43
50 GMC Acadia 7,390 -29% 41 49,550 -1% 56 50
51 Ford Mustang 7,371 8% 36 55,995 22% 47 51
52 Infiniti G 7,365 64% 73 36,114 10% 69 69
53 Lexus RX 7,357 34% 50 51,374 13% 54 49
54 Dodge Journey 7,051 69% 61 43,802 40% 61 71
55 Chevrolet Camaro 6,926 -10% 46 56,623 0% 46 40
56 Subaru Forester 6,453 4% 57 43,549 0% 62 53
57 Dodge Charger 6,440 21% 51 52,203 21% 52 52
58 Chevrolet Sonic 6,278 new 62 48,518 new 57  -
59 Kia Forte 6,216 -18% 56 47,016 -7% 59 45
60 Chevrolet Tahoe 6,053 5% 66 39,327 -1% 66 58
61 Jeep Patriot 5,870 28% 70 38,577 14% 68 68
62 Chevrolet Traverse 5,746 -60% 42 54,612 -15% 48 39
63 BMW 5 Series 5,700 32% 72 33,451 13% 75 77
64 Mercedes C Class 5,663 24% 65 43,349 25% 63 66
65 Nissan Frontier 5,611 16% 69 34,996 24% 73 82
66 Subaru Impreza 5,478 68% 67 52,180 114% 53 90
67 Hyundai Accent 5,257 -24% 68 41,727 35% 64 79
68 Ford Taurus 5,256 15% 59 40,621 6% 65 59
69 Dodge Avenger 5,188 43% 43 58,050 70% 45 63
70 Nissan Maxima 5,118 -14% 78 35,222 8% 72 74
71 Mercedes E Class 5,089 0% 71 35,455 -4% 70 61
72 Cadillac SRX 4,911 19% 82 30,361 0% 78 75
73 Cadillac CTS 4,743 7% 77 30,226 -4% 79 73
74 Hyundai Santa Fe 4,619 -43% 64 39,059 -9% 67 56
75 Honda Fit 4,608 -5% 80 28,898 -26% 80 57
76 Chevrolet Suburban 4,445 4% 75 27,513 20% 84 96
77 Nissan Murano 4,363 -1% 81 31,542 8% 77 78
78 Buick Enclave 4,360 -29% 74 32,226 -6% 76 70
79 Acura MDX 4,288 25% 76 28,405 11% 81 83
80 Buick Verano 4,235 new 89 19,904 new 109  -
81 Toyota 4Runner 4,212 24% 84 26,700 5% 86 85
82 Mazda CX-5 4,208 new 94 20,239 new 108  -
83 Jeep Compass 4,099 -7% 90 24,612 -2% 92 91
84 Chevrolet Colorado 4,096 29% 87 25,553 32% 90 102
85 Hyundai Tucson 4,062 17% 83 27,895 3% 82 81
86 Ford Fiesta 4,059 -23% 79 35,385 -25% 71 46
87 VW Golf 4,008 13% 88 24,890 17% 91 98
88 Buick LaCrosse 4,001 -33% 58 34,893 -1% 74 67
89 Toyota Venza 3,995 -15% 85 23,498 4% 96 97
90 Chevrolet Captiva Sport 3,914 new 100 21,835 new 102  -
91 Mini 3,822 11% 86 26,621 6% 88 86
92 Lexus ES 3,759 32% 97 22,024 13% 100 100
93 Fiat 500 3,710 22% 93 24,416 206% 93 177
94 Kia Rio 3,646 261% 99 26,042 101% 89 123
95 Dodge Challenger 3,631 3% 92 27,082 14% 85 92
96 Kia Sportage 3,606 -8% 95 24,188 -17% 94 76
97 Audi A4 3,449 52% 98 22,008 4% 101 94
98 Chrysler 300 3,399 41% 60 44,200 175% 60 116
99 Subaru Legacy 3,321 -9% 96 27,593 11% 83 88
100 Hyundai Genesis 3,103 -12% 102 22,085 16% 99 107
101 Lincoln MKZ 3,033 6% 107 17,572 5% 117 114
102 VW Tiguan 2,966 26% 112 17,906 9% 115 113
103 Nissan Juke 2,960 -8% 108 21,688 5% 103 99
104 VW Beetle 2,839 new 110 15,493 7570% 122 232
105 GMC Yukon XL 2,819 4% 122 11,794 0% 138 139
106 Hyundai Veloster 2,781 new 105 21,610 new 104  -
107 Dodge Durango 2,736 -49% 104 24,182 -16% 95 80
108 Ford Expedition 2,700 -18% 103 21,313 -3% 105 95
109 Acura RDX 2,664 142% 109 13,937 70% 129 155
110 GMC Savana 2,653 118% 129 14,709 29% 124 135
111 Ford Transit Connect 2,627 1% 116 19,581 10% 111 93
112 Nissan Pathfinder 2,515 12% 115 17,865 23% 116 121
113 Mercedes GL Class 2,494 32% 135 14,076 9% 128 132
114 Acura TL 2,358 -8% 101 20,411 14% 107 108
115 Ford Flex 2,318 -3% 106 18,807 16% 113 115
116 BMW X3 2,311 5% 113 16,728 12% 118 120
117 Lexus IS 2,296 0% 120 16,490 8% 120 118
118 BMW X5 2,283 -31% 91 22,264 16% 98 103
119 GMC Yukon 2,205 -1% 126 14,867 -15% 123 109
120 Mercedes Sprinter 2,203 27% 127 11,479 30% 140 145
121 VW CC 2,198 -27% 138 10,955 -43% 145 101
122 Audi Q5 2,090 10% 114 15,634 20% 121 130
123 Mini Countryman 2,033 58% 141 11,293 20% 141 147
124 Nissan Titan 2,028 11% 123 12,707 19% 134 140
125 Scion tC 2,013 27% 128 13,572 -6% 130 119
126 Infiniti JX35 1,999 new 121 9,724 new 155  -
127 Cadillac Escalade 1,997 18% 134 12,552 -6% 135 126
128 Acura TSX 1,980 -7% 119 19,594 20% 110 111
129 Mazda CX-9 1,979 -25% 146 13,087 -28% 131 106
130 Volvo S60 1,934 22% 118 14,382 14% 125 131
131 Mercedes GLK 1,880 15% 130 14,160 8% 126 127
132 Honda Crosstour 1,874 27% 140 10,837 -6% 147 138
133 Nissan Xterra 1,856 4% 150 10,542 8% 150 149
134 Chevrolet Volt 1,849 n/a 144 10,666 272% 149 204
135 Chevrolet Avalanche 1,823 12% 147 12,825 24% 132 143
136 Mercedes M Class 1,790 -36% 111 22,416 32% 97 112
137 Buick Regal 1,784 -49% 124 16,612 -35% 119 84
138 Volvo XC60 1,782 73% 148 10,292 21% 151 153
139 Cadillac XTS 1,739 new 186 2,492 new 222  -
140 Audi A5 1,732 32% 149 9,734 7% 154 151
141 Lincoln MKX 1,724 -10% 136 14,152 11% 127 134
142 Scion xB 1,708 43% 137 11,914 22% 137 144
143 BMW 7 Series 1,696 159% 211 7,300 20% 167 168
144 Audi A6 1,691 67% 145 10,275 124% 152 192
145 Toyota Avalon 1,690 -37% 142 18,341 14% 114 117
146 Lexus GS 1,662 410% 131 12,732 429% 133 214
147 Scion FR-S 1,649 new 117 4,419 new 195  -
148 Lexus CT 1,499 -3% 155 10,945 106% 146 189
149 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 1,462 -7% 154 9,512 1% 156 150
150 Chevrolet Spark 1,460 new  - 1,460 new 232  -
151 Acura ILX 1,410 new 164 2,659 new 220  -
152 Hyundai Veracruz 1,370 37% 198 5,153 0% 183 184
153 Nissan Quest 1,368 -4% 133 12,111 83% 136 171
154 Nissan Armada 1,363 -8% 143 10,837 6% 148 142
155 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,354 -31% 152 9,849 -20% 153 136
156 Mazda6 1,289 -49% 125 26,658 47% 87 105
157 Toyota Yaris 1,271 -9% 132 21,242 62% 106 125
158 Range Rover Sport 1,212 4% 158 8,419 4% 158 156
159 Kia Sedona 1,181 -58% 139 11,793 -15% 139 133
160 Porsche Cayenne 1,119 2% 169 7,606 -7% 163 158
161 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan 1,106 new 156 3,962 new 204  -
162 Suzuki SX4 1,098 -7% 160 7,555 4% 164 161
163 VW Routan 1,094 -32% 166 6,116 -21% 172 160
164 Toyota FJ Cruiser 1,037 -18% 165 7,415 -9% 165 159
165 Toyota Sequoia 1,020 -1% 162 7,269 5% 168 162
166 Mazda5 994 -16% 167 7,939 -39% 161 124
167 Chevrolet Corvette 987 -23% 153 8,009 -2% 160 157
168 Honda Ridgeline 981 160% 159 8,250 48% 159 172
169 Scion xD 977 37% 170 6,479 10% 169 174
170 Hyundai Azera 977 578% 172 4,143 234% 201 229
171 Mazda2 905 -16% 176 11,056 30% 143 154
172 Audi Q7 891 13% 196 5,340 -3% 180 180
173 Infiniti QX56 890 -12% 168 7,359 11% 166 165
174 Lincoln MKS 878 -20% 163 7,682 22% 162 173
175 Mercedes S Class 852 -4% 174 6,362 -1% 170 166
176 BMW 6 Series 843 50% 203 4,420 164% 194 227
177 Lexus GX 813 -2% 182 5,701 -12% 173 164
178 Smart Fortwo 780 138% 171 5,528 1590% 178 206
179 Volvo XC90 773 -21% 185 5,611 -7% 175 175
180 Dodge Dart 772 new 234 974 new 240  -
181 VW Touareg 740 42% 183 5,254 45% 181 196
182 Lincoln MKT 738 57% 194 4,386 47% 196 210
183 GMC Canyon 720 -49% 177 6,361 14% 171 185
184 Porsche 911 684 42% 178 5,517 46% 179 195
185 Ford Police Interceptor Utility 684 new 209 2,857 new 217  -
186 Range Rover 672 -16% 188 4,832 -17% 186 176
187 Mercedes CLS Class 665 -5% 184 4,593 126% 191 224
188 Nissan 370Z 654 19% 189 5,127 1% 184 182
189 Infiniti M 652 -6% 181 5,593 -9% 176 167
190 Nissan NV 651 -4% 187 5,536 212% 177 201
191 Audi A3 651 49% 205 4,229 11% 199 194
192 Mitsubishi Outlander 632 -34% 197 4,699 -18% 189 179
193 Porsche Panamera 627 1% 206 4,732 14% 188 193
194 Range Rover Evoque 621 new 199 4,976 new 185  -
195 Mazda MX-5 590 4% 204 4,016 10% 202 197
196 Audi A7 578 -18% 200 4,827 79% 187 216
197 Nissan Cube 578 -48% 191 4,663 -63% 190 128
198 Mitsubishi Galant 576 -64% 151 11,202 -6% 142 137
199 Scion iQ 557 new 192 5,641 new 174  -
200 Dodge Cargo Van 555 new 161 3,998 new 203  -
201 Lexus LS 536 -14% 217 3,572 -26% 205 183
202 VW Eos 533 -54% 190 4,221 -13% 200 191
203 Land Rover LR4 532 -17% 195 4,296 -9% 198 186
204 Suzuki Kizashi 526 -21% 213 3,544 -20% 206 190
205 Lincoln Navigator 525 -9% 207 4,381 0% 197 188
206 Dodge Caliber 520 -84% 173 9,502 -62% 157 87
207 Chevrolet Caprice PPV 500 456% 226 1,680 984% 228 250
208 Infiniti FX 498 -23% 208 5,195 -7% 182 178
209 Subaru BRZ 498 new 180 1,587 new 230  -
210 Jaguar XF 485 3% 216 3,458 20% 208 212
211 Suzuki Grand Vitara 473 23% 221 3,035 3% 214 207
212 Mercedes SL Class 449 383% 224 2,024 94% 225 236
213 Jaguar XJ 421 9% 220 3,089 -10% 212 198
214 Volvo XC70 420 -28% 218 3,042 -4% 213 205
215 Honda Insight 419 -57% 215 4,460 -63% 193 129
216 Ford Ranger 413 -94% 175 18,855 -48% 112 65
217 Audi A8 401 -11% 210 2,949 -11% 215 202
218 Nissan LEAF 395 -58% 212 3,543 -26% 207 187
219 BMW 1 Series 379 -43% 193 4,543 -14% 192 181
220 Hyundai Equus 362 20% 223 2,347 39% 223 220
221 Porsche Boxster 359 77% 219 983 -25% 238 228
222 Honda CR-Z 330 -62% 222 2,734 -69% 219 148
223 Mazda CX-7 324 90% 157 10,983 41% 144 104
224 Volvo C70 306 -27% 179 3,170 -6% 210 199
225 Lexus LX 306 16% 225 2,874 65% 216 219
226 Land Rover LR2 283 33% 229 1,788 26% 227 226
227 Volvo C30 271 -13% 230 1,638 -16% 229 218
228 BMW X6 259 -55% 202 3,095 -7% 211 203
229 Toyota Land Cruiser 259 162% 228 1,448 51% 233 237
230 Ford Crown Victoria 243 -95% 232 2,820 -92% 218 64
231 Mercedes SLK 235 -79% 227 2,499 13% 221 230
232 Volvo S80 231 -50% 214 2,148 -28% 224 208
233 Infiniti EX 215 -62% 231 2,011 -42% 226 200
234 BMW Z4 173 -62% 233 1,585 -36% 231 215
235 Audi TT 169 -5% 236 1,311 7% 235 231
236 Suzuki Equator 167 -22% 235 1,115 -9% 237 233
237 Subaru Tribeca 151 -36% 237 1,242 -18% 236 225
238 Nissan GT-R 128 129% 239 711 -19% 244 238
239 Jaguar XK 105 -17% 240 970 -11% 241 235
240 Mitsubishi Eclipse 93 -88% 238 977 -84% 239 170
241 Acura ZDX 85 -17% 246 501 -52% 250 234
242 Lincoln Town Car 77 -91% 243 764 -89% 243 163
243 Mercedes G Class 64 -44% 248 525 -30% 248 242
244 Mercedes SLS AMG 59 20% 241 618 58% 246 246
245 Audi R8 55 -33% 245 558 -18% 247 243
246 Dodge Nitro 45 -98% 242 3,182 -77% 209 122
247 Acura RL 40 -43% 251 254 -72% 257 239
248 Mercedes CL Class 39 62% 247 426 -20% 254 244
249 Mitsubishi Endeavour 34 -97% 249 452 -93% 252 169
250 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 33 new 250 366 new 256  -
251 Mercedes R Class 32 -43% 201 1,402 -25% 234 217
252 Cadillac DTS 20 -97% 244 449 -95% 253 141
253 Dodge Dakota 19 -98% 255 478 -95% 251 146
254 Porsche Cayman 14 -89% 252 415 -51% 255 241
255 Buick Lucerne 11 -99% 254 954 -94% 242 110
256 Cadillac STS 7 -95% 253 149 -94% 258 209
257 Lexus HS 4 -99% 257 626 -62% 245 221
258 Lexus LFA 3 -57% 260 27 -25% 262 253
259 Mazda Tribute 2 -99% 261 503 -69% 249 223
260 Chevrolet Aveo 2 -100% 259 58 -100% 260 89

Source: online.wsj.com, Manufacturers, goodcarbadcar.net

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  1. Auto Accessorize
    August 7th, 2012 at 04:31 | #1
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    It’s good to see the newly designed Nissan Altima competing so well. It’s a great car!

  2. Aaron
    August 6th, 2012 at 22:35 | #2
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    Nissan’s amazingly smooth Xtronic CVT is an innovation for more fuel-efficient performance. And it’s been updated for the All-New 2013 Nissan Altima.
    Classic Ferrari for sale

  3. Carsitaly
    August 6th, 2012 at 15:18 | #3
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  4. JimC
    August 6th, 2012 at 11:58 | #4
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    Dear Matt,

    I thought the new 2013 Altima would be a blowout sale. Why has it landed #5, in a not so impressive ranking? Is it because the new gen Altima has just started sales and will kick its place up later?

    I thought it would at least be above the Accord. How could the old gen perform better?

    • matgasnier
      August 6th, 2012 at 14:53 | #5
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      Hi Jim,
      This is just the start of the 2013 Altima career, and it’s already at the level the 2012 model was a few months ago. Expect it to gain more spots over the coming months.
      cheers
      Matt

  5. Rosario
    August 6th, 2012 at 02:47 | #6
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    Why Dodge Dart sales are so low too?

    • matgasnier
      August 6th, 2012 at 09:21 | #7
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      Hi Rosario,
      The Dodge Dart has only just started being on sale in the US so it is normal for it to still feature relatively low in the ranking.
      cheers
      Matt

  6. jake
    August 3rd, 2012 at 14:38 | #8
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    The Nissan Altima is a very good looking car, once you look it on “flesh” you realize is a very attractive sedan, hope it does very good, it’s besides the Kia Optima the best in the segment.

    I have to say, I admire your work with this blog Matt, congratulations!

    In my native language: Muchas Felicidades desde México, me encanta tu página, la visito casi diario, y la información super precisa. Saludos!

    • matgasnier
      August 5th, 2012 at 11:07 | #9
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      Thank you very much for your praise Jake, I really appreciate it!
      And thanks so much for your daily visits.
      Best
      Matt

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