New-Vehicle Retail Sales Decline Industry-Wide20 March 2006WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. ? New-vehicle retail sales were down 13 percent in the first 12 days of March when compared to a similar time period a year ago, according to the Power Information Network (PIN), the industry?s premier source for real-time automotive retail sales information. Mid-month results are derived from actual retail transaction data collected by PIN and do not include fleet sales. Retail transactions are the most accurate measurement of true underlying consumer demand for new vehicles.