Monthly U.S. Sales

Toyota's sales edge up 1%; Camry slips

4:40 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.'s U.S. sales edged up 1 percent in March, to 205,342 units. That lagged the industry's 3 percent gain, but was enough to make March the automaker's best month in terms of volume since the federal cash-for-clunkers program in August 2009.... Read More »

 

GM sales rise 6%, led by Cadillac, Buick

2:32 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
General Motors' U.S. sales rose 6 percent in March, the company said today, as new nameplates helped Cadillac achieve a 50 percent gain and Buick rise 37 percent. Chevrolet sales rose just 1 percent, hindered largely by 22 percent declines for the Malibu and Impala sedans.... Read More »

 

U.S. sales climb again, reach volume last seen in '07

5:08 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
In the highest-volume month since August 2007, automakers broadly advanced to sell 1.45 million light vehicles in March. That's only 3 percent higher than strong year-earlier results. But the seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 15.3 million made March the fifth straight month above 15 million and signaled a continued industry rally.... Read More »

 

MARCH U.S. SALES

Honda, Detroit 3 set pace as March sales advance 3%

8:00 am U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Light-vehicle sales -- led by strong pickup and crossover demand at Detroit's automakers -- rose 3 percent to 1.45 million units last month, slightly below forecasts but a positive signal the spring selling season is off to a solid start. It was the industry's best month since 1.48 million light vehicles were sold in August 2007.... Read More »

 

Hyundai volume drops 2% on tight Sonata supplies

3:46 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Hyundai Motor America today said its U.S. sales fell 2 percent in March as Sonata sales fell because of inventory limitations, more than offsetting record sales of its compact cars.... Read More »

 

Infiniti moves summer sale into April to build on strong March

3:41 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Infiniti will attempt to extend its strong March floor traffic by moving up its annual summer sales event into April, a senior Infiniti manager said today. The luxury make will hold its first spring sales event near the middle of this month and has already produced national TV spots to support it.... Read More »

 

Accord fuels Honda gains in March

4:40 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Boosted by strong Accord sales and new Acura products, American Honda's March sales of 136,038 units rose 7 percent over last March's numbers.... Read More »

 

BMW's March advance trims Mercedes lead in U.S. luxury race

3:03 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
BMW AG reported a 13 percent U.S. sales increase in March, cutting into the luxury-auto lead of Mercedes-Benz as both brands set records for the month.... Read More »

 

Chrysler sales up 5%; pickups, mid-sized sedans jump

12:48 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Record sales of pickups and mid-sized sedans boosted Chrysler Group sales by 5 percent in March, extending a string of consecutive monthly sales increases to 36.... Read More »

 

JESSE SNYDER

What’s that odd, pleasant feeling?

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Feel like something’s missing, but can’t quite put your finger on it? The chaos is missing. Look around. Everybody is quietly working away.... Read More »

 

Beetle marketing push pays off for VW

2:53 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Volkswagen brand's vehicle sales rose 3 percent last month from a year earlier with most of the gains coming from one nameplate: the Beetle. The brand sold 37,704 vehicles in March, its third straight month of single-digit sales increases after a nearly two-year run of double-digit gains.... Read More »

 

U.S. auto sales wrapping up a strong March

2:25 pm U.S. ET | March 29, 2013
Auto sales in the United States are finishing March on an upbeat note, with analysts expecting the industry to extend its strongest streak in five years.... Read More »

 

Nissan expects Leaf to set monthly U.S. sales record in March

3:40 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013
The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, a month after the company dropped its sticker price by $6,400, is on its way to setting a monthly United States sales record in March of more than 1,900 units, Nissan executives said today.... Read More »

 

March U.S. auto sales will rise 8%, LMC predicts

9:46 am U.S. ET | March 21, 2013
March auto sales in the United States are expected to rise 8 percent and the annual sales pace should top 15 million for the fifth straight month as consumers shake off worries about the economy, according to research firm LMC Automotive.... Read More »

 

Jeep boss says another sales record depends on new Cherokee

9:48 am U.S. ET | March 21, 2013
Jeep has been on a three-year run of year-over-year sales gains, but extending that streak in 2013 will depend on the success of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, brand boss Mike Manley says.... Read More »

 

AutoNation's vehicle sales rise 6% in February

11:23 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
Buoyed by strong luxury-brand sales, new dealerships and a robust California market, AutoNation, the country's largest auto dealership group, reported a 6 percent gain in sales in February.... Read More »

 

Mercedes tops BMW to extend U.S. luxury lead

March 2, 2013 06:01 CET
Mercedes-Benz reported a 22 percent surge in U.S. sales last month, building on its early lead as it tries to unseat BMW as the leader in luxury-auto deliveries this year.... Read More »

 

Strong Accord sales can't overcome Civic transition for Honda

4:17 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
American Honda's February sales fell 2 percent, as rare slumps by such volume models as the Civic, CR-V and Odyssey offset a strong month for the redesigned Accord.... Read More »

 

FEBRUARY U.S. AUTO SALES

Sales rise modest 4% on solid light-truck demand

8:00 am U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
U.S. light-vehicle sales rose a modest 4 percent to 1.19 million units last month, with Volkswagen AG, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors setting the pace as automakers overcame severe winter weather, higher taxes and rising gasoline prices to keep the industry's recovery on track.... Read More »

 

Chevy offers free maintenance on aging Silverado

1:17 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
General Motors is including scheduled maintenance in the price of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup for sales in March and April, matching a promotion it began last month on the GMC Sierra.... Read More »

 

Lincoln sales plunge, but Ford Motor advances 9%

1:19 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
Continued delays in getting the 2013 Lincoln MKZ to dealers hobbled Lincoln sales in February, but sales rose 11 percent for the Ford brand and 9 percent for Ford Motor Co. overall.... Read More »

 

GM rises 7%; trucks shine, cars slip

2:58 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
GM customers shrugged off higher fuel prices and snapped up pickups, SUVs and large crossovers in February, propelling GM to a 7 percent sales gain. GM sold 224,314 units last month, the company said today. Its gain outpaced the industry's modest 4 percent growth. It's the second straight month that GM has gained market share after slipping last year to 17.9 percent, from 19.6 percent in 2011.... Read More »

 

Mercedes tops BMW to extend U.S. luxury lead

4:04 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
Mercedes-Benz reported a 22 percent surge in U.S. sales last month, building on its early lead as it tries to unseat BMW as the leader in luxury-auto deliveries this year.... Read More »

 

Q5 becomes Audi best-seller; VW sales slow again

12:40 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
Now that Audi AG has shuffled production schedules to build more crossovers, the automaker expects to have a new U.S. best-seller this year. Audi of America sold 2,753 units of the five-seat Q5 crossover in February, up 57 percent from a year ago. It also sold 920 units of the seven-seat Q7, up 147 percent, leading the entire brand to a 28 percent sales increase for the month.... Read More »

 

Less flash, more substance as recovery forges ahead

5:27 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
U.S. auto sales rose 4 percent from strong year-ago results in February, as modest growth by the Detroit 3 and Toyota offset declines at Honda, Hyundai-Kia and Nissan. Along the way, the seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate inched up to 15.4 million, the fourth straight month above 15 million. The industry hasn't seen sustained SAARs at that level since late 2007 and early 2008.... Read More »