Monthly sales roundup

Subaru reports 4th record sales year in a row

1:50 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
Subaru of America said it posted its fourth consecutive record year of sales and predicted that sales in 2013 will reach another high. Subaru sold 336,441 vehicles last year, up 26 percent over 2011. December sales rose 9 percent to 36,653 units, making it the best month in Subaru history, the company said its monthly sales report today.... Read More »

 

Pickup push drives GM to 5% increase

11:20 am U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
General Motors' best month for pickup sales in four years helped slash the company's bloated truck inventory and propelled GM to a 5 percent sales gain for December. But that 5 percent gain, to 245,733 vehicles, trailed the industry's 9 percent increase.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Dodge Dart posts best sales month yet despite Avenger discounts

4:08 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
Chrysler Group's new Fiat-based compact sedan posted its best-ever sales month in December, more than a half-year after the 2013 Dodge Dart began showing up on dealer lots. The 6,105 Darts that dealers sold last month came as the four-door made the final cut on several Car of the Year lists and boosted its total U.S. sales for 2012 to 25,303 units.... Read More »

 

BMW's 39% December gain overtakes Mercedes for U.S. sales crown

3:45 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
BMW sales surged 39 percent in December, powered by the 5-series car line, helping it top Mercedes-Benz in luxury-brand sales in the United States for the second consecutive year. Sales for BMW increased to 37,399 vehicles last month, boosted by a 72 percent gain for its midsize 5 series. Mercedes reported a 9.5 percent increase from a year earlier to 28,145, helped by sales of the E-class sedan, which rose 32 percent to 6,984.... Read More »

 

Chrysler Group up 10% in December, 21% for 2012

11:29 am U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
Strong sales of pickups and small cars pushed Chrysler Group sales up 10 percent in December, helping the automaker finish up 21 percent for 2012. The company sold 152,367 light vehicles in December, its 33rd consecutive month of year-over-year U.S. sales improvements.... Read More »

 

Mercedes' 2012 U.S. luxury sales lead narrows after BMW gain

Dec. 4, 2012 06:01 CET
BMW's sales in the United States rose 45 percent in November, further chipping away at Mercedes-Benz' lead in luxury-auto deliveries this year.... Read More »

 

GM blames slow pickup sales on rivals' spiffs

1:56 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
General Motors' November sales rose 3 percent, but an unexpected decline in pickup sales left GM with swollen truck inventories. GM blamed an 8 percent drop in pickup sales on heavy incentives offered by Ford, Chrysler and other rivals in the full-sized pickup market.... Read More »

 

American Suzuki forges ahead with incentives amid U.S. wind-down

6:51 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
American Suzuki, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, will continue to offer consumer rebates and zero percent financing to woo potential customers as the brand winds down its U.S. auto sales operations.... Read More »

 

Two crossovers help lift Nissan, Infiniti volume

2:13 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
Two sibling vehicles lifted November sales for Nissan North America's Nissan and Infiniti brands. The newly redesigned Pathfinder crossover delivered most of Nissan Division's 10 percent sales increase to 84,300 sales in November, up from 76,754 in November 2011. The luxury Infiniti line netted a 41 percent rise in November, to 11,897 sales, due largely to demand for its JX crossover.... Read More »

 

Honda racks up best November ever

2:43 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
American Honda posted its best November ever, with sales rising 39 percent to 116,580 units. Despite the strong showing, Honda still trailed Chrysler Group by 5,985 units as the fifth-ranked automaker in the United States for the month.... Read More »

 

BMW gains ground on Mercedes for 2012 luxury title

3:57 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
BMW's sales in the United States rose 45 percent in November, further chipping away at Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz in luxury-auto deliveries this year.... Read More »

 

Ford, Chrysler Canadian sales climb in November while GM drops

3:26 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
New vehicle sales at both Ford Motor of Canada and Chrysler Canada made big gains in November, lifted by strong consumer demand for cars and growth in the Canadian auto industry.... Read More »

 

Ford sales rise 6% on pickups, small cars

3:01 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
Higher demand for pickups and small cars helped Ford achieve a 6 percent U.S. sales increase in November. Sales rose 18 percent for the Ford F-series pickup, putting it on pace for a full-year total of more than 600,000 units for the first time since 2007.... Read More »

 

JAMIE LaREAU

It takes a hurricane to halt haggling — at least in hard times

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 1, 2012
Albert Einstein said: "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Auto dealers along the storm-wrecked East Coast have an opportunity to make a long-lasting impression on customers struggling to rebuild their lives by showing them that car-buying can be a pleasant experience.... Read More »

 

Honda sales continue climb on Accord, Civic gains

2:32 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 1, 2012
As its outgoing 2012 Accord was being replaced by the ramping up of the redesigned 2013 model, American Honda reported a 9 percent sales increase in October. The Accord led Honda sales with 28,349 units, up 26 percent. Honda had dealer stair-step and regional fleet incentives in place to close out the old model.... Read More »

 

BMW's 21% gain in U.S. monthly sales narrows Mercedes' lead

5:28 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 1, 2012
BMW's sales in the United States rose 21 percent in October, narrowing the lead of Mercedes-Benz in luxury auto sales this year.... Read More »

 

GM, Chrysler sales rise in Canada while Ford falls

2:15 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2012
GM said today its Canadian sales surged 11.6 percent to 18,756 vehicles in September. Ford's Canadian sales dropped 8 percent during the month from a year earlier, while Chrysler Canada said its sales rose 2 percent, its best September since 2000.... Read More »

 

Mercedes sales rise 7% to expand lead on BMW

4:54 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2012
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, after a 7 percent sales gain in September, extended its lead over BMW to 5,221 units after nine months in the race to be the top-selling luxury auto brand in the United States.... Read More »

 

Lexus gains 34% to top Mercedes, BMW

4:59 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 4, 2012
Lexus, which lost its crown as the top-selling luxury auto brand in the United States last year, increased sales 34 percent last month to push past Mercedes-Benz and BMW. It's the first time Toyota's luxury brand beat both of its German competitors to be No. 1 in monthly sales since December 2010.... Read More »

 

BMW may have padded U.S. July sales to edge Mercedes, report says

Aug. 15, 2012 19:30 CET
BMW may have inflated its flagship brand's July sales figures to edge rival Mercedes-Benz for the month as the best-selling luxury brand in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.... Read More »

 

BMW may have padded U.S. July sales to edge Mercedes, report says

1:30 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 15, 2012
BMW may have inflated its flagship brand's July sales figures to edge rival Mercedes-Benz for the month as the best-selling luxury brand in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported today.... Read More »

 

Mercedes lead over BMW narrows to 104 units in U.S. luxury fight

5:13 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2012
BMW, posting its first year-over-year sales decline in more than two years, managed to outsell Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz in the United States last month, narrowing the distance between the two competitors to 104 deliveries this year.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Second-half math will get tough for Chrysler

3:50 pm U.S. ET | July 3, 2012
On July 17, 1941, one of the most impressive streaks in baseball history ended when New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio went hitless before a record crowd in Cleveland. DiMaggio had at least one hit in the 56 previous games. Over the last few years, Chrysler has been tearing through sales in the United States like Joltin' Joe tore through opposing pitchers in 1941.... Read More »

 

Volt tops plug-in Prius, Leaf in rechargeable car sales

5:13 pm U.S. ET | June 1, 2012
The Chevrolet Volt was the best-selling rechargeable auto in the United States in May, topping Toyota's plug-in Prius and Nissan's all-electric Leaf hatchback. Sales of the GM plug-in sedan more than tripled to 1,680 units from 481 a year earlier.... Read More »

 

Mercedes pads luxury lead over BMW with 19% gain

3:57 pm U.S. ET | June 1, 2012
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz held onto the United States luxury-vehicle sales lead for the year over BMW's namesake brand, as Mercedes deliveries in May jumped 19 percent.... Read More »