US Sales In March: Up, Up, Up

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

March sales are coming in, and it looks to have been another month of steady growth for the US market. GM’s “core brand” sales were up 11 percent, Chrysler enjoyed a 31% increase in volume, while Ford’s sales grew 19 percent. For only the second time since 1998, Ford beat GM’s overall volume by 5,674. Meanwhile, Nissan recorded its strongest monthly sales in its history in the US market, and at came within 589 units of topping Chrysler’s volume. Honda’s sales rose 19 percent last month. Hit the jump for a developing table, and check back in for more sales data as it becomes available.

AutomakerMarch 2011March 2010Pct. chng.3 month

20113 month

2010Pct. chng.BMW Group*26,42621,71222%65,09055,17718%BMW division20,29518,06012%52,61746,32314%Mini6,0873,61069%12,3418,72841%Rolls-Royce44425%1321265%BMW Group*26,42621,71222%65,09055,17718%Chrysler Group LLC121,73092,62331%286,950234,21523%Chrysler Division20,46319,7804%42,79647,148–9%Dodge44,10229,50650%101,97782,43424%Dodge/Ram67,61248,45040%158,801123,62029%Fiat500––%500––%Jeep33,15524,39336%84,85363,44734%Ram23,51018,94424%56,82441,18638%Chrysler Group LLC121,73092,62331%286,950234,21523%Daimler AG**22,97620,70711%57,27751,98410%Maybach56–17%1518–17%Mercedes-Benz22,54620,02413%55,99550,56911%Smart USA425677–37%1,2671,397–9%Daimler AG**22,97620,70711%57,27751,98410%Ford Motor Co.***212,295183,42516%495,508441,70812%Ford division203,794159,00928%475,253381,86825%Ford/Lincoln/Mercury212,295178,18819%495,508427,70216%Lincoln8,5018,693–2%20,00722,410–11%Mercury–10,486–100%24823,424–99%Volvo–5,237–100%–14,006–100%Ford Motor Co.***212,295183,42516%495,508441,70812%General Motors****206,621188,01110%592,546475,85925%Buick15,66312,95421%44,73932,13639%Cadillac12,16411,6395%40,51329,35238%Chevrolet148,197132,88912%416,505337,78523%GMC30,59727,38912%90,78968,61932%Hummer–294–100%–855–100%Pontiac–109–100%–582–100%Saab–––%–606–100%Saturn–2,737–100%–5,924–100%General Motors****206,621188,01110%592,546475,85925%Honda (American)†133,650108,26224%307,978256,41220%Acura12,61111,7228%31,36827,79313%Honda Division121,03996,54025%276,610228,61921%Honda (American)†133,650108,26224%307,978256,41220%Hyundai Group††106,05277,52437%247,394188,20531%Hyundai division61,87347,00232%142,620111,50928%Kia44,17930,52245%104,77476,69637%Hyundai Group††106,05277,52437%247,394188,20531%Jaguar Land Rover4,3153,70916%10,7689,09118%Jaguar874893–11%2,5012,3755%Land Rover3,4412,72626%8,2676,71623%Jaguar Land Rover4,3153,70916%10,7689,09118%Maserati2001896%47339420%Maserati2001896%47339420%Mazda30,90523,19333%64,55955,94115%Mazda30,90523,19333%64,55955,94115%Mitsubishi7,5605,43439%20,16713,62348%Mitsubishi7,5605,43439%20,16713,62348%Nissan†††121,14195,46827%285,358228,22925%Infiniti11,2879,94214%27,83623,69418%Nissan Division109,85485,52628%257,522204,53526%Nissan†††121,14195,46827%285,358228,22925%Porsche2,5881,90536%7,0075,22234%Porsche2,5881,90536%7,0075,22234%Saab Cars North America‡830133524%2,0691331456%Saab Cars North America‡830133524%2,0691331456%Subaru26,91623,78513%67,45757,49417%Subaru26,91623,78513%67,45757,49417%Suzuki2,4972,24611%6,7025,66118%Suzuki2,4972,24611%6,7025,66118%Toyota‡‡176,222186,863–6%433,924385,68613%Lexus20,68220,2192%47,35649,523–4%Scion5,5403,51158%12,7599,57333%Toyota division150,000163,133–8%373,809326,59015%Toyota/Scion155,540166,644–7%386,568336,16315%Toyota‡‡176,222186,863–6%433,924385,68613%Volkswagen‡‡‡37,13130,86820%92,74179,90916%Audi9,8188,58914%25,38321,31519%Bentley1371315%3203113%VW division27,17622,14823%67,03858,28315%Volkswagen‡‡‡37,13130,86820%92,74179,90916%Volvo Cars North America‡‡‡‡6,369––%15,440––%Volvo Cars North America‡‡‡‡6,369––%15,440––%Other (estimate)2442411%7327103%TOTAL1,246,6681,066,29817%3,060,1402,545,65320%

Data Courtesy: Automotive News March sales are coming in, and it looks to have been another month of steady growth for the US market. GM’s “core brand” sales were up 11 percent, Chrysler enjoyed a 31% increase in volume, while Ford’s sales grew 19 percent. For only the second time since 1998, Ford beat GM’s overall volume by 5,674. Meanwhile, Nissan recorded its strongest monthly sales in its history in the US market, and at came within 589 units of topping Chrysler’s volume. Honda’s sales rose 19 percent last month. Hit the jump for a developing table, and check back in for more sales data as it becomes available.

AutomakerMarch 2011March 2010Pct. chng.3 month

20113 month

2010Pct. chng.BMW Group*26,42621,71222%65,09055,17718%BMW division20,29518,06012%52,61746,32314%Mini6,0873,61069%12,3418,72841%Rolls-Royce44425%1321265%BMW Group*26,42621,71222%65,09055,17718%Chrysler Group LLC121,73092,62331%286,950234,21523%Chrysler Division20,46319,7804%42,79647,148–9%Dodge44,10229,50650%101,97782,43424%Dodge/Ram67,61248,45040%158,801123,62029%Fiat500––%500––%Jeep33,15524,39336%84,85363,44734%Ram23,51018,94424%56,82441,18638%Chrysler Group LLC121,73092,62331%286,950234,21523%Daimler AG**22,97620,70711%57,27751,98410%Maybach56–17%1518–17%Mercedes-Benz22,54620,02413%55,99550,56911%Smart USA425677–37%1,2671,397–9%Daimler AG**22,97620,70711%57,27751,98410%Ford Motor Co.***212,295183,42516%495,508441,70812%Ford division203,794159,00928%475,253381,86825%Ford/Lincoln/Mercury212,295178,18819%495,508427,70216%Lincoln8,5018,693–2%20,00722,410–11%Mercury–10,486–100%24823,424–99%Volvo–5,237–100%–14,006–100%Ford Motor Co.***212,295183,42516%495,508441,70812%General Motors****206,621188,01110%592,546475,85925%Buick15,66312,95421%44,73932,13639%Cadillac12,16411,6395%40,51329,35238%Chevrolet148,197132,88912%416,505337,78523%GMC30,59727,38912%90,78968,61932%Hummer–294–100%–855–100%Pontiac–109–100%–582–100%Saab–––%–606–100%Saturn–2,737–100%–5,924–100%General Motors****206,621188,01110%592,546475,85925%Honda (American)†133,650108,26224%307,978256,41220%Acura12,61111,7228%31,36827,79313%Honda Division121,03996,54025%276,610228,61921%Honda (American)†133,650108,26224%307,978256,41220%Hyundai Group††106,05277,52437%247,394188,20531%Hyundai division61,87347,00232%142,620111,50928%Kia44,17930,52245%104,77476,69637%Hyundai Group††106,05277,52437%247,394188,20531%Jaguar Land Rover4,3153,70916%10,7689,09118%Jaguar874893–11%2,5012,3755%Land Rover3,4412,72626%8,2676,71623%Jaguar Land Rover4,3153,70916%10,7689,09118%Maserati2001896%47339420%Maserati2001896%47339420%Mazda30,90523,19333%64,55955,94115%Mazda30,90523,19333%64,55955,94115%Mitsubishi7,5605,43439%20,16713,62348%Mitsubishi7,5605,43439%20,16713,62348%Nissan†††121,14195,46827%285,358228,22925%Infiniti11,2879,94214%27,83623,69418%Nissan Division109,85485,52628%257,522204,53526%Nissan†††121,14195,46827%285,358228,22925%Porsche2,5881,90536%7,0075,22234%Porsche2,5881,90536%7,0075,22234%Saab Cars North America‡830133524%2,0691331456%Saab Cars North America‡830133524%2,0691331456%Subaru26,91623,78513%67,45757,49417%Subaru26,91623,78513%67,45757,49417%Suzuki2,4972,24611%6,7025,66118%Suzuki2,4972,24611%6,7025,66118%Toyota‡‡176,222186,863–6%433,924385,68613%Lexus20,68220,2192%47,35649,523–4%Scion5,5403,51158%12,7599,57333%Toyota division150,000163,133–8%373,809326,59015%Toyota/Scion155,540166,644–7%386,568336,16315%Toyota‡‡176,222186,863–6%433,924385,68613%Volkswagen‡‡‡37,13130,86820%92,74179,90916%Audi9,8188,58914%25,38321,31519%Bentley1371315%3203113%VW division27,17622,14823%67,03858,28315%Volkswagen‡‡‡37,13130,86820%92,74179,90916%Volvo Cars North America‡‡‡‡6,369––%15,440––%Volvo Cars North America‡‡‡‡6,369––%15,440––%Other (estimate)2442411%7327103%TOTAL1,246,6681,066,29817%3,060,1402,545,65320%

Data Courtesy: Automotive News


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