US Auto Sales In April: Bigger Sales, Smaller Cars

It might still be a bit early to put a sub-head on this month’s sales, but if GM can serve as Bertel’s China car sales oracle, perhaps they’ll indicate the US market as well. And if they do, we’ll be seeing strong year-over-year sales increases, with much of the new volume coming from compact cars, while large trucks sit flat. If GM doesn’t indicate the market well this month, then we’ll be sure to update our headline when we update the developing sales table which you can find just after the jump.

AutomakerApril 2011April 2010Pct. chng.4 month

20114 month

2010Pct. chng.BMW Group25,29121,15320%90,38076,33018% BMW division18,80117,2689%71,41763,59112% Mini6,4463,84368%18,78712,57149% Rolls-Royce44425%1761685%BMW Group25,29121,15320%90,38076,33018%Chrysler Group LLC117,22595,70323%404,175329,91823% Chrysler Division20,37922,386–9%63,17569,534–9% Dodge44,32038,79514%146,297121,22921% Dodge/Ram63,58053,67219%222,381177,29225% Fiat882––%1,382––% Jeep32,38419,64565%117,23783,09241% Ram19,26014,87730%76,08456,06336%Chrysler Group LLC117,22595,70323%404,175329,91823%Daimler AG**19,62918,9164%76,90670,9009% Maybach550%202313% Mercedes-Benz19,15718,2315%75,15268,8009% Smart USA467680–31%1,7342,077–17%Daimler AG19,62918,9164%76,90670,9009%Ford Motor Co.189,284167,28313%684,792608,99112% Ford division182,048146,33024%657,301528,19824% Ford/Lincoln/Mercury189,284162,73716%684,792590,43916% Lincoln7,2367,279–1%27,24329,689–8% Mercury–9,128–100%24832,552–99% Volvo–4,546–100%–18,552–100%Ford Motor Co.189,284167,28313%684,792608,99112%General Motors****232,538183,61427%825,083659,47525% Buick18,41312,18151%63,15244,31743% Cadillac13,12711,31716%53,63940,66932% Chevrolet169,794135,17326%586,299472,95824% GMC31,20424,03730%121,99392,65632% Hummer–481–100%–1,336–100% Pontiac–52–100%–634–100% Saab–––%–608–100% Saturn–373–100%–6,297–100%General Motors232,538183,61427%825,083659,47525%Honda (American)124,799113,69710%432,777370,10917% Acura11,60410,7198%42,97238,51212% Honda Division113,195102,97810%389,805331,59718%Honda (American)124,799113,69710%432,777370,10917%Hyundai Group108,82874,05947%356,222262,26436% Hyundai division61,75444,02340%204,374155,53231% Kia47,07430,03657%151,848106,73242%Hyundai Group108,82874,05947%356,222262,26436%Jaguar Land Rover4,2313,64516%14,99912,73618% Jaguar1,24989639%3,7503,27115% Land Rover2,9822,7499%11,2499,46519%Jaguar Land Rover4,2313,64516%14,99912,73618%Maserati22918623%70258021%Maserati22918623%70258021%Mazda20,63818,9359%85,19774,87614%Mazda20,63818,9359%85,19774,87614%Mitsubishi8,0813,932106%28,24817,55561%Mitsubishi8,0813,932106%28,24817,55561%Nissan†††71,52663,76912%356,884291,99822% Infiniti6,7617,211–6%34,59730,90512% Nissan Division64,76556,55815%322,287261,09323%Nissan71,52663,76912%356,884291,99822%Porsche3,1721,74782%10,1796,96946%Porsche3,1721,74782%10,1796,96946%Saab Cars North America696215224%2,765346699%Saab Cars North America696215224%2,765346699%Subaru24,76223,1987%92,21980,69214%Subaru24,76223,1987%92,21980,69214%Suzuki2,1321,9509%8,8347,61116%Suzuki2,1321,9509%8,8347,61116%Toyota159,540157,4391%593,464543,1259% Lexus17,57618,359-4%64,93267,882–4% Scion5,7103,57760%18,46913,15040% Toyota division136,254135,5031%510,063462,09310% Toyota/Scion141,964139,0802%528,532475,24311%Toyota159,540157,4391%593,464543,1259%Volkswagen38,67932,58119%131,421112,49017% Audi10,0189,3198%35,40130,63416% Bentley119127–6%4394380% VW division28,54223,13523%95,58181,41817%Volkswagen38,67932,58119%131,421112,49017%Volvo Cars North America6,404––%21,844––%Volvo Cars North America6,404––%21,844––%Other (estimate)2442411%9769631%TOTAL1,157,928982,26318%4,218,0673,527,92820%

Table Courtesy: Automotive News [sub]