September Sales: Big Is Big, Again
As goes the pickup and SUV market, so go the Detroit automakers. In recent years, that’s bee a big factor in the decline of the domestic automakers, but now, even with gas flirting with the $4/gal mark, trucks are fueling strong sales performances. Chrysler’s sales are up 27% on 42% Ram brand growth and a 24% improvement in Jeep volume. GM’s enjoyed 34% growth in truck sales, eclipsing far more modest improvements in cars and crossovers. And now that Ford has reported its September sales, it’s official: with 15% truck growth at the Blue Oval, all three Detroit firms have put in a strong truck performance. All off which is great news for Detroit… for now. But even a brief spike in prices at the pump could see those healthy black numbers turn red in a heartbeat. We’ve certainly seen it happen before…
Hit the jump for our developing table of September sales.
AutomakerSept. 2011Sept. 2010Pct. chng.9 month
20119 month
2010Pct. chng.BMW Group25,77923,15511%219,572192,43514% BMW division21,75018,22819%177,679157,46413% Mini3,9994,884–18%41,63534,58820% Rolls-Royce3043–30%258383–33%BMW Group25,77923,15511%219,572192,43514%Chrysler Group127,334100,07727%1,009,411820,22023% Chrysler Division23,55917,34836%157,551158,1030% Dodge40,07336,27211%345,441303,01914% Dodge/Ram65,43754,12621%534,206454,57118% Fiat2,773––%13,862––% Jeep35,56528,60324%303,793207,54646% Ram25,36417,85442%188,765151,55225%Chrysler Group127,334100,07727%1,009,411820,22023%Daimler AG23,90121,09413%186,307170,18910% Maybach45–20%4048–17% Mercedes-Benz23,42820,66713%182,510165,36210% Smart USA46942211%3,7574,779–21%Daimler AG23,90121,09413%186,307170,18910% Ford Motor Co. 174,860160,3759%1,599,7111,469,2629% Ford division167,842146,55915%1,534,6221,302,27218% Ford/Lincoln/Mercury174,860160,3759%1,599,7111,436,73711% Lincoln7,0187,510–7%64,84163,2863% Mercury–6,306–100%24871,179–100% Volvo–––%–32,525–100%Ford Motor Co.174,860160,3759%1,599,7111,469,2629%General Motors207,145173,03120%1,902,1491,635,33916% Buick13,59912,8756%140,092114,00023% Cadillac12,74112,6201%113,190105,0138% Chevrolet147,611121,40622%1,353,9331,174,17915% GMC33,19425,94428%294,934230,50228% Hummer–163–100%–3,507–100% Pontiac–8–100%–962–100% Saab–––%–608–100% Saturn–15–100%–6,568–100%General Motors207,145173,03120%1,902,1491,635,33916%Honda (American)89,53297,361–8%859,797912,436–6% Acura10,01010,720–7%89,14696,388–8% Honda Division79,52286,641–8%770,651816,048–6%Honda (American)89,53297,361–8%859,797912,436–6%Hyundai Group87,66076,62714%860,319678,07127% Hyundai division52,05146,55612%492,914410,04720% Kia35,60930,07118%367,405268,02437%Hyundai Group87,66076,62714%860,319678,07127%Jaguar Land Rover3,8513,45611%34,96532,0379% Jaguar1,11196715%9,3159,748–4% Land Rover2,7402,48910%25,65022,28915%Jaguar Land Rover3,8513,45611%34,96532,0379%Maserati19913646%1,7041,35526%Maserati19913646%1,7041,35526%Mazda25,52118,58037%191,315174,77010%Mazda25,52118,58037%191,315174,77010%Mitsubishi5,8034,96117%65,87541,39259%Mitsubishi5,8034,96117%65,87541,39259%Nissan92,96474,20525%774,079673,70115% Infiniti8,4798,3052%72,18174,797–4% Nissan Division84,48565,90028%701,898598,90417%Nissan92,96474,20525%774,079673,70115%Porsche2,1701,97110%22,66417,69028%Porsche2,1701,97110%22,66417,69028%Saab Cars North America4291,127–62%4,6472,62677%Saab Cars North America4291,127–62%4,6472,62677%Subaru20,93421,432–2%195,550193,6141%Subaru20,93421,432–2%195,550193,6141%Suzuki2,0261,64124%20,28416,97220%Suzuki2,0261,64124%20,28416,97220%Toyota121,451147,162–18%1,194,5231,311,316–9% Lexus14,99516,948–12%135,647162,438–17% Scion3,8383,5628%37,60733,23413% Toyota division102,618126,652–19%1,021,2691,115,644–9% Toyota/Scion106,456130,214–18%1,058,8761,148,878–8%Toyota121,451147,162–18%1,194,5231,311,316–9%Volkswagen36,91228,22331%321,700267,23420% Audi9,7258,15119%84,98173,59016% Bentley15112917%1,26095432% VW division27,03619,94336%235,459192,69022%Volkswagen36,91228,22331%321,700267,23420%Volvo Cars NA5,0424,15221%52,1558,593507%Volvo Cars NA5,0424,15221%52,1558,593507%Other (estimate)2482423%2,2182,1692%TOTAL1,053,761959,00810%9,518,9458,621,42110%
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Yo Garbage, I know your a GM troll boy, but those 2566 Volts supposedly for sale, don't exist. If you believe they do I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you for cheap....LOL
After July's numbers, either Bertel or Ed said that August would prove whether the domestic turnaround is real or not. Well, we have August and September numbers now . . .