February U.S. Car Sales

by Bertel Schmitt

Published: March 1st, 2013

Crazy double digit gains have given way to solid single digit growth (on top of the crazy gains of last year). More importantly for American makers, pickups and SUVs are moving. Stay with us throughout sales day for updates of the sales table.

February 2013 U.S. New Light Vehicle Sales

(Final table courtesy Automotive News [sub]

AutomakerFeb. 2013Feb. 2012Pct. chng.2 month

20132 month

2012Pct. chng.BMW Group25,69726,264–2%45,97646,0830% BMW division21,31121,2041%37,82437,6091% Mini4,3024,980–14%7,9848,314–4% Rolls-Royce84805%1681605%BMW Group25,69726,264–2%45,97646,0830%Chrysler Group139,015133,5214%256,746234,6709% Chrysler Division25,08327,008–7%45,77944,6123% Dodge55,63942,69230%98,86674,14633% Dodge/Ram79,46665,97421%143,680115,89824% Fiat3,3023,2272%5,8055,13813% Jeep31,16437,312–17%61,48269,022–11% Ram23,82723,2822%44,81441,7527%Chrysler Group139,015133,5214%256,746234,6709%Daimler AG24,05119,68522%48,11041,41016% Maybach–4–100%–8–100% Mercedes-Benz23,26818,91223%46,84640,13717% Smart USA7837692%1,2641,2650%Daimler AG24,05119,68522%48,11041,41016%Ford Motor Co.195,310178,6449%361,173314,93815% Ford division190,427171,73211%352,099302,90516% Lincoln4,8836,912–29%9,07412,033–25%Ford195,310178,6449%361,173314,93815%General Motors224,314209,3067%419,013377,26811% Buick16,15014,02315%29,61324,23122% Cadillac13,84511,50520%26,96120,42932% Chevrolet158,541151,1975%295,845275,0618% GMC35,77832,58110%66,59457,54716%General Motors224,314209,3067%419,013377,26811%Honda (American)107,987110,157–2%201,613193,1664% Acura11,36411,2581%20,85319,6396% Honda Division96,62398,899–2%180,760173,5274%Honda (American)107,987110,157–2%201,613193,1664%Hyundai Group93,81696,189–3%173,831174,4000% Hyundai division52,31151,1512%96,02493,8452% Kia41,50545,038–8%77,80780,555–3%Hyundai Group93,81696,189–3%173,831174,4000%Jaguar Land Rover5,0534,27718%10,2828,46721% Jaguar1,1481,02212%2,1772,0079% Land Rover3,9053,25520%8,1056,46026%Jaguar Land Rover5,0534,27718%10,2828,46721%Maserati159191–17%331345–4%Maserati159191–17%331345–4%Mazda24,93625,651–3%46,25549,647–7%Mazda24,93625,651–3%46,25549,647–7%Mitsubishi6,0514,73628%10,7109,44713%Mitsubishi6,0514,73628%10,7109,44713%Nissan99,636106,731–7%180,555186,044–3% Infiniti9,1479,239–1%16,27316,0352% Nissan Division90,48997,492–7%164,282170,009–3%Nissan99,636106,731–7%180,555186,044–3%Subaru28,16325,37411%55,82648,18116%Subaru28,16325,37411%55,82648,18116%Suzuki*1,2502,425–49%2,7363,930–30%Suzuki*1,2502,425–49%2,7363,930–30%Toyota166,377159,4624%324,102284,00214% Lexus17,33916,6824%33,55028,95616% Scion5,0524,9422%9,9458,47717% Toyota division143,986137,8385%280,607246,56914% Toyota/Scion149,038142,7804%290,552255,04614%Toyota166,377159,4624%324,102284,00214%Volkswagen45,36441,42610%88,03080,6999% Audi10,8778,53128%20,93317,88517% Bentley18012643%36824451% Lamborghini*46437%92867% Porsche2,8052,14931%6,1634,69931% VW division31,45630,5773%60,47457,7855%Volkswagen45,36441,42610%88,03080,6999%Volvo Cars NA4,8675,263–8%9,7429,7240%Volvo Cars NA4,8675,263–8%9,7429,7240% Other (estimate)2532453%5064903%TOTAL1,192,2991,149,5474%2,235,5372,062,9118%

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Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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Tstag on Mar 03, 2013

Lincoln is sinking badly by contrast look at how JLR has been flying along for the past few years and how their growth is consistently double digit! New RR Sport is coming out soon watch what that does to sales..... Bad move by Ford keeping the lights on at Lincoln whilst selling world beating Land Rover

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- RobertRyan on Mar 03, 2013
  
  Current Ford's Management's handling of Limcoln is a disgrace. It went from a make that was a proper luxury car in the 1940's to the mid 1960's to something that is barely surviving now.
  
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GarbageMotorsCo. on Mar 04, 2013

Subaru is on a tear. They just passed the Chrysler by 3000 units unit and are 3000 units away from matching the Volkswagen unit. Not bad for a brand with no diesels, no larger sedan, and no fullsize SUV.

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