U.S. Auto Sales Results: August 2014 YTD
Against less lofty expectations, the U.S. auto industry generated more than 1.58 million new vehicle sales in August 2014, a 5.4% improvement compared with the same period last year. The biggest gains came from Nissan and FCA/Chrysler Group, which jointly raised their August sales total from 286,050 to 332,767 units. Jeep and Ram were the only two brands to top 30% in terms of year-over-year growth.
Honda set a sales record with the Accord by topping 51,000 units, but the Honda brand was up just 1.5% as the Civic and CR-V slid back from their very high August 2013 performances. The Toyota RAV4 – not the Honda CR-V; not the Ford Escape – was America’s top-selling utility vehicle. Pickup truck sales jumped 6% as the full-size GM twins combined to outsell the declining Ford F-Series.
AutomakerAugust 2014August 2013% Change2014 YTD2013 YTD% ChangeAcura 15,48717,051-9.2%105,918109,182-3.0%Audi 17,10114,00522.1%116,066101,34614.5%BMW 27,21424,52311.0%211,005188,99711.6%Buick 22,14324,650-10.2%153,298141,8808.0%Cadillac 16,65020,255-17.8%114,008119,586-4.7%Chevrolet 185,930187,740-1.0%1,388,9931,365,5441.7%Chrysler 29,76228,678 3.8%194,285212,495-8.6%Dodge 49,89552,858 -5.6%399,937413,258-3.2%Fiat 3,3624,190 -19.8%32,14129,5858.6%Ford 213,227 212,212 0.5% 1,637,666 1,649,821 -0.7%GMC 47,70043,20210.4%328,152303,2548.2%Honda 151,551149,3811.5%936,464944,267-0.8%Hyundai 70,003 66,101 5.9% 501,448 493,116 1.7%Infiniti 9,164 11,884 -22.9% 77,04371,879 7.2%Jaguar 1,1841,723 -31.3%10,68811,134-4.0%Jeep 68,76646,239 48.7%461,156317,92145.1%Kia 54,66752,025 5.1%403,389378,3806.6%Land Rover 4,4894,938 -9.1%35,31831,97210.5%Lexus 32,80929,79210.1%198,831171,23816.1%Lincoln 8,1468,192-0.6%60,53153,39913.4%Maserati 1,233326278.2%7,8071,862319.3%Mazda 31,30528,10611.4%216,973198,0279.6%Mercedes-Benz 27,07824,761 9.4% 205,894 190,359 8.2%Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1,8801,390 35.3% 15,577 12,788 21.8% Total Mercedes-Benz 28,958 26,151 10.7% 221,471 203,147 9.0%Mini 5,0066,023-16.9%34,96944,329-21.1%Mitsubishi 6,7865,28128.5%52,80740,84729.3%Nissan 125,224108,61415.3%883,274782,36912.9%Porsche 4,5403,327 36.5%31,75928,45611.6%Ram 46,59433,587 38.7%298,650240,72724.1%Scion 6,1867,698-19.6%41,94948,959-14.3%Smart 1,33499334.3%7,3326,31216.2%Subaru 50,24641,06122.4%333,968281,65218.6%Suzuki ————5,946-100%Toyota 207,105 194,047 6.7% 1,386,729 1,313,525 5.6%Volkswagen 35,18140,342-12.8%244,878282,913-13.4%Volvo 4,9605,518-10.1%39,18444,005-11.0%————— ——BMW-Mini 32,22030,5465.5%245,974233,3265.4%Chrysler Group/FCA 198,379165,55219.8%1,386,1691,213,98614.2%Daimler 30,29227,14411.6%228,803209,4599.2%Ford Motor Company 221,373 220,404 0.4% 1,698,197 1,703,220 -0.3%General Motors 272,423275,847-1.2% 1,984,4511,930,2642.8%Honda Motor Company167,038166,4320.4%1,042,382 1,053,449-1.1%Hyundai-Kia 124,670 118,1265.5%904,837 871,496 3.8%Jaguar-Land Rover 5,6736,661 -14.8%46,006 43,1066.7%Nissan Motor Company 134,388 120,49811.5% 960,317854,24812.4%Toyota Motor Corporation246,100231,5376.3%1,627,509 1,533,7226.1%Volkswagen Group * 56,822 57,674 -1.5% 392,703 412,715 -4.8%———————Industry Total **1,586,3741,503,6655.5% 11,191,06810,651,9575.1%* Volkswagen Group includes sales figures for Audi, Bentley, Porsche, and Volkswagen brands
** Industry total includes Automotive News sales estimates for ultra-low-volume automakers and their 1800-unit (August) Tesla sales estimate.
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