U.S. Auto Sales Brand Results: January 2015

Ford was America’s best-selling auto brand in January 2015 as improved car sales, improved utility vehicle sales, and a 17% improvement in F-Series sales helped the brand to a 16% year-over-year improvement.

• Corolla the top-selling car

• CR-V leads all SUVs/crossovers

• Pickups account for 14.4% of all new vehicle sales

Only a handful of auto brands reported year-over-year decreases, and most of those brands were low-volume niche players: Maserati, Scion, Jaguar, and Smart. Buick’s 5.5% drop came as all three of the brand’s passenger cars declined.

America’s fastest-growing brands, on the other hand, were mostly mid-level players: Mitsubishi, Lexus, GMC, Porsche, Mini, and Subaru. Jeep volume jumped 23% to 51,523 units, and Ram’s 21% jump to 31,392 sales was also impressive.

January 2015 did act as a follow-up to a January one year earlier that saw sales fall 3% from 1.043M. Even compared with that January 2013 output, however, these January 2015 results appear strong, rising 10.5%.

AutomakerJan. 2015Jan. 2014% Change2015 YTD2014 YTD% ChangeAcura 11,98210,82310.7%11,98210,82310.7%Alfa Romeo97——97——Audi 11,54110,10114.3%11,54110,10114.3%BMW 18,98118,2534.0%18,98118,2534.0%Buick 12,55313,278-5.5%12,55313,278-5.5%Cadillac 11,68011,3862.6%11,68011,3862.6%Chevrolet 142,882119,08920.0%142,882119,08920.0%Chrysler 23,39321,11310.8%23,39321,11310.8%Dodge 35,34734,9051.3%35,34734,9051.3%Fiat 3,25532221.0%325532221.0%Ford 170,822147,52115.8%170,822147,52115.8%GMC 35,67127,73328.6%35,67127,73328.6%Honda 90,20280,80811.6%90,20280,80811.6%Hyundai 44,50544,0051.1%44,50544,0051.1%Infiniti 9,6588,9987.3%9,6588,9987.3%Jaguar 1,2661,347-6.0%1,2661,347-6.0%Jeep 51,52341,91022.9%51,52341,91022.9%Kia 38,29937,0113.5%38,299 37,0113.5%Land Rover 5,2814,67413.0%5,2814,67413.0%Lexus 23,13117,63731.2%23,13117,63731.2%Lincoln 6,619597310.8%6619597310.8%Maserati 452568-20.4%452568-20.4%Mazda 20,27118,8137.7%20,27118,8137.7%Mercedes-Benz 24,61922,604 8.9% 24,619 22,604 8.9% Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1,5051,288 16.8% 1,505 1,288 16.8%Total Mercedes-Benz 26,12423,8929.3%26,12423,8929.3%Mini 3,2282,54326.9%3,2282,54326.9%Mitsubishi 6493486742.7%6493486742.7%Nissan 94,44981,47215.9%94,44981,47215.9%Porsche 3,9373,096 27.2%3,9373,09627.2%Ram 31,39226,03320.6%31,39226,03320.6%Scion 3,6904,011-8.0%3,6904,011-8.0%Smart 492521-5.6%492521-5.6%Subaru 40,81233,00023.7%40,81233,00023.7%Toyota 142,373124,71714.2%142,373124,71714.2%Volkswagen 23,50423,4940.04%23,50423,4940.04%Volvo 3,7943,7920.05%3,7943,7920.05%————— ——BMW-Mini 22,20920,7966.8%22,20920,7966.8%Chrysler Group/FCA 145,007127,18314.0%145,007127,18314.0%Daimler26,61624,4139.0%26,61624,4139.0%Ford Motor Company 177,441153,49415.6%177,441153,49415.6%General Motors 202,786171,48618.3%202,786171,48618.3%Honda Motor Company102,18491,63111.5%102,184 91,63111.5%Hyundai-Kia 82,804 81,0162.2%82,80481,0162.2%Jaguar-Land Rover 6,5476,0218.7%6,547 6,0218.7%Nissan Motor Company 104,10790,47015.1%104,10790,47015.1%Toyota Motor Corporation 169,194146,36515.6%169,194 146,36515.6%Volkswagen Group * 39,07836,8836.0%39,07836,8836.0%———————Industry Total **1,152,480 1,013,426 13.7% 1,152,480 1,013,426 13.7%

* Volkswagen Group includes sales figures for Audi, Bentley, Porsche, and Volkswagen brands

** Industry total takes into account Automotive News estimates for brands such as Tesla (2250 units) and other low-volume, high-priced manufacturers.