U.S. Auto Sales Results: September 2014 YTD

Automakers reported sales of more than 1.24 million new vehicles in September 2014, a 9.4% increase compared with the same month one year ago. Auto sales rose 5.5% over the course of 2014’s first three quarters, powered by big improvements at Jeep, Ram, Subaru, and Nissan.

Aside from Maserati’s massive leap in September – the brand once again outsold Jaguar – the month’s fastest-growing brand was Jeep, up 47%, or 17,767 units. Mini, Scion, Volkswagen (down 19% to fewer than 26,000 sales), Infiniti, and Jaguar stood out for their declines. Countryman sales shot up 60%; every other Mini was down sharply, including the core Hardtop model which fell to just 1118 units.

AutomakerSept. 2014Sept. 2013% Change2014 YTD2013 YTD% ChangeAcura 13,83211,64818.8%119,750120,830-0.9%Audi 14,91713,06514.2%130,983114,41114.5%BMW 25,58623,5688.6%236,591212,56511.3%Buick 17,46615,62311.8%170,764157,5038.4%Cadillac 13,82913,8280.0%127,837133,414-4.2%Chevrolet 153,873127,87520.4%1,542,8661,493,3293.3%Chrysler 28,78125,251 14.0%223,066237,746-6.2%Dodge 44,02048,576-9.4%443,957461,834-3.9%Fiat 3,3603,157 6.4%35,50132,7428.4%Ford 172,261 177,999 -3.2% 1,809,927 1,827,820 -1.0%GMC 38,26929,95927.7%366,421333,21310.0%Honda 104,39193,91511.2%1,040,8551,038,1820.3%Hyundai 56,01055,1021.6% 557,458 548,218 1.7%Infiniti 7,837 9,040-13.3%84,88080,9194.9%Jaguar 1,1421,313-13.0% 11,83012,447-5.0%Jeep 55,23137,464 47.4%516,387355,38545.3%Kia 40,62838,0036.9%445,017416,3836.9%Land Rover 3,1063,387 -8.3% 38,424 35,3598.7%Lexus 21,85219,52211.9%220,683190,76015.7%Lincoln 7,2576,45312.5%67,78859,85213.3%Maserati 1,318379247.8%9,125 2,241307.2%Mazda 23,98022,4646.7%240,953220,4919.3%Mercedes-Benz 27,31524,697 10.6% 233,211 215,056 8.4% Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2,2082,152 2.6% 17,785 14,940 19.0%Total Mercedes-Benz 29,523 26,849 10.0% 250,996 229,996 9.1%Mini 4,2195,306-20.5%39,18849,635-21.0%Mitsubishi 5,5584,00138.9%58,36544,98129.8%Nissan 95,118 77,82822.2%978,392860,19713.7%Porsche 3,607 3,093 16.6%35,366 31,54912.1%Ram 38,49825,569 34.8%337,148269,296 25.2%Scion 4,1545,131-19.0%46,10354,090-14.8%Smart 74862519.7%8080693716.5%Subaru 41,51731,75530.7%375,485313,40719.8%Suzuki — ———5,946 -100%Toyota 141,273 139,8041.1% 1,528,002 1,453,3295.1%Volkswagen 25,99631,920-18.6%270,874314,833-14.0%Volvo 4,6674,18811.4%43,85148,193-9.0%————— ——BMW-Mini 29,80528,8743.2%275,779262,2005.2%Chrysler Group 169,890143,017 18.8%1,556,0591,357,00314.7%Daimler30,27127,47410.2%259,076236,9339.3%Ford Motor Company 179,518 184,452 -2.7% 1,877,7151,887,672 -0.5%General Motors 223,437187,19519.4%2,207,8882,117,4594.3%Honda Motor Company118,223105,56312.0%1,160,605 1,159,0120.1%Hyundai-Kia 96,638 93,105 3.8% 1,002,475 964,601 3.9%Jaguar-Land Rover 4,2484,700-9.6%50,254 47,8065.1%Nissan Motor Company 102,955 86,86818.5%1,063,272941,11613.0%Toyota Motor Corporation167,279 164,457 1.7%1,794,788 1,698,179 5.7%Volkswagen Group * 44,520 48,078 -7.4%437,223 460,793 -5.1%———————Industry Total **1,245,786 1,138,378 9.4% 12,436,855 11,790,337 5.5%

* 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 1300-unit (September) Tesla sales estimate.