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By the Numbers – 2010: The Year After That Really Bad Year Edition

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2010 will be forever known as the year after that really bad year. 2009 was a horrible string of days for just about everyone who had two pennies to rub together, but automakers were hit particularly hard.

The only good thing for automakers about such a bad 2009 is that it made every month in 2010 look good in comparison. And so it is that those green bills earned from all those extra car sales is represented by the preponderance of green-shaded cells in our By the Numbers table. Here’s the crib sheet of noteworthy news to be gleaned from our wall of numerals below. If you spot more noteworthy items, call them out in the Comments.

The four remaining “Core” brands of General Motors sold more in 2010 than the eight brands of Old GM sold in 2009: 2,202,927 to 2,084,492.
Ford Motor Company outsold Toyota Motor Company to regain its No. 2 sales position by General Motors.
If Hyundai and Kia were counted together in the U.S., their combined sales of 894,496 units would make them the seventh largest automaker in the U.S.. Separately they are the seventh and eighth largest and the largest single-brand automakers in the U.S.
Subaru, one of the best performing brands of the past two years, sold more vehicles in 2010 than Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker: 263,820 to 256,830.
Buick sales increased the most in 2010 with a 51.89-percent increase, while Smart sales fell the farthest with a 59.39-percent decline.
The three best performing brands of 2010 are from General Motors (Buick, Cadillac and GMC)
Audi sold over 100,000 vehicles in the U.S. for the first time ever.

Brand/Company	Vol. %	Volume 2010	Volume 2009	*DSR%**	DSR% 2010	DSR% 2009
Buick	51.89	155,389	102,306	52.88	508	332
Cadillac	34.68	146,925	109,092	35.56	480	354
GMC	28.95	334,981	259,779	29.79	1,095	843
Porsche	28.55	25,320	19,696	29.39	83	64
Infiniti	27.53	103,411	81,089	28.36	338	263
Acura	26.37	133,606	105,723	27.20	437	343
Jeep	25.65	291,138	231,701	26.47	951	752
Hyundai	23.71	538,228	435,064	24.52	1,759	1,413
Audi	22.86	101,629	82,716	23.67	332	269
Subaru	21.77	263,820	216,652	22.57	862	703
Ford	21.49	1,756,439	1,445,742	22.28	5,740	4,694
Land Rover	21.13	31,864	26,306	21.92	104	85
Volkswagen	20.32	256,830	213,454	21.11	839	693
Kia	18.73	356,268	300,063	19.51	1,164	974
Mercedes-Benz	18.05	225,007	190,604	18.82	735	619
Dodge	17.13	383,675	327,574	17.89	1,254	1,064
Nissan	16.86	805,159	689,014	17.62	2,631	2,237
Chevrolet	16.44	1,565,632	1,344,629	17.20	5,116	4,366
BMW	12.02	220,113	196,502	12.75	719	638
Jaguar	11.59	13,340	11,955	12.31	44	39
Chrysler	11.54	197,446	177,015	12.27	645	575
Mazda	10.49	229,566	207,767	11.21	750	675
Ram	9.14	212,952	195,112	9.86	696	633
Lexus	6.18	229,329	215,975	6.88	749	701
Honda	4.96	1,096,874	1,045,061	5.64	3,585	3,393
Mitsubishi	3.82	55,683	53,636	4.50	182	174
Lincoln	3.60	85,828	82,847	4.28	280	269
Mercury	0.97	93,195	92,299	1.63	305	300
Mini	0.93	45,644	45,225	1.59	149	147
Toyota	-1.28	1,534,266	1,554,174	-0.64	5,014	5,046
Volvo	-12.19	53,948	61,435	-11.61	176	199
Saab	-37.26	5,446	8,680	-36.85	18	28
Suzuki	-37.98	23,994	38,689	-37.58	78	126
(Hummer)	-57.86	3,812	9,046	-57.58	12	29
Smart	-59.39	5,927	14,595	-59.12	19	47
(Saturn)	-95.42	12,300	268,686	-95.39	40	872
(Pontiac)	-99.34	1,182	178,300	-99.33	4	579
COMPANIES
GM (Core)	21.32	2,202,927	1,815,806	22.11	7,199	5,895
Ford Mo Co	19.41	1,935,462	1,620,888	20.19	6,325	5,263
Jaguar Land Rover	18.15	45,204	38,261	18.92	148	124
Nissan NA	17.98	908,570	770,103	18.75	2,969	2,500
Chrysler Group	16.51	1,085,211	931,402	17.28	3,546	3,024
BMW Group	9.94	265,757	241,727	10.66	868	785
American Honda	6.93	1,230,480	1,150,784	7.62	4,021	3,736
GM	6.27	2,215,227	2,084,492	6.97	7,239	6,768
Toyota Mo Co	-0.37	1,763,595	1,770,149	0.28	5,763	5,747

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 306 selling days in 2010 versus 308 selling days in 2009, so the change in monthly sales volume will be different than the change in average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company. Also, brands are combined and reported as companies only if their sales figures are released jointly.

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America’s best-selling cars and trucks of 2010 are…

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We know… the suspense was killing us, too. We’ll spare you the sleepless nights and get right to the list of America’s best-selling cars and trucks for 2010:

1. Ford F-Series (528,349 +27.7%)	6. Honda Civic (260,218 +0.8%)
2. Chevrolet Silverado (370,135 +16.9%)	7. Nissan Altima (229,263 +12.6%)
3. Toyota Camry (327,804 -7.5%)	8. Ford Fusion (219,219 +21.3%)
4. Honda Accord (311,381 +8.1%)	9. Honda CR-V (203,714 +7.2%)
5. Toyota Corolla (266,082 -9.8%)	10. Dodge Ram (199,652 +13%)

As you can see, the Ford F-Series was the best-selling nameplate in 2010 for the 34th straight year, followed by the Chevrolet Silverado. The Toyota Camry, which managed to edge out the Silverado for second place in 2009, came in as the third-best-seller in 2010, its numbers down by about 7.5 percent from 2009. Also down were sales of the fifth-place Corolla (by nearly 10 percent).

We’re just speculating here, but we’d guess there’s one rather obvious reason Team Toyota’s sales figures have fallen, and it’s spelled R-E-C-A-L-L. Even so, those are still mighty impressive numbers, particularly in light of the amount of bad ink the Japanese automaker has endured this year. Every other vehicle in the top ten was up in sales, with the two Ford models earning gains of over 20 percent each. For reference, click here to see last year’s list of best-sellers.

[Source: Kicking Tires]

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By the Numbers – December 2010: Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot Edition

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December sales ended 2010 on a largely positive note for most manufacturers. You’re probably more interested, however, in how these brands and companies performed for the entire year of 2010. Hold on to your Sirius satellite radios, because those numbers are on their way, but first we have to dispense with December.

There’s actually nothing too shocking in the sales numbers for December, as most manufacturers finished strongly, with an increase in sales versus December 2009, and those that were down were either not down by very much (Lexus, Jaguar, Toyota and Dodge) or are the usual suspects (Mercury, Lincoln, Volvo, Chrysler and Smart).

Dodge and Chrysler are looking forward to selling significantly updated hardware in 2011, while Toyota will continue to work its way out of the dog house with those consumers that lost some faith in the Japanese juggernaut during its recall debacle in 2010. With that in mind, we expect even more brands to be bragging about the blockbuster year of sales they just had when the next new year rolls around.

Brand/Company	Vol. %	Volume December 2010	Volume December 2009	*DSR%**	DSR December 2010	DSR December 2009
Ram	87.01	24,270	12,978	93.94	899	464
Jeep	48.53	30,910	20,810	54.04	1,145	743
Acura	46.47	15,489	10,575	51.89	574	378
Kia	44.64	30,444	21,048	50.00	1,128	752
Suzuki	40.42	2,647	1,885	45.63	98	67
Buick	39.70	17,095	12,237	44.87	633	437
Infiniti	37.26	12,502	9,108	42.35	463	325
GMC	35.04	42,159	31,220	40.04	1,561	1,115
Hyundai	32.56	44,802	33,797	37.47	1,659	1,207
Nissan	26.33	81,228	64,296	31.01	3,008	2,296
Mini	23.82	4,320	3,489	28.40	160	125
Saab	23.73	1,074	868	28.32	40	31
Porsche	21.20	2,567	2,118	25.69	95	76
Honda	18.18	114,127	96,568	22.56	4,227	3,449
Mazda	17.66	21,479	18,255	22.02	796	652
Volkswagen	17.07	23,867	20,387	21.41	884	728
Audi	16.79	10,546	9,030	21.11	391	323
Subaru	15.69	26,694	23,074	19.97	989	824
BMW	15.66	23,280	20,128	19.94	862	719
Cadillac	13.38	16,718	14,745	17.58	619	527
Mitsubishi	11.92	4,874	4,355	16.06	181	156
Ford	9.65	174,523	159,169	13.71	6,464	5,685
Chevrolet	9.10	147,960	135,622	13.14	5,480	4,844
Mercedes-Benz	7.21	21,469	20,025	11.18	795	715
Land Rover	2.78	3,695	3,595	6.59	137	128
Lexus	-3.52	27,560	28,565	0.06	1,021	1,020
Jaguar	-5.30	1,180	1,246	-1.79	44	45
Toyota	-5.88	149,928	159,295	-2.39	5,553	5,689
Dodge	-6.42	32,390	34,613	-2.96	1,200	1,236
Mercury	-10.53	8,393	9,381	-7.22	311	335
Volvo	-15.64	4,756	5,638	-12.52	176	201
Lincoln	-23.00	8,060	10,467	-20.14	299	374
Chrysler	-27.54	13,132	18,122	-24.85	486	647
Smart	-34.03	570	864	-31.58	21	31
(Hummer)	-88.31	38	325	-87.87	1	12
(Saturn)	-98.33	85	5,084	-98.27	3	182
(Pontiac)	-98.45	130	8,410	-98.40	5	300
COMPANIES
Nissan NA	27.69	93,730	73,404	32.42	3,471	2,622
American Honda	20.97	129,616	107,143	25.46	4,801	3,827
BMW Group	16.86	27,600	23,617	21.19	1,022	843
Chrysler Group	16.39	100,702	86,523	20.70	3,730	3,090
GM (Core)	15.53	223,932	193,824	19.81	8,294	6,922
GM	7.52	224,185	208,511	11.50	8,303	7,447
Ford Mo Co	6.68	190,976	179,017	10.63	7,073	6,393
Jaguar Land Rover	0.70	4,875	4,841	4.43	181	173
Toyota Mo Co	-5.52	177,488	187,860	-2.02	6,574	6,709

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 27 selling days in December 2010 versus 28 selling days in November 2009, so the change in monthly sales volume will be different than the change in average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company. Also, brands are only combined and reported as companies if their sales numbers are released together.

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Officially Official: Chevrolet Camaro beats Ford Mustang in 2010 sales

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Chevrolet Camaro wearing 2010 sales king crown

In the American sports car landscape, the Chevrolet Camaro is the king… of sales for 2010. For the first time since 1985, the Camaro has outsold its arch rival, the Ford Mustang. In fact, Chevrolet sold 7,655 more of its sporty coupes than the Blue Oval. General Motors moved 81,371 Camaros compared to 73,716 Mustangs.

Both automakers have reasons to celebrate, however, because sales for each model are up year over year. Compared to 2009, Mustang sales climbed 10.6 percent and Camaro sales soared by 31.9 percent. Ford and General Motors are looking at positive numbers across the board, with the exception of GM’s now-defunct brands. Heck… even now-defunct Mercury sales rose one percent in 2010.

[Sources: Ford, General Motors]
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Autoblog’s Top Ten Car Books of 2010

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The year in car books has been, like the year for cars themselves, a good one. In spite of the printed word’s interminable lament for better days, there was still released a healthy number of tomes for your automotive edification, enjoyment and escapism. The ten we’ve listed certainly here aren’t the only good ones, but we think every one of them will make for a great first read in 2011. Follow the jump for the list…

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Autoblog’s Top 100 Photographs of 2010

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Autoblog’s Top 100 Photographs of 2010 – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s the end of the 2010, and here at Autoblog, that means we’ve frittered away another 365 days driving great cars and going to the world’s best automotive events. While we certainly enjoy getting to do those things, what makes it worth it is being able to share it with you, our readers. We do our best to tell the stories, but as often as not, it’s the accompanying photographs that really allow us to share what we’re up to. Besides, we love seeing beautiful, high-res images of cars as much as the next guy, and we enjoy them all that much more when we’re the ones behind the lens.

As has become something of an end-of-December tradition here at Autoblog, we’ve gone through our hard drives in search of the best photos we’ve taken in the past year. We’ve selected the our favorite 100, which you can see assembled in the massive high-res gallery below. We hope you enjoy the images as much as we did reminiscing and putting them together. And if you want to get really nostalgic, you can view our favorite photos from 2009 as well as 2008. Enjoy!

Gallery: Autoblog’s Top 100 Photographs of 2010

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Autoblog 2010: Some of our favorite features

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Some of our favorite features from 2010

We’re like the proud parents of a newborn bundle of joy. We published about 6,800 individual posts in 2010, which is itself a pretty staggering statistic, but there are always a few that we’re especially fond of. Whether we’re making ill-informed buying decisions, traveling at triple-digit speeds in a supercar through Mexico with an official police escort, nearly careening off the side of a cliff on a motorcycle or driving the fastest production car in the world, we’ve had ourselves some good times in 2010.

Now, without further ado, click here to read some of the stories we’re most proud of from 2010.

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Autoblog’s Most Popular Posts of 2010

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The Best and Worst Automotive Trends of 2010

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Best and Worst Automotive Trends of 2010

What a year. After the out-and-out implosion of the car market in 2009, no one quite knew what to expect from 2010. It would have been impossible to predict the rise of both General Motors and Chrysler from the bowels of Chapter 11 to the relatively comfortable perches they now occupy, or the depths to which the Toyota recall spiral would plummet. But 2010 wasn’t just about big stories, either. The past year saw a horde of trends both good and bad rise to the surface, and we’ve picked a handful of notables to share.

Hit the jump to check them out.

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Autoblog’s Top 10 Concept Cars of 2010

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Autoblog’s Top 10 Concept Cars of 2010 – Click above to read the list

Just under 70 concept cars were rolled out by automakers from around the globe at this year’s major auto shows. These swoopy, futuristic showstoppers usually preview what’s to come in terms of new designs and technology, and in some cases, concept cars directly foreshadow full-on production models that aren’t too far down the pipeline.

We’ve scanned back through our full raft of concept car coverage over the past year to pick these examples, our ten best concept car and truck reveals from 2010, ranked in order as judged by our staff. See what we were most eager to point our cameras at after the jump, then sound off with your own favorites (or take us to task for ours) in Comments.

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