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By The Numbers: May 2011 – As The Earth Quakes Edition

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The Earth Quakes, Japanese Sales Fall

By The NumbersOverall, auto sales were down a bit in May, though there certainly were a few bright spots in the industry. For instance, the Chrysler Group, which consists of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles, posted a 10-percent sales gain for the month when compared to the same period a year ago, led by strong sales of its Jeep brand. Grand Cherokee sales were up 192 percent, while the Compass (up 92 percent) and Patriot (up 80 percent) also made big gains.

The star of the Chrysler show, however, is undoubtedly the Dodge Durango. Sales of the reborn ‘ute shot up 217,800 percent… though that’s not terribly enlightening since Dodge only sold two Durangos in May of 2010.

Chrysler’s strong sales, combined with an extremely poor showing (albeit not entirely its own fault) from Toyota allowed the Pentastar brand to slip into the number three sales spot behind General Motors and Ford.

The Korean conglomerate of Hyundai and Kia similarly performed very well, knocking Honda out of the fourth spot. Projections that the Korean duo would outsell Toyota, however, fell short by less than a thousand units.

Volkswagen sales are hitting their stride as well, with the new 2011 Jetta (16,671) leading the way.

Japanese brands took the brunt of the sales hit in May, due in large part to fallout from the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island nation hard in March. Of the three major Japanese automakers, Toyota was hit the hardest, down over 30 percent. Lexus, Toyota’s luxury brand, fared ever worse, down nearly 45 percent from May of last year.

Fuel efficiency continues to sell cars like the Ford Focus (22,303), Chevrolet Cruze (22,711) and Hyundai Elantra (20,006). What’s more, Eco editions accounted for about 15 percent of all Cruze sales, and Volkswagen reports that its TDI diesels managed to snag 22.2 percent of its share.

And finally, the Ford Explorer earned 13,318 sales, its highest tally in nearly four years, proving what a genuinely good redesign can do for a neglected nameplate.

Brand/Company Vol. % May-11 May-10 DSR %* May-11 May-10
Saab 121.26 385 174 139.70 16 7
Mitsubishi 59.76 7,568 4,737 73.08 315 182
Scion 59.63 5,710 3,577 72.93 238 138
Volvo 57.95 7,359 4,659 71.12 307 179
Jeep 55.02 35,573 22,948 67.93 1,482 883
Kia 53.39 48,212 31,431 66.17 2,009 1,209
Porsche 50.40 2,817 1,873 62.93 117 72
Mini 37.04 5,801 4,233 48.46 242 163
Jaguar 32.12 1,271 962 43.13 53 37
Volkswagen 27.85 30,100 23,543 38.51 1,254 906
Buick 23.82 15,579 12,582 34.14 649 484
Hyundai 20.73 59,214 49,045 30.80 2,467 1,886
Suzuki 20.34 2,290 1,903 30.36 95 73
BMW 15.63 20,651 17,859 25.27 860 687
Audi 13.60 10,457 9,205 23.07 436 354
Ram 13.40 21,467 18,930 22.85 894 728
Suzuki 9.33 2,132 1,950 18.44 89 75
GMC 8.05 32,589 30,160 17.06 1,358 1,160
Land Rover 6.72 2,891 2,709 15.61 120 104
Mercedes-Benz 5.89 20,306 19,176 14.72 846 738
Ford 5.32 184,703 175,370 14.10 7,696 6,745
Chevrolet -3.49 161,401 167,235 4.55 6,725 6,432
Lincoln -4.59 7,399 7,755 3.36 308 298
Dodge -4.83 40,200 42,242 3.10 1,675 1,625
Cadillac -5.72 11,623 12,328 2.14 484 474
Nissan -7.82 69,759 75,673 -0.13 2,907 2,911
Subaru -15.34 20,036 23,667 -8.29 835 910
Mazda -20.92 17,875 22,605 -14.33 745 869
Chrysler -20.94 16,364 20,699 -14.35 682 796
Infiniti -21.04 6,389 8,091 -14.46 266 311
Honda -22.42 81,773 105,407 -15.96 3,407 4,054
Acura -23.51 9,000 11,766 -17.13 375 453
Smart -29.21 492 695 -23.31 21 27
Toyota -31.66 96,082 140,597 -25.97 4,003 5,408
Lexus -44.61 12,305 22,216 -40.00 513 854
Fiat NA 1,759 0 NA 73 0
COMPANIES
BMW Group 19.74 26,452 22,092 29.71 1,102 850
Jaguar Land Rover NA 13.38 4,162 3,671 22.82 173 141
Chrysler Group 10.06 115,363 104,819 19.23 4,807 4,032
Ford Mo Co -0.08 192,102 192,253 8.25 8,004 7,394
GM -1.18 221,192 223,822 7.06 9,216 8,609
Nissan NA -9.09 76,148 83,764 -1.52 3,173 3,222
American Honda -22.53 90,773 117,173 -16.08 3,782 4,507
Toyota Mo Co -33.43 108,387 162,813 -27.88 4,516 6,262

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 24 selling days in May 2011 versus 26 selling days in May 2010, 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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By the Numbers – March 2011: No Foolin’ Edition

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Nissan Sets All-Time Record, Ford beats GM

It may be a day for fools, but sales numbers reported by the U.S. auto industry today are no joke.

Many sales records were set, including by Nissan, which set an all-time monthly sales record for the history of the company in March. Also, as we mentioned earlier, Ford Motor Company outsold General Motors, which is a rare occurrence that could become more common, and the brand Ford far outsold both Chevrolet and Toyota.

Thanks to some extra time spent formatting this month’s table, we’ll stop chatting a little early and let you look at the numbers yourself.

Brand/Company Vol. % March 2011 March 2010 DSR%* March 2011 March 2010
Saab 524.06 830 133 500.95 31 5
Mini 68.61 6,087 3,610 62.37 225 139
Dodge 49.47 44,102 29,506 43.93 1,633 1,135
Kia 44.74 44,179 30,522 39.38 1,636 1,174
Mitsubishi 39.12 7,560 5,434 33.97 280 209
Jeep 35.92 33,155 24,393 30.89 1,228 938
Mazda 33.25 30,905 23,193 28.32 1,145 892
Hyundai 31.64 61,873 47,002 26.76 2,292 1,808
Nissan 28.45 109,854 85,526 23.69 4,069 3,289
Ford 28.18 204,276 159,367 23.43 7,566 6,130
Land Rover 26.23 3,441 2,726 21.55 127 105
Honda 25.38 121,039 96,540 20.73 4,483 3,713
Ram 24.10 23,510 18,944 19.51 871 729
Volkswagen 22.70 27,176 22,148 18.16 1,007 852
Volvo 21.62 6,369 5,237 17.11 236 201
Buick 20.91 15,663 12,954 16.43 580 498
Audi 14.31 9,818 8,589 10.08 364 330
Infiniti 13.53 11,287 9,942 9.32 418 382
Subaru 13.16 26,916 23,785 8.97 997 915
Mercedes-Benz 12.60 22,546 20,023 8.43 835 770
BMW 12.38 20,295 18,060 8.21 752 695
Chevrolet 11.29 148,197 133,165 7.17 5,489 5,122
Suzuki 11.18 2,497 2,246 7.06 92 86
GMC 10.67 30,597 27,648 6.57 1,133 1,063
Porsche 10.30 771 699 6.22 29 27
Acura 7.58 12,611 11,722 3.60 467 451
Cadillac 4.51 12,164 11,639 0.64 451 448
Chrysler 3.45 20,463 19,780 -0.38 758 761
Lexus 2.29 20,682 20,219 -1.50 766 778
Lincoln -2.21 8,501 8,693 -5.83 315 334
Toyota -6.66 155,540 166,644 -10.12 5,761 6,409
Jaguar -11.09 874 983 -14.38 32 38
Fiat NA 500 0 NA 19 0
COMPANIES
Chrysler Group 31.43 121,730 92,623 26.56 4,509 3,562
Nissan NA 26.89 121,141 95,468 22.19 4,487 3,672
American Honda 23.45 133,650 108,262 18.88 4,950 4,164
BMW Group 21.74 26,382 21,670 17.24 977 833
Ford Mo Co 19.17 212,777 178,546 14.76 7,881 6,867
Jaguar Land Rover 16.34 4,315 3,709 12.03 160 143
GM 11.44 206,621 185,406 7.31 7,653 7,131
Toyota Mo Co -5.69 176,222 186,863 -9.19 6,527 7,187

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 27 selling days in March 2011 versus 26 selling days in March 2010, 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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By the Numbers – February 2011: Fish In A Barrel Edition

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Fusion Outsells Accord, Toyota Looks Good, GM Jumps

First, a couple items of house keeping. For starters, we’ve decided to stop including Saturn, Pontiac and Hummer. The brands haven’t sold a thing for months now, so it’s safe to mark their times of death and move on only reporting sales for the remaining four brands at General Motors. We would also advise Ford to stop reporting Mercury sales, as there are none and the weight of what the dead brand sold last year is dragging down the automaker’s overall performance.

With that out of the way, feast your eyes on the sales figures for February 2011, an impressive 24 days of selling if ever there were some. In fact, it was the best month of sales for the U.S. auto industry since the Cash for Clunkers program in August 2009. What sticks out most is Saab posting a 463% increase in sales versus the same month last year, which isn’t that hard to do considering it only sold 97 units last year.

What’s also evident is that Toyota appeared to have a great month, which isn’t surprising considering that February of 2010 was the company’s first full month of U.S. sales after recalls surrounding instances of sudden acceleration really gained national attention. So expect Toyota’s sales performance over the next few months or more to appear a little inflated.

Finally, we’ll point out one more thing that’s not evident at all in the table below. Ford reported 23,111 sales of the Fusion last month, a number that stuck out to as particularly high for that model. We checked, and it is. Thanks to particularly attractive incentive deals (and maybe extra fleet sales we can’t see, it’s impossible to tell), the Fusion outsold the Nissan Altima and Honda Accord in February to become the month’s second best-selling car behind the Toyota Camry.

Check out the rest of the moth’s numbers in the table below.

Brand/Company Vol. % February 2011 February 2010 DSR%* February 2011 February 2010
Saab 462.89 546 97 462.89 23 4
Ram 81.03 20,294 11,210 81.03 846 467
Buick 73.30 15,807 9,121 73.30 659 380
Mitsubishi 71.51 6,893 4,019 71.51 287 167
Cadillac 70.04 15,768 9,273 70.04 657 386
GMC 59.04 32,534 20,456 59.04 1,356 852
Toyota 48.46 128,032 86,240 48.46 5,335 3,593
Chevrolet 42.92 142,919 99,999 42.92 5,955 4,167
Kia 36.40 32,806 24,052 36.40 1,367 1,002
Porsche 31.87 2,019 1,531 31.87 84 64
Nissan 31.80 83,226 63,148 31.80 3,468 2,631
Infiniti 29.87 9,144 7,041 29.87 381 293
Hyundai 28.02 43,533 34,004 28.02 1,814 1,417
Land Rover 25.74 2,555 2,032 25.74 106 85
Audi 24.73 7,753 6,216 24.73 323 259
Jeep 22.62 28,619 23,339 22.62 1,192 972
Mini 22.01 3,503 2,871 22.01 146 120
Ford 22.00 150,678 123,507 22.00 6,278 5,146
Honda 21.65 87,263 71,732 21.65 3,636 2,989
Acura 20.77 10,796 8,939 20.77 450 372
Subaru 19.81 21,683 18,098 19.81 903 754
Suzuki 19.49 1,643 1,375 19.49 68 57
Volkswagen 18.46 21,461 18,116 18.46 894 755
Mazda 13.68 19,387 17,054 13.68 808 711
Smart 9.50 484 442 9.50 20 18
BMW 8.72 16,416 15,100 8.72 684 629
Mercedes-Benz 5.79 16,276 15,385 5.79 678 641
Volvo 3.32 4,795 4,641 3.32 200 193
Dodge 1.78 33,561 32,975 1.78 1,398 1,374
Lexus 0.20 13,814 13,787 0.20 576 574
Jaguar -9.07 692 761 -9.07 29 32
Lincoln -10.97 5,948 6,681 -10.97 248 278
Chrysler -25.39 12,628 16,925 -25.39 526 705
Mercury -100.00 0 7,456 -100.00 0 311
COMPANIES
GM 49.10 207,028 138,849 49.10 8,626 5,785
Toyota Mo Co 41.81 141,846 100,027 41.81 5,910 4,168
Nissan NA 31.60 92,370 70,189 31.60 3,849 2,925
American Honda 21.55 98,059 80,671 21.55 4,086 3,361
Jaguar Land Rover 16.25 3,247 2,793 16.25 135 116
Ford Mo Co 13.79 156,626 137,644 13.79 6,526 5,735
BMW Group 10.84 19,919 17,971 10.84 830 749

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 24 selling days in February 2011 versus 24 selling days in February 2010, so the change in monthly sales volume will be the same as 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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By the Numbers – January 2011: Happy New Year Indeed Edition

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Automakers Start New Year Off With Big Gains

Who can argue with a January sales performance like that? Even Smart posted a sales gain! And Saab! Way to go, guys. You’d have to feel pretty bad about yourself right now if you’re one of the five brands that failed to post positive sales numbers last month (really four brands, since Mercury is a dead brand selling).

We’ll let the numbers do most of the talking this month, though we will point out the stellar performance of General Motors and its brands. GM, up 23 percent in January, used more incentives during the month than its competition, which helped gives brands like Cadillac, up an astonishing 49%, healthy bumps.

Check out the table below to see how the rest of the industry performed and draw your own conclusions in the comments.

Brand/Company Vol. % January 2011 January 2010 DSR%* January 2011 January 2010
Cadillac 49.05 12,580 8,440 49.05 524 352
Jaguar 48.18 935 631 48.18 39 26
Jeep 46.86 23,079 15,715 46.86 962 655
Mitsubishi 37.03 5,714 4,170 37.03 238 174
Buick 31.89 13,269 10,061 31.89 553 419
GMC 29.83 27,658 21,303 29.83 1,152 888
Smart 28.78 358 278 28.78 15 12
Saab 28.77 658 511 28.77 27 21
Kia 25.61 27,789 22,123 25.61 1,158 922
Suzuki 25.59 2,562 2,040 25.59 107 85
Toyota 23.68 102,996 83,279 23.68 4,292 3,470
Mini 22.43 2,751 2,247 22.43 115 94
Hyundai 22.00 37,214 30,503 22.00 1,551 1,271
Dodge 21.86 24,314 19,953 21.86 1,013 831
Ford 21.65 121,511 99,888 21.65 5,063 4,162
BMW 20.83 15,905 13,163 20.83 663 548
Subaru 20.80 18,858 15,611 20.80 786 650
Porsche 20.38 2,150 1,786 20.38 90 74
Audi 20.00 7,812 6,510 20.00 326 271
Chevrolet 19.08 125,389 105,294 19.08 5,225 4,387
Ram 18.02 13,020 11,032 18.02 543 460
Land Rover 15.99 2,271 1,958 15.99 95 82
Nissan 15.36 64,442 55,861 15.36 2,685 2,328
Mercedes-Benz 13.95 17,273 15,158 13.95 720 632
Honda 13.19 68,308 60,347 13.19 2,846 2,514
Acura 11.62 7,961 7,132 11.62 332 297
Infiniti 10.34 7,405 6,711 10.34 309 280
Volvo 3.59 4,276 4,128 3.59 178 172
Volkswagen 2.12 18,401 18,019 2.12 767 751
Chrysler -7.07 9,705 10,443 -7.07 404 435
Mazda -9.09 14,267 15,694 -9.09 594 654
Lexus -17.12 12,860 15,517 -17.12 536 647
Lincoln -21.01 5,558 7,036 -21.01 232 293
Mercury -95.48 248 5,482 -95.48 10 228
COMPANIES
Jaguar Land Rover 23.83 3,206 2,589 23.83 134 108
GM 23.29 178,896 145,098 23.29 7,454 6,046
Chrysler Group 22.71 70,118 57,143 22.71 2,922 2,381
BMW Group 21.06 18,656 15,410 21.06 777 642
Toyota Mo Co 17.27 115,856 98,796 17.27 4,827 4,117
Nissan N America 14.82 71,847 62,572 14.82 2,994 2,607
Ford Motor Company 13.27 127,317 112,406 13.27 5,305 4,684
American Honda 13.03 76,269 67,479 13.03 3,178 2,812

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 24 selling days in January 2011 versus 24 selling days in January 2010, so the change in monthly sales volume will be the same as 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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Official 2012 Fiat 500 fuel economy numbers fall short of 40 mpg

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2012 Fiat 500

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2011 marks the official return of Fiat here in the United States, with the adorable little 500 hitting dealerships in the coming weeks. With Fiat’s MultiAir 1.4-liter engine under the hood, you’d be right to expect top-notch fuel economy numbers. And while the 500’s EPA ratings of 30 miles per gallon in the city and 38 mpg on the highway aren’t bad, it’s not exactly what we were hoping for.

For comparison, consider the fact that much larger C-segment entries like the Hyundai Elantra, Ford Focus and Chevrolet Cruze are all capable of achieving 40 mpg or higher (granted, you have to spec certain transmissions and option packages on the latter two in order to achieve it). What’s more, the 30/38 mpg rating on the Fiat 500 is only with the five-speed manual transmission. Cars equipped with the six-speed self-shifter will only achieve 27/34 mpg. Ouch.

Still, with prices starting at $15,995 for the entry-level Pop model, we don’t think Fiat will have too much trouble moving 500s out of showrooms. Besides, the majority of people purchasing the Fiat 500 will be doing so because of its style rather than its frugality.

Gallery: 2012 Fiat 500

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Final Numbers: 2011 Detroit Auto Show was bigger than 2010 in every way

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Detroit Auto Show

The 2011 North American International Auto Show wasn’t exactly chock-full of game-changing new product, but that didn’t keep the media and public from making it a much bigger success than the 2010 show. Crain’s Detroit Business reports that the 2011 Detroit Auto Show held 5,000 members of the international media during press days and 21,000 guests (5,000 more than in 2010) during the two-day industry preview. The annual charity preview saw another 10,500 guests, raising $2.6 million for charity.

That’s good news, but the top headlines for the struggling Detroit area are reserved for the $325 to $350 million in total estimated economic impact – about $25 million more than in 2010. A grand total of 735,370 members of the general public purchased tickets to NAIAS; up 20,000 from the 2010 show. Now that’s certainly a step in the right direction.

[Source: Crain’s Detroit Business | Image: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images]

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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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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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By the Numbers – November 2010: Almost Done With Oh-Ten Edition

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Subaru, Hyundai and Kia set full-year sales records

The subtitle above should surprise no one. Of all the automakers operating in the U.S., Subaru, Hyundai and Kia are the only automakers to increase sales month after month through this years-long recession while their competitors have faltered. As such, all three are enjoying new full-year sales records a month ahead of the Times Square ball dropping.

The rest of the industry, however, is apparently done fumbling around and is clearly finding its footing. The vast majority of brands saw increased sales last month except for the usual suspects (GM’s non-core brands that are just about dead, also-dying Mercury, along with Smart and Jaguar) and a few cellar-dwelling surprises like Chrysler, Dodge, Toyota and Lexus. We’re not sure what Toyota’s banking on to turn things around, aside from mass amnesia of its recall woes, while Chrysler is doing its best to either fully redesign or substantially upgrade its existing models to keep customers interested.

Either way, when the book closes on 2010, automotive historians will write that the competitive landscape on December 31 looked markedly different than it did 365 days earlier. With one more month to go, we doubt the list of winners and losers is going to look very different from what you see below.

Brand/Company Volume % Nov-10 Nov-09 DSR %* Nov-10 Nov-09
Ram 66.89 19,040 11,409 59.93 793 496
Jeep 57.78 24,202 15,339 51.21 1,008 667
Suzuki 51.43 2,332 1,540 45.12 97 67
Porsche 48.59 2,416 1,626 42.39 101 71
Kia 48.15 26,601 17,955 41.98 1,108 781
Mitsubishi 47.21 4,306 2,925 41.08 179 127
Hyundai 45.21 40,723 28,045 39.16 1,697 1,219
Infiniti 44.97 8,182 5,644 38.93 341 245
Audi 37.52 9,365 6,810 31.79 390 296
Buick 35.91 11,725 8,627 30.25 489 375
Land Rover 34.90 2,922 2,166 29.28 122 94
BMW 30.18 20,097 15,438 24.75 837 671
GMC 29.52 27,590 21,301 24.13 1,150 926
Ford 27.02 133,544 105,133 21.73 5,564 4,571
Nissan 24.76 63,184 50,644 19.56 2,633 2,202
Volkswagen 24.24 20,189 16,250 19.06 841 707
Subaru 22.39 20,792 16,988 17.29 866 739
Acura 22.23 10,718 8,769 17.13 447 381
Cadillac 21.40 11,801 9,721 16.34 492 423
Honda 20.95 78,899 65,234 15.91 3,287 2,836
Lincoln 19.33 7,648 6,409 14.36 319 279
Chevrolet 17.56 117,588 100,023 12.66 4,900 4,349
Mercedes-Benz 13.34 19,037 16,797 8.61 793 730
Mini 8.66 2,786 2,564 4.13 116 111
Mazda 7.36 15,304 14,255 2.89 638 620
Saab 7.01 397 371 2.55 17 16
Lexus -1.41 18,240 18,500 -5.51 760 804
Jaguar -3.12 1,117 1,153 -7.16 47 50
Toyota -3.58 111,077 115,200 -7.60 4,628 5,009
Volvo -11.94 4,078 4,631 -15.61 170 201
Mercury -12.12 6,146 6,994 -15.79 256 304
Dodge -12.45 21,246 24,268 -16.10 885 1,055
Chrysler -22.96 9,664 12,544 -26.17 403 545
Smart -67.49 211 649 -68.84 9 28
(Hummer) -88.69 25 221 -89.16 1 10
(Pontiac) -99.91 7 7,426 -99.91 0 323
(Saturn) -99.92 3 3,737 -99.92 0 162
COMPANIES
BMW Group 27.11 22,883 18,002 21.82 953 783
Nissan NA 26.79 71,366 56,288 21.50 2,974 2,447
Ford Mo Co
 24.30 147,338 118,536 19.12 6,139 5,154
Jaguar/LR NA 21.69 4,039 3,319 16.62 168 144
America Honda 21.10 89,617 74,003 16.05 3,734 3,218
GM (Core) 20.79 168,704 139,672 15.75 7,029 6,073
Chrysler Group 16.66 74,152 63,560 11.80 3,090 2,763
General Motors 11.43 168,739 151,427 6.79 7,031 6,584
Toyota Mo Co -3.28 129,317 133,700 -7.31 5,388 5,813

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were24 selling days in November 2010 versus 23 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.

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By the Numbers: The Great Long-Term Vehicle Swap of 2010

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Like two ships passing in the night, our long-term 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT and 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Street edition briefly met in person last Saturday morning before their driver – myself and Senior Editor Lavrinc – swapped keys, turned around and headed back to our respective ends of the country.

The Great Long-Term Vehicle Swap of 2010 went off without a hitch, and because we know more than a few of you are curious, you’ll find a table after the jump that shows fuel consumption results for each vehicle on my own portion of the trip. But first, here are some other interesting factoids.

Miles Traveled: 4,938 total for both vehicles
Days: 4
Hours Driven: 10+ per day, per person
Starting Points: Cleveland, OH (Neff in Legacy), San Francisco, CA (Lavrinc in Jetta)
States Neff Traveled Through: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming
States Lavrinc Traveled Through: California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
Meeting Point: Cheyenne, WY

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