USA - Flash report, Sales volume, 2016

Flash report, December 2016

5 Jan. 2017

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales up 3.1% in December, up 0.4% for 2016
U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,690,429 units in December were up 3.1% as compared to the same month in 2015.
Truck and SUV sales rose 8.3% from last December to 1,065,592 units, while passenger car sales declined 4.7% to 624,837 units.
Total sales for 2016 were up 0.4% to 17,550,351 units.
Truck and SUV sales for the full year were up 7.2% to 10,445,189 units, while passenger car sales were down 8.1% to 7,105,162 units for 2016.
The overall SAAR for December of 18.43 million units set a record for 2016.
The SAAR was 7.26 million units for passenger cars and 11.17 million units for trucks.
General Motors sales were up 9.9% based on the strength of passenger car sales, which increased 20.9% from last December.
Ford sales were up 0.1% and FCA sales were down 10.0% compared to December sales last year.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were up 2.0%, 9.7%, 6.4%, and 12.3% respectively compared to last December.
Kia sales increased 0.2%, while Hyundai sales decreased 1.9% from last year.
Among German companies, Daimler and BMW sales declined 4.8% and 5.3% respectively, while Volkswagen Group sales increased 17.1% from the same month last year.
Volvo sales increased 8.4%, while Jaguar Land Rover sales increased 30.5% from last December.

Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Dec.		Jan.-Dec.	Jan.-Dec.
PC	624,837	655,551	-4.7%	7,105,162	7,731,429	-8.1%
Light Trucks	1,065,592	984,135	8.3%	10,445,189	9,748,040	7.2%
Total	1,690,429	1,639,686	3.1%	17,550,351	17,479,469	0.4%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - Dec. 2016 (January 4, 2017)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Dec. 2016	Dec. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Dec. 2016	Jan.-Dec. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	318,859	290,230	9.9%	3,042,421	3,082,366	-1.3%
	Share	18.9%	17.7%	1.2%	17.3%	17.6%	-0.3%
Ford	Total	237,785	237,606	0.1%	2,599,211	2,603,082	-0.1%
	Share	14.1%	14.5%	-0.4%	14.8%	14.9%	-0.1%
Toyota	Total	243,229	238,350	2.0%	2,449,587	2,499,313	-2.0%
	Share	14.4%	14.5%	-0.1%	14.0%	14.3%	-0.3%
FCA	Total	192,519	213,924	-10.0%	2,244,315	2,252,877	-0.4%
	Share	11.4%	13.0%	-1.7%	12.8%	12.9%	-0.1%
Honda	Total	160,477	150,893	6.4%	1,637,942	1,586,551	3.2%
	Share	9.5%	9.2%	0.3%	9.3%	9.1%	0.3%
Nissan	Total	152,743	139,300	9.7%	1,564,423	1,484,918	5.4%
	Share	9.0%	8.5%	0.5%	8.9%	8.5%	0.4%
Hyundai	Total	62,305	63,508	-1.9%	775,005	761,710	1.7%
	Share	3.7%	3.9%	-0.2%	4.4%	4.4%	0.1%
Kia	Total	54,353	54,241	0.2%	647,598	625,818	3.5%
	Share	3.2%	3.3%	-0.1%	3.7%	3.6%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	63,177	56,274	12.3%	615,132	582,675	5.6%
	Share	3.7%	3.4%	0.3%	3.5%	3.3%	0.2%
Mercedes	Total	35,871	38,249	-6.2%	374,541	372,977	0.4%
	Share	2.1%	2.3%	-0.2%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
VW	Total	37,229	30,956	20.3%	322,948	349,440	-7.6%
	Share	2.2%	1.9%	0.3%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.2%
BMW	Total	32,835	34,625	-5.2%	313,174	346,023	-9.5%
	Share	1.9%	2.1%	-0.2%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.2%
Mazda	Total	28,754	29,294	-1.8%	297,773	319,184	-6.7%
	Share	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%
Audi	Total	23,195	20,399	13.7%	210,213	202,202	4.0%
	Share	1.4%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	7,383	7,887	-6.4%	96,267	95,342	1.0%
	Share	0.4%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	10,129	9,341	8.4%	82,726	70,046	18.1%
	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Land Rover	Total	8,279	8,441	-1.9%	73,861	70,582	4.6%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Porsche	Total	4,015	3,936	2.0%	54,280	51,756	4.9%
	Share	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
MINI	Total	4,658	5,009	-7.0%	52,030	58,514	-11.1%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	4,600	3,300	39.4%	39,975	23,650	69.0%
	Share	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	4,294	1,197	258.7%	31,243	14,466	116.0%
	Share	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
smart	Total	1,186	669	77.3%	6,211	7,484	-17.0%
	Share	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	2,554	2,057	24.2%	19,475	18,493	5.3%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,690,429	1,639,686	3.1%	17,550,351	17,479,469	0.4%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, November 2016

2 Dec. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales up 3.7% in November
U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,380,558 units in November were up 3.7% as compared to the same month in 2015.
Truck and SUV sales rose 8.5% from last November to 849,450 units, while total passenger car sales declined 3.1% to 531,108 units.
The overall SAAR for November 2016 was 17.87 million units.
The SAAR was 7.16 million units for passenger cars and 10.71 million units for trucks.
General Motors sales were up 10.2% and Ford sales were up 5.1% compared to November sales last year.
FCA’s November total sales were down 14.3% due to lower fleet sales.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were up 4.3%, 7.5%, 6.5%, and 11.4% respectively compared to last November.
Kia sales increased 15.3%, while Hyundai sales increased 4.2% from last year.
Among German companies, Daimler sales were basically flat, selling only 15 more units than last November.
Volkswagen Group sales were up 15.7%, while BMW sales were down 15.7% from the same month last year.
Volvo sales increased 11.9% and Jaguar Land Rover sales increased 18.9% from last November.


Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Nov.		Jan.-Nov.	Jan.-Nov.
PC	531,108	547,946	-3.1%	6,480,325	7,075,878	-8.4%
Light Trucks	849,450	783,110	8.5%	9,379,597	8,763,905	7.0%
Total	1,380,558	1,331,056	3.7%	15,859,922	15,839,783	0.1%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - Nov. 2016 (December 1, 2016)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Nov. 2016	Nov. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Nov. 2016	Jan.-Nov. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	252,599	229,296	10.2%	2,723,562	2,792,136	-2.5%
	Share	18.3%	17.2%	1.1%	17.2%	17.6%	-0.5%
Toyota	Total	197,645	189,517	4.3%	2,206,358	2,260,963	-2.4%
	Share	14.3%	14.2%	0.1%	13.9%	14.3%	-0.4%
Ford	Total	196,441	186,889	5.1%	2,361,426	2,365,476	-0.2%
	Share	14.2%	14.0%	0.2%	14.9%	14.9%	0.0%
FCA	Total	160,827	187,731	-14.3%	2,051,796	2,038,953	0.6%
	Share	11.6%	14.1%	-2.5%	12.9%	12.9%	0.1%
Honda	Total	122,924	115,441	6.5%	1,477,465	1,435,658	2.9%
	Share	8.9%	8.7%	0.2%	9.3%	9.1%	0.3%
Nissan	Total	115,136	107,083	7.5%	1,411,680	1,345,618	4.9%
	Share	8.3%	8.0%	0.3%	8.9%	8.5%	0.4%
Hyundai	Total	62,507	60,007	4.2%	712,700	698,202	2.1%
	Share	4.5%	4.5%	0.0%	4.5%	4.4%	0.1%
Kia	Total	52,504	45,553	15.3%	593,245	571,577	3.8%
	Share	3.8%	3.4%	0.4%	3.7%	3.6%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	51,308	46,070	11.4%	551,955	526,401	4.9%
	Share	3.7%	3.5%	0.3%	3.5%	3.3%	0.2%
Mercedes	Total	32,927	32,813	0.3%	338,670	334,728	1.2%
	Share	2.4%	2.5%	-0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
VW	Total	29,672	23,882	24.2%	285,719	318,484	-10.3%
	Share	2.1%	1.8%	0.4%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.2%
BMW	Total	26,189	32,003	-18.2%	280,339	311,398	-10.0%
	Share	1.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.2%
Mazda	Total	22,041	22,732	-3.0%	269,019	289,890	-7.2%
	Share	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%
Audi	Total	17,118	16,700	2.5%	187,018	181,803	2.9%
	Share	1.2%	1.3%	0.0%	1.2%	1.1%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	7,723	6,902	11.9%	72,597	60,705	19.6%
	Share	0.6%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mitsubishi	Total	6,896	6,772	1.8%	88,884	87,455	1.6%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	5,659	6,539	-13.5%	65,582	62,141	5.5%
	Share	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Porsche	Total	5,513	4,450	23.9%	50,265	47,820	5.1%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
MINI	Total	4,507	4,444	1.4%	47,372	53,505	-11.5%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	4,375	3,000	45.8%	35,375	20,350	73.8%
	Share	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	3,381	1,065	217.5%	26,949	13,269	103.1%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
smart	Total	563	662	-15.0%	5,025	6,815	-26.3%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	2,103	1,505	39.7%	16,921	16,436	3.0%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,380,558	1,331,056	3.7%	15,859,922	15,839,783	0.1%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, October 2016

2 Nov. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales down 5.8% in October, overall SAAR remains high
With two less selling days in the month, U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,372,320 units in October were down 5.8% as compared to the same month in 2015.
Truck and SUV sales rose 0.8% from last October to 845,858 units, while total passenger car sales declined 14.8% to 526,462 units.
The overall SAAR for October 2016, based on 26 selling days versus 28 days last year, was 18.02 million units.
The SAAR was 7.08 million units for passenger cars and 10.94 million units for trucks.
General Motors sales were down 1.7% and FCA’s sales were down 10.3% compared to October sales last year.
Because of a fire at its world headquarters in Dearborn, Ford’s October sales were delayed, but finally reported to be 187,692 units, down 11.9% from the same month last year.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda sales were down 8.7%, 2.2%, and 4.2%, respectively, while Subaru sales were up 4.1%.
Kia sales decreased 2.1%, while Hyundai sales increased 4.2% from last October.
Among German companies, Daimler, BMW and VW sales decreased 2.1%, 16.5% and 11.2%, respectively.
Volvo sales decreased 15.9%, while Jaguar Land Rover sales increased 6.9% from last October.
(Autodata release from November 2, 2016)

Sales of new vehicles by type (*)

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Oct.		Jan.-Oct.	Jan.-Oct.
PC	526,462	618,035	-14.8%	5,949,217	6,527,932	-8.9%
Light Trucks	845,858	838,834	0.8%	8,530,147	7,980,795	6.9%
Total	1,372,320	1,456,869	-5.8%	14,479,364	14,508,727	-0.2%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - Oct. 2016 (November 2, 2016)
* Ford and Volvo's sales numbers had revisions. (November 4, 2014)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Oct. 2016	Oct. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Oct. 2016	Jan.-Oct. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	258,584	262,993	-1.7%	2,470,963	2,562,840	-3.6%
	Share	18.8%	18.1%	0.8%	17.1%	17.7%	-0.6%
Ford *	Total	187,692	213,105	-11.9%	2,164,985	2,178,587	-0.6%
	Share	13.7%	14.6%	-1.0%	15.0%	15.0%	-0.1%
Toyota	Total	186,295	204,045	-8.7%	2,008,713	2,071,446	-3.0%
	Share	13.6%	14.0%	-0.4%	13.9%	14.3%	-0.4%
FCA	Total	176,609	196,898	-10.3%	1,890,969	1,851,222	2.1%
	Share	12.9%	13.5%	-0.6%	13.1%	12.8%	0.3%
Honda	Total	126,161	131,651	-4.2%	1,354,541	1,320,217	2.6%
	Share	9.2%	9.0%	0.2%	9.4%	9.1%	0.3%
Nissan	Total	113,520	116,047	-2.2%	1,296,544	1,238,535	4.7%
	Share	8.3%	8.0%	0.3%	9.0%	8.5%	0.4%
Hyundai	Total	62,505	60,005	4.2%	650,193	638,195	1.9%
	Share	4.6%	4.1%	0.4%	4.5%	4.4%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	53,760	51,629	4.1%	500,647	480,331	4.2%
	Share	3.9%	3.5%	0.4%	3.5%	3.3%	0.1%
Kia	Total	48,977	50,044	-2.1%	540,741	526,024	2.8%
	Share	3.6%	3.4%	0.1%	3.7%	3.6%	0.1%
Mercedes	Total	31,383	31,751	-1.2%	305,743	301,915	1.3%
	Share	2.3%	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
VW	Total	24,779	30,387	-18.5%	256,047	294,602	-13.1%
	Share	1.8%	2.1%	-0.3%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.3%
BMW	Total	24,017	29,439	-18.4%	254,150	279,395	-9.0%
	Share	1.8%	2.0%	-0.3%	1.8%	1.9%	-0.2%
Mazda	Total	22,711	25,451	-10.8%	246,978	267,158	-7.6%
	Share	1.7%	1.7%	-0.1%	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%
Audi	Total	17,721	17,700	0.1%	169,900	165,103	2.9%
	Share	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	1.1%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	7,637	7,426	2.8%	81,988	80,683	1.6%
	Share	0.6%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Volvo *	Total	6,340	7,422	-14.6%	64,874	53,803	20.6%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%
Land Rover	Total	5,532	7,199	-23.2%	59,923	55,602	7.8%
	Share	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Porsche	Total	4,506	4,070	10.7%	44,752	43,370	3.2%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	4,100	2,200	86.4%	31,000	17,350	78.7%
	Share	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
MINI	Total	3,954	4,087	-3.3%	42,865	49,061	-12.6%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Jaguar	Total	3,219	988	225.8%	23,568	12,204	93.1%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
smart	Total	418	721	-42.0%	4,462	6,153	-27.5%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,900	1,611	17.9%	14,818	14,931	-0.8%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,372,320	1,456,869	-5.8%	14,479,364	14,508,727	-0.2%

Source: Autodata
* Ford and Volvo's sales numbers had revisions. (November 4, 2014)

Flash report, September 2016

4 Oct. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales fall 0.5% in September
U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,435,689 units in September were down 0.5% compared to the same month in 2015.
Truck and SUV sales rose 4.5% from last year to 860,575 units, while total passenger car sales declined 7.1% to 575,114 units.
The overall SAAR for September 2016, calculated based on the number of selling days, was 17.76 million units.
The SAAR was 7.24 million units for passenger cars and 10.51 million units for trucks.
Among the Big 3, GM, Ford, and FCA sales were down 0.6%, 8.1%, and 0.1%, respectively, compared to September sales last year.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota, Nissan, and Subaru sales were up 1.5%, 4.9%, and 3.5%, respectively, while Honda sales were down 0.1%.
Kia sales decreased 1.2%, while Hyundai sales increased 4.1% from last September.
Among German companies, Daimler sales increased 3.1% as BMW and VW sales decreased 5.1% and 3.6%, respectively.
Volvo sales were up 1.6% and Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 21.2% in September.
(Motorintelligence release from October 3, 2016)


Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Sep.		Jan.-Sep.	Jan.-Sep.
PC	575,114	619,112	-7.1%	5,429,943	5,917,605	-8.2%
Light Trucks	860,575	823,355	4.5%	7,685,366	7,134,790	7.7%
Total	1,435,689	1,442,467	-0.5%	13,115,309	13,052,395	0.5%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - Sep. 2016 (October 3, 2016)

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Sep. 2016	Sep. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Sep. 2016	Jan.-Sep. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	249,777	251,310	-0.6%	2,212,379	2,299,847	-3.8%
	Share	17.4%	17.4%	0.0%	16.9%	17.6%	-0.8%
Ford	Total	203,444	221,269	-8.1%	1,977,293	1,965,482	0.6%
	Share	14.2%	15.3%	-1.2%	15.1%	15.1%	0.0%
Toyota	Total	197,260	194,399	1.5%	1,822,418	1,867,401	-2.4%
	Share	13.7%	13.5%	0.3%	13.9%	14.3%	-0.4%
FCA	Total	192,883	193,019	-0.1%	1,722,625	1,654,861	4.1%
	Share	13.4%	13.4%	0.1%	13.1%	12.7%	0.5%
Honda	Total	133,655	133,750	-0.1%	1,228,380	1,188,566	3.3%
	Share	9.3%	9.3%	0.0%	9.4%	9.1%	0.3%
Nissan	Total	127,797	121,782	4.9%	1,183,024	1,122,488	5.4%
	Share	8.9%	8.4%	0.5%	9.0%	8.6%	0.4%
Hyundai	Total	66,610	64,015	4.1%	587,688	578,190	1.6%
	Share	4.6%	4.4%	0.2%	4.5%	4.4%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	54,918	53,070	3.5%	446,887	428,702	4.2%
	Share	3.8%	3.7%	0.1%	3.4%	3.3%	0.1%
Kia	Total	49,220	49,820	-1.2%	491,764	475,980	3.3%
	Share	3.4%	3.5%	0.0%	3.7%	3.6%	0.1%
Mercedes	Total	32,470	31,344	3.6%	274,360	270,164	1.6%
	Share	2.3%	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
BMW	Total	25,389	26,608	-4.6%	230,133	249,956	-7.9%
	Share	1.8%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.8%	1.9%	-0.2%
Mazda	Total	24,889	25,616	-2.8%	224,267	241,707	-7.2%
	Share	1.7%	1.8%	0.0%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.1%
VW	Total	24,112	26,141	-7.8%	231,268	264,215	-12.5%
	Share	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.3%
Audi	Total	17,617	17,340	1.6%	152,179	147,403	3.2%
	Share	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%	1.1%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	7,191	7,556	-4.8%	74,351	73,257	1.5%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	5,637	5,855	-3.7%	54,391	48,403	12.4%
	Share	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	5,615	5,527	1.6%	58,534	46,381	26.2%
	Share	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%
Porsche	Total	4,479	4,424	1.2%	40,246	39,300	2.4%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
MINI	Total	4,024	4,414	-8.8%	38,911	44,974	-13.5%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	3,600	2,200	63.6%	26,900	15,150	77.6%
	Share	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	2,662	995	167.5%	20,349	11,216	81.4%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
smart	Total	605	750	-19.3%	4,044	5,432	-25.6%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,835	1,263	45.3%	12,918	13,320	-3.0%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,435,689	1,442,467	-0.5%	13,115,309	13,052,395	0.5%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, August 2016

2 Sep. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales fall 4.1% in August
U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,512,556 units in August were down 4.1% compared to the same month in 2015. (The correction of FCA sales form -2.4% to +3.1% has not been reflected.)
Truck and SUV sales rose 2.5% from last year to 911,573 units, while total passenger car sales declined 12.6% to 600,983 units.
The overall SAAR for August 2016, calculated based on the number of selling days, was 17.00 million units.
The SAAR was 6.78 million units for passenger cars and 10.22 million units for trucks.
Although light truck sales were up, overall sales were down across a broad swath of manufacturers.
Among the Big 3, GM, Ford, and FCA sales were down 5.2%, 8.8%, and 2.4% respectively, compared to August sales last year. FCA later corrected its sales from -2.4% to +3.1%.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda sales were down 5.0%, 6.5%, and 3.8%, respectively.
Subaru sales were up 14.7% from August last year.
Kia sales decreased 7.9%, while Hyundai sales were basically flat compared with last August.
Among German companies, Daimler sales increased 2.1% as BMW and VW sales decreased 7.2%, and 4.5%, respectively.
Volvo sales were up 30.9% and Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 46.5% in August.
(Motorintelligence release from September 1, 2016)

Sales of new vehicles by type (*)

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Aug.		Jan.-Aug.	Jan.-Aug.
PC	600,983	687,998	-12.6%	4,854,829	5,298,493	-8.4%
Light Trucks	911,573	889,409	2.5%	6,824,791	6,311,435	8.1%
Total	1,512,556	1,577,407	-4.1%	11,679,620	11,609,928	0.6%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - Aug. 2016 (September 1, 2016)
* FCA's sales numbers had revisions.  


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (*)

		Aug. 2016	Aug. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Aug. 2016	Jan.-Aug. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	256,429	270,480	-5.2%	1,962,602	2,048,537	-4.2%
	Share	17.0%	17.1%	-0.2%	16.8%	17.6%	-0.8%
Ford	Total	213,411	233,880	-8.8%	1,773,849	1,744,213	1.7%
	Share	14.1%	14.8%	-0.7%	15.2%	15.0%	0.2%
Toyota	Total	213,125	224,381	-5.0%	1,625,158	1,673,002	-2.9%
	Share	14.1%	14.2%	-0.1%	13.9%	14.4%	-0.5%
FCA (*)	Total	196,756	201,672	-2.4%	1,529,742	1,461,842	4.6%
	Share	13.0%	12.8%	0.2%	13.1%	12.6%	0.5%
Honda	Total	149,571	155,491	-3.8%	1,094,725	1,054,816	3.8%
	Share	9.9%	9.9%	0.0%	9.4%	9.1%	0.3%
Nissan	Total	124,638	133,351	-6.5%	1,055,227	1,000,706	5.4%
	Share	8.2%	8.5%	-0.2%	9.0%	8.6%	0.4%
Hyundai	Total	72,015	72,012	0.0%	521,078	514,175	1.3%
	Share	4.8%	4.6%	0.2%	4.5%	4.4%	0.0%
Subaru	Total	60,418	52,697	14.7%	391,969	375,632	4.3%
	Share	4.0%	3.3%	0.7%	3.4%	3.2%	0.1%
Kia	Total	54,248	58,897	-7.9%	442,544	426,160	3.8%
	Share	3.6%	3.7%	-0.1%	3.8%	3.7%	0.1%
Mercedes	Total	31,556	30,630	3.0%	241,890	238,820	1.3%
	Share	2.1%	1.9%	0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
VW	Total	29,384	32,332	-9.1%	207,156	238,074	-13.0%
	Share	1.9%	2.0%	-0.1%	1.8%	2.1%	-0.3%
Mazda	Total	26,109	29,938	-12.8%	199,378	216,091	-7.7%
	Share	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%
BMW	Total	25,531	27,755	-8.0%	204,744	223,348	-8.3%
	Share	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.8%	1.9%	-0.2%
Audi	Total	19,264	18,794	2.5%	134,562	130,063	3.5%
	Share	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	1.1%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	7,682	5,869	30.9%	52,919	40,854	29.5%
	Share	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mitsubishi	Total	7,336	8,289	-11.5%	67,160	65,701	2.2%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	6,031	5,225	15.4%	48,754	42,548	14.6%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%
Porsche	Total	5,181	5,008	3.5%	35,767	34,876	2.6%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
MINI	Total	4,969	5,109	-2.7%	34,887	40,560	-14.0%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%
Tesla	Total	3,500	2,000	75.0%	23,300	12,950	79.9%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	3,298	1,143	188.5%	17,687	10,221	73.0%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
smart	Total	353	617	-42.8%	3,439	4,682	-26.5%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,751	1,837	-4.7%	11,083	12,057	-8.1%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total (*)		1,512,556	1,577,407	-4.1%	11,679,620	11,609,928	0.6%

Source: Autodata

* FCA's sales numbers have been revised.

		Aug. 2016	Aug. 2015	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2016	Jan.-Aug. 2015	Y-o-Y
FCA	Total	196,756	190,887	3.1%	1,522,292	1,460,164	4.3%

Source: FCA Press Release

Flash report, July 2016

3 Aug. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

* Figures have been updated with latest information. (Aug. 8, 2016)

U.S. car sales increase 0.7% in July
U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,522,144 units in July were up 0.7% compared to the same month in 2015.
Truck and SUV sales rose 8.4% from last year to 912,854 units, while total passenger car sales declined 9.0% to 609,290 units.
The overall SAAR for July 2016, calculated based on the number of selling days, was 17.88 million units.
The SAAR was 7.09 million units for passenger cars and 10.79 million units for trucks.
Among the Big 3, GM and Ford sales were down 1.9% and 3.0%, respectively, while FCA sales were up 1.5% compared to July sales last year.
Among Japanese companies, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru sales were up 1.2%, 4.4%, and 3.1%, respectively.
Toyota sales were down 1.4% from July last year.
Hyundai and Kia sales in July increased 5.6% and 6.5%, respectively.
Among German companies, Daimler sales increased 7.2% as BMW and VW sales decreased 5.0%, and 3.8%, respectively.
Volvo sales were up 52.8% and Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 51.5% in July.

Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Jul.		Jan.-Jul.	Jan.-Jul.
PC	609,290	669,195	-9.0%	4,253,846	4,610,495	-7.7%
Light Trucks	912,854	842,066	8.4%	5,913,218	5,422,026	9.1%
Total	1,522,144	1,511,261	0.7%	10,167,064	10,032,521	1.3%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - Jul. 2016 (August 2, 2016)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Jul. 2016	Jul. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Jul. 2016	Jan.-Jul. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	267,258	272,512	-1.9%	1,706,173	1,778,057	-4.0%
	Share	17.6%	18.0%	-0.5%	16.8%	17.7%	-0.9%
Ford	Total	215,268	222,014	-3.0%	1,560,438	1,510,333	3.3%
	Share	14.1%	14.7%	-0.5%	15.3%	15.1%	0.3%
Toyota	Total	214,233	217,181	-1.4%	1,412,033	1,448,621	-2.5%
	Share	14.1%	14.4%	-0.3%	13.9%	14.4%	-0.6%
FCA	Total	180,727	178,027	1.5%	1,332,986	1,260,170	5.8%
	Share	11.9%	11.8%	0.1%	13.1%	12.6%	0.5%
Honda	Total	152,799	146,324	4.4%	945,154	899,325	5.1%
	Share	10.0%	9.7%	0.4%	9.3%	9.0%	0.3%
Nissan	Total	132,475	130,872	1.2%	930,589	867,355	7.3%
	Share	8.7%	8.7%	0.0%	9.2%	8.6%	0.5%
Hyundai	Total	75,003	71,013	5.6%	449,063	442,163	1.6%
	Share	4.9%	4.7%	0.2%	4.4%	4.4%	0.0%
Kia	Total	59,969	56,311	6.5%	388,296	367,263	5.7%
	Share	3.9%	3.7%	0.2%	3.8%	3.7%	0.2%
Subaru	Total	52,093	50,517	3.1%	331,551	322,935	2.7%
	Share	3.4%	3.3%	0.1%	3.3%	3.2%	0.0%
Mercedes	Total	31,795	29,690	7.1%	210,334	208,190	1.0%
	Share	2.1%	2.0%	0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
VW	Total	28,758	31,300	-8.1%	177,772	205,742	-13.6%
	Share	1.9%	2.1%	-0.2%	1.7%	2.1%	-0.3%
Mazda	Total	27,915	27,157	2.8%	173,269	186,153	-6.9%
	Share	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%
BMW	Total	25,777	26,970	-4.4%	179,213	195,593	-8.4%
	Share	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.8%	1.9%	-0.2%
Audi	Total	18,364	17,654	4.0%	115,298	111,269	3.6%
	Share	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	8,584	5,619	52.8%	45,237	34,985	29.3%
	Share	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Mitsubishi	Total	7,890	7,868	0.3%	59,824	57,412	4.2%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	6,075	5,011	21.2%	42,723	37,323	14.5%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
MINI	Total	4,774	5,191	-8.0%	29,918	35,451	-15.6%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Porsche	Total	3,878	4,730	-18.0%	30,586	29,868	2.4%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Jaguar	Total	3,398	1,242	173.6%	14,389	9,078	58.5%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Tesla	Total	3,300	2,000	65.0%	19,800	10,950	80.8%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
smart	Total	493	441	11.8%	3,086	4,065	-24.1%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,318	1,617	-18.5%	9,332	10,220	-8.7%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,522,144	1,511,261	0.7%	10,167,064	10,032,521	1.3%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, June 2016

4 Jul. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales increased 2.5% in June, 1.5% for first half
U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,513,997 units in June 2016 were up 2.5% compared to the same month last year. Truck and SUV sales rose 11.4% from last year, to 891,329 units, while total passenger car sales declined 8.0% to 622,668 units. The overall SAAR for June 2016 was 16.66 million units. The SAAR was 6.76 million units for passenger cars and 9.90 million units for trucks. Cumulative sales in the first six months of 2016 of 8,645,016 units were up 1.5% from the same period one year ago. First half year sales of 3,644,370 cars were down 7.5%, while sales of 5,000,646 trucks and SUVs were up 9.2% from the same period last year. Among Detroit’s Big 3 in June, FCA was up 6.5% and Ford was up 6.4%, both on the strength of trucks and SUVs. GM sales were down 1.6%, with all segments affected. Among Japanese manufacturers, Honda and Nissan sales were up 3.2% and 13.1% respectively. Toyota sales were down 5.6% in June. Hyundai sales were flat, while Kia sales were up 15.6% compared to June 2015. Sales for the German companies were weaker, with BMW and VW selling 11.9% and 13.2% fewer vehicles than last June, respectively. Daimler sales were up 2.3% over last year. Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover sales increased 43.5% and 44.2% in June, respectively.

Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Jun.		Jan.-Jun.	Jan.-Jun.
PC	622,668	676,627	-8.0%	3,644,370	3,941,300	-7.5%
Light Trucks	891,329	800,048	11.4%	5,000,646	4,579,960	9.2%
Total	1,513,997	1,476,675	2.5%	8,645,016	8,521,260	1.5%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - Jun. 2016 (July 1, 2016)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Jun. 2016	Jun. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Jun. 2016	Jan.-Jun. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	255,210	259,353	-1.6%	1,438,915	1,505,545	-4.4%
	Share	16.9%	17.6%	-0.7%	16.6%	17.7%	-1.0%
Ford	Total	239,096	224,681	6.4%	1,345,170	1,288,319	4.4%
	Share	15.8%	15.2%	0.6%	15.6%	15.1%	0.4%
Toyota	Total	198,257	209,912	-5.6%	1,197,800	1,231,440	-2.7%
	Share	13.1%	14.2%	-1.1%	13.9%	14.5%	-0.6%
FCA	Total	197,073	185,035	6.5%	1,152,259	1,082,143	6.5%
	Share	13.0%	12.5%	0.5%	13.3%	12.7%	0.6%
Nissan	Total	140,553	124,228	13.1%	798,114	736,483	8.4%
	Share	9.3%	8.4%	0.9%	9.2%	8.6%	0.6%
Honda	Total	138,715	134,397	3.2%	792,355	753,001	5.2%
	Share	9.2%	9.1%	0.1%	9.2%	8.8%	0.3%
Hyundai	Total	67,511	67,502	0.0%	374,060	371,150	0.8%
	Share	4.5%	4.6%	-0.1%	4.3%	4.4%	0.0%
Kia	Total	62,572	54,137	15.6%	328,327	310,952	5.6%
	Share	4.1%	3.7%	0.5%	3.8%	3.6%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	46,598	44,335	5.1%	279,458	272,418	2.6%
	Share	3.1%	3.0%	0.1%	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%
Mercedes	Total	31,558	30,486	3.5%	178,539	178,500	0.0%
	Share	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
BMW	Total	28,855	32,176	-10.3%	153,436	168,623	-9.0%
	Share	1.9%	2.2%	-0.3%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.2%
Mazda	Total	26,188	27,223	-3.8%	145,354	158,996	-8.6%
	Share	1.7%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%
VW	Total	23,809	30,436	-21.8%	149,014	174,442	-14.6%
	Share	1.6%	2.1%	-0.5%	1.7%	2.0%	-0.3%
Audi	Total	18,445	18,262	1.0%	96,934	93,615	3.5%
	Share	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	8,588	5,985	43.5%	36,653	29,366	24.8%
	Share	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Mitsubishi	Total	8,023	7,963	0.8%	51,934	49,544	4.8%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	5,705	4,643	22.9%	36,648	32,312	13.4%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
MINI	Total	4,914	6,174	-20.4%	25,144	30,260	-16.9%
	Share	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Porsche	Total	4,578	4,223	8.4%	26,804	25,138	6.6%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	3,100	2,000	55.0%	16,500	8,950	84.4%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	2,743	1,217	125.4%	10,991	7,836	40.3%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
smart	Total	407	774	-47.4%	2,593	3,624	-28.4%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,499	1,533	-2.2%	8,014	8,603	-6.8%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,513,997	1,476,675	2.5%	8,645,016	8,521,260	1.5%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, May 2016

2 Jun. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales drop 6% in May
As expected in a month with two less selling days than last year, U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,536,276 units in May 2016 were down 6.0% compared to the same month in 2015. Truck and SUV sales rose 2.3% from last year to 890,618 units, while total passenger car sales declined 15.6% to 645,658 units. The overall SAAR for May 2016, which is calculated based on the number of selling days, was a respectable 17.45 million units. The SAAR was 7.12 million units for passenger cars and 10.33 million units for trucks. Automakers with positive results compared to last May were FCA (up 1.1%), Hyundai and Kia (up 11.6% and 0.8% respectively), Volvo (up 10.2%), Subaru (up 1.1%), and Jaguar Land Rover (up 8.0%). Among the rest of Detroit’s Big 3 in May, Ford was down 6.1% and GM sales were down 18.0%. Among Japanese manufacturers, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda were down 9.6%, 1.0%, and 4.8% respectively. Sales for the German companies also dropped, with Daimler, BMW, and VW Group of America selling 1.9%, 8.7%, and 10.9% fewer vehicles than last May, respectively.
(Motorintelligence from June 1, 2016)


Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	May	May		Jan.-May	Jan.-May
PC	645,658	764,697	-15.6%	3,021,597	3,264,673	-7.4%
Light Trucks	890,618	870,393	2.3%	4,109,422	3,779,912	8.7%
Total	1,536,276	1,635,090	-6.0%	7,131,019	7,044,585	1.2%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - May 2016 (June 1, 2016)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		May 2016	May 2015	Change of share	Jan.-May 2016	Jan.-May 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	240,450	293,097	-18.0%	1,183,705	1,246,192	-5.0%
	Share	15.7%	17.9%	-2.3%	16.6%	17.7%	-1.1%
Ford	Total	234,748	250,086	-6.1%	1,106,074	1,063,638	4.0%
	Share	15.3%	15.3%	0.0%	15.5%	15.1%	0.4%
Toyota	Total	219,339	242,579	-9.6%	999,543	1,021,528	-2.2%
	Share	14.3%	14.8%	-0.6%	14.0%	14.5%	-0.5%
FCA	Total	204,452	202,227	1.1%	955,186	897,108	6.5%
	Share	13.3%	12.4%	0.9%	13.4%	12.7%	0.7%
Honda	Total	147,108	154,593	-4.8%	653,640	618,604	5.7%
	Share	9.6%	9.5%	0.1%	9.2%	8.8%	0.4%
Nissan	Total	133,496	134,779	-1.0%	657,561	612,255	7.4%
	Share	8.7%	8.2%	0.4%	9.2%	8.7%	0.5%
Hyundai	Total	71,006	63,610	11.6%	306,549	303,648	1.0%
	Share	4.6%	3.9%	0.7%	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%
Kia	Total	62,926	62,433	0.8%	265,755	256,815	3.5%
	Share	4.1%	3.8%	0.3%	3.7%	3.6%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	50,083	49,561	1.1%	232,860	228,083	2.1%
	Share	3.3%	3.0%	0.2%	3.3%	3.2%	0.0%
Mercedes	Total	32,147	32,350	-0.6%	146,981	148,014	-0.7%
	Share	2.1%	2.0%	0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%
BMW	Total	29,017	31,003	-6.4%	124,581	136,447	-8.7%
	Share	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%
VW	Total	28,779	34,758	-17.2%	125,205	144,006	-13.1%
	Share	1.9%	2.1%	-0.3%	1.8%	2.0%	-0.3%
Mazda	Total	28,328	29,606	-4.3%	119,166	131,773	-9.6%
	Share	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%
Audi	Total	18,728	18,428	1.6%	78,489	75,353	4.2%
	Share	1.2%	1.1%	0.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	9,025	9,575	-5.7%	43,911	41,581	5.6%
	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	5,536	5,023	10.2%	28,065	23,381	20.0%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Land Rover	Total	4,950	5,382	-8.0%	30,943	27,669	11.8%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
MINI	Total	4,595	5,833	-21.2%	20,230	24,086	-16.0%
	Share	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%
Porsche	Total	4,578	4,268	7.3%	22,226	20,915	6.3%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	2,950	1,900	55.3%	13,400	6,950	92.8%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	2,164	1,204	79.7%	8,248	6,619	24.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
smart	Total	420	837	-49.8%	2,186	2,850	-23.3%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,451	1,958	-25.9%	6,515	7,070	-7.9%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,536,276	1,635,090	-6.0%	7,131,019	7,044,585	1.2%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, April 2016

6 May 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales up 3.6% in April
U.S. light vehicle sales of 1,506,977 units in April 2016 were up 3.6% compared to the same month last year.
In accordance with current trends, truck and SUV sales rose 11.2% from last year, to 877,141 units, while total passenger car sales declined 5.4% to 629,836 units.
The overall SAAR for April 2016 was 17.42 million units.
The SAAR was 7.06 million units for passenger cars, and reached 10.36 million units for trucks.
Among Detroit’s Big 3 in April, FCA was up 5.6% on the strength of trucks and SUVs, as passenger car sales declined 32.9% from last April.
Ford was up 3.6% on the strength of trucks as well, while GM sales were down 3.5% overall.
Among Japanese manufacturers, Honda and Nissan sales were up 14.4% and 12.8% respectively, with cars and trucks sharing the gains equally.
Toyota sales were up 3.8% in April, largely due to truck sale increases.
Hyundai sales were down 8.5% from April 2015, while Kia sales were up 6.1%.
Sales for the German companies were weaker, with BMW, VW, and Daimler selling 8.2%, 4.4%, and 0.4% fewer vehicles than last April, respectively.
Volvo sales increased 33.0% over last year, while Jaguar Land Rover sold 1.8% fewer vehicles than last April.
(Motorintelligence from May 3, 2016)

Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Apr.	Apr.		Jan.-Apr.	Jan.-Apr.
PC	629,836	665,924	-5.4%	2,375,939	2,499,976	-5.0%
Light Trucks	877,141	789,027	11.2%	3,218,804	2,909,519	10.6%
Total	1,506,977	1,454,951	3.6%	5,594,743	5,409,495	3.4%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - April 2016 (May 3, 2016)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Apr. 2016	Apr. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Apr. 2016	Jan.-Apr. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	259,557	269,056	-3.5%	943,255	953,095	-1.0%
	Share	17.2%	18.5%	-1.3%	16.9%	17.6%	-0.8%
Ford	Total	229,739	221,652	3.6%	871,326	813,552	7.1%
	Share	15.2%	15.2%	0.0%	15.6%	15.0%	0.5%
Toyota	Total	211,125	203,329	3.8%	780,204	778,949	0.2%
	Share	14.0%	14.0%	0.0%	13.9%	14.4%	-0.5%
FCA	Total	199,631	189,027	5.6%	750,734	694,881	8.0%
	Share	13.2%	13.0%	0.3%	13.4%	12.8%	0.6%
Honda	Total	148,829	130,068	14.4%	506,532	464,011	9.2%
	Share	9.9%	8.9%	0.9%	9.1%	8.6%	0.5%
Nissan	Total	123,861	109,848	12.8%	524,065	477,476	9.8%
	Share	8.2%	7.5%	0.7%	9.4%	8.8%	0.5%
Hyundai	Total	62,213	68,009	-8.5%	235,543	240,038	-1.9%
	Share	4.1%	4.7%	-0.5%	4.2%	4.4%	-0.2%
Kia	Total	56,508	53,282	6.1%	202,829	194,382	4.3%
	Share	3.7%	3.7%	0.1%	3.6%	3.6%	0.0%
Subaru	Total	50,380	47,241	6.6%	182,777	178,522	2.4%
	Share	3.3%	3.2%	0.1%	3.3%	3.3%	0.0%
Mercedes	Total	31,825	31,949	-0.4%	114,834	115,664	-0.7%
	Share	2.1%	2.2%	-0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	-0.1%
VW	Total	27,112	30,009	-9.7%	96,426	109,248	-11.7%
	Share	1.8%	2.1%	-0.3%	1.7%	2.0%	-0.3%
Mazda	Total	26,195	24,123	8.6%	90,838	102,167	-11.1%
	Share	1.7%	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%	1.9%	-0.3%
BMW	Total	24,951	26,952	-7.4%	95,564	105,444	-9.4%
	Share	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.2%
Audi	Total	17,801	16,827	5.8%	59,761	56,925	5.0%
	Share	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	9,674	8,216	17.7%	34,886	32,006	9.0%
	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	6,168	4,636	33.0%	22,529	18,358	22.7%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Porsche	Total	5,410	5,217	3.7%	17,648	16,647	6.0%
	Share	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	5,188	5,311	-2.3%	25,993	22,287	16.6%
	Share	0.3%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
MINI	Total	4,796	5,476	-12.4%	15,635	18,253	-14.3%
	Share	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%
Tesla	Total	2,900	1,500	93.3%	10,450	5,050	106.9%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	1,087	1,079	0.7%	6,084	5,415	12.4%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
smart	Total	466	480	-2.9%	1,766	2,013	-12.3%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,561	1,664	-6.2%	5,064	5,112	-0.9%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,506,977	1,454,951	3.6%	5,594,743	5,409,495	3.4%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, March 2016

4 Apr. 2016

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

U.S. car sales up 3.2% in March
March 2016 was a good month for U.S. car sales, with SUVs and trucks selling especially well for the Big 3 American firms.
Total monthly U.S. sales were 1,595,483 units, up 3.2% from March 2015.
Truck and SUV sales of 908,024 units rose 11.4% from last year, while total passenger car sales declined 5.9% to 687,459 units.
The SAAR for March 2016 was 16.57 million units.
The SAAR was 6.91 million units for passenger cars, and 9.66 million units for trucks.
Among Detroit's Big 3, FCA was up 8.1%, Ford was up 7.8%, and GM was up 0.9% over last March, with passenger cars sales declining as light trucks gained.
Nissan sales were up 12.7% and Honda sales were up 9.4%, while Toyota's sales slid 2.7% from last March.
Hyundai sales were up 0.4% from March 2016, while Kia sales were down 0.8%.
Sales for the German companies all fell, with BMW, VW, and Daimler selling 13.3%, 4.1%, and 3.6% fewer vehicles than last March, respectively.
Volvo sales increased 15.9% over last year, while Jaguar Land Rover sold 28.8% more vehicles than last March.
(Motorintelligence from April 1, 2016)

Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Mar.	Mar.		Jan.-Mar.	Jan.-Mar.
PC	687,459	730,723	-5.9%	1,746,102	1,834,052	-4.8%
Light Trucks	908,024	815,079	11.4%	2,341,663	2,120,492	10.4%
Total	1,595,483	1,545,802	3.2%	4,087,765	3,954,544	3.4%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - March 2016 (April 1, 2016)


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Mar. 2016	Mar. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Mar.2016	Jan.-Mar.2015	Change of share
Ford	Total	253,064	234,786	7.8%	641,587	591,900	8.4%
	Share	15.9%	15.2%	0.7%	15.7%	15.0%	0.7%
GM	Total	252,128	249,875	0.9%	683,698	684,039	0.0%
	Share	15.8%	16.2%	-0.4%	16.7%	17.3%	-0.6%
Toyota	Total	219,842	225,959	-2.7%	569,079	575,620	-1.1%
	Share	13.8%	14.6%	-0.8%	13.9%	14.6%	-0.6%
FCA	Total	213,187	197,261	8.1%	551,103	505,854	8.9%
	Share	13.4%	12.8%	0.6%	13.5%	12.8%	0.7%
Nissan	Total	163,559	145,085	12.7%	400,204	367,628	8.9%
	Share	10.3%	9.4%	0.9%	9.8%	9.3%	0.5%
Honda	Total	138,221	126,293	9.4%	357,703	333,943	7.1%
	Share	8.7%	8.2%	0.5%	8.8%	8.4%	0.3%
Hyundai	Total	75,310	75,019	0.4%	173,330	172,029	0.8%
	Share	4.7%	4.9%	-0.1%	4.2%	4.4%	-0.1%
Kia	Total	58,279	58,771	-0.8%	146,321	141,100	3.7%
	Share	3.7%	3.8%	-0.1%	3.6%	3.6%	0.0%
Subaru	Total	49,285	49,111	0.4%	132,397	131,281	0.9%
	Share	3.1%	3.2%	-0.1%	3.2%	3.3%	-0.1%
Mercedes	Total	31,236	32,300	-3.3%	83,009	83,715	-0.8%
	Share	2.0%	2.1%	-0.1%	2.0%	2.1%	-0.1%
BMW	Total	30,033	34,310	-12.5%	70,613	78,492	-10.0%
	Share	1.9%	2.2%	-0.3%	1.7%	2.0%	-0.3%
VW	Total	26,914	30,025	-10.4%	69,314	79,239	-12.5%
	Share	1.7%	1.9%	-0.3%	1.7%	2.0%	-0.3%
Mazda	Total	23,396	32,123	-27.2%	64,643	78,044	-17.2%
	Share	1.5%	2.1%	-0.6%	1.6%	2.0%	-0.4%
Audi	Total	18,392	17,102	7.5%	41,960	40,098	4.6%
	Share	1.2%	1.1%	0.0%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	11,078	9,764	13.5%	25,212	23,790	6.0%
	Share	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	8,733	6,778	28.8%	20,805	16,976	22.6%
	Share	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Volvo	Total	6,857	5,916	15.9%	16,361	13,722	19.2%
	Share	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
MINI	Total	4,762	5,829	-18.3%	10,839	12,777	-15.2%
	Share	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%
Porsche	Total	4,322	4,291	0.7%	12,237	11,430	7.1%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	2,775	1,350	105.6%	7,550	3,550	112.7%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	2,133	1,660	28.5%	4,997	4,336	15.2%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
smart	Total	479	583	-17.8%	1,300	1,533	-15.2%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,498	1,611	-7.0%	3,503	3,448	1.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,595,483	1,545,802	3.2%	4,087,765	3,954,544	3.4%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, February 2016

2 Mar. 2016

*Data in the flash report may from time to time differ from data in the detail report to be announced at a later date due to a difference in the data source.

US car sales up 6.9% in February
February 2016 was a very good month for car sales in the U.S., especially for SUVs and trucks. Total monthly U.S. sales were 1,344,225 units, up 6.9% from February 2015.
Truck and SUV sales of 771,827 units rose 12.8% from last year, while total passenger car sales declined 0.2% to 572,398 units. The SAAR for February 2016 was 17.54 million units. The SAAR was 7.39 million units for passenger cars, and 10.16 million units for trucks.
Among Detroit’s Big 3, Ford was up 20.2%, with both car and truck sales up approximately the same. FCA sales were up 11.8% this February, with cars falling by the same percentage that trucks were increasing. GM was down 1.5%.
Japanese companies did well, with Honda sales up 12.8%, Nissan up 10.5%, Toyota up 4.1%, and Subaru up 1.6% compared to February 2015.
Hyundai sales were up 1.0% from last February, while Kia sales were up 13.0% on the strength of SUVs.
Among the German companies, BMW was down 12.3%, VW was down 8.7%, and Daimler was down 0.5% from last year. Volvo sales increased 31.1% over last year, while Jaguar Land Rover sold 25.3% more vehicles than last February.

Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Feb.	Feb.		Jan.-Feb.	Jan.-Feb.
PC	572,398	573,633	-0.2%	1,058,643	1,103,329	-4.1%
Light Trucks	771,827	683,986	12.8%	1,433,639	1,305,413	9.8%
Total	1,344,225	1,257,619	6.9%	2,492,282	2,408,742	3.5%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries - February 2016 (March 1, 2016)



USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Feb. 2016	Feb. 2015	Change of share	Jan.-Feb.2016	Jan.-Feb.2015	Change of share
GM	Total	227,825	231,378	-1.5%	431,570	434,164	-0.6%
	Share	16.9%	18.4%	-1.4%	17.3%	18.0%	-0.7%
Ford	Total	216,045	179,673	20.2%	388,523	357,114	8.8%
	Share	16.1%	14.3%	1.8%	15.6%	14.8%	0.8%
Toyota	Total	187,954	180,467	4.1%	349,237	349,661	-0.1%
	Share	14.0%	14.3%	-0.4%	14.0%	14.5%	-0.5%
FCA	Total	182,879	163,586	11.8%	337,916	308,593	9.5%
	Share	13.6%	13.0%	0.6%	13.6%	12.8%	0.7%
Nissan	Total	130,911	118,436	10.5%	236,645	222,543	6.3%
	Share	9.7%	9.4%	0.3%	9.5%	9.2%	0.3%
Honda	Total	118,985	105,466	12.8%	219,482	207,650	5.7%
	Share	8.9%	8.4%	0.5%	8.8%	8.6%	0.2%
Hyundai	Total	53,009	52,505	1.0%	98,020	97,010	1.0%
	Share	3.9%	4.2%	-0.2%	3.9%	4.0%	-0.1%
Kia	Total	49,737	44,030	13.0%	88,042	82,329	6.9%
	Share	3.7%	3.5%	0.2%	3.5%	3.4%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	42,011	41,358	1.6%	83,112	82,170	1.1%
	Share	3.1%	3.3%	-0.2%	3.3%	3.4%	-0.1%
Mercedes	Total	25,210	25,291	-0.3%	51,773	51,415	0.7%
	Share	1.9%	2.0%	-0.1%	2.1%	2.1%	-0.1%
BMW	Total	22,498	25,201	-10.7%	40,580	44,182	-8.2%
	Share	1.7%	2.0%	-0.3%	1.6%	1.8%	-0.2%
VW	Total	22,321	25,710	-13.2%	42,400	49,214	-13.8%
	Share	1.7%	2.0%	-0.4%	1.7%	2.0%	-0.3%
Mazda	Total	21,544	25,650	-16.0%	41,247	45,921	-10.2%
	Share	1.6%	2.0%	-0.4%	1.7%	1.9%	-0.3%
Audi	Total	11,718	11,455	2.3%	23,568	22,996	2.5%
	Share	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%	1.0%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	7,870	7,533	4.5%	14,134	14,026	0.8%
	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	6,417	4,917	30.5%	12,072	10,198	18.4%
	Share	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Volvo	Total	5,260	4,012	31.1%	9,504	7,806	21.8%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Porsche	Total	3,561	3,202	11.2%	7,915	7,139	10.9%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
MINI	Total	2,839	3,720	-23.7%	6,077	6,948	-12.5%
	Share	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	2,575	1,200	114.6%	4,775	2,200	117.0%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	1,512	1,410	7.2%	2,864	2,676	7.0%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
smart	Total	422	458	-7.9%	821	950	-13.6%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	1,122	961	16.8%	2,005	1,837	9.1%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,344,225	1,257,619	6.9%	2,492,282	2,408,742	3.5%

Source: Autodata

Flash report, January 2016

3 Feb. 2016

*Data in the flash report may from time to time differ from data in the detail report to be announced at a later date due to a difference in the data source.

US car sales for January show mixed result
The first month of 2016 showed a mixed result of monthly sales for automakers, as dealers faced winter storms across the country and two less selling days in January than last year. Total monthly U.S. sales were 1,148,057 units, down 0.3% from January 2015. Trucks and SUV sales of 661,812 units rose 6.5% above last year, as total passenger car sales declined 8.2% to 486,245 units.
The SAAR for January 2016 was 17.58 million units. Total passenger car SAAR was 7.43 million units. SAAR for trucks was 10.15 million.
Among Detroit's Big 3, FCA beat estimates with sales up 6.9% this January, GM was up 0.5%, but Ford was down 2.8% even with strong SUV sales.
Japanese companies did not fare much better, with Toyota sales down 4.7%, Honda sales down 1.7%, and Mazda down 2.8% compared to January 2015. However, Nissan was up 1.6% and Subaru was up 0.7%.
Hyundai sales were up 1.1% from last January, although Kia sales were flat at 0.0%.
Among the German companies, BMW was down 4.0%, while Daimler was up 1.3% from last year. Volkswagen Group sales were down 9.2%, with the VW brand down 14.6% from last January’s sales. Volvo enjoyed a January increase of 11.9% over last year, while Jaguar Land Rover sold 7.0% more vehicles than last year.


Sales of new vehicles by type

Type	2016	2015	Y-o-Y
	Jan.	Jan.
PC	486,245	529,696	-8.2%
Light Trucks	661,812	621,427	6.5%
Total	1,148,057	1,151,123	-0.3%

Source: Autodata, U.S. Market Light Vehicle Deliveries -January 2016 (February 2, 2016)



USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)

		Jan. 2016	Jan. 2015	Change of share
GM	Total	203,745	202,786	0.5%
	Share	17.7%	17.6%	0.1%
Ford	Total	172,478	177,441	-2.8%
	Share	15.0%	15.4%	-0.4%
Toyota	Total	161,283	169,194	-4.7%
	Share	14.0%	14.7%	-0.6%
FCA	Total	155,037	145,007	6.9%
	Share	13.5%	12.6%	0.9%
Nissan	Total	105,734	104,107	1.6%
	Share	9.2%	9.0%	0.2%
Honda	Total	100,497	102,184	-1.7%
	Share	8.8%	8.9%	-0.1%
Hyundai	Total	45,011	44,505	1.1%
	Share	3.9%	3.9%	0.1%
Subaru	Total	41,101	40,812	0.7%
	Share	3.6%	3.5%	0.0%
Kia	Total	38,305	38,299	0.0%
	Share	3.3%	3.3%	0.0%
Mercedes	Total	26,563	26,124	1.7%
	Share	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%
VW	Total	20,079	23,504	-14.6%
	Share	1.7%	2.0%	-0.3%
Mazda	Total	19,703	20,271	-2.8%
	Share	1.7%	1.8%	0.0%
BMW	Total	18,082	18,981	-4.7%
	Share	1.6%	1.6%	-0.1%
Audi	Total	11,850	11,541	2.7%
	Share	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Mitsubishi	Total	6,264	6,493	-3.5%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	0.0%
Land Rover	Total	5,655	5,281	7.1%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Porsche	Total	4,354	3,937	10.6%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.0%
Volvo	Total	4,244	3,794	11.9%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.0%
MINI	Total	3,238	3,228	0.3%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Tesla	Total	2,200	1,000	120.0%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Jaguar	Total	1,352	1,266	6.8%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
smart	Total	399	492	-18.9%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Others	Total	883	876	0.8%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Grand Total		1,148,057	1,151,123	-0.3%

Source: Autodata