Note: Some figures were updated on March 19.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in February 2025 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), as aggregated by MarkLines as of March 4, was 1,221,863 units, down 2.3% y/y. The number of business days in February was 24, one day less

Note: Some figures were updated on February 10. 
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in January 2025, as aggregated by MarkLines as of February 4 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla and others), was 1,112,944 units, up 3.8% from the same month last year.
January is usually a time

America's automotive production and inventory, and ultimately sales, all took a massive hit and have not fully recovered. It begs the question: will things ever get back to where they were before?
It has been almost five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting semiconductor shortages that rocked

Note: Some figures were updated on January 15.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in December 2024 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), as aggregated by MarkLines as of January 6, was 1,494,776 units, up 2.0% from the same month of the previous year. The number of business

Note: Some figures were updated on December 6.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in November 2024, as aggregated by MarkLines as of December 4 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla and others), was 1,363,968 units, up 9.8% from the same month last year.
November sales were led by

Note: Some figures were updated on November 6.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in October 2024, as aggregated by MarkLines as of November 5 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla and others), was 1,327,307 units, up 9.5% from the same month last year.
Although some Southeastern a

The prices of light vehicles surged in the aftermath of the pandemic, but will they ever come down?
No, it isn’t your imagination – vehicles really have become significantly more expensive over recent years. Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Light Vehicle (LV) prices mostly tracked with inflation in the wider US ec

Note: Some figures were updated on October 10.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in September 2024 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by MarkLines as of October 2, was 1,176,847 units, down 12.0% from the same month last year. The number of business days in S

Note: Some figures were updated on  September 11.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in August 2024 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by MarkLines as of September 5, was 1,422,036 units, up 6.0% from the same month last year The number of business days in Aug

Note: Some figures were updated on August 6.
U.S. new vehicle sales compiled by MarkLines as of August 2 of 1,277,232 units for the month of July represented a decrease of 2.8% from one year ago in July 2023. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates (SAAR) were 15.8 million units/year (15.9 million units/year in the same

On July 9, a report released by Autos Drive America and the American International Automobile Dealers Association showed that foreign-owned manufacturers built more vehicles in the U.S. in 2023 than the Detroit Three, a first for the market.
Non-U.S. automakers including Toyota and Mercedes-Benz built more than 4.9 m

U.S. new vehicle sales compiled by MarkLines as of July 8 (preliminary figures including estimates from GM, Stellantis, Tesla, etc.) of 1,344,092 units for the month of June represented a decrease of 3.0% from one year ago in June 2023.
June’s passenger car sales decreased 7.3% to 269,439 units, while SUV and truck s

New car sales for the month of June, which will be reported on July 2, should be lower than expected because of a cyberattack that happened in June that affected the sales process of 15,000 new car dealerships across the U.S.
Second-quarter sale figures will also reflect the impact of the cyberattack.
For consumers,

Note: Some figures were updated on June 6.
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,444,543 units for the month of May represented an increase of 8.8% from April and an increase of 5.0% from one year ago in May 2023.
Total U.S. vehicle sales of 6,548,694 units for the first five months of 2024 represent a 3.5% increase from the s

Note: Some figures were updated on May 7.
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,327,976 units for the month of April represented a decrease of 8.1% from March and a decrease of 2.4% from one year ago in April 2023.
There were 25 selling days in April 2024, one less than the 26 days in April 2023.
April’s passenger car sales de

Note: Some figures were updated on April 5.
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,455,030 units for the month of March represented an increase of 15.5% from February, and an increase of 5.1% from one year ago in March 2023.
There were 27 selling days in March 2024, same as the 27 days in March 2023.
March’s passenger car sales