USA - Automotive Sales volume, 2023

Flash report, December 2023

Jan 4, 2024

U.S. car sales up 13.0% in December, up 12.3% for full-year 2023

Note: Some figures were updated on Jan. 11.

U.S. light vehicle sales in December of 1,454,597 units were up 13.0% as compared to the same month in 2022.
Truck and SUV sales increased 15.7% from last December to 1,180,944 units, while passenger car sales increased 2.8% to 273,653 units.
December 2023 had 26 selling days in 2023, one less than the 27 in December 2022.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for December 2023 was 16.08 million units versus 13.77 million units a year ago.
Total 2023 full-year sales of 15,608,386 units were up 12.3% from 2022 year-end totals.
Truck and SUV full-year sales were up 13.4% to 12,380,961 units, while passenger car sales were up 8.1% to 3,227,425 units for 2023.
GM estimated sales in December were up 4.7%, Ford sales were up 7.5%, and Stellantis sales were up 10.7% compared to December 2022.
For all of 2023, GM sales were up 14.1%, Ford sales were up 7.0%, and Stellantis sales were down 1.2% compared to 2022.
Tesla sales were up 25.7% in December to 56,481 units, and up 25.4% for all of 2023 to 654,888 units.
Toyota sales were up 24.2%, Nissan sales were up 12.9%, Honda sales were up 31.5%, Mazda sales were up 44.8%, and Subaru sales were up 1.8% compared to last December.
For all of 2023, Toyota sales were up 6.6%, Nissan sales were up 23.2%, Honda sales were up 33.0%, Mazda sales were up 23.2%, and Subaru sales were up 13.6% compared to 2022.
Kia’s December sales decreased 0.2%, while Hyundai sales increased 4.8% from last December.
For all 2023, Kia’s sales increased 12.8%, while Hyundai sales increased 11.5% from 2022.
Mercedes-Benz sales in December increased 8.5%, BMW sales decreased 4.8% and Volkswagen sales increased 48.2% from the same month last year.
For all of 2023, Mercedes-Benz sales increased 1.1%, BMW sales increased 6.3% and Volkswagen sales increased 9.3% from 2022.
Volvo sales increased 22.5% in December, while Jaguar Land Rover sales increased 3.1% from last December.
For all of 2023, Volvo sales increased 26.1%, while Jaguar Land Rover sales increased 16.9% from 2022.
Rivian sales increased 71.3% to 4,890 units in December, and increased 146.5% to 50,122 units for all of 2023.
Polestar sales increased 9.3% to 1,097 units in December, and increased 29.2% to 12,240 units for all of 2023.
Lucid sales increased 15.6% to 535 units in December, and increased 117.6% to 5,779 units for all of 2023.
Karma sales increased 66.7% to 5 units in December, but decreased 79.5% to 38 units for all of 2023.
Newcomer Fisker sold 695 vehicles in the U.S. in December and 2,669 for all of 2023.

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. January 11, 2024)

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Dec.		Jan.-Dec.	Jan.-Dec.
Passenger Cars	273,653	266,328	2.8%	3,227,425	2,985,388	8.1%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,180,944	1,020,952	15.7%	12,380,961	10,918,041	13.4%
Total	1,454,597	1,287,280	13.0%	15,608,386	13,903,429	12.3%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. January 11, 2024)

		Dec. 2023	Dec. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Dec. 2023	Jan.-Dec. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	230,455	220,166	4.7%	2,577,662	2,258,429	14.1%
	Share	15.8%	17.1%	-1.3 pt	16.5%	16.2%	0.3 pt
Toyota *2	Total	224,753	180,906	24.2%	2,248,477	2,108,457	6.6%
	Share	15.5%	14.1%	1.4 pt	14.4%	15.2%	-0.8 pt
Ford	Total	191,245	177,868	7.5%	1,981,332	1,850,925	7.0%
	Share	13.1%	13.8%	-0.7 pt	12.7%	13.3%	-0.6 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	139,005	125,594	10.7%	1,534,787	1,553,895	-1.2%
	Share	9.6%	9.8%	-0.2 pt	9.8%	11.2%	-1.3 pt
Honda	Total	123,388	93,843	31.5%	1,308,186	983,507	33.0%
	Share	8.5%	7.3%	1.2 pt	8.4%	7.1%	1.3 pt
Nissan *2	Total	73,500	65,103	12.9%	898,796	729,350	23.2%
	Share	5.1%	5.1%	0.0 pt	5.8%	5.2%	0.5 pt
Hyundai	Total	81,967	78,230	4.8%	870,370	780,675	11.5%
	Share	5.6%	6.1%	-0.4 pt	5.6%	5.6%	0.0 pt
Kia	Total	60,275	60,422	-0.2%	782,451	693,549	12.8%
	Share	4.1%	4.7%	-0.6 pt	5.0%	5.0%	0.0 pt
Tesla *2	Total	56,481	44,923	25.7%	654,888	522,444	25.4%
	Share	3.9%	3.5%	0.4 pt	4.2%	3.8%	0.4 pt
Subaru	Total	57,764	56,760	1.8%	632,083	556,581	13.6%
	Share	4.0%	4.4%	-0.4 pt	4.0%	4.0%	0.0 pt
Mazda	Total	39,518	27,292	44.8%	363,354	294,909	23.2%
	Share	2.7%	2.1%	0.6 pt	2.3%	2.1%	0.2 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	34,020	31,355	8.5%	354,723	350,949	1.1%
	Share	2.3%	2.4%	-0.1 pt	2.3%	2.5%	-0.3 pt
BMW *2	Total	37,102	38,988	-4.8%	353,480	332,388	6.3%
	Share	2.6%	3.0%	-0.5 pt	2.3%	2.4%	-0.1 pt
VW *2	Total	32,602	21,999	48.2%	329,029	301,069	9.3%
	Share	2.2%	1.7%	0.5 pt	2.1%	2.2%	-0.1 pt
Audi *2	Total	22,940	20,100	14.1%	228,550	186,875	22.3%
	Share	1.6%	1.6%	0.0 pt	1.5%	1.3%	0.1 pt
Volvo *2	Total	13,609	11,111	22.5%	128,701	102,038	26.1%
	Share	0.9%	0.9%	0.1 pt	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	7,102	7,428	-4.4%	87,340	85,810	1.8%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1 pt	0.6%	0.6%	-0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	6,869	7,415	-7.4%	75,415	70,065	7.6%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	8,397	7,801	7.6%	71,727	58,765	22.1%
	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.0 pt	0.5%	0.4%	0.0 pt
Rivian *2	Total	4,890	2,854	71.3%	50,122	20,332	146.5%
	Share	0.3%	0.2%	0.1 pt	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	3,695	3,673	0.6%	32,447	29,504	10.0%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,097	1,004	9.3%	12,240	9,471	29.2%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	597	919	-35.0%	8,374	9,781	-14.4%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	535	463	15.6%	5,779	2,656	117.6%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Fisker	Total	695	-	-%	2,669	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Ineos Automotive	Total	810	-	-%	930	-	-%
	Share	0.1%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	5	3	66.7%	38	185	-79.5%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	N/A	-	-%	N/A	-	-%
	Share	-%	-%	-%	-%	-%	-%
Others	Total	1,281	1,060	20.8%	14,436	10,820	33.4%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,454,597	1,287,280	13.0%	15,608,386	13,903,429	12.3%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Dec. 2023	Dec. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2023	Jan.-Dec. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	70,841	75,076	-5.6%	750,789	653,957	14.8%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	54,192	48,269	12.3%	543,780	513,354	5.9%
3	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	43,224	41,347	4.5%	444,926	468,344	-5.0%
4	Toyota	RAV4	47,705	33,149	43.9%	434,658	399,949	8.7%
5	Tesla	Model Y	34,281	20,423	67.9%	385,588	247,344	55.9%
6	Honda	CR-V	36,297	19,285	88.2%	361,457	238,155	51.8%
7	GMC	GMC Sierra	27,826	30,013	-7.3%	295,737	241,522	22.4%
8	Toyota	Camry	24,569	26,308	-6.6%	291,155	294,617	-1.2%
9	Nissan	Rogue	22,317	19,739	13.1%	271,458	186,480	45.6%
10	Jeep (2021-)	Grand Cherokee (Jeep (2009-))	29,238	20,813	40.5%	244,594	223,345	9.5%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, November 2023

Dec 5, 2023

U.S. auto sales up 8.8 % in November

Note: Some figures were updated on Dec 5.

U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,242,376 units for the month of November represented an increase of 2.6% from October 2023, and an increase of 8.8% from one year ago in November 2022.
There were 25 selling days in November 2023, the same as in November 2022.
November’s passenger car sales decreased 1.7% to 250,316 units, resulting in a 20.0% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 11.8% to 992,060 units, resulting in a 80.0% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for November 2023 was 15.54 million units versus 14.36 million units one year ago.
General Motors monthly sales increased 2.6%, Ford sales decreased 0.4%, and Stellantis sales were down 3.5%.
Tesla sales increased 17.6% from last November to 51,100 estimated units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.1%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 85.1% to 4,717 vehicles, Karma sales were down 40.0% to 3 units, Polestar sales were up 22.3% from the same month last year to 1,128 vehicles, Lucid Motors sales were up 29.5% to 492 units, and newcomer Fisker sold an estimated 500 vehicles.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were up 17.8%, Nissan sales were up 0.6%, Honda sales were up 32.8%, Subaru sales were up 6.4%, Mitsubishi sales were down 1.2%, and Mazda sales were up 3.0%.
Hyundai sales were up 11.4%, and Kia sales were up 2.9%.
Among German companies, VW sales were up 47.2% but BMW sales were down 1.6%, and Mercedes-Benz sales were up 8.3%
Jaguar Land Rover sales declined 1.5% from last November, while Volvo Car sales increased 26.4%.
The best-selling models in November 2023 were:
  1. Ford F-Series (down 3.8% from November 2022)
  2. Chevrolet Silverado (up 2.4%)
  3. Toyota RAV4 (up 49.5%)
  4. Ram Ram pickup (up 18.0%)
  5. Honda CR-V (up 59.7%)
  6. Tesla Model Y (up 55.9%)
  7. GMC Sierra (up 30.8%)
  8. Toyota Camry (down 10.4%)
  9. Hyundai Tucson (up 33.1%)
 10. Chevrolet Equinox (up 35.3%)

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. December 5, 2023)

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Nov.		Jan.-Nov.	Jan.-Nov.
Passenger Cars	250,316	254,571	-1.7%	2,953,946	2,719,060	8.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	992,060	887,046	11.8%	11,198,896	9,897,089	13.2%
Total	1,242,376	1,141,617	8.8%	14,152,842	12,616,149	12.2%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. December 5, 2023)

		Nov. 2023	Nov. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Nov. 2023	Jan.-Nov. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	201,189	196,113	2.6%	2,347,207	2,038,263	15.2%
	Share	16.2%	17.2%	-1.0 pt	16.6%	16.2%	0.4 pt
Toyota *2	Total	200,284	170,049	17.8%	2,023,724	1,927,551	5.0%
	Share	16.1%	14.9%	1.2 pt	14.3%	15.3%	-1.0 pt
Ford	Total	144,453	144,984	-0.4%	1,790,087	1,673,057	7.0%
	Share	11.6%	12.7%	-1.1 pt	12.6%	13.3%	-0.6 pt
Honda	Total	106,035	79,862	32.8%	1,184,798	889,664	33.2%
	Share	8.5%	7.0%	1.5 pt	8.4%	7.1%	1.3 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	105,622	109,413	-3.5%	1,395,782	1,428,301	-2.3%
	Share	8.5%	9.6%	-1.1 pt	9.9%	11.3%	-1.5 pt
Hyundai	Total	76,066	68,310	11.4%	788,403	702,445	12.2%
	Share	6.1%	6.0%	0.1 pt	5.6%	5.6%	0.0 pt
Nissan *2	Total	60,488	60,106	0.6%	825,296	664,247	24.2%
	Share	4.9%	5.3%	-0.4 pt	5.8%	5.3%	0.6 pt
Kia	Total	58,338	56,703	2.9%	722,176	633,127	14.1%
	Share	4.7%	5.0%	-0.3 pt	5.1%	5.0%	0.1 pt
Subaru	Total	53,327	50,138	6.4%	574,319	499,821	14.9%
	Share	4.3%	4.4%	-0.1 pt	4.1%	4.0%	0.1 pt
Tesla *2	Total	51,100	43,453	17.6%	595,279	477,521	24.7%
	Share	4.1%	3.8%	0.3 pt	4.2%	3.8%	0.4 pt
BMW *2	Total	32,583	33,119	-1.6%	316,378	293,400	7.8%
	Share	2.6%	2.9%	-0.3 pt	2.2%	2.3%	-0.1 pt
VW *2	Total	31,674	21,520	47.2%	296,427	279,070	6.2%
	Share	2.5%	1.9%	0.7 pt	2.1%	2.2%	-0.1 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	30,325	27,998	8.3%	320,703	319,594	0.3%
	Share	2.4%	2.5%	0.0 pt	2.3%	2.5%	-0.3 pt
Mazda	Total	27,715	26,906	3.0%	323,836	267,617	21.0%
	Share	2.2%	2.4%	-0.1 pt	2.3%	2.1%	0.2 pt
Audi *2	Total	20,314	17,093	18.8%	205,610	166,775	23.3%
	Share	1.6%	1.5%	0.1 pt	1.5%	1.3%	0.1 pt
Volvo *2	Total	11,671	9,233	26.4%	115,092	90,927	26.6%
	Share	0.9%	0.8%	0.1 pt	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	7,785	6,634	17.4%	70,468	62,650	12.5%
	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.0 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	6,306	6,382	-1.2%	80,238	78,382	2.4%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1 pt	0.6%	0.6%	-0.1 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	5,084	5,059	0.5%	63,330	50,964	24.3%
	Share	0.4%	0.4%	0.0 pt	0.4%	0.4%	0.0 pt
Rivian *2	Total	4,717	2,548	85.1%	45,491	17,478	160.3%
	Share	0.4%	0.2%	0.2 pt	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	3,213	3,025	6.2%	28,752	25,831	11.3%
	Share	0.3%	0.3%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,128	922	22.3%	11,143	8,467	31.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	605	715	-15.4%	7,777	8,862	-12.2%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Fisker	Total	500	-	-%	1,974	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Lucid Motors *2	Total	492	380	29.5%	5,244	2,193	139.1%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Ineos Automotive	Total	120	-	-%	120	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	3	5	-40.0%	33	182	-81.9%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	N/A	-	-%	N/A	-	-%
	Share	-%	-%	-%	-%	-%	-%
Others	Total	1,239	947	30.8%	13,155	9,760	34.8%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,242,376	1,141,617	8.8%	14,152,842	12,616,149	12.2%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Nov. 2023	Nov. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2023	Jan.-Nov. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	53,069	55,169	-3.8%	679,948	578,881	17.5%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	45,723	44,640	2.4%	489,588	465,085	5.3%
3	Toyota	RAV4	43,326	28,984	49.5%	386,953	366,800	5.5%
4	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	36,615	31,019	18.0%	401,702	426,997	-5.9%
5	Tesla	Model Y	31,500	20,453	54.0%	368,035	226,921	62.2%
6	Honda	CR-V	31,412	19,666	59.7%	325,160	218,870	48.6%
7	GMC	GMC Sierra	27,115	20,735	30.8%	267,911	211,509	26.7%
8	Toyota	Camry	23,022	25,113	-8.3%	266,586	268,309	-0.6%
9	Hyundai	Tucson (ix35)	21,382	16,059	33.1%	190,200	156,750	21.3%
10	Chevrolet	Equinox	20,688	15,294	35.3%	189,763	193,133	-1.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, October 2023

Nov 2, 2023

U.S. auto sales up 2.0 % in October amid UAW labor strikes
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,211,141 units for the month of October represented a decrease of 9.6% from September 2023, and an increase of 2.0% from one year ago in October 2022, as production and logistics became difficult in the U.S. with some plants closed due to UAW labor strikes against GM, Ford, and Stellantis.
There were 25 selling days in October 2023, one less than the 26 selling days in October 2022.
October’s passenger car sales decreased 1.7% to 246,004 units, resulting in a 20.3% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 3.0% to 965,137 units, resulting in a 79.7% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for October 2023 was 15.64 million units versus 14.74 million units one year ago.
General Motors monthly sales declined 7.0%, Ford sales decreased 5.2%, and Stellantis sales were down 11.5%.
Tesla sales increased 17.3% from last October to 50,666 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.2%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 74.4% to 4,624 vehicles, Karma sales were down 87.5% to 1 unit, Polestar sales were up 22.5% from the same month last year to 1,111 vehicles, Lucid Motors sales were up 123.5% to 485 units though down from September’s 598 units, and newcomer Fisker sold 477 vehicles.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were up 4.8%, Nissan sales were up 3.0%, Honda sales were up 32.6%, Subaru sales were up 10.7%, Mitsubishi sales were down 10.8%, and Mazda sales were down 7.2%.
Hyundai sales were up 2.4%, and Kia sales were up 1.5%.
Among German companies, VW Group sales were up 16.8% but BMW sales were down 3.2%, and Mercedes-Benz sales were down 1.7%
Jaguar Land Rover sales declined 9.0% from last October, while Volvo Car sales increased 19.2%.
The best-selling models in October 2023 were:
   1. Ford F-Series (down 5.1% from October 2022)
   2. Toyota RAV4 (up 19.2%)
   3. Chevrolet Silverado (down 12.0%)
   4. Ram Ram pickup (down 0.7%)
   5. Honda CR-V (up 53.0%)
   6. Tesla Model Y (up 55.5%)
   7. Toyota Camry (down 12.9%)
   8. GMC Sierra (up 13.4%)
   9. Nissan Rogue (up 14.3%)
 10. Toyota Corolla (up 36.7%)

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. November 6, 2023)

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Oct.		Jan.-Oct.	Jan.-Oct.
Passenger Cars	246,004	250,218	-1.7%	2,703,630	2,464,489	9.7%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	965,137	936,905	3.0%	10,206,836	9,010,043	13.3%
Total	1,211,141	1,187,123	2.0%	12,910,466	11,474,532	12.5%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. November 6, 2023)

		Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Oct. 2023	Jan.-Oct. 2022	y-o-y
Toyota *2	Total	194,624	185,785	4.8%	1,823,440	1,757,502	3.8%
	Share	16.1%	15.7%	0.4 pt	14.1%	15.3%	-1.2 pt
GM *2	Total	188,204	202,413	-7.0%	2,146,018	1,842,150	16.5%
	Share	15.5%	17.1%	-1.5 pt	16.6%	16.1%	0.6 pt
Ford	Total	148,760	156,917	-5.2%	1,645,634	1,528,073	7.7%
	Share	12.3%	13.2%	-0.9 pt	12.7%	13.3%	-0.6 pt
Honda	Total	108,088	81,545	32.6%	1,078,763	809,802	33.2%
	Share	8.9%	6.9%	2.1 pt	8.4%	7.1%	1.3 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	101,179	114,277	-11.5%	1,290,160	1,318,888	-2.2%
	Share	8.4%	9.6%	-1.3 pt	10.0%	11.5%	-1.5 pt
Nissan *2	Total	67,759	65,803	3.0%	764,808	604,141	26.6%
	Share	5.6%	5.5%	0.1 pt	5.9%	5.3%	0.7 pt
Hyundai	Total	66,529	64,957	2.4%	712,337	634,135	12.3%
	Share	5.5%	5.5%	0.0 pt	5.5%	5.5%	0.0 pt
Kia	Total	59,164	58,276	1.5%	663,838	576,424	15.2%
	Share	4.9%	4.9%	0.0 pt	5.1%	5.0%	0.1 pt
Subaru	Total	53,772	48,568	10.7%	520,992	449,683	15.9%
	Share	4.4%	4.1%	0.3 pt	4.0%	3.9%	0.1 pt
Tesla *2	Total	50,666	43,198	17.3%	544,179	434,068	25.4%
	Share	4.2%	3.6%	0.5 pt	4.2%	3.8%	0.4 pt
VW *2	Total	32,210	25,451	26.6%	264,753	257,550	2.8%
	Share	2.7%	2.1%	0.5 pt	2.1%	2.2%	-0.2 pt
BMW *2	Total	29,432	29,631	-0.7%	283,795	260,281	9.0%
	Share	2.4%	2.5%	-0.1 pt	2.2%	2.3%	-0.1 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	28,647	29,140	-1.7%	290,378	291,596	-0.4%
	Share	2.4%	2.5%	-0.1 pt	2.2%	2.5%	-0.3 pt
Mazda	Total	23,504	25,319	-7.2%	296,121	240,711	23.0%
	Share	1.9%	2.1%	-0.2 pt	2.3%	2.1%	0.2 pt
Audi *2	Total	17,416	16,861	3.3%	185,296	149,682	23.8%
	Share	1.4%	1.4%	0.0 pt	1.4%	1.3%	0.1 pt
Volvo	Total	11,296	9,478	19.2%	103,421	81,694	26.6%
	Share	0.9%	0.8%	0.1 pt	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	6,360	6,906	-7.9%	62,683	56,016	11.9%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	6,196	6,946	-10.8%	73,932	72,000	2.7%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1 pt	0.6%	0.6%	-0.1 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	5,980	6,395	-6.5%	58,246	45,905	26.9%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt	0.5%	0.4%	0.1 pt
Rivian *2	Total	4,624	2,652	74.4%	40,774	14,930	173.1%
	Share	0.4%	0.2%	0.2 pt	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	2,770	3,621	-23.5%	25,539	22,806	12.0%
	Share	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,111	907	22.5%	10,015	7,545	32.7%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	675	917	-26.4%	7,172	8,147	-12.0%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	485	217	123.5%	4,752	1,813	162.1%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Fisker	Total	477	-	-%	1,474	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	1	8	-87.5%	30	177	-83.1%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast	Total	N/A	-	-%	N/A	-	-%
	Share	-%	-%	-%	-%	-%	-%
Others	Total	1,212	935	29.6%	11,916	8,813	35.2%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,211,141	1,187,123	2.0%	12,910,466	11,474,532	12.5%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2023	Jan.-Oct. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	53,509	56,405	-5.1%	626,879	523,712	19.7%
2	Toyota	RAV4	41,081	34,475	19.2%	343,627	337,816	1.7%
3	Chevrolet	Silverado	40,444	45,966	-12.0%	443,865	420,445	5.6%
4	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	32,647	32,889	-0.7%	365,087	395,978	-7.8%
5	Honda	CR-V	31,397	20,517	53.0%	293,748	199,204	47.5%
6	Tesla	Model Y	31,166	19,998	55.8%	336,535	206,468	63.0%
7	Toyota	Camry	25,083	28,793	-12.9%	243,564	243,196	0.2%
8	GMC	GMC Sierra	24,569	21,667	13.4%	240,796	190,774	26.2%
9	Nissan	Rogue	21,153	18,512	14.3%	232,244	148,647	56.2%
10	Toyota	Corolla	20,590	15,067	36.7%	170,834	169,530	0.8%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, September 2023

Oct 4, 2023

U.S. auto sales up 19.3 % in September
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,340,921 units for the month of September is almost identical to those of August 2023, and an increase of 19.3% from one year ago in September 2022 when supply chains still restrained production.
There were 26 selling days in September 2023, one more than the 25 selling days in September 2022.
September’s passenger car sales increased 16.1% to 275,283 units, resulting in a 20.5% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 20.2% to 1,065,638 units, resulting in a 79.5% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for September 2023 was 15.73 million units versus 13.79 million units one year ago.
With vehicle inventories improved since a year ago, General Motors monthly sales were up 21.9%, Ford sales increased 16.0%, but Stellantis sales were down 0.2%.
Tesla sales increased 15.4% from last September to 51,451 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 3.8%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 125.7% to 5,113 vehicles, Karma sales were down 60.0% to 4 units, Polestar sales were up 24.8% from the same month last year to 1,222 vehicles, and Lucid Motors sales were up 151.4% to 538 units, while newcomers VinFast sold 385 vehicles and Fisker sold 525 vehicles in September.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were up 16.0%, Nissan sales were up 36.8%,
Honda sales were up 45.5%, Subaru sales were up 23.4%, Mitsubishi sales were up 23.8%, and Mazda sales were up 17.9%.
Hyundai sales were up 17.5%, and Kia sales were up 19.5%.
Among German companies, VW sales were up 25.5% and BMW sales were up 14.1%, but Mercedes-Benz sales were down 6.0%.
Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 7.7% from last September, while Volvo Car sales increased 65.2%.
The best-selling models in September 2023 were:
 1. Ford F-Series (up 26.6% from September 2022)
 2. Chevrolet Silverado (up 30.2%)
 3. Ram Ram pickup (up 14.1%)
 4. Toyota RAV4 (up 19.8%)
 5. Honda CR-V (up 55.7%)
 6. Tesla Model Y (up 53.1%)
 7. Toyota Camry (down 8.1%)
 8. GMC Sierra (up 29.8%)
 9. Toyota Tacoma (up 4.5%)
10. Nissan Rogue (up 26.1%)

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Mercedes,BMW,Volvo,MINI have been updated. October 11, 2023)

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Sep.		Jan.-Sep.	Jan.-Sep.
Passenger Cars	275,283	237,112	16.1%	2,457,787	2,214,271	11.0%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,065,638	886,827	20.2%	9,241,699	8,073,138	14.5%
Total	1,340,921	1,123,939	19.3%	11,699,486	10,287,409	13.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) 
(Sales figures of Mercedes,BMW,Volvo,MINI have been updated. October 11, 2023)

		Sep. 2023	Sep. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Sep. 2023	Jan.-Sep. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	227,301	186,532	21.9%	1,957,814	1,639,737	19.4%
	Share	17.0%	16.6%	0.4 pt	16.7%	15.9%	0.8 pt
Toyota *2	Total	203,749	175,577	16.0%	1,628,816	1,571,717	3.6%
	Share	15.2%	15.6%	-0.4 pt	13.9%	15.3%	-1.4 pt
Ford	Total	164,274	141,633	16.0%	1,496,874	1,371,156	9.2%
	Share	12.3%	12.6%	-0.4 pt	12.8%	13.3%	-0.5 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	122,889	123,155	-0.2%	1,188,981	1,204,611	-1.3%
	Share	9.2%	11.0%	-1.8 pt	10.2%	11.7%	-1.5 pt
Honda	Total	115,437	79,354	45.5%	970,675	728,257	33.3%
	Share	8.6%	7.1%	1.5 pt	8.3%	7.1%	1.2 pt
Hyundai	Total	75,605	64,372	17.5%	645,808	569,178	13.5%
	Share	5.6%	5.7%	-0.1 pt	5.5%	5.5%	0.0 pt
Nissan *2	Total	73,053	53,400	36.8%	697,049	538,338	29.5%
	Share	5.4%	4.8%	0.7 pt	6.0%	5.2%	0.7 pt
Kia	Total	67,264	56,270	19.5%	604,674	518,148	16.7%
	Share	5.0%	5.0%	0.0 pt	5.2%	5.0%	0.1 pt
Subaru	Total	56,335	45,658	23.4%	467,220	401,115	16.5%
	Share	4.2%	4.1%	0.1 pt	4.0%	3.9%	0.1 pt
Tesla *2	Total	51,451	44,576	15.4%	493,513	390,870	26.3%
	Share	3.8%	4.0%	-0.1 pt	4.2%	3.8%	0.4 pt
VW *2	Total	33,895	27,009	25.5%	232,543	232,099	0.2%
	Share	2.5%	2.4%	0.1 pt	2.0%	2.3%	-0.3 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	29,701	30,241	-1.8%	261,731	262,456	-0.3%
	Share	2.2%	2.7%	-0.5 pt	2.2%	2.6%	-0.3 pt
BMW *2	Total	28,818	25,250	14.1%	254,363	230,650	10.3%
	Share	2.1%	2.2%	-0.1 pt	2.2%	2.2%	-0.1 pt
Mazda	Total	28,031	23,770	17.9%	272,617	215,392	26.6%
	Share	2.1%	2.1%	0.0 pt	2.3%	2.1%	0.2 pt
Audi *2	Total	19,179	16,096	19.2%	167,880	132,821	26.4%
	Share	1.4%	1.4%	0.0 pt	1.4%	1.3%	0.1 pt
Volvo	Total	10,946	6,627	65.2%	92,125	72,216	27.6%
	Share	0.8%	0.6%	0.2 pt	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	7,365	5,951	23.8%	67,736	65,054	4.1%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt	0.6%	0.6%	-0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	6,994	5,706	22.6%	56,323	49,110	14.7%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	6,178	5,474	12.9%	52,266	39,510	32.3%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt	0.4%	0.4%	0.1 pt
Rivian *2	Total	5,113	2,265	125.7%	36,150	12,278	194.4%
	Share	0.4%	0.2%	0.2 pt	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	2,991	1,939	54.3%	22,769	19,185	18.7%
	Share	0.2%	0.2%	0.1 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,222	979	24.8%	8,904	6,638	34.1%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	742	950	-21.9%	6,497	7,230	-10.1%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	538	214	151.4%	4,428	1,596	177.4%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Fisker	Total	525	-	-%	997	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
VinFast *2	Total	385	-	-%	2,009	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	4	10	-60.0%	29	169	-82.8%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	936	931	0.5%	8,695	7,878	10.4%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,340,921	1,123,939	19.3%	11,699,486	10,287,409	13.7%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Sep. 2023	Sep. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2023	Jan.-Sep. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	58,654	46,338	26.6%	573,370	467,307	22.7%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	50,336	38,659	30.2%	403,421	374,479	7.7%
3	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	39,771	34,871	14.1%	332,440	363,089	-8.4%
4	Toyota	RAV4	37,491	31,282	19.8%	302,546	303,341	-0.3%
5	Honda	CR-V	34,566	22,205	55.7%	262,351	178,687	46.8%
6	Tesla	Model Y	31,451	20,860	50.8%	305,369	186,470	63.8%
7	Toyota	Camry	25,194	27,400	-8.1%	218,481	214,403	1.9%
8	GMC	GMC Sierra	22,941	17,675	29.8%	216,227	169,107	27.9%
9	Toyota	Tacoma	21,568	20,642	4.5%	179,755	175,872	2.2%
10	Nissan	Rogue	21,162	16,788	26.1%	211,091	130,135	62.2%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, August 2023

Sep 4, 2023

U.S. auto sales increase 16.2 % in August
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,341,169 units for the month of August represented an increase of 2.0% from July 2023, and an increase of 16.2% from one year ago in August 2022 when supply chains continued to restrain production.
There were 27 selling days in August 2023, one more than the 26 selling days in August 2022.
August’s passenger car sales increased 12.7% to 280,223 units, resulting in a 20.9% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 17.2% to 1,060,946 units, resulting in a 79.1% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for August 2023 was 15.17 million units versus 13.40 million units one year ago.
With vehicle inventories improved since a year ago, General Motors monthly sales rose 22.2%, Ford sales increased 2.0%, and Stellantis sales were up 4.7%.
Tesla sales increased 33.7% from last August to 58,432 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.4%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 108.0% to 4,600 vehicles, Karma sales were down 82.4% to 3 units, Polestar sales were up 26.4% from the same month last year to 1,259 vehicles, Lucid Motors sales were up 163.4% to 598 units, and newcomer VinFast sold 394 vehicles in August.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were up 12.1%, Nissan sales were up 45.2%,
Honda sales were up 56.7%, Subaru sales were up 12.5%, Mitsubishi sales were up 30.7%, and Mazda sales were up 18.7%.
Hyundai sales were up 3.0%, and Kia sales were up 9.2%.
Among German companies, VW sales were down 4.3% and BMW sales were up 14.7%, but Mercedes-Benz sales were down 1.5%
Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 39.1% from last August, while Volvo Car sales increased 30.8%.
The best-selling models in August 2023 were:
 1. Ford F-Series (up 8.6% from August 2022)
 2. Chevrolet Silverado (up 22.8%)
 3. Toyota RAV4 (up 20.3%)
 4. Ram Ram pickup (down 6.9%)
 5. Tesla Model Y (up 74.4%)
 6. Honda CR-V (up 71.4%)
 7. GMC Sierra (up 48.4%)
 8. Toyota Corolla (up 53.1%)
 9. Toyota Tacoma (down 3.7%)
10. Nissan Rogue (up 47.3%)

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. September 6, 2023) 

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Aug.		Jan.-Aug.	Jan.-Aug.
Passenger Cars	280,223	248,704	12.7%	2,187,424	1,977,159	10.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,060,946	905,069	17.2%	8,182,981	7,186,311	13.9%
Total	1,341,169	1,153,773	16.2%	10,370,405	9,163,470	13.2%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. September 6, 2023) 

		Aug. 2023	Aug. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Aug. 2023	Jan.-Aug. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	228,895	187,277	22.2%	1,730,513	1,453,205	19.1%
	Share	17.1%	16.2%	0.8 pt	16.7%	15.9%	0.8 pt
Toyota *2	Total	193,792	172,885	12.1%	1,425,067	1,396,140	2.1%
	Share	14.4%	15.0%	-0.5 pt	13.7%	15.2%	-1.5 pt
Ford	Total	160,199	157,062	2.0%	1,332,600	1,229,523	8.4%
	Share	11.9%	13.6%	-1.7 pt	12.9%	13.4%	-0.6 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	133,629	127,626	4.7%	1,066,092	1,081,456	-1.4%
	Share	10.0%	11.1%	-1.1 pt	10.3%	11.8%	-1.5 pt
Honda	Total	111,944	71,461	56.7%	855,238	648,903	31.8%
	Share	8.3%	6.2%	2.2 pt	8.2%	7.1%	1.2 pt
Nissan *2	Total	72,812	50,151	45.2%	623,996	484,938	28.7%
	Share	5.4%	4.3%	1.1 pt	6.0%	5.3%	0.7 pt
Kia	Total	72,147	66,089	9.2%	537,410	461,878	16.4%
	Share	5.4%	5.7%	-0.3 pt	5.2%	5.0%	0.1 pt
Hyundai	Total	71,499	69,437	3.0%	570,203	504,806	13.0%
	Share	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7 pt	5.5%	5.5%	0.0 pt
Tesla *2	Total	58,432	43,691	33.7%	453,466	346,294	30.9%
	Share	4.4%	3.8%	0.6 pt	4.4%	3.8%	0.6 pt
Subaru	Total	56,407	50,126	12.5%	410,885	355,457	15.6%
	Share	4.2%	4.3%	-0.1 pt	4.0%	3.9%	0.1 pt
Mazda	Total	30,174	25,426	18.7%	244,586	191,622	27.6%
	Share	2.2%	2.2%	0.0 pt	2.4%	2.1%	0.3 pt
BMW *2	Total	29,724	25,912	14.7%	225,545	205,400	9.8%
	Share	2.2%	2.2%	0.0 pt	2.2%	2.2%	-0.1 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	28,940	29,383	-1.5%	230,627	232,215	-0.7%
	Share	2.2%	2.5%	-0.4 pt	2.2%	2.5%	-0.3 pt
VW *2	Total	28,371	29,645	-4.3%	198,648	205,090	-3.1%
	Share	2.1%	2.6%	-0.5 pt	1.9%	2.2%	-0.3 pt
Audi *2	Total	20,595	16,223	26.9%	148,701	116,725	27.4%
	Share	1.5%	1.4%	0.1 pt	1.4%	1.3%	0.2 pt
Volvo *2	Total	10,644	8,136	30.8%	81,179	65,589	23.8%
	Share	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	8,616	5,569	54.7%	53,254	43,404	22.7%
	Share	0.6%	0.5%	0.2 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	7,497	5,735	30.7%	60,371	59,103	2.1%
	Share	0.6%	0.5%	0.1 pt	0.6%	0.6%	-0.1 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	6,531	4,166	56.8%	46,218	34,036	35.8%
	Share	0.5%	0.4%	0.1 pt	0.4%	0.4%	0.1 pt
Rivian *2	Total	4,600	2,212	108.0%	29,532	10,013	194.9%
	Share	0.3%	0.2%	0.2 pt	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	1,795	2,317	-22.5%	19,778	17,246	14.7%
	Share	0.1%	0.2%	-0.1 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,259	996	26.4%	7,682	5,659	35.7%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	620	975	-36.4%	5,516	6,280	-12.2%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	598	227	163.4%	3,890	1,382	181.5%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	394	-	-%	1,624	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	3	17	-82.4%	25	159	-84.3%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	1,052	1,029	2.2%	7,759	6,947	11.7%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,341,169	1,153,773	16.2%	10,370,405	9,163,470	13.2%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Aug. 2023	Aug. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2023	Jan.-Aug. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	63,287	58,283	8.6%	514,716	420,969	22.3%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	46,848	38,149	22.8%	353,085	335,820	5.1%
3	Toyota	RAV4	39,909	33,179	20.3%	265,055	272,059	-2.6%
4	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	38,016	40,848	-6.9%	292,669	328,218	-10.8%
5	Tesla	Model Y	35,232	20,122	75.1%	273,918	165,610	65.4%
6	Honda	CR-V	30,991	18,081	71.4%	227,785	156,482	45.6%
7	GMC	GMC Sierra	26,733	18,013	48.4%	193,286	151,432	27.6%
8	Toyota	Corolla	22,416	14,642	53.1%	130,676	137,671	-5.1%
9	Toyota	Tacoma	21,238	22,052	-3.7%	158,187	155,230	1.9%
10	Nissan	Rogue	19,720	13,387	47.3%	189,929	113,347	67.6%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, July 2023

Aug 2, 2023

U.S. auto sales up 14.7 % in July
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,314,312 units for the month of July represented a decrease of 5.2% from June 2023, but an increase of 14.7% from one year ago in July 2022 when supply chains restricted production.
There were 25 selling days in July 2023, one less than the 26 selling days in July 2022.
July’s passenger car sales increased 15.1% to 276,632 units, resulting in a 21.0% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 14.6% to 1,037,680 units, resulting in a 79.0% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for July 2023 was 15.90 million units versus 13.47 million units one year ago.
With vehicle inventories improved since last July, General Motors monthly sales rose 19.6%, and Ford sales increased 6.1%, though Stellantis sales fell 7.9%.
Tesla sales increased 35.8% from last July to 58,124 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.4%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 106.3% to 4,346 vehicles, Karma sales were down 71.4% to 4 units, Polestar sales were up 34.1% from the same month last year to 1,242 vehicles, Lucid Motors sales were up 126.3% to 482 units, and newcomer VinFast sold 380 vehicles in July.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were up 8.6%, Nissan sales were up 40.5%,
Honda sales were up 56.9%, Subaru sales were up 21.3%, Mitsubishi sales were up 43.9%, and Mazda sales were up 30.9%.
Hyundai sales were up 10.7%, and Kia sales were up 13.6%.
Among German companies, VW sales were down 20.8%, Mercedes-Benz sales were up 6.8% and BMW sales were down 5.4%.
Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 55.0% from last July, while Volvo Car sales increased 57.0%.
The best-selling models in July 2023 were:
   1. Ford F-Series (up 8.2% from July 2022)
   2. Chevrolet Silverado (up 10.5%)
   3. Toyota RAV4 (up 1.1%)
   4. Tesla Model Y (up 77.1%)
   5. Honda CR-V (up 51.8%)
   6. Ram Pickup (down 25.4%)
   7. Toyota Camry (down 0.5%)
   8. GMC Sierra (up 62.6%)
   9. Nissan Rogue (up 82.9%)
 10. Toyota Corolla (up 33.5%)

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Tesla,BMW,Volvo,MINI have been updated. August 7, 2023)

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Jul.		Jan.-Jul.	Jan.-Jul.
Passenger Cars	276,632	240,349	15.1%	1,907,201	1,728,455	10.3%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,037,680	905,380	14.6%	7,122,035	6,281,242	13.4%
Total	1,314,312	1,145,729	14.7%	9,029,236	8,009,697	12.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Tesla,BMW,Volvo,MINI have been updated. August 7, 2023) 

		Jul. 2023	Jul. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Jul. 2023	Jan.-Jul. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	213,038	178,167	19.6%	1,501,618	1,265,928	18.6%
	Share	16.2%	15.6%	0.7 pt	16.6%	15.8%	0.8 pt
Toyota *2	Total	192,755	177,558	8.6%	1,231,275	1,223,255	0.7%
	Share	14.7%	15.5%	-0.8 pt	13.6%	15.3%	-1.6 pt
Ford	Total	172,635	162,729	6.1%	1,172,401	1,072,461	9.3%
	Share	13.1%	14.2%	-1.1 pt	13.0%	13.4%	-0.4 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	125,677	136,516	-7.9%	932,463	953,830	-2.2%
	Share	9.6%	11.9%	-2.4 pt	10.3%	11.9%	-1.6 pt
Honda	Total	111,762	71,235	56.9%	743,294	577,442	28.7%
	Share	8.5%	6.2%	2.3 pt	8.2%	7.2%	1.0 pt
Hyundai	Total	72,857	65,834	10.7%	498,704	435,369	14.5%
	Share	5.5%	5.7%	-0.2 pt	5.5%	5.4%	0.1 pt
Nissan *2	Total	71,013	50,535	40.5%	551,184	434,787	26.8%
	Share	5.4%	4.4%	1.0 pt	6.1%	5.4%	0.7 pt
Kia	Total	70,930	62,449	13.6%	465,263	395,789	17.6%
	Share	5.4%	5.5%	-0.1 pt	5.2%	4.9%	0.2 pt
Tesla *2	Total	58,142	42,813	35.8%	395,034	302,603	30.5%
	Share	4.4%	3.7%	0.7 pt	4.4%	3.8%	0.6 pt
Subaru	Total	50,389	41,536	21.3%	354,478	305,331	16.1%
	Share	3.8%	3.6%	0.2 pt	3.9%	3.8%	0.1 pt
Mazda	Total	30,629	23,393	30.9%	214,412	166,196	29.0%
	Share	2.3%	2.0%	0.3 pt	2.4%	2.1%	0.3 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	29,967	28,058	6.8%	201,687	202,832	-0.6%
	Share	2.3%	2.4%	-0.2 pt	2.2%	2.5%	-0.3 pt
VW *2	Total	25,490	32,166	-20.8%	170,277	175,445	-2.9%
	Share	1.9%	2.8%	-0.9 pt	1.9%	2.2%	-0.3 pt
BMW *2	Total	25,407	26,869	-5.4%	195,821	179,488	9.1%
	Share	1.9%	2.3%	-0.4 pt	2.2%	2.2%	-0.1 pt
Audi *2	Total	19,761	16,948	16.6%	128,106	100,502	27.5%
	Share	1.5%	1.5%	0.0 pt	1.4%	1.3%	0.2 pt
Volvo	Total	10,785	6,868	57.0%	70,535	57,453	22.8%
	Share	0.8%	0.6%	0.2 pt	0.8%	0.7%	0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	8,303	5,306	56.5%	44,638	37,835	18.0%
	Share	0.6%	0.5%	0.2 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	7,334	5,096	43.9%	52,874	53,368	-0.9%
	Share	0.6%	0.4%	0.1 pt	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	6,305	3,616	74.4%	39,687	29,870	32.9%
	Share	0.5%	0.3%	0.2 pt	0.4%	0.4%	0.1 pt
Rivian *2	Total	4,346	2,107	106.3%	24,932	7,801	219.6%
	Share	0.3%	0.2%	0.1 pt	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	3,114	2,922	6.6%	17,983	14,929	20.5%
	Share	0.2%	0.3%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,242	926	34.1%	6,423	4,663	37.7%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	574	821	-30.1%	4,896	5,305	-7.7%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	482	213	126.3%	3,292	1,155	185.0%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	380	-	-%	1,230	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	4	14	-71.4%	22	142	-84.5%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	991	1,034	-4.2%	6,707	5,918	13.3%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,314,312	1,145,729	14.7%	9,029,236	8,009,697	12.7%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jul. 2023	Jul. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2023	Jan.-Jul. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	68,536	63,341	8.2%	451,429	362,686	24.5%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	42,167	38,155	10.5%	306,237	297,671	2.9%
3	Toyota	RAV4	38,414	37,995	1.1%	225,146	238,880	-5.7%
4	Tesla	Model Y	35,142	20,398	72.3%	238,686	145,488	64.1%
5	Honda	CR-V	33,097	21,799	51.8%	196,794	138,401	42.2%
6	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	31,604	42,387	-25.4%	254,653	287,370	-11.4%
7	Toyota	Camry	24,707	24,841	-0.5%	175,955	160,766	9.4%
8	GMC	GMC Sierra	23,545	14,481	62.6%	166,553	133,419	24.8%
9	Nissan	Rogue	22,464	12,285	82.9%	170,209	99,960	70.3%
10	Toyota	Corolla	20,142	15,084	33.5%	108,260	123,029	-12.0%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, June 2023

Jul 6, 2023

U.S. auto sales up 20.8 % in June
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,385,862 units for the month of June represented an increase of 0.8% from May 2023, and an increase of 20.8% from one year ago in June 2022 when supply chains restricted production, with almost all major manufacturers showing gains, with some percent increases in the high double-digits.
There were 26 selling days in June 2023, same as the 26 selling days in June 2022.
June’s passenger car sales increased 15.7% to 290,529 units, resulting in a 21.0% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 22.2% to 1,095,333 units, resulting in a 79.0% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for June 2023 was 15.81 million units versus 13.07 million units one year ago.
With vehicle inventories improved since last year, General Motors monthly sales rose 17.6%, Ford sales increased 16.2%, and Stellantis sales increased 9.0%.
Tesla sales increased 39.5% from last June to 59,635 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.3%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 189.0% to 4,242 vehicles, Karma sales were down 95.0% to only 1 unit, Polestar sales were up 50.9% from the same month last year to 1,120 vehicles, Lucid Motors sales were up 205.5% to 608 units, and newcomer VinFast sold 373 vehicles in June.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were up 15.1%, Nissan sales were up 47.3%,
Honda sales were up 56.9%, Subaru sales were up 27.8%, and Mazda sales were up 96.9%.
Hyundai sales were up 11.5%, and Kia sales were up 8.2%.
Among German companies, VW sales were down 4.9%, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 0.8% and BMW sales were up 14.2%.
Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 63.3% from last June, while Volvo Car sales increased 53.3%.
The best-selling models in June 2023 were:
  1. Ford F-Series (up 25.5% from June 2022)
  2. Chevrolet Silverado (up 7.8%)
  3. Ram Pickups (up 2.6%)
  4. Toyota RAV4 (up 20.4%)
  5. Tesla Model Y (up 81.9%)
  6. Honda CR-V (up 36.3%)
  7. Nissan Rogue (up 124.8%)
  8. Toyota Camry (up 18.3%)
  9. GMC Sierra (up 28.3%)
10. Jeep Grand Cherokee (up 52.8%)

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Mercedes have been updated. July 12, 2023) 

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Jun.		Jan.-Jun.	Jan.-Jun.
Passenger Cars	290,529	251,196	15.7%	1,630,824	1,488,106	9.6%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,095,333	896,083	22.2%	6,084,355	5,375,862	13.2%
Total	1,385,862	1,147,279	20.8%	7,715,179	6,863,968	12.4%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Mercedes have been updated. July 12, 2023) 

		Jun. 2023	Jun. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Jun. 2023	Jan.-Jun. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	234,940	199,755	17.6%	1,288,580	1,087,761	18.5%
	Share	17.0%	17.4%	-0.5 pt	16.7%	15.8%	0.9 pt
Toyota *2	Total	193,236	167,823	15.1%	1,038,520	1,045,697	-0.7%
	Share	13.9%	14.6%	-0.7 pt	13.5%	15.2%	-1.8 pt
Ford	Total	175,700	151,182	16.2%	999,766	909,732	9.9%
	Share	12.7%	13.2%	-0.5 pt	13.0%	13.3%	-0.3 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	147,190	135,009	9.0%	806,786	817,314	-1.3%
	Share	10.6%	11.8%	-1.1 pt	10.5%	11.9%	-1.5 pt
Honda	Total	111,498	71,048	56.9%	631,532	506,207	24.8%
	Share	8.0%	6.2%	1.9 pt	8.2%	7.4%	0.8 pt
Nissan *2	Total	81,203	55,122	47.3%	480,171	384,252	25.0%
	Share	5.9%	4.8%	1.1 pt	6.2%	5.6%	0.6 pt
Hyundai	Total	75,354	67,597	11.5%	425,847	369,535	15.2%
	Share	5.4%	5.9%	-0.5 pt	5.5%	5.4%	0.1 pt
Kia	Total	70,495	65,142	8.2%	394,333	333,340	18.3%
	Share	5.1%	5.7%	-0.6 pt	5.1%	4.9%	0.3 pt
Tesla *2	Total	59,635	42,757	39.5%	336,892	259,790	29.7%
	Share	4.3%	3.7%	0.6 pt	4.4%	3.8%	0.6 pt
Subaru	Total	55,168	43,175	27.8%	304,089	263,795	15.3%
	Share	4.0%	3.8%	0.2 pt	3.9%	3.8%	0.1 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	32,222	32,494	-0.8%	171,720	174,774	-1.7%
	Share	2.3%	2.8%	-0.5 pt	2.2%	2.5%	-0.3 pt
BMW *2	Total	30,075	26,324	14.2%	170,414	152,619	11.7%
	Share	2.2%	2.3%	-0.1 pt	2.2%	2.2%	0.0 pt
Mazda	Total	29,786	15,130	96.9%	183,783	142,803	28.7%
	Share	2.1%	1.3%	0.8 pt	2.4%	2.1%	0.3 pt
VW *2	Total	25,763	27,103	-4.9%	144,787	143,279	1.1%
	Share	1.9%	2.4%	-0.5 pt	1.9%	2.1%	-0.2 pt
Audi *2	Total	18,927	17,008	11.3%	108,345	83,554	29.7%
	Share	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1 pt	1.4%	1.2%	0.2 pt
Volvo	Total	12,933	8,434	53.3%	59,750	50,585	18.1%
	Share	0.9%	0.7%	0.2 pt	0.8%	0.7%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	7,670	5,855	31.0%	45,540	48,272	-5.7%
	Share	0.6%	0.5%	0.0 pt	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	7,176	6,407	12.0%	36,335	32,529	11.7%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	0.0 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	6,154	3,528	74.4%	33,382	26,254	27.2%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1 pt	0.4%	0.4%	0.1 pt
Rivian *2	Total	4,242	1,468	189.0%	20,586	5,694	261.5%
	Share	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt	0.3%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	2,717	2,291	18.6%	14,869	12,007	23.8%
	Share	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,120	742	50.9%	5,181	3,737	38.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	655	641	2.2%	4,322	4,484	-3.6%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	608	201	202.5%	3,065	942	225.4%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	373		-%	850		-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	1	20	-95.0%	18	128	-85.9%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	1,021	1,023	-0.2%	5,716	4,884	17.0%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,385,862	1,147,279	20.8%	7,715,179	6,863,968	12.4%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jun. 2023	Jun. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2023	Jan.-Jun. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	72,355	57,673	25.5%	382,893	299,345	27.9%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	47,698	44,238	7.8%	264,070	259,516	1.8%
3	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	39,550	38,558	2.6%	223,049	244,983	-9.0%
4	Toyota	RAV4	38,482	31,958	20.4%	186,732	200,885	-7.0%
5	Tesla	Model Y	36,435	17,307	110.5%	203,544	125,090	62.7%
6	Honda	CR-V	31,159	22,865	36.3%	163,697	116,602	40.4%
7	Nissan	Rogue	27,096	12,056	124.8%	147,745	87,675	68.5%
8	Toyota	Camry	27,078	22,896	18.3%	151,248	135,925	11.3%
9	GMC	GMC Sierra	25,544	19,915	28.3%	143,008	118,938	20.2%
10	Jeep (2021-)	Grand Cherokee (Jeep (2009-))	25,309	16,568	52.8%	124,956	134,369	-7.0%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, May 2023

Jun 2, 2023

U.S. auto sales jump 22.8 % in May
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,374,910 units for the month of May represented an increase of 1.3% from April 2023, and an increase of 22.8% from one year ago in May 2022 when supply chains restricted production, with all major manufacturers showing gains.
There were 25 selling days in May 2023, one more than the 24 selling days in May 2022.
May’s passenger car sales increased 17.8% to 299,842 units, resulting in a 21.8% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 24.3% to 1,075,068 units, resulting in a 78.2% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for May 2023 was 15.13 million units versus 12.73 million units one year ago.
With vehicle inventories improved since last year, General Motors monthly sales rose 27.7%, Ford sales increased 10.5%, and Stellantis sales increased 15.4%.
Tesla sales increased 37.9% from last May to 56,785 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.1%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 93.9% to 2,743 vehicles, Karma sales were down 82.6% to 4 units, Polestar sales were up 11.4% from the same month last year to 902 vehicles, Lucid Motors sales were up 289.5% to 518 units, and newcomer VinFast sold 260 vehicles in May.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were up 7.3%, Nissan sales were up 48.7%,
Honda sales were up 58.2%, Subaru sales were up 28.2%, and Mazda sales were up 117.2%.
Hyundai sales were up 18.4%, and Kia sales were up 23.4%.
Among German companies, VW sales were up 0.7%, Mercedes-Benz sales were up 0.8% and BMW sales were up 19.6%.
Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 72.6% from last May, while Volvo Car sales increased 14.4%.
The best-selling models in May 2023 were:
   1. Ford F-Series (up 42.7% from May 2022)
   2. Chevrolet Silverado (up 5.2%)
   3. Ram Pickups (up 11.9%)
   4. Toyota RAV4 (up 3.8%)
   5. Honda CR-V (up 95.4%)
   6. Tesla Model Y (up 76.8%)
   7. Toyota Camry (up 17.8%)
   8. GMC Sierra (up 17.7%)
   9. Jeep Grand Cherokee (up 25.0%)
  10. Nissan Rogue (up 114.7%)

Sales of new vehicles by type (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. June 6, 2023) 

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	May	May		Jan.-May	Jan.-May
Passenger Cars	299,842	254,478	17.8%	1,341,876	1,236,910	8.5%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,075,068	864,906	24.3%	4,982,481	4,479,779	11.2%
Total	1,374,910	1,119,384	22.8%	6,324,357	5,716,689	10.6%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. June 6, 2023) 

		May 2023	May 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-May 2023	Jan.-May 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	227,124	177,903	27.7%	1,053,640	888,006	18.7%
	Share	16.5%	15.9%	0.6 pt	16.7%	15.5%	1.1 pt
Toyota *2	Total	189,738	176,772	7.3%	845,284	877,874	-3.7%
	Share	13.8%	15.8%	-2.0 pt	13.4%	15.4%	-2.0 pt
Ford	Total	169,582	153,434	10.5%	824,066	758,550	8.6%
	Share	12.3%	13.7%	-1.4 pt	13.0%	13.3%	-0.2 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	151,786	131,571	15.4%	659,596	682,305	-3.3%
	Share	11.0%	11.8%	-0.7 pt	10.4%	11.9%	-1.5 pt
Honda	Total	119,445	75,491	58.2%	520,034	435,159	19.5%
	Share	8.7%	6.7%	1.9 pt	8.2%	7.6%	0.6 pt
Nissan *2	Total	79,404	53,381	48.7%	398,968	329,130	21.2%
	Share	5.8%	4.8%	1.0 pt	6.3%	5.8%	0.6 pt
Hyundai	Total	75,606	63,832	18.4%	350,493	301,938	16.1%
	Share	5.5%	5.7%	-0.2 pt	5.5%	5.3%	0.3 pt
Kia	Total	71,497	57,941	23.4%	323,838	268,198	20.7%
	Share	5.2%	5.2%	0.0 pt	5.1%	4.7%	0.4 pt
Tesla *2	Total	56,785	41,185	37.9%	274,280	217,033	26.4%
	Share	4.1%	3.7%	0.5 pt	4.3%	3.8%	0.5 pt
Subaru	Total	54,531	42,526	28.2%	248,921	220,620	12.8%
	Share	4.0%	3.8%	0.2 pt	3.9%	3.9%	0.1 pt
Mazda	Total	33,262	15,312	117.2%	153,997	127,673	20.6%
	Share	2.4%	1.4%	1.1 pt	2.4%	2.2%	0.2 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	31,552	31,300	0.8%	137,039	142,280	-3.7%
	Share	2.3%	2.8%	-0.5 pt	2.2%	2.5%	-0.3 pt
BMW *2	Total	30,250	25,292	19.6%	140,339	126,295	11.1%
	Share	2.2%	2.3%	-0.1 pt	2.2%	2.2%	0.0 pt
VW *2	Total	25,876	25,707	0.7%	119,024	116,176	2.5%
	Share	1.9%	2.3%	-0.4 pt	1.9%	2.0%	-0.2 pt
Audi *2	Total	18,118	16,614	9.1%	89,418	66,546	34.4%
	Share	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2 pt	1.4%	1.2%	0.2 pt
Volvo	Total	10,723	9,372	14.4%	46,817	42,151	11.1%
	Share	0.8%	0.8%	-0.1 pt	0.7%	0.7%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	8,063	7,023	14.8%	37,870	42,417	-10.7%
	Share	0.6%	0.6%	0.0 pt	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1 pt
Porsche *2	Total	7,097	6,170	15.0%	30,727	26,122	17.6%
	Share	0.5%	0.6%	0.0 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	5,609	3,115	80.1%	28,838	22,726	26.9%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1 pt	0.5%	0.4%	0.1 pt
Rivian *2	Total	2,743	1,415	93.9%	13,441	4,226	218.1%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt
MINI *2	Total	2,706	1,578	71.5%	12,152	9,716	25.1%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	902	810	11.4%	4,061	2,995	35.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	674	525	28.4%	3,868	3,843	0.7%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	518	133	289.5%	2,457	741	231.6%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	260	-	-%	477	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	4	23	-82.6%	17	108	-84.3%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	1,055	959	10.0%	4,695	3,861	21.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,374,910	1,119,384	22.8%	6,324,357	5,716,689	10.6%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	May 2023	May 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-May 2023	Jan.-May 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	70,566	49,454	42.7%	310,538	241,672	28.5%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	46,793	44,461	5.2%	216,372	215,278	0.5%
3	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	40,723	36,399	11.9%	183,499	206,425	-11.1%
4	Toyota	RAV4	34,498	33,233	3.8%	148,250	168,927	-12.2%
5	Tesla	Model Y	34,185	19,557	74.8%	167,109	107,783	55.0%
6	Honda	CR-V	33,521	17,158	95.4%	132,538	93,737	41.4%
7	Toyota	Camry	29,394	24,948	17.8%	124,170	113,029	9.9%
8	GMC	GMC Sierra	24,927	21,182	17.7%	117,464	99,023	18.6%
9	Jeep (2021-)	Grand Cherokee (Jeep (2009-))	24,278	19,418	25.0%	99,647	117,801	-15.4%
10	Nissan	Rogue	23,128	10,773	114.7%	120,649	75,619	59.5%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, April 2023

May 3, 2023

U.S. auto sales rise 7.7 % in April
Note: Some figures were updated on May 8.

U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,357,125 units for the month of April represented a decrease of 2.0% from March 2023, but an increase of 7.7% from one year ago in April 2022 when supply chains restricted production.
There were 26 selling days in April 2023, one less than the 27 selling days in April 2022.
April’s passenger car sales increased 4.6% to 296,680 units, resulting in a 21.9% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 8.6% to 1,060,445 units, resulting in a 78.1% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for April 2023 was 16.10 million units versus 14.52 million units one year ago.
With vehicle inventories improved since last year, General Motors monthly sales rose 13.1%, and Ford sales increased 3.8%, though Stellantis sales fell 4.2%.
Tesla sales increased 21.2% from last April to 55,865 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.1%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 73.7% to 2,752 vehicles, Karma sales were down 80.0% to 5 units, Polestar sales were up 21.3% from the same month last year to 819 vehicles, Lucid Motors sales were up 260.1% to 533 units, and newcomer VinFast sold 107 vehicles in April.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were down 0.3%, Nissan sales were up 12.2%,
Honda sales were up 24.5%, Subaru sales were up 11.5%, and Mazda sales were up 7.5%.
Hyundai sales were up 14.9%, and Kia sales were up 15.5%.
Among German companies, VW sales were down 0.7%, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 15.0% and BMW sales were up 1.2%.
Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 34.0% from last April, while Volvo Car sales decreased 4.1%.
The best-selling models in April 2023 were:
   1. Ford F-Series (up 35.1% from April 2022)
   2. Chevrolet Silverado (down 12.4%)
   3. Ram Pickups (down 12.8%)
   4. Tesla Model Y (up 55.4%)
   5. Honda CR-V (up 76.5%)
   6. Toyota RAV4 (down 15.0%)
   7. Toyota Camry (up 6.2%)
   8. GMC Sierra (up 19.4%)
   9. Toyota Tacoma (up 21.8%)
  10. Chevrolet Equinox (down 1.9%)

Sales of new vehicles by type  (Sales figures of Volvo, BMW and MINI have been updated. May 8, 2023)

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Apr.	Apr.		Jan.-Apr.	Jan.-Apr.
Passenger Cars	296,680	283,611	4.6%	1,042,034	982,432	6.1%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,060,445	976,631	8.6%	3,907,413	3,614,873	8.1%
Total	1,357,125	1,260,242	7.7%	4,949,447	4,597,305	7.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model)  (Sales figures of Volvo, BMW and MINI have been updated. May 8, 2023)

		Apr. 2023	Apr. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Apr. 2023	Jan.-Apr. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	227,329	200,981	13.1%	826,516	710,103	16.4%
	Share	16.8%	15.9%	0.8 pt	16.7%	15.4%	1.3 pt
Toyota *2	Total	185,988	186,510	-0.3%	655,546	701,102	-6.5%
	Share	13.7%	14.8%	-1.1 pt	13.2%	15.3%	-2.0 pt
Ford	Total	182,623	175,942	3.8%	654,484	605,116	8.2%
	Share	13.5%	14.0%	-0.5 pt	13.2%	13.2%	0.1 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	137,680	143,645	-4.2%	507,810	550,734	-7.8%
	Share	10.1%	11.4%	-1.3 pt	10.3%	12.0%	-1.7 pt
Honda	Total	116,082	93,250	24.5%	400,589	359,668	11.4%
	Share	8.6%	7.4%	1.2 pt	8.1%	7.8%	0.3 pt
Nissan *2	Total	83,746	74,668	12.2%	319,564	275,749	15.9%
	Share	6.2%	5.9%	0.2 pt	6.5%	6.0%	0.5 pt
Hyundai	Total	76,669	66,707	14.9%	274,887	238,106	15.4%
	Share	5.6%	5.3%	0.4 pt	5.6%	5.2%	0.4 pt
Kia	Total	68,205	59,063	15.5%	252,341	210,257	20.0%
	Share	5.0%	4.7%	0.3 pt	5.1%	4.6%	0.5 pt
Tesla *2	Total	55,865	46,105	21.2%	217,495	175,848	23.7%
	Share	4.1%	3.7%	0.5 pt	4.4%	3.8%	0.6 pt
Subaru	Total	51,014	45,748	11.5%	194,390	178,094	9.2%
	Share	3.8%	3.6%	0.1 pt	3.9%	3.9%	0.1 pt
Mazda	Total	32,351	30,093	7.5%	120,735	112,361	7.5%
	Share	2.4%	2.4%	0.0 pt	2.4%	2.4%	0.0 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	29,786	35,041	-15.0%	105,487	110,980	-4.9%
	Share	2.2%	2.8%	-0.6 pt	2.1%	2.4%	-0.3 pt
BMW *2	Total	27,623	27,289	1.2%	110,089	101,003	9.0%
	Share	2.0%	2.2%	-0.1 pt	2.2%	2.2%	0.0 pt
VW *2	Total	25,295	25,476	-0.7%	93,148	90,469	3.0%
	Share	1.9%	2.0%	-0.2 pt	1.9%	2.0%	-0.1 pt
Audi *2	Total	18,537	14,427	28.5%	71,300	49,932	42.8%
	Share	1.4%	1.1%	0.2 pt	1.4%	1.1%	0.4 pt
Volvo	Total	9,611	10,022	-4.1%	36,094	32,779	10.1%
	Share	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1 pt	0.7%	0.7%	0.0 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	8,869	8,994	-1.4%	29,807	35,394	-15.8%
	Share	0.7%	0.7%	-0.1 pt	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2 pt
Porsche *2	Total	6,190	6,910	-10.4%	23,630	19,952	18.4%
	Share	0.5%	0.5%	-0.1 pt	0.5%	0.4%	0.0 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	5,751	4,086	40.7%	23,229	19,611	18.4%
	Share	0.4%	0.3%	0.1 pt	0.5%	0.4%	0.0 pt
Rivian *2	Total	2,752	1,584	73.7%	10,698	2,811	280.6%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt	0.2%	0.1%	0.2 pt
MINI *2	Total	2,162	1,262	71.3%	9,446	8,138	16.1%
	Share	0.2%	0.1%	0.1 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Polestar *2	Total	819	675	21.3%	3,159	2,185	44.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	595	650	-8.5%	3,194	3,318	-3.7%
	Share	0.0%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	533	148	260.1%	1,939	608	218.9%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	107	-	-%	217	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	5	25	-80.0%	13	85	-84.7%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	938	941	-0.3%	3,640	2,902	25.4%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,357,125	1,260,242	7.7%	4,949,447	4,597,305	7.7%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates

USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Apr. 2023	Jan.-Apr. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	69,595	51,517	35.1%	239,972	192,218	24.8%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	45,585	52,021	-12.4%	169,579	170,817	-0.7%
3	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	37,426	42,910	-12.8%	142,776	170,026	-16.0%
4	Tesla	Model Y	33,265	22,483	48.0%	132,924	88,226	50.7%
5	Honda	CR-V	31,776	18,000	76.5%	99,017	76,579	29.3%
6	Toyota	RAV4	29,333	34,502	-15.0%	113,752	135,694	-16.2%
7	Toyota	Camry	28,233	26,576	6.2%	94,776	88,081	7.6%
8	GMC	GMC Sierra	25,339	21,224	19.4%	92,537	77,841	18.9%
9	Toyota	Tacoma	22,448	18,433	21.8%	76,105	71,615	6.3%
10	Chevrolet	Equinox	22,383	22,815	-1.9%	75,285	78,851	-4.5%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

Flash report, March 2023

Apr 4, 2023

U.S. auto sales increase 9.4% in March
U.S. new vehicle sales of 1,384,676 units for the month of March represented an increase of 19.2% from February 2023, and an increase of 9.4% from one year ago in March 2022 when supply chains restricted production.
There were 27 selling days in March 2023, same as the 27 selling days in March 2022.
March’s passenger car sales increased 10.6% to 295,257 units, resulting in a 21.3% market share, while SUV and truck sales increased 9.1% to 1,089,419 units, resulting in a 78.7% market share.
Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annualized sales (SAAR) for March 2023 was 14.99 million units versus 13.67 million units one year ago.
With its vehicle inventories improved since last year, General Motors monthly sales rose 12.6%, and Ford sales increased 7.5%, though Stellantis sales fell 2.3%.
Tesla sales increased 22.7% from last March to 58,859 units, giving it a U.S. market share of 4.3%.
EV startup Rivian sales were up 503.7% to 2,807 vehicles in March, Karma sales were down 91.3% to 2 units, Polestar sales were up 73.0% from the same month last year to 1,183 vehicles, and Lucid Motors sales were up 246.7% to 520 units.
Recently entering the U.S. market, VinFast sold 110 EVs in March.
Among Japanese companies, Toyota sales were down 10.0%, Nissan sales were up 29.5%,
Honda sales were up 8.0%, Subaru sales were up 22.8%, and Mazda sales were up 5.3%.
Hyundai sales were up 26.7%, and Kia sales were up 19.8%.
Among German companies, VW sales were up 13.6%, Mercedes-Benz sales were down 0.2% and BMW sales were up 22.3%.
Jaguar Land Rover sales were up 9.7% from last March, while Volvo Car sales increased 8.5%.
The best-selling models in March 2023 were:
   1. Ford F-Series (up 34.5% from March 2022)
   2. Chevrolet Silverado (up 8.8%)
   3. Ram pickups (down 9.0%)
   4. Tesla Model Y (up 31.7%)
   5. Nissan Rogue (up 68.6%)
   6. Honda CR-V (up 3.8%)
   7. Toyota RAV4 (down 18.9%)
   8. Toyota Camry (down 2.6%)
   9. Ford Explorer (up 37.6%)
  10. GMC Sierra (up 8.4%)

Sales of new vehicles by type  (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. April 10, 2023) (Sales figures of BMW and MINI have been updated. April 13, 2023)

Type	2023	2022	Y-o-Y	2023	2022	Y-o-Y
	Mar.	Mar.		Jan.-Mar.	Jan.-Mar.
Passenger Cars	295,257	266,952	10.6%	749,419	698,821	7.2%
Light Trucks (Pickup Truck, SUV)	1,089,419	998,502	9.1%	2,846,933	2,638,242	7.9%
Total	1,384,676	1,265,454	9.4%	3,596,352	3,337,063	7.8%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

USA - Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Click for data by model) (Sales figures of Volvo have been updated. April 10, 2023) (Sales figures of BMW and MINI have been updated. April 13, 2023)

		Mar. 2023	Mar. 2022	y-o-y	Jan.-Mar. 2023	Jan.-Mar. 2022	y-o-y
GM *2	Total	230,537	204,830	12.6%	599,187	509,122	17.7%
	Share	16.6%	16.2%	0.5 pt	16.7%	15.3%	1.4 pt
Toyota *2	Total	175,684	195,271	-10.0%	469,558	514,592	-8.8%
	Share	12.7%	15.4%	-2.7 pt	13.1%	15.4%	-2.4 pt
Ford	Total	170,414	158,500	7.5%	471,861	429,174	9.9%
	Share	12.3%	12.5%	-0.2 pt	13.1%	12.9%	0.3 pt
Stellantis *2	Total	140,640	144,021	-2.3%	370,130	407,089	-9.1%
	Share	10.2%	11.4%	-1.2 pt	10.3%	12.2%	-1.9 pt
Honda	Total	116,746	108,075	8.0%	284,507	266,418	6.8%
	Share	8.4%	8.5%	-0.1 pt	7.9%	8.0%	-0.1 pt
Nissan *2	Total	103,174	79,665	29.5%	235,818	201,081	17.3%
	Share	7.5%	6.3%	1.2 pt	6.6%	6.0%	0.5 pt
Hyundai	Total	81,060	63,983	26.7%	198,218	171,399	15.6%
	Share	5.9%	5.1%	0.8 pt	5.5%	5.1%	0.4 pt
Kia	Total	71,294	59,524	19.8%	184,136	151,194	21.8%
	Share	5.1%	4.7%	0.4 pt	5.1%	4.5%	0.6 pt
Tesla *2	Total	58,859	47,953	22.7%	161,630	129,743	24.6%
	Share	4.3%	3.8%	0.5 pt	4.5%	3.9%	0.6 pt
Subaru	Total	53,213	43,322	22.8%	143,376	132,346	8.3%
	Share	3.8%	3.4%	0.4 pt	4.0%	4.0%	0.0 pt
Mazda	Total	34,778	33,023	5.3%	88,384	82,268	7.4%
	Share	2.5%	2.6%	-0.1 pt	2.5%	2.5%	0.0 pt
BMW *2	Total	34,527	28,223	22.3%	82,466	73,714	11.9%
	Share	2.5%	2.2%	0.3 pt	2.3%	2.2%	0.1 pt
Mercedes *1 *2	Total	28,717	28,764	-0.2%	78,901	75,939	3.9%
	Share	2.1%	2.3%	-0.2 pt	2.2%	2.3%	-0.1 pt
VW *2	Total	25,282	22,246	13.6%	67,853	64,993	4.4%
	Share	1.8%	1.8%	0.1 pt	1.9%	1.9%	-0.1 pt
Audi *2	Total	19,157	11,606	65.1%	52,763	35,505	48.6%
	Share	1.4%	0.9%	0.5 pt	1.5%	1.1%	0.4 pt
Volvo *2	Total	10,230	9,428	8.5%	26,483	22,757	16.4%
	Share	0.7%	0.7%	0.0 pt	0.7%	0.7%	0.1 pt
Mitsubishi	Total	8,091	11,197	-27.7%	20,938	26,400	-20.7%
	Share	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3 pt	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2 pt
Porsche *2	Total	6,486	4,943	31.2%	17,440	13,042	33.7%
	Share	0.5%	0.4%	0.1 pt	0.5%	0.4%	0.1 pt
Land Rover *2	Total	6,360	5,355	18.8%	17,478	15,525	12.6%
	Share	0.5%	0.4%	0.0 pt	0.5%	0.5%	0.0 pt
MINI *2	Total	3,073	2,338	31.4%	7,284	6,876	5.9%
	Share	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt	0.2%	0.2%	0.0 pt
Rivian *2	Total	2,807	465	503.7%	7,946	1,227	547.6%
	Share	0.2%	0.0%	0.2 pt	0.2%	0.0%	0.2 pt
Polestar *2	Total	1,183	684	73.0%	3,208	1,510	112.5%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Jaguar *2	Total	717	1,098	-34.7%	2,599	2,668	-2.6%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Lucid Motors *2	Total	520	150	246.7%	1,368	460	197.4%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
VinFast *2	Total	110	-	-%	110	-	-%
	Share	0.0%	-%	-%	0.0%	-%	-%
Karma *2	Total	2	23	-91.3%	8	60	-86.7%
	Share	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt	0.0%	0.0%	0.0 pt
Others	Total	1,015	767	32.3%	2,702	1,961	37.8%
	Share	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt	0.1%	0.1%	0.0 pt
Grand Total *2		1,384,676	1,265,454	9.4%	3,596,352	3,337,063	7.8%

Source: Releases by each company, MarkLines Data Center
*1 Includes Sprinter
*2 Estimates


USA - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Mar. 2023	Mar. 2022	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Mar. 2023	Jan.-Mar. 2022	Y-o-Y
1	Ford	Ford F-Series	60,381	44,906	34.5%	170,377	140,701	21.1%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	49,862	45,834	8.8%	123,994	118,796	4.4%
3	Ram (2021-)	Ram P/U	38,791	42,649	-9.0%	105,350	127,116	-17.1%
4	Tesla	Model Y	34,959	24,580	42.2%	99,659	65,743	51.6%
5	Nissan	Rogue	33,924	20,119	68.6%	76,499	45,235	69.1%
6	Honda	CR-V	31,084	29,943	3.8%	67,241	58,579	14.8%
7	Toyota	RAV4	30,976	38,206	-18.9%	84,419	101,192	-16.6%
8	Toyota	Camry	24,804	25,457	-2.6%	66,543	61,505	8.2%
9	Ford	Explorer	23,270	16,915	37.6%	58,061	42,736	35.9%
10	GMC	GMC Sierra	23,097	21,307	8.4%	67,198	56,617	18.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center