DECEMBER U.S. SALES REPORT: Chrysler scores as BMW-Mercedes race remains unsettled

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Chrysler scores as BMW-Mercedes race remains unsettled January 4, 2012 Tell a colleague about this newsletter      Contact Us      Data Center   Chrysler scores as BMW-Mercedes race remains unsettled Led by big gains at Chrysler, Jeep, Kia and Volkswagen brands, U.S. auto sales finished 2011 on a strong note. December light vehicle volume rose an estimated 9 percent to 1.2 million.The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate was estimated by Autodata Corp. to be 13.56 million. That made it the year's second-strongest month, behind November's 13.6 million. ...  story    Winners and Losers* % change in sales among major brands from December and 12 months of 2010   Winners Dec. 2011     Winners 12 mos.     Losers Dec. 2011     Losers 12 mos. 1 Chrysler Division 83%   1 Jeep 44%   1 Saab -75%   1 Lexus -13% 2 Bentley 61%   2 Mitsubishi 42%   2 Porsche -29%   2 Jaguar -8% 3 Kia 43%   3 Kia 36%   3 Honda Division -19%   3 Acura -8% 4 Jeep 41%   4 Bentley 31%   4 Acura -15%   4 Honda Division -7% 5 Volkswagen division 36%   5 Volkswagen division 26%   5 Buick -12%   5 Toyota Division -6% *-BMW and Daimler AG did not release sales data late Wednesday and were not factored into these rankings GM gains share for first time in decade GMC -- up 19 percent to nearly 400,000 units -- posted the biggest percentage gain in U.S. sales last year among GM's four core brands. (BLOOMBERG) DETROIT -- General Motors posted a 13 percent U.S. sales increase last year, to 2.5 million vehicles, gaining market share for the first time since 2002. The automaker boosted its U.S. market share by about a half of a percentage point, to an estimated 19.6 percent. (The figures are preliminary because Daimler AG and BMW AG have not yet released U.S. sales for December.) The last time GM increased its share of the U.S. market was in 2002, when its hugely successful "Keep America Rolling" promotion following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks helped increase its share to 28.6 percent from 28.3 percent in 2001. GM's sales gains for the year cooled toward the end of 2011, though. For December, the automaker's sales rose 5 percent, led by Chevrolet, while GM's other three brands posted year-over-year declines. Crossovers cool GM's December sales were hurt by waning demand for its popular crossovers. Sales of the Chevy Equinox dropped 20 percent from ...  story  Hyundai, Kia set annual sales records Hyundai and Kia capped another banner year in which the brands set U.S. sales records. The brands released some new and redesigned products in high-volume segments when competitors Honda and Toyota were weakened by earthquake-related supply disruptions. Hyundai sales totaled 645,691 units in 2011, up 20 percent from the record set in 2010. The brand sold 50,765 vehicles in December for a 13 percent gain from December 2010. Kia sales totaled 485,492 units in 2011, a 36 percent gain from 2010. December sales totaled 43,390 vehicles, up 43 percent from December 2010. Sales of the redesigned Kia Optima mid-sized sedan more than ...  story  Toyota ends 2011 with tiny gain, sees big advance LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., still struggling to rebuild its inventory levels since the March earthquake, reported a tiny U.S. sales gain in December, trailing the industry's leaders. Last month's 0.4 percent increase followed a 7 percent advance in November, when the automaker ended a six-month skid. On the brighter side, Toyota sold more vehicles last month than any in 2012. And executives say they are confident that strong first-quarter production will allow dealers to rebuild inventories and boost sales. For 2012, combined Toyota, Lexus and Scion sales in the United States will rise about 15 percent to 1.9 million units, said Jim Lentz, president ...  story  BLOGS Jesse Snyder is senior writer for Automotive News   JESSE SNYDER We avoided a bust in 2011 -- thanks to gutsy consumers I'm happy to usher out the 2011 U.S. auto sales year. It's been, ahem, an interesting year -- in the same sense as in the ancient curse: "May you live in interesting times." Mostly, it was the kind of year you want to scrape off your boots. ...  Read the blog  Published: Jan 4 6:31 pm U.S. Eastern time Larry Vellequette covers Chrysler Group for Automotive News.   LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE Some perspective on Fiat 500 A friend of mine recently had the grace to point out something that I and much of the rest of the automotive press failed to notice in our rush to pass judgment on the launch of the Fiat 500. ...  Read the blog  Published: Jan 4 4:12 pm U.S. Eastern time SUVs, large sedans lift Chrysler sales 37% in December Honda, with sales off 7%, loses market share in 2011 Ford sales rise 9% in 2011, paced by Fusion, Escape, F series Nissan sidesteps disasters to rise 17 percent in '11 VW Group of America reports a 23% sales gain for 2011 GM's Volt misses 2011 sales target as safety probe goes on Kia, Chrysler, VW set pace as Dec. sales advance 9% Top selling light vehicles     Dec. 2011     12 mos. 1 Ford F series 68,278   Ford F series 584,917 2 Chevrolet Silverado 47,787   Chevrolet Silverado 415,130 3 Toyota Camry 33,506   Toyota Camry 308,510 4 Ram 26,013   Nissan Altima 268,981 5 Nissan Altima 25,976   Ford Escape 254,293 6 Ford Escape 25,574   Honda Accord 253,599 7 Ford Fusion 21,622   Ford Fusion 248,067 8 Honda CR-V 21,586   Ram 244,763 9 Toyota Corolla/Matrix 21,009   Toyota Corolla/Matrix 240,259 10 Honda Civic 20,545   Chevrolet Cruze 231,732 Top selling cars Dec. 2011 12 mos. 1 Toyota Camry 33,506 Toyota Camry 308,510 2 Nissan Altima 25,976 Nissan Altima 268,981 3 Ford Fusion 21,622 Honda Accord 253,599 4 Toyota Corolla/Matrix 21,009 Ford Fusion 248,067 5 Honda Civic 20,545 Toyota Corolla/Matrix 240,259 6 Honda Accord 18,962 Chevrolet Cruze 231,732 7 Hyundai Sonata 17,340 Hyundai Sonata 225,961 8 Toyota Prius 17,004 Honda Civic 221,235 9 Chevrolet Cruze 16,675 Chevrolet Malibu 204,808 10 Volkswagen Jetta 14,422 Hyundai Elantra 186,361 Top selling light trucks     Dec. 2011     12 mos. 1 Ford F series 68,278   Ford F series 584,917 2 Chevrolet Silverado 47,787   Chevrolet Silverado 415,130 3 Ram 26,013   Ford Escape 254,293 4 Ford Escape 25,574   Ram 244,763 5 Honda CR-V 21,586   Honda CR-V 218,373 6 Chevrolet Equinox 18,195   Chevrolet Equinox 193,274 7 Jeep Grand Cherokee 17,346   GMC Sierra 149,170 8 GMC Sierra 16,495   Ford Explorer 135,704 9 Toyota RAV4 14,107   Toyota RAV4 132,237 10 Ford Explorer 13,872   Kia Sorento 130,235 Table sorted by year-to-date sales     Dec. 2011 Dec. 2010 Dec. % change 12 mos. 2011 12 mos. 2010 12 mos. % change Buick   14,974 17,095 -12% 177,633 155,389 14% Cadillac   16,259 16,718 -3% 152,389 146,925 4% Chevrolet   161,158 147,938 9% 1,775,802 1,563,881 14% GMC   41,960 42,143 0% 397,973 333,204 19% Continued brands   234,351 223,894 5% 2,503,797 2,199,399 14% Hummer   - 38 -100% - 3,812 -100% Pontiac   - 130 -100% - 1,182 -100% Saturn   - 85 -100% - 6,698 -100% Saab   - - - - 608 -100% Discontinued brands   - 253 -100% - 12,300 -100% General Motors††   234,351 224,147 5% 2,503,797 2,211,699 13% Ford division   201,044 173,738 16% 2,057,210 1,752,511 17% Lincoln   8,403 8,060 4% 85,643 85,828 0% Mercury   - 8,393 -100% 248 93,195 -100% Ford/Lincoln/Mercury   209,447 190,191 10% 2,143,101 1,931,534 11% Volvo   - - - - 32,525 -100% Ford Motor Co.†   209,447 190,191 10% 2,143,101 1,964,059 9% Lexus   25,355 27,560 -8% 198,552 229,329 -13% Scion   4,159 3,956 5% 49,271 45,678 8% Toyota Division   148,617 145,972 2% 1,396,837 1,488,588 -6% Toyota/Scion   152,776 149,928 2% 1,446,108 1,534,266 -6% Toyota Motor Sales   178,131 177,488 0% 1,644,660 1,763,595 -7% Chrysler Division   23,974 13,132 83% 221,346 197,446 12% Dodge   41,548 32,390 28% 451,040 383,675 18% Ram   26,595 24,270 10% 257,610 212,952 21% Dodge/Ram   68,143 56,660 20% 708,650 596,627 19% Fiat   2,325 - - 19,769 - - Jeep   43,577 30,910 41% 419,349 291,138 44% Chrysler Group   138,019 100,702 37% 1,369,114 1,085,211 26% Acura   13,129 15,489 -15% 123,299 133,606 -8% Honda Division   92,101 114,127 -19% 1,023,986 1,096,874 -7% American Honda Motor Co.   105,230 129,616 -19% 1,147,285 1,230,480 -7% Infiniti   10,990 12,502 -12% 98,461 103,411 -5% Nissan Division   89,937 81,228 11% 944,073 805,159 17% Nissan North America   100,927 93,730 8% 1,042,534 908,570 15% Hyundai division   50,765 44,802 13% 645,691 538,228 20% Kia   43,390 30,444 43% 485,492 356,268 36% Hyundai-Kia   94,155 75,246 25% 1,131,183 894,496 27% Audi   12,655 10,546 20% 117,561 101,629 16% Bentley   317 197 61% 1,877 1,430 31% VW division   32,502 23,867 36% 324,402 256,830 26% VW Group Of America   45,474 34,610 31% 443,840 359,889 23% Subaru   33,701 26,694 26% 266,989 263,820 1% BMW division   26,700 23,280 15% 247,773 220,113 13% Mini   5,500 4,320 27% 57,300 45,644 26% Rolls-Royce   30 43 -30% 348 512 -32% BMW Group*   32,230 27,643 17% 305,421 266,269 15% Maybach   - 5 -100% 40 63 -37% Mercedes-Benz   27,100 21,469 26% 261,573 224,944 16% Smart USA   700 570 23% 5,198 5,927 -12% Daimler AG*   27,800 22,044 26% 266,811 230,934 16% Mazda   22,353 21,479 4% 250,426 229,566 9% Jaguar   1,137 1,180 -4% 12,276 13,340 -8% Land Rover   4,743 3,695 28% 38,099 31,864 20% Jaguar Land Rover N.A.   5,880 4,875 21% 50,375 45,204 11% Volvo Cars N.A.   5,342 4,756 12% 67,240 21,423 214% Mitsubishi   5,032 4,874 3% 79,020 55,683 42% Suzuki   2,565 2,647 -3% 26,618 23,994 11% Porsche   1,834 2,567 -29% 29,023 25,320 15% Saab Cars N.A.   270 1,074 -75% 5,610 4,838 16% Maserati   238 180 32% 2,321 1,897 22% Other   251 243 3% 2,967 2,897 2% U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE   1,243,230 1,144,806 9% 12,778,335 11,589,844 10% * - Estimates. BMW and Daimler AG did not release sales data late Wednesday Highlights Mfgr. highest volume - Dec.   GM 234,351     Mfgr. highest volume - 12 mos.   GM 2,503,797 Mfgr. gained the most volume - Dec.   Chrysler Group 37,317     Mfgr. gained the most volume - 12 mos.   GM 292,098 Mfgr. lost the most volume - Dec.   Am. Honda (24,386)     Mfgr. lost the most volume - 12 mos.   Toyota Motor Sales (118,935) Mfgr. highest % increase - Dec.   Chrysler Group 37%     Mfgr. highest % increase - 12 mos.   Mitsubishi 42% Mfgr. biggest % drop - Dec.   Porsche -29%     Mfgr. biggest % drop - 12 mos.   Am. Honda -7%                                         Brand highest volume - Dec.   Ford 201,044     Brand highest volume - 12 mos.   Ford 2,057,210 Brand gained the most volume - Dec.   Ford 27,306     Brand gained the most volume - 12 mos.   Ford 304,699 Brand lost the most volume - Dec.   Honda (22,026)     Brand lost the most volume - 12 mos.   Toyota (91,751) Brand highest % increase - Dec.   Chrysler 83%     Brand highest % increase - 12 mos.   Jeep 44% Brand biggest % drop - Dec.   Saab -75%     Brand biggest % drop - 12 mos.   Lexus -13% To view other breaking news stories throughout the day, visit autonews.com To unsubscribe from this email newsletter, please click here. Automotive News is located at 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, Michigan, 48207 Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Popular Posts A brief history of leather clothing By Harry Alan Leather might be happening to have a while and has permanently been employed to make sophisticated garments. 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