| | | U.S. sales soar as market drivers get 'better ... better ... better' | March 1, 2012 |
| | | | | | | U.S. sales soar as market drivers get 'better ... better ... better'
 February U.S. auto sales soared 16 percent over a strong year-ago period to the fastest selling rate in four years. The performance exceeded analysts' and automakers' forecasts. Sales of 1,149,432 light vehicles pushed February's seasonally adjusted annual selling rate to 15.1 million, well above January's 14.3 million SAAR and the highest since February 2008. ...
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| | Winners and Losers* % change in sales among major brands from February 2011
| | Winners | Feb. | | | Losers | Feb. | | | Winners | 2 mos. | | | Losers | 2 mos. | | 1 | Chrysler Division | 114% | | 1 | Mitsubishi | -31% | | 1 | Chrysler Division | 100% | | 1 | Cadillac | -28% | | 2 | Smart | 59% | | 2 | Cadillac | -27% | | 2 | Smart | 50% | | 2 | Mitsubishi | -25% | | 3 | Jaguar | 48% | | 3 | Buick | -11% | | 3 | Mazda | 48% | | 3 | Buick | -17% | | 3 | Suzuki | 48% | | | | | | 4 | Volkswagen division | 45% | | 4 | Suzuki | -7% | | 5 | Volkswagen division | 43% | | | | | | 5 | Land Rover | 34% | | 5 | GMC | -4% |
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|  | Chevy helps GM avoid another decline
 | GM sold 7,900 Chevy Sonics in February -- nearly triple the year-earlier sales of the car it replaced, the Aveo, and the highest mark since the car was launched in August.
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DETROIT -- General Motors eked out a 1 percent sales increase in February, helped by strong demand from commercial buyers and recent launches such as the Chevrolet Sonic. The automaker's gain came almost entirely from Chevrolet.
GM officials said the result was better than they had anticipated given the incentive-lubricated rise they saw in February 2011, when the automaker's sales surged 46 percent.
Most analysts had predicted that GM's February sales would fall from year-earlier levels. Don Johnson, GM's vice president of U.S. sales, pointed to surprising strength in the economy and solid demand for newer models, many of which are smaller and fuel-efficient.
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Toyota sales rise 12% as inventories recover
LOS ANGELES -- With inventories recovering from last year's earthquake, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. reported a 12 percent increase in February sales, reaching 159,423 vehicles.
Toyota Division jumped 11 percent, while Lexus Division surged 21 percent. It was the fourth straight monthly gain for the automaker following six losses, and the biggest since February 2011.
Among volume models, leading the way for Toyota were its recently redesigned Camry, with a 27 percent increase, and the Prius family, with a 52 percent jump. Toyota's hybrid-vehicle volume was up 63 percent, reflecting consumer sensitivity to rapidly increasing gasoline prices, said Toyota Division General Manager Bob Carter.
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Chrysler Group volume leaps 40% on car surge
DETROIT -- Chrysler Group extended its month-over-month sales-gain streak to 23 months in February, posting double- or triple-digit sales gains on every continuing model in its lineup.
The automaker's sales were up 40 percent in the United States to 133,521 units -- its strongest February since 2008 -- compared with 95,102 units last year.
The automaker was helped by the industry's highest vehicle incentives, the buzz generated from its two-minute "Halftime in America" Super Bowl spot and mild weather, dealers said.
Cars were the stars: Car sales more than doubled last month to 40,024 units.
Pickup and SUV sales, which ...
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BLOGS | | JESSE SNYDER
From ‘oh, no' to ‘go-go'
February could be the breakthrough month the U.S. auto industry has been banking on. For the first time since tumbling into the ditch four years ago, the industry wasn't an overburdened giant trying to climb out of the mud and regain some dignity. ... Read the blog Published: Mar 1 6:04 pm U.S. Eastern time
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Top selling light vehicles
| | | Feb. | | | 2 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series | 47,273 | | Ford F series | 85,766 | | 2 | Toyota Camry | 34,542 | | Toyota Camry | 62,837 | | 3 | Nissan Altima | 32,953 | | Chevrolet Silverado | 59,147 | | 4 | Chevrolet Silverado | 32,297 | | Nissan Altima | 55,310 | | 5 | Honda Civic | 27,087 | | Honda Civic | 48,970 | | 6 | Honda CR-V | 24,759 | | Honda CR-V | 43,719 | | 7 | Ford Focus | 23,350 | | Ram | 40,504 | | 8 | Ram | 22,595 | | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 40,136 | | 9 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 22,148 | | Ford Focus | 37,750 | | 10 | Ford Fusion | 21,773 | | Ford Escape | 35,925 |
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Top selling cars
| | | Feb. | | | 2 mos. | | 1 | Toyota Camry | 34,542 | | Toyota Camry | 62,837 | | 2 | Nissan Altima | 32,953 | | Nissan Altima | 55,310 | | 3 | Honda Civic | 27,087 | | Honda Civic | 48,970 | | 4 | Ford Focus | 23,350 | | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 40,136 | | 5 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 22,148 | | Ford Focus | 37,750 | | 6 | Ford Fusion | 21,773 | | Chevrolet Cruze | 35,476 | | 7 | Honda Accord | 20,702 | | Ford Fusion | 35,387 | | 8 | Toyota Prius | 20,589 | | Chevrolet Malibu | 34,663 | | 9 | Chevrolet Cruze | 20,427 | | Honda Accord | 34,361 | | 10 | Chevrolet Malibu | 19,987 | | Toyota Prius | 32,144 |
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Top selling light trucks
| | | Feb. | | | 2 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series | 47,273 | | Ford F series | 85,766 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 32,297 | | Chevrolet Silverado | 59,147 | | 3 | Honda CR-V | 24,759 | | Honda CR-V | 43,719 | | 4 | Ram | 22,595 | | Ram | 40,504 | | 5 | Ford Escape | 18,666 | | Ford Escape | 35,925 | | 6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 17,851 | | Chevrolet Equinox | 31,513 | | 7 | Nissan Rogue | 13,423 | | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 23,407 | | 8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 12,724 | | Nissan Rogue | 23,327 | | 9 | Toyota RAV4 | 12,677 | | Toyota RAV4 | 22,496 | | 10 | Dodge Grand Caravan | 12,668 | | GMC Sierra | 20,823 |
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|  | | Table sorted by year-to-date sales
| | | Feb. 2012 | Feb. 2011 | Feb. % change | 2 mos. 2012 | 2 mos. 2011 | 2 mos. % change | | Buick | | 14,023 | 15,807 | -11% | 24,231 | 29,076 | -17% | | Cadillac | | 11,505 | 15,768 | -27% | 20,429 | 28,349 | -28% | | Chevrolet | | 151,197 | 142,919 | 6% | 275,061 | 268,308 | 3% | | GMC | | 32,581 | 32,534 | 0% | 57,547 | 60,192 | -4% | | General Motors | | 209,306 | 207,028 | 1% | 377,268 | 385,925 | -2% | | Ford division | | 171,732 | 150,284 | 14% | 302,905 | 271,459 | 12% | | Lincoln | | 6,912 | 5,948 | 16% | 12,033 | 11,506 | 5% | | Mercury | | - | - | - | - | 248 | - | | Ford Motor Co. | | 178,644 | 156,232 | 14% | 314,938 | 283,213 | 11% | | Lexus | | 16,678 | 13,814 | 21% | 28,952 | 26,674 | 9% | | Scion | | 4,938 | 3,944 | 25% | 8,473 | 7,219 | 17% | | Toyota Division | | 137,807 | 124,088 | 11% | 246,538 | 223,809 | 10% | | Toyota/Scion | | 142,745 | 128,032 | 12% | 255,011 | 231,028 | 10% | | Toyota Motor Sales | | 159,423 | 141,846 | 12% | 283,963 | 257,702 | 10% | | Chrysler Division | | 27,008 | 12,628 | 114% | 44,612 | 22,333 | 100% | | Dodge | | 42,692 | 33,561 | 27% | 74,146 | 57,875 | 28% | | Ram | | 23,282 | 20,294 | 15% | 41,752 | 33,314 | 25% | | Dodge/Ram | | 65,974 | 53,855 | 23% | 115,898 | 91,189 | 27% | | Fiat | | 3,227 | - | - | 5,138 | - | - | | Jeep | | 37,312 | 28,619 | 30% | 69,022 | 51,698 | 34% | | Chrysler Group | | 133,521 | 95,102 | 40% | 234,670 | 165,220 | 42% | | Acura | | 11,258 | 10,796 | 4% | 19,639 | 18,757 | 5% | | Honda Division | | 98,899 | 87,263 | 13% | 173,527 | 155,571 | 12% | | American Honda Motor Co. | | 110,157 | 98,059 | 12% | 193,166 | 174,328 | 11% | | Infiniti | | 9,239 | 9,144 | 1% | 16,035 | 16,549 | -3% | | Nissan Division | | 97,492 | 83,226 | 17% | 170,009 | 147,668 | 15% | | Nissan North America | | 106,731 | 92,370 | 16% | 186,044 | 164,217 | 13% | | Hyundai division | | 51,151 | 43,533 | 18% | 93,845 | 80,747 | 16% | | Kia | | 45,038 | 32,806 | 37% | 80,555 | 60,595 | 33% | | Hyundai-Kia | | 96,189 | 76,339 | 26% | 174,400 | 141,342 | 23% | | Audi | | 8,531 | 7,753 | 10% | 17,885 | 15,565 | 15% | | Bentley | | 126 | 101 | 25% | 244 | 183 | 33% | | VW division | | 30,577 | 21,462 | 43% | 57,786 | 39,862 | 45% | | VW Group Of America | | 39,234 | 29,316 | 34% | 75,915 | 55,610 | 37% | | BMW division | | 21,204 | 16,416 | 29% | 37,609 | 32,321 | 16% | | Mini | | 4,980 | 3,503 | 42% | 8,314 | 6,254 | 33% | | Rolls-Royce* | | 32 | 30 | 7% | 64 | 60 | 7% | | BMW Group | | 26,216 | 19,949 | 31% | 45,987 | 38,635 | 19% | | Mazda | | 25,651 | 19,387 | 32% | 49,647 | 33,654 | 48% | | Subaru | | 25,374 | 21,683 | 17% | 48,181 | 40,541 | 19% | | Maybach | | 4 | 3 | 33% | 8 | 6 | 33% | | Mercedes-Benz | | 18,910 | 16,176 | 17% | 40,140 | 33,449 | 20% | | Smart USA | | 769 | 484 | 59% | 1,265 | 842 | 50% | | Daimler AG | | 19,683 | 16,663 | 18% | 41,413 | 34,297 | 21% | | Volvo Cars N.A. | | 5,263 | 4,795 | 10% | 9,724 | 9,071 | 7% | | Mitsubishi | | 4,736 | 6,893 | -31% | 9,447 | 12,607 | -25% | | Jaguar | | 1,022 | 692 | 48% | 2,007 | 1,627 | 23% | | Land Rover | | 3,255 | 2,555 | 27% | 6,460 | 4,826 | 34% | | Jaguar Land Rover N.A. | | 4,277 | 3,247 | 32% | 8,467 | 6,453 | 31% | | Suzuki | | 2,425 | 1,643 | 48% | 3,930 | 4,205 | -7% | | Porsche | | 2,149 | 2,019 | 6% | 4,699 | 4,419 | 6% | | Maserati | | 191 | 159 | 20% | 345 | 273 | 26% | | Saab Cars N.A. | | - | 581 | - | - | 1,239 | - | | Other** | | 262 | 255 | 3% | 524 | 510 | 3% | | U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE | | 1,149,432 | 993,566 | 16% | 2,062,728 | 1,813,461 | 14% | | | | | | | | | |
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**Includes estimates for Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Lotus | | |
Highlights | Mfgr. highest volume - Feb. | | GM | 209,306 | | Mfgr. highest volume - 2 mos. | | GM | 377,268 | | Mfgr. gained the most volume - Feb. | | Chrysler Group | 38,419 | | Mfgr. gained the most volume - 2 mos. | | Chrysler Group | 69,450 | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - Feb. | | Mitsubishi | -2,157 | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - 2 mos. | | GM | -8,657 | | Mfgr. highest % increase - Feb. | | Suzuki | 48% | | Mfgr. highest % increase - 2 mos. | | Mazda | 48% | | Mfgr. biggest % drop - Feb. | | Mitsubishi | -31% | | Mfgr. biggest % drop - 2 mos. | | Mitsubishi | -25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Brand highest volume - Feb. | | Ford | 171,732 | | Brand highest volume - 2 mos. | | Ford | 302,905 | | Brand gained the most volume - Feb. | | Ford | 21,448 | | Brand gained the most volume - 2 mos. | | Ford | 31,446 | | Brand lost the most volume - Feb. | | Cadillac | -4,263 | | Brand lost the most volume - 2 mos. | | Cadillac | -7,920 | | Brand highest % increase - Feb. | | Chrysler | 114% | | Brand highest % increase - 2 mos. | | Smart | 50% | | Brand biggest % drop - Feb. | | Mitsubishi | -31% | | Brand biggest % drop - 2 mos. | | Cadillac | -28% |
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