| | | Call this sequel 'Japan strikes back' | June 1, 2012 |
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| | Winners and Losers % change in sales among major brands from May 2011
| | Winners | May | | | Winners | 5 mos. | | | | Losers | May | | | Losers | 5 mos. | | 1 | Fiat | 128% | | 1 | Fiat | 432% | | | 1 | Mitsubishi | -26% | | 1 | Mitsubishi | -23% | | 2 | Toyota Division | 92% | | 2 | Chrysler Division | 77% | | | 2 | Jaguar | -15% | | 2 | Cadillac | -22% | | 3 | Chrysler Division | 81% | | 3 | Smart | 68% | | | 2 | Cadillac | -15% | | 3 | Buick | -9% | | 4 | Lexus | 74% | | 4 | Volkswagen division | 36% | | | 2 | Volvo | -15% | | 4 | Volvo | -6% | | 5 | Infiniti | 66% | | 5 | Jeep | 29% | | | 5 | Lincoln | -2% | | 5 | Suzuki | -4% | |
|  | Toyota blasts past 200,000 May sales
 | Toyota sold nearly 40,000 Camrys in May, keeping the mid-sized sedan the top-selling car in America.
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LOS ANGELES -- For only the third time since the 2009 cash-for-clunkers program, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. sold more than 200,000 vehicles last month, demonstrating that the automaker has firmly rebounded from last year's earthquake.
The 87 percent year-over-year surge in Toyota sales in May is a bit misleading because comparisons with last year's results are skewed by earthquake-related inventory shortages a year earlier.
But even on a raw-numbers basis, Toyota had a strong May.
Toyota vehicles sold at "the fastest pace since the prerecession days of August 2008, not counting the cash-for-clunkers event," said Bob Carter, Toyota Division general manager.
Toyota sold nearly 40,000 Camrys in May, keeping the mid-sized sedan the top-selling car in America.
Much of the gain came from young shoppers buying the Camry SE trim level. It now represents 40 percent of Camry volume, with the SE's average 45-year-old buyer bringing overall Camry average buyer age down from 58 for the previous ...
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Civic propels American Honda to 48% gain
LOS ANGELES -- American Honda posted its best May since 2008 with sales of 133,997 units, up 48 percent from a year ago when Japan's March 2011 earthquake began to disrupt inventories.
But for many Honda vehicles, last month was strong regardless of circumstances, helping the automaker recover U.S. market share.
Despite a spate of unflattering reviews for the Civic, consumers are flocking to Honda's compact coupe and sedan line. Civic sales blew past 33,000 units -- its best month of the year by more than 5,000 units.
"Civic sales were helped by strong leasing programs," Edmunds.com senior analyst Jessica Caldwell said. "But ultimately its key asset is its brand ...
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GM sales up 11%; transaction prices rise, too
DETROIT -- General Motors posted an 11 percent rise in its U.S. May sales, to 245,256 units, while commanding sharply higher prices.
GM's retail sales rose 14 percent while sales to fleet customers rose 3 percent, the company said.
The automaker's average transaction price rose 5 percent, to $33,142 per vehicle, according to TrueCar.com. That was the second-largest price increase among the eight largest automakers in the United States, behind Hyundai-Kia's 9 percentrise.
GM's incentive spending dropped 4 percent, to an average of $2,973 , TrueCar said. GM and Hyundai-Kia were the only major automakers to reduce incentives.
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BLOGS | | JESSE SNYDER
The profit windfall is over
Forget that 26 percent May sales jump. Because it's not a surprise. Anybody really think Toyota and Honda wouldn't outsell last May, when their cupboards were bare? ... Read the blog Published: Jun 1 3:50 pm U.S. Eastern time
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Top selling light vehicles
| | May | | | | 5 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series | 54,836 | | 1 | Ford F series | 246,116 | | 2 | Toyota Camry | 39,571 | | 2 | Toyota Camry | 181,796 | | 3 | Chevrolet Silverado | 34,555 | | 3 | Chevrolet Silverado | 160,942 | | 4 | Honda Civic | 33,490 | | 4 | Nissan Altima | 135,289 | | 5 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 31,847 | | 5 | Honda Civic | 135,082 | | 6 | Honda Accord | 29,737 | | 6 | Honda Accord | 126,254 | | 7 | Chevrolet Malibu | 29,579 | | 7 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 125,079 | | 8 | Ford Fusion | 26,857 | | 8 | Honda CR-V | 123,400 | | 9 | Ram | 26,040 | | 9 | Ram | 114,630 | | 10 | Honda CR-V | 25,186 | | 10 | Ford Fusion | 112,416 | |
Top selling cars
| | May | | | | 5 mos. | | 1 | Toyota Camry | 39,571 | | 1 | Toyota Camry | 181,796 | | 2 | Honda Civic | 33,490 | | 2 | Nissan Altima | 135,289 | | 3 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 31,847 | | 3 | Honda Civic | 135,082 | | 4 | Honda Accord | 29,737 | | 4 | Honda Accord | 126,254 | | 5 | Chevrolet Malibu | 29,579 | | 5 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 125,079 | | 6 | Ford Fusion | 26,857 | | 6 | Ford Fusion | 112,416 | | 7 | Ford Focus | 24,769 | | 7 | Ford Focus | 110,237 | | 8 | Nissan Altima | 22,690 | | 8 | Chevrolet Malibu | 110,035 | | 9 | Toyota Prius | 21,477 | | 9 | Toyota Prius | 107,504 | | 10 | Hyundai Sonata | 20,765 | | 10 | Hyundai Sonata | 96,481 | |
Top selling light trucks
| | May | | | | 5 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series | 54,836 | | 1 | Ford F series | 246,116 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 34,555 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 160,942 | | 3 | Ram | 26,040 | | 3 | Honda CR-V | 123,400 | | 4 | Honda CR-V | 25,186 | | 4 | Ram | 114,630 | | 5 | Ford Escape | 23,077 | | 5 | Ford Escape | 98,667 | | 6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 20,238 | | 6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 90,097 | | 7 | Toyota RAV4 | 19,248 | | 7 | Toyota RAV4 | 74,309 | | 8 | Ford Explorer | 15,538 | | 8 | Ford Explorer | 63,269 | | 9 | GMC Sienna | 14,606 | | 9 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 62,611 | | 10 | Jeep Wrangler | 14,454 | | 10 | Nissan Rogue | 60,839 | |
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|  | | Table sorted by year-to-date sales
| | | May 2012 | May 2011 | May % change | 5 mos. 2012 | 5 mos. 2011 | 5 mos. % change | | Buick | | 18,565 | 15,579 | 19% | 71,347 | 78,731 | -9% | | Cadillac | | 9,871 | 11,623 | -15% | 50,688 | 65,262 | -22% | | Chevrolet | | 177,943 | 161,401 | 10% | 781,564 | 747,700 | 5% | | GMC | | 38,877 | 32,589 | 19% | 163,364 | 154,582 | 6% | | General Motors | | 245,256 | 221,192 | 11% | 1,066,963 | 1,046,275 | 2% | | Ford division | | 208,425 | 184,130 | 13% | 898,761 | 841,431 | 7% | | Lincoln | | 7,274 | 7,399 | -2% | 34,418 | 34,642 | -1% | | Mercury | | - | - | - | - | 248 | - | | Ford Motor Co. | | 215,699 | 191,529 | 13% | 933,179 | 876,321 | 7% | | Lexus | | 21,463 | 12,305 | 74% | 88,110 | 77,237 | 14% | | Scion | | 6,047 | 4,696 | 29% | 26,721 | 23,165 | 15% | | Toyota Division | | 175,463 | 91,386 | 92% | 753,469 | 601,449 | 25% | | Toyota/Scion | | 181,510 | 96,082 | 89% | 780,190 | 624,614 | 25% | | Toyota Motor Sales | | 202,973 | 108,387 | 87% | 868,300 | 701,851 | 24% | | Chrysler Division | | 29,674 | 16,364 | 81% | 140,891 | 79,539 | 77% | | Dodge | | 45,793 | 40,200 | 14% | 217,263 | 186,497 | 17% | | Ram | | 26,373 | 21,467 | 23% | 117,373 | 97,551 | 20% | | Dodge/Ram | | 72,166 | 61,667 | 17% | 334,636 | 284,048 | 18% | | Fiat | | 4,003 | 1,759 | 128% | 16,702 | 3,141 | 432% | | Jeep | | 44,198 | 35,573 | 24% | 197,028 | 152,810 | 29% | | Chrysler Group | | 150,041 | 115,363 | 30% | 689,257 | 519,538 | 33% | | Acura | | 14,586 | 9,000 | 62% | 57,566 | 51,972 | 11% | | Honda Division | | 119,411 | 81,773 | 46% | 518,608 | 471,578 | 10% | | American Honda Motor Co. | | 133,997 | 90,773 | 48% | 576,174 | 523,550 | 10% | | Hyundai division | | 67,019 | 59,214 | 13% | 292,856 | 263,588 | 11% | | Kia | | 51,771 | 48,212 | 7% | 237,381 | 200,059 | 19% | | Hyundai-Kia | | 118,790 | 107,426 | 11% | 530,237 | 463,647 | 14% | | Infiniti | | 10,592 | 6,389 | 66% | 43,941 | 40,986 | 7% | | Nissan Division | | 81,202 | 69,759 | 16% | 441,543 | 392,046 | 13% | | Nissan North America | | 91,794 | 76,148 | 21% | 485,484 | 433,032 | 12% | | Audi | | 11,503 | 10,457 | 10% | 52,494 | 45,858 | 15% | | Bentley | | 201 | 226 | -11% | 854 | 665 | 28% | | VW division | | 38,657 | 30,100 | 28% | 170,555 | 125,681 | 36% | | VW Group Of America | | 50,361 | 40,783 | 24% | 223,903 | 172,204 | 30% | | Subaru | | 29,724 | 20,036 | 48% | 136,602 | 112,255 | 22% | | BMW division | | 22,168 | 20,651 | 7% | 104,779 | 92,068 | 14% | | Mini | | 6,153 | 5,801 | 6% | 26,064 | 24,588 | 6% | | Rolls-Royce* | | 32 | 30 | 7% | 160 | 150 | 7% | | BMW Group | | 28,353 | 26,482 | 7% | 131,003 | 116,806 | 12% | | Mazda | | 20,357 | 17,875 | 14% | 123,886 | 103,072 | 20% | | Maybach | | 4 | 3 | 33% | 20 | 15 | 33% | | Mercedes-Benz | | 24,556 | 20,305 | 21% | 113,507 | 95,451 | 19% | | Smart USA | | 703 | 492 | 43% | 3,731 | 2,226 | 68% | | Daimler AG | | 25,263 | 20,800 | 22% | 117,258 | 97,692 | 20% | | Volvo Cars N.A. | | 6,246 | 7,359 | -15% | 27,511 | 29,203 | -6% | | Mitsubishi | | 5,575 | 7,568 | -26% | 27,462 | 35,816 | -23% | | Jaguar | | 1,075 | 1,271 | -15% | 5,476 | 5,021 | 9% | | Land Rover | | 3,438 | 2,891 | 19% | 17,389 | 14,140 | 23% | | Jaguar Land Rover N.A. | | 4,513 | 4,162 | 8% | 22,865 | 19,161 | 19% | | Porsche | | 2,852 | 2,817 | 1% | 13,448 | 12,996 | 4% | | Suzuki | | 2,360 | 2,290 | 3% | 10,696 | 11,125 | -4% | | Maserati | | 226 | 206 | 10% | 1,060 | 908 | 17% | | Saab Cars N.A. | | - | 383 | - | - | 3,148 | - | | Other** | | 262 | 256 | 2% | 1,310 | 1,277 | 3% | | U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE | | 1,334,642 | 1,061,835 | 26% | 5,986,598 | 5,279,877 | 13% | | | |
Highlights | Mfgr. highest volume - May | GM | 245,256 | | Mfgr. highest volume - 5 mos. | GM | 1,066,963 | | Mfgr. Gained the most volume - May | Toyota Motor Sales | 94,586 | | Mfgr. Gained the most volume - 5 mos. | Chrysler Group | 169,719 | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - May | Mitsubishi | (1,993) | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - 5 mos. | Mitsubishi | (8,354) | | Mfgr. highest % increase - May | Toyota Motor Sales | 87% | | Mfgr. highest % increase - 5 mos. | Chrysler Group | 33% | | Mfgr. Biggest % drop - May | Mitsubishi | -26% | | Mfgr. Biggest % drop - 5 mos. | Mitsubishi | -23% | | Brand highest volume - May | Ford | 208,425 | | Brand highest volume - 5 mos. | Ford | 898,761 | | Brand Gained the most volume - May | Toyota | 84,077 | | Brand Gained the most volume - 5 mos. | Toyota | 152,020 | | Brand lost the most volume - May | Mitsubishi | (1,993) | | Brand lost the most volume - 5 mos. | Cadillac | (14,574) | | Brand highest % increase - May | Fiat | 128% | | Brand highest % increase - 5 mos. | Chrysler | 432% | | Brand Biggest % drop - May | Mitsubishi | -26% | | Brand Biggest % drop - 5 mos. | Mitsubishi | -23% | |
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