| | | | | | | | | | Strong December sales build momentum for 2013
 A strong December helped push 2012 U.S. light-vehicle sales to 14.5 million units, up 13 percent from a year earlier and the highest volume in five years. Automakers sold 1.4 million cars and light trucks in December, 9 percent above a strong year-earlier performance. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate was 15. ...
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| | Winners and Losers % change in sales among major brands from Dec. 2012
| | Winners | Dec. | | Winners | 12 mos. | | Losers | Dec. | | Losers | 12 mos. | | 1 | Porsche | 61% | | Fiat | 121% | | Mitsubishi | -18% | | Mitsubishi | -27% | | 2 | Fiat | 59% | | Smart | 92% | | Lincoln | -12% | | Lincoln | -4% | | 3 | Smart | 40% | | Scion | 49% | | Kia | -10% | | Jaguar | -2% | | 4 | BMW division | 39% | | Chrysler Division | 39% | | Jeep | -9% | | Cadillac | -2% | | 5 | Volkswagen division | 35% | | Volkswagen division | 35% | | Jaguar | -8% | | | | |
| | | Toyota expects to outperform industry again in 2013
 | The combined 2012 U.S. share for the Toyota, Scion and Lexus brands rose to 14.4 percent from 12.9 percent, ending two years of sharp drops.
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LOS ANGELES -- After two years marred by natural disasters and recalls, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. appears to have regained its momentum.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. ended 2012 with December sales increasing 9 percent. Toyota's total of 2.08 million vehicles sold for the year was up 27 percent over 2011 results, which were hurt by the Japanese earthquake. Still, it was a boost of more than 400,000 units over the previous year and exceeded Toyota's internal forecasts.
"With sales nearly doubling the increase of a healthy industry, Toyota had a breakout year in 2012," CEO Jim Lentz said. "We expect to outperform the industry once again [in 2013] with another nine product launches on the horizon."
Toyota is projecting the industry will hit 14.7 million sales in 2013. But that forecast was made 90 days ago and may be updated after a strong fourth quarter, Lentz said. Also likely to be revised: Toyota's internal sales target of 2.15 million units for next year, a modest gain of 100,000 vehicles.
"We've often been accused of ...
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Outgoing Civic leads Honda December rebound
LOS ANGELES -- American Honda's U.S. sales rose 26 percent in December from last year, when inventories were crimped by the Thai floods that ravaged Honda's supply network.
The strong December results helped American Honda's full-year 2012 sales rise 24 percent to 1.42 million vehicles from 2011, when deliveries were hurt by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Honda Division's December sales jumped 27 percent, just 500 units shy of its best December ever.
From a market share perspective, the Honda brand is back on track. Its 2012 share of 8.7 percent is its best since 2008, when it held a 9.7-percent share of U.S. light-vehicle sales. In 2011, the Honda brand's ...
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Pickup push drives GM to 5% increase
DETROIT -- General Motors' best month for pickup sales in four years helped slash the company's bloated truck inventory and propelled GM to a 5 percent sales gain for December.
But that 5 percent gain, to 245,733 vehicles, trailed the industry's 9 percent increase.
All four GM brands posted increases. Cadillac rose 12 percent; Buick was up 10 percent; GMC increased 5 percent; and Chevy rose 4 percent.
For the year, GM's sales rose 4 percent to 2,595,717 units, well below the industry's 13 percent growth.
In 2012, Chevrolet and GMC sales each rose 4 percent, Buick sales increased 2 percent, and Cadillac sales fell 2 percent.
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Dodge Dart posts best sales month yet despite Avenger discounts
Chrysler Group's new Fiat-based compact sedan posted its best-ever sales month in December, more than a half-year after the 2013 Dodge Dart began showing up on dealer lots. The 6,105 Darts that dealers sold last month came as the four-door made the final cut on several Car of the Year lists and boosted its total U.S. sales for 2012 to 25,303 units. ... Read the blog Published: Jan 3 4:08 pm U.S. Eastern time
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Top selling light vehicles
| | | Dec. | | | 2012 | | 1 | Ford F series | 68,787 | | Ford F series | 645,316 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 50,699 | | Chevrolet Silverado | 418,312 | | 3 | Honda Civic | 33,118 | | Toyota Camry | 404,886 | | 4 | Toyota Camry | 31,407 | | Honda Accord | 331,872 | | 5 | Ram | 30,211 | | Honda Civic | 317,909 | | 6 | Honda Accord | 29,428 | | Nissan Altima | 302,934 | | 7 | Honda CR-V | 25,733 | | Ram | 293,363 | | 8 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 24,679 | | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 290,947 | | 9 | Nissan Altima | 23,966 | | Honda CR-V | 281,652 | | 10 | Ford Focus | 22,604 | | Ford Escape | 261,008 | |
Top selling cars
| | | Dec. | | | 2012 | | 1 | Honda Civic | 33,118 | | Toyota Camry | 404,886 | | 2 | Toyota Camry | 31,407 | | Honda Accord | 331,872 | | 3 | Honda Accord | 29,428 | | Honda Civic | 317,909 | | 4 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 24,679 | | Nissan Altima | 302,934 | | 5 | Nissan Altima | 23,966 | | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 290,947 | | 6 | Ford Focus | 22,604 | | Ford Focus | 245,922 | | 7 | Chevrolet Cruze | 21,230 | | Ford Fusion | 241,263 | | 8 | Hyundai Sonata | 20,826 | | Chevrolet Cruze | 237,758 | | 9 | Toyota Prius | 20,040 | | Toyota Prius | 236,659 | | 10 | Ford Fusion | 19,283 | | Hyundai Sonata | 230,605 | |
Top selling light trucks
| | | Dec. | | | 2012 | | 1 | Ford F series | 68,787 | | Ford F series | 645,316 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 50,699 | | Chevrolet Silverado | 418,312 | | 3 | Ram | 30,211 | | Ram | 293,363 | | 4 | Honda CR-V | 25,733 | | Honda CR-V | 281,652 | | 5 | Ford Escape | 20,131 | | Ford Escape | 261,008 | | 6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 19,551 | | Chevrolet Equinox | 218,621 | | 7 | GMC Sierra | 18,710 | | Toyota RAV4 | 171,877 | | 8 | Ford Explorer | 17,244 | | Ford Explorer | 164,207 | | 9 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 17,121 | | GMC Sierra | 157,185 | | 10 | Toyota RAV4 | 14,351 | | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 154,734 | |
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| | | | Table sorted by year-to-date sales
| | | Dec. 2012 | Dec. 2011 | % change | 12 mos. 2012 | 12 mos. 2011 | % change | | Buick | | 16,473 | 14,974 | 10% | 180,408 | 177,633 | 2% | | Cadillac | | 18,248 | 16,259 | 12% | 149,782 | 152,389 | -2% | | Chevrolet | | 167,091 | 161,158 | 4% | 1,851,646 | 1,775,802 | 4% | | GMC | | 43,921 | 41,960 | 5% | 413,881 | 397,973 | 4% | | General Motors | | 245,733 | 234,351 | 5% | 2,595,717 | 2,503,797 | 4% | | Ford division | | 205,518 | 201,044 | 2% | 2,160,859 | 2,057,210 | 5% | | Lincoln | | 7,384 | 8,403 | -12% | 82,150 | 85,643 | -4% | | Mercury | | - | - | - | - | 248 | -100% | | Ford Motor Co. | | 212,902 | 209,447 | 2% | 2,243,009 | 2,143,101 | 5% | | Lexus | | 30,607 | 25,355 | 21% | 244,166 | 198,552 | 23% | | Scion | | 5,522 | 4,159 | 33% | 73,505 | 49,271 | 49% | | Toyota Division | | 158,014 | 148,617 | 6% | 1,764,833 | 1,396,837 | 26% | | Toyota/Scion | | 163,536 | 152,776 | 7% | 1,838,338 | 1,446,108 | 27% | | Toyota Motor Sales | | 194,143 | 178,131 | 9% | 2,082,504 | 1,644,660 | 27% | | Chrysler Division | | 25,513 | 23,974 | 6% | 307,967 | 221,346 | 39% | | Dodge | | 52,391 | 41,548 | 26% | 524,989 | 451,040 | 16% | | Ram | | 30,885 | 26,595 | 16% | 300,928 | 257,610 | 17% | | Dodge/Ram | | 83,276 | 68,143 | 22% | 825,917 | 708,650 | 17% | | Fiat | | 3,707 | 2,325 | 59% | 43,772 | 19,769 | 121% | | Jeep | | 39,871 | 43,577 | -9% | 474,131 | 419,349 | 13% | | Chrysler Group | | 152,367 | 138,019 | 10% | 1,651,787 | 1,369,114 | 21% | | Acura | | 16,034 | 13,129 | 22% | 156,216 | 123,299 | 27% | | Honda Division | | 116,740 | 92,101 | 27% | 1,266,569 | 1,023,986 | 24% | | American Honda Motor Co. | | 132,774 | 105,230 | 26% | 1,422,785 | 1,147,285 | 24% | | Hyundai division | | 59,435 | 50,765 | 17% | 703,007 | 645,691 | 9% | | Kia | | 39,178 | 43,390 | -10% | 557,599 | 485,492 | 15% | | Hyundai-Kia | | 98,613 | 94,155 | 5% | 1,260,606 | 1,131,183 | 11% | | Infiniti | | 12,627 | 10,990 | 15% | 119,877 | 98,461 | 22% | | Nissan Division | | 86,663 | 89,937 | -4% | 1,021,779 | 944,073 | 8% | | Nissan North America | | 99,290 | 100,927 | -2% | 1,141,656 | 1,042,534 | 10% | | Audi | | 14,841 | 12,655 | 17% | 139,310 | 117,561 | 19% | | Bentley | | 237 | 317 | -25% | 2,315 | 1,877 | 23% | | Lamborghini* | | 40 | 29 | 38% | 480 | 340 | 41% | | Porsche | | 2,952 | 1,834 | 61% | 35,043 | 29,023 | 21% | | VW division | | 44,005 | 32,502 | 35% | 438,133 | 324,402 | 35% | | VW Group Of America | | 62,075 | 47,337 | 31% | 615,281 | 473,203 | 30% | | BMW division | | 37,399 | 26,834 | 39% | 281,460 | 247,907 | 14% | | Mini | | 6,456 | 5,711 | 13% | 66,123 | 57,511 | 15% | | Rolls-Royce* | | 32 | 31 | 3% | 384 | 362 | 6% | | BMW Group | | 43,887 | 32,576 | 35% | 347,967 | 305,780 | 14% | | Subaru | | 36,653 | 33,701 | 9% | 336,441 | 266,989 | 26% | | Maybach | | 5 | 4 | 25% | 50 | 39 | 28% | | Mercedes-Benz | | 30,376 | 27,296 | 11% | 295,013 | 261,769 | 13% | | Smart USA | | 996 | 710 | 40% | 10,009 | 5,208 | 92% | | Daimler AG | | 31,377 | 28,010 | 12% | 305,072 | 267,016 | 14% | | Mazda | | 27,253 | 22,353 | 22% | 277,046 | 250,426 | 11% | | Volvo Cars N.A. | | 6,150 | 5,342 | 15% | 68,117 | 67,240 | 1% | | Mitsubishi | | 4,113 | 5,032 | -18% | 57,790 | 79,020 | -27% | | Jaguar | | 1,049 | 1,137 | -8% | 12,011 | 12,276 | -2% | | Land Rover | | 5,174 | 4,743 | 9% | 43,664 | 38,099 | 15% | | Jaguar Land Rover N.A. | | 6,223 | 5,880 | 6% | 55,675 | 50,375 | 11% | | Suzuki | | 1,945 | 2,565 | -24% | 25,357 | 26,618 | -5% | | Maserati | | 333 | 238 | 40% | 2,730 | 2,321 | 18% | | Saab Cars N.A. | | - | 270 | -100% | - | 5,610 | -100% | | Other** | | 239 | 229 | 4% | 2,858 | 2,735 | 5% | | U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE | | 1,356,070 | 1,243,793 | 9% | 14,492,398 | 12,779,007 | 13% | *Estimate | | |
Highlights | Mfgr. highest volume - Dec. | | GM | | 245,733 | | Mfgr. highest volume - 12 mos. | | GM | | 2,595,717 | | Mfgr. gained the most volume - Dec. | | American Honda | | 27,544 | | Mfgr. gained the most volume - 12 mos. | | Toyota Motor Sales | | 437,844 | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - Dec. | | Nissan N.A. | | (1,637) | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - 12 mos. | | Mitsubishi | | (21,230) | | Mfgr. highest % increase - Dec. | | BMW Group | | 35% | | Mfgr. highest % increase - 12 mos. | | VW Group of America | | 30% | | Mfgr. biggest % drop - Dec. | | Mitsubishi | | -18% | | Mfgr. biggest % drop - 12 mos. | | Mitsubishi | | -27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Brand highest volume - Dec. | | Ford | | 205,518 | | Brand highest volume - 12 mos. | | Ford | | 2,160,859 | | Brand gained the most volume - Dec. | | Honda | | 24,639 | | Brand gained the most volume - 12 mos. | | Toyota | | 367,996 | | Brand lost the most volume - Dec. | | Kia | | (4,212) | | Brand lost the most volume - 12 mos. | | Mitsubishi | | (21,230) | | Brand highest % increase - Dec. | | Porsche | | 61% | | Brand highest % increase - 12 mos. | | Fiat | | 121% | | Brand biggest % drop - Dec. | | Mitsubishi | | -18% | | Brand biggest % drop - 12 mos. | | Mitsubishi | | -27% | |
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