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 The Detroit 3 and Toyota led auto sales in the United States to a 14 percent gain last month as robust demand from November and December carried into the new year. ...
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| | Winners and Losers % change in sales among major brands from Jan. 2012
| | Winners | | | Losers | | | 1 | Cadillac | 47% | | Lincoln | -18% | | 2 | Scion | 38% | | Mazda | -11% | | 3 | Dodge | 37% | | Jeep | -4% | | 4 | Lexus | 32% | | Smart | -3% | | 4 | Buick | 32% | | Suzuki | -1% | |
| | | Toyota extends surge into 2013
 | Avalon deliveries, bolstered by demand for the all-new 2013 model, totaled 4,840, up 50 percent, in its first full-month of sales.
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LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales jumped 27 percent in January, echoing their increase for all of 2012 and signaling another year of market-share gains.
A 26 percent increase for the Toyota Division – aided by fleet sales -- and a 32 percent advance at Lexus led the automaker to 157,725 sales for the month. The company's U.S. market share stood at 15.1 percent in January up from 13.6 percent a year earlier.
Last year, Toyota gained 1.5 points of U.S. share and closed the gap behind No. 2 Ford Motor Co. while recovering from natural disasters in Asia.
"The sales pace we saw in fourth quarter rolled right into January," said Bill Fay, Toyota Division general manager. "It was a great start for the year for Toyota. We started with a bit of apprehension with the fiscal cliff, new tax rates, January being a slower month and the year-end push in December."
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GM sales rise 16% on pickups
DETROIT -- General Motors sales rose 16 percent in January on sharper pickup sales and strong results for Cadillac and Buick.
GM sold 194,699 vehicles in the month, the company said today. Chevrolet accounted for 71 percent of that total, up 11 percent but that was the smallest increase of GM's four brands.
Cadillac sales jumped 47 percent, as retail sales at the luxury brand hit their highest level in 23 years, GM said. Buick sales rose 32 percent and GMC sales climbed 23 percent.
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Volkswagen finally loses some steam
After three straight years of double-digit U.S. sales gains, Volkswagen Group began 2013 with a 9 percent advance -- its first monthly increase below 10 percent since January 2011.
The automaker sold 29,018 VW brand vehicles in January, up 7 percent from the same month last year. Audi sales rose 8 percent to 10,056, while Porsche soared 32 percent to 3,358.
Throughout 2012, the VW brand -- the top-selling division for the German automaker -- routinely posted sales increases of 30 percent or more. Volkswagen of America CEO Jonathan Browning warned at the Detroit auto show last month that the brand could not grow at such a brisk pace indefinitely.
He echoed that sentiment ...
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BLOGS | | JESSE SNYDER
How much longer can the good times roll?
The auto industry in the United States is the healthiest I’ve ever seen it. Suppliers and automakers are matching production to supply without big incentives, managing capacity and developing attractive models. ... Read the blog Published: Feb 1 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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Top selling light vehicles
| | | Jan. | | 1 | Ford F series | 46,841 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 35,445 | | 3 | Toyota Camry | 31,897 | | 4 | Honda Accord | 23,924 | | 5 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 23,822 | | 6 | Ford Fusion | 22,399 | | 7 | Honda Civic | 21,881 | | 8 | Nissan Altima | 21,464 | | 9 | Ram | 20,474 | | 10 | Ford Escape | 19,939 | |
Top selling cars
| | | Jan. | | 1 | Toyota Camry | 31,897 | | 2 | Honda Accord | 23,924 | | 3 | Toyota Corolla/Matrix | 23,822 | | 4 | Ford Fusion | 22,399 | | 5 | Honda Civic | 21,881 | | 6 | Nissan Altima | 21,464 | | 7 | Ford Focus | 16,161 | | 8 | Chevrolet Malibu | 15,823 | | 9 | Toyota Prius | 15,772 | | 10 | Chevrolet Cruze | 14,524 | |
Top selling light trucks
| | | Jan. | | 1 | Ford F series | 46,841 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 35,445 | | 3 | Ram | 20,474 | | 4 | Ford Escape | 19,939 | | 5 | Honda CR-V | 17,809 | | 6 | Chevrolet Equinox | 17,223 | | 7 | Ford Explorer | 15,207 | | 8 | GMC Sierra | 12,846 | | 9 | Toyota Tacoma | 11,622 | | 10 | Toyota RAV4 | 11,610 | |
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| | | | Table sorted by year-to-date sales
| | Jan. 2013 | Jan. 2012 | % change | | Buick | 13,463 | 10,208 | 32% | | Cadillac | 13,116 | 8,924 | 47% | | Chevrolet | 137,304 | 123,864 | 11% | | GMC | 30,816 | 24,966 | 23% | | General Motors | 194,699 | 167,962 | 16% | | Ford division | 161,672 | 131,173 | 23% | | Lincoln | 4,191 | 5,121 | -18% | | Ford Motor Co. | 165,863 | 136,294 | 22% | | Lexus | 16,211 | 12,274 | 32% | | Scion | 4,893 | 3,535 | 38% | | Toyota Division | 136,621 | 108,731 | 26% | | Toyota/Scion | 141,514 | 112,266 | 26% | | Toyota Motor Sales | 157,725 | 124,540 | 27% | | Chrysler Division | 20,696 | 17,604 | 18% | | Dodge | 43,227 | 31,454 | 37% | | Ram | 20,987 | 18,470 | 14% | | Dodge/Ram | 64,214 | 49,924 | 29% | | Fiat | 2,503 | 1,911 | 31% | | Jeep | 30,318 | 31,710 | -4% | | Chrysler Group | 117,731 | 101,149 | 16% | | Acura | 9,489 | 8,381 | 13% | | Honda Division | 84,137 | 74,628 | 13% | | American Honda Motor Co. | 93,626 | 83,009 | 13% | | Infiniti | 7,126 | 6,796 | 5% | | Nissan Division | 73,793 | 72,517 | 2% | | Nissan North America | 80,919 | 79,313 | 2% | | Hyundai division | 43,713 | 42,694 | 2% | | Kia | 36,302 | 35,517 | 2% | | Hyundai-Kia | 80,015 | 78,211 | 2% | | Audi | 10,056 | 9,354 | 8% | | Bentley | 188 | 118 | 59% | | Lamborghini* | 46 | 43 | 7% | | Porsche | 3,358 | 2,550 | 32% | | VW division | 29,018 | 27,208 | 7% | | VW Group Of America | 42,666 | 39,273 | 9% | | Subaru | 27,663 | 22,807 | 21% | | Maybach | - | 4 | -100% | | Mercedes-Benz | 23,578 | 21,225 | 11% | | Smart USA | 481 | 496 | -3% | | Daimler AG | 24,059 | 21,725 | 11% | | Mazda | 21,319 | 23,996 | -11% | | BMW division | 16,513 | 16,405 | 1% | | Mini | 3,682 | 3,334 | 10% | | Rolls-Royce* | 38 | 32 | 19% | | BMW Group | 20,233 | 19,771 | 2% | | Jaguar | 1,029 | 985 | 5% | | Land Rover | 4,200 | 3,205 | 31% | | Jaguar Land Rover N.A. | 5,229 | 4,190 | 25% | | Volvo Cars N.A. | 4,875 | 4,461 | 9% | | Mitsubishi | 4,659 | 4,711 | -1% | | Suzuki | 1,486 | 1,505 | -1% | | Maserati | 172 | 154 | 12% | | Other** | 253 | 246 | 3% | | U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE | 1,043,192 | 913,317 | 14% | | | |
Highlights | Mfgr. highest volume - Jan. | | GM | | 194,699 | | Mfgr. gained the most volume - Jan. | | Toyota Motor Sales | | 33,185 | | Mfgr. lost the most volume - Jan. | | Mazda | | (2,677) | | Mfgr. highest % increase - Jan. | | Toyota Motor Sales | | 27% | | Mfgr. biggest % drop - Jan. | | Mazda | | -11% | | | | | | | | Brand highest volume - Jan. | | Ford | | 161,672 | | Brand gained the most volume - Jan. | | Ford | | 30,499 | | Brand lost the most volume - Jan. | | Mazda | | (2,677) | | Brand highest % increase - Jan. | | Cadillac | | 47% | | Brand biggest % drop - Jan. | | Lincoln | | -18% | |
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