The first units of the Toyota bZ4X were sold in the U.S. this month. The USA auto market dives by a very harsh -29.6% to 1,115,810 sales. Passenger cars fall -36.3% to 251,042 units and 22.5% share while light trucks drop -27.8% to 864,768 registrations and 77.5% share. The seasonally…
The new Mazda CX-50 helps the brand contain its fall in April. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to fall -17% year-on-year in April to 1.16 million units as the ship shortage continues to bite. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised sales Rate (SAAR) is down 20.5% to just 14.7…
The Toyota RAV4 scores a third straight double-digit gain in June. It's a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in Canada where the automotive market is sinking ever deeper into recession with June deliveries down -9.5% year-on-year to just 182.279 units, pulling the First Half 2019 tally down -4.8% to…
Ram sales are up 28% year-on-year in the U.S. so far in 2019. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are down -2.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 8.446.693 units, the lowest H1 volume in the U.S. since 2014 (8.16m). Behind this relatively modest drop hides the…
The 12th generation will help the Toyota Corolla remain at #1 worldwide in 2019. Consult 60 years worth of Worldwide Historical Data here. Our exclusive Full Year worldwide models ranking is here for 2018. This is the most complete and accurate worldwide ranking published online, taking into account official sales…
The Ram Pickup breaks its all-time volume record for the 5th time in the past 10 months. It may be a tiny -0.1% and just 1.436 sales less year-on-year, but the U.S. new light vehicle market is yet to find its first uptick of the year with May marking five…
Ram (+31.3%) delivers the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 25. No sign of improvement for the Canadian new light vehicle market, enduring a 14th straight month of year-on-year decline in April at -4.4% to 183.754, leading to a year-to-date drop of -3.3% to 602.369. According to local consultancy Desrosiers…
Nissan Altima sales are up a whopping 59% year-on-year in April. This article has been updated with correct data for Audi models and refined estimates for Buick, Cadillac and GMC models. April marks the 4th straight month of year-on-year decline for U.S. new light vehicles, still chasing their first gain…
Hyundai-Kia is the only Top 10 group to manage a double-digit gain in February. Canadian new light vehicle sales celebrate a sad milestone in February: a full year, or 12 consecutive months, of year-on-year declines at -2.1% to 123.341 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 3.8% to 234.465. According to local…
The Kia Telluride has landed in the US, helping Hyundai-Kia to a 4th consecutive gain. The U.S. new light vehicle market sinks -3.4% year-on-year in February to 1.258.042 units. Note some external reports have this figure up to 12.000 units higher due to overestimating Tesla sales. This clear February loss means…
Resurrecting the Ford Ranger is turning out to be a blockbuster decision for Ford with over 300.000 expressions of interest recorded by the manufacturer so far. Sales of new light vehicles drop 3% year-on-year in the US for January to 1.122.864 units. Fleet shipments have come to the rescue to limit…
The new Wrangler helped Jeep sales up 17.5% to reach a new all-time record. Consult over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market shows surprising resolve in 2018 with a 0.6% uptick to 17.343.708 deliveries, marking the 4th largest annual volume in U.S. history…
Tesla is up to #15 brand in the US in December, scoring a new monthly volume record. U.S. light vehicle sales end the year on a rosy note with a 2.2% year-on-year uptick in December to 1.639 million units, the 2nd largest monthly volume this year, enabling a positive Full…
The Ram Pickup soars 42%, posting a 3rd all-time volume record in 4 months. Evergreen pickup and SUV sales have failed to compensate a worsening car sales crisis in the U.S. this month as November edges down 0.3% to 1.395.144 deliveries, this despite Black Friday sale on throughout the month,…
Without FCA, the U.S. market would be down 1.2% this month. Ram (+14%) and its pickup shine. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * Whereas most analysts had predicted a drop, the U.S. new light vehicle market edges…