Could the bold and unique design of the sexy Range Rover Evoque explain the spectacular 56% sales increase at Land Rover over March 2011? Meanwhile, Mazda can brag about selling 34% more cars than a year ago, quite possibly because of its all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 and fuel-efficient SKYACTIV technologies . Looks like innovation does pay off.
As for the Germans, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche fared pretty well in March with a jump of 22%, 18%, 11%, 5%, and 3%, respectively. MINI is still on a roll (29%), while Kia is showing no signs of slowing down (22%).
Positive sales numbers were also recorded at Nissan (10%), Hyundai, Chrysler and Mitsubishi (all at 8%), Infiniti (6%), and Subaru (3%).
On the other hand, Ford (-3%) and Jaguar (-4%) posted a second consecutive loss in March. Things aren't so bad, though, especially with spring in full swing and a 2013 model year bringing attractive new products.
Source : Desrosiers Automotive Report
As for the Germans, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche fared pretty well in March with a jump of 22%, 18%, 11%, 5%, and 3%, respectively. MINI is still on a roll (29%), while Kia is showing no signs of slowing down (22%).
Positive sales numbers were also recorded at Nissan (10%), Hyundai, Chrysler and Mitsubishi (all at 8%), Infiniti (6%), and Subaru (3%).
On the other hand, Ford (-3%) and Jaguar (-4%) posted a second consecutive loss in March. Things aren't so bad, though, especially with spring in full swing and a 2013 model year bringing attractive new products.
| March | Current Month | YTD | ||||
| 2012 | 2011 | 12/11 | 2012 | 2011 | 12/11 | |
| Acura | 902 | 1389 | -35.1% | 2617 | 2870 | -8.8% |
| Audi | 1913 | 1568 | 22.0% | 4823 | 3913 | 23.3% |
| BMW | 2725 | 2309 | 18.0% | 6214 | 5327 | 16.7% |
| Chrysler | 22545 | 20794 | 8.4% | 55420 | 49481 | 12.0% |
| Ford | 24674 | 25511 | -3.3% | 55101 | 55891 | -1.4% |
| General Motors | 22684 | 24505 | -7.4% | 49901 | 51348 | 2.8% |
| Honda | 12841 | 13804 | -7.0% | 29177 | 24173 | 20.7% |
| Hyundai | 12605 | 11668 | 8.0% | 29331 | 27052 | 8.4% |
| Infiniti | 882 | 827 | 6.7% | 1806 | 1607 | 12.4% |
| Jaguar | 80 | 84 | -4.8% | 154 | 166 | -7.2% |
| Kia | 6628 | 5394 | 22.9% | 15046 | 12313 | 22.2% |
| Land Rover | 462 | 295 | 56.6% | 1100 | 683 | 61.1% |
| Lexus | 1288 | 1412 | -8.8% | 2959 | 2977 | -0.6% |
| Mazda | 7779 | 5787 | 34.4% | 16241 | 13645 | 19.0% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3325 | 3162 | 5.2% | 7614 | 6619 | 15.0% |
| MINI | 480 | 370 | 29.7% | 1017 | 760 | 33.8% |
| Mitsubishi | 2046 | 1895 | 8.0% | 5050 | 4866 | 3.8% |
| Nissan | 8535 | 7726 | 10.5% | 19304 | 16692 | 15.6% |
| Porsche | 227 | 219 | 3.7% | 540 | 522 | 3.4% |
| Saab | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | 9 | 20 | -55.0% |
| smart | 78 | 126 | -38.1% | 239 | 282 | -15.2% |
| Subaru | 2791 | 2700 | 3.4% | 6569 | 6218 | 5.6% |
| Suzuki | 475 | 577 | -17.7% | 1235 | 1336 | -7.6% |
| Toyota | 16054 | 16257 | -1.2% | 37427 | 33223 | 12.7% |
| Volkswagen | 5064 | 4536 | 11.6% | 11712 | 10634 | 10.1% |
| Volvo | 664 | 563 | 17.9% | 1353 | 1382 | -2.1% |
| Light Vehicle Sales | 157750 | 153485 | 2.8% | 361959 | 334000 | 8.4% |
| Passenger Car | 73645 | 69163 | 6.5% | 161085 | 140729 | 14.5% |
| Light Truck | 84105 | 84322 | -0.3% | 200874 | 193271 | 3.9% |
| GM/Ford/Chrysler Nameplates | 69903 | 70810 | -1.3% | 160422 | 156720 | 2.4% |
| Import Nameplates | 87847 | 82675 | 6.3% | 201537 | 177280 | 13.7% |
| Sales History | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 12/11 |
| January | 102.8 | 76.9 | 81.6 | 84.5 | 97.5 | 15.4% |
| February | 111.0 | 80.2 | 100.2 | 96.0 | 106.7 | 11.2% |
| March | 150.0 | 127.5 | 145.4 | 153.5 | 157.8 | 2.8% |
| April | 175.2 | 143.9 | 149.7 | 159.9 | ||
| May | 184.5 | 154.0 | 154.9 | 149.0 | ||
| June | 159.5 | 138.5 | 154.6 | 164.8 | ||
| July | 149.5 | 139.9 | 148.8 | 141.5 | ||
| August | 147.0 | 135.4 | 136.1 | 140.4 | ||
| September | 134.1 | 129.5 | 135.1 | 134.5 | ||
| October | 122.7 | 121.5 | 123.3 | 125.7 | ||
| November | 105.2 | 102.1 | 116.0 | 121.1 | ||
| December | 94.4 | 111.2 | 111.7 | 114.6 | ||
| Full Year | 1636.0 | 1460.6 | 1557.1 | 1585.5 | 362.0 | |
| Note: Sales figures above are in thousands. | ||||||