The auto industry can change a lot from one month to the next. While Land Rover recorded another sales increase of 50% or more from the same period in 2011, Mazda suffered a 6% drop.
Among domestic manufacturers, only Chrysler posted an improvement in April, albeit a very modest one at 3%. Ford and General Motors closed the month with a loss of 5% and 6%, respectively.
The sun continues to shine for MINI, which surfed on a 25% larger wave. Mercedes-Benz and Kia both sold 18% more cars last month than in April 2011.
Most other automakers remained fairly steady.
Source : Desrosiers Automotive Report
Among domestic manufacturers, only Chrysler posted an improvement in April, albeit a very modest one at 3%. Ford and General Motors closed the month with a loss of 5% and 6%, respectively.
The sun continues to shine for MINI, which surfed on a 25% larger wave. Mercedes-Benz and Kia both sold 18% more cars last month than in April 2011.
Most other automakers remained fairly steady.
| April | Current Month | YTD | ||||
| 2012 | 2011 | 12/11 | 2012 | 2011 | 12/11 | |
| Acura | 1497 | 1361 | 10.0% | 4114 | 4231 | -2.8% |
| Audi | 2026 | 2011 | 0.7% | 6849 | 5924 | 15.6% |
| BMW | 2634 | 2802 | -6.0% | 8848 | 8129 | 8.8% |
| Chrysler | 24446 | 23740 | 3.0% | 79221 | 73221 | 9.1% |
| Ford | 24161 | 25536 | -5.4% | 79262 | 81427 | -2.7% |
| General Motors | 21090 | 22622 | -6.8% | 70991 | 73970 | -4.0% |
| Honda | 11303 | 10908 | 3.6% | 40480 | 35081 | 15.4% |
| Hyundai | 14301 | 14267 | 0.2% | 43632 | 41319 | 5.6% |
| Infiniti | 612 | 561 | 9.1% | 2418 | 2168 | 11.5% |
| Jaguar | 65 | 80 | -18.8% | 219 | 246 | -11.0% |
| Kia | 8010 | 6777 | 18.2% | 23056 | 19090 | 20.8% |
| Land Rover | 380 | 247 | 53.8% | 1480 | 930 | 59.1% |
| Lexus | 1338 | 1623 | -17.6% | 4297 | 4600 | -6.6% |
| Mazda | 7049 | 7574 | -6.9% | 23290 | 21219 | 9.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3275 | 2759 | 18.7% | 10889 | 9378 | 16.1% |
| MINI | 596 | 475 | 25.5% | 1613 | 1235 | 30.6% |
| Mitsubishi | 1306 | 1826 | -28.5% | 6356 | 6692 | -5.0% |
| Nissan | 6307 | 6704 | -5.9% | 25611 | 23396 | 9.5% |
| Porsche | 328 | 323 | 1.5% | 868 | 845 | 2.7% |
| Saab | 10 | 21 | -52.4% | 19 | 41 | -53.7% |
| smart | 154 | 260 | -40.8% | 393 | 542 | -27.5% |
| Subaru | 2753 | 2900 | -5.1% | 9322 | 9118 | 2.2% |
| Suzuki | 413 | 630 | -34.4% | 1648 | 1966 | -16.2% |
| Toyota | 17394 | 17704 | -1.8% | 54821 | 50927 | 7.6% |
| Volkswagen | 5620 | 5526 | 1.7% | 17332 | 16160 | 7.3% |
| Volvo | 709 | 705 | 0.6% | 2062 | 2087 | -1.2% |
| Light Vehicle Sales | 157777 | 159942 | -1.4% | 519736 | 493942 | 5.2% |
| Passenger Car | 76368 | 75680 | 0.9% | 237453 | 216409 | 9.7% |
| Light Truck | 81409 | 84262 | -3.4% | 282283 | 277533 | 1.7% |
| GM/Ford/Chrysler Nameplates | 69697 | 71898 | -3.1% | 230119 | 228618 | 0.7% |
| Import Nameplates | 88080 | 88044 | 0.0% | 289617 | 265324 | 9.2% |
| Sales History | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 12/11 |
| January | 102.8 | 76.9 | 81.6 | 84.5 | 97.5 | 15.4% |
| Februsry | 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 | 157.8 | -1.4% |
| 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 | 519.7 | |
| Note: Sales figures above are in thousands. | ||||||