Sales during the month of April have cooled down for certain brands, such as Audi, BMW, Lexus and Porsche. On the other hand, the Korean brands Kia and Hyundai are still going strong, and so is Mercedes-Benz.
Unsurprisingly, the domestic manufacturers Chrysler and General Motors and still in a black hole, while Ford is holding on with higher-than-average sales numbers. Again, most Japanese nameplates are struggling, especially Honda and Acura.
Source: Desrosiers Automotive Reports
Unsurprisingly, the domestic manufacturers Chrysler and General Motors and still in a black hole, while Ford is holding on with higher-than-average sales numbers. Again, most Japanese nameplates are struggling, especially Honda and Acura.
| April | Current Month | YTD | ||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 09/08 | 2009 | 2008 | 09/08 | |
| Acura | 1430 | 2222 | -35.6% | 4730 | 7235 | -34.6% |
| Audi | 1251 | 1128 | 10.9% | 3245 | 3062 | 6.0% |
| BMW | 1931 | 2310 | -16.4% | 5712 | 3145 | -7.0% |
| Chrysler | 15242 | 24136 | -36.8% | 54181 | 78906 | -31.3% |
| Ford | 18782 | 20991 | -10.5% | 58558 | 67768 | -13.6% |
| General Motors | 29476 | 38599 | -23.6% | 79644 | 121284 | -34.3% |
| Honda | 11865 | 16412 | -27.7% | 35735 | 51775 | -31.0% |
| Hyundai | 10809 | 9412 | 14.8% | 31146 | 25641 | 21.5% |
| Infiniti | 542 | 903 | -40.0% | 1944 | 2785 | -30.2% |
| Jaguar | 88 | 113 | -22.1% | 220 | 325 | -32.3% |
| Kia | 4276 | 3719 | 15.0% | 11877 | 10879 | 9.2% |
| Land Rover | 138 | 202 | -31.7% | 604 | 834 | -27.6% |
| Lexus | 1621 | 1558 | 4.0% | 4287 | 4412 | -2.8% |
| Mazda | 8195 | 9115 | -10.1% | 24071 | 28712 | -16.2% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2267 | 1869 | 21.3% | 7045 | 5864 | 20.1% |
| MINI | 366 | 456 | -19.7% | 909 | 1153 | -21.2% |
| Mitsubishi | 1844 | 1936 | -4.8% | 6380 | 6237 | 2.3% |
| Nissan | 6532 | 7946 | -17.8% | 21711 | 24876 | -12.7% |
| Porsche | 191 | 226 | -15.5% | 555 | 632 | -12.2% |
| Saab | 160 | 140 | 14.3% | 423 | 383 | 10.4% |
| smart | 250 | 359 | -30.4% | 693 | 1113 | -37.7% |
| Subaru | 2050 | 1970 | 4.1% | 6377 | 5979 | 6.7% |
| Suzuki | 917 | 1451 | -36.8% | 3195 | 3839 | -16.8% |
| Toyota | 19599 | 23883 | -17.9% | 53239 | 65835 | -19.1% |
| Volkswagen | 3496 | 3382 | 3.4% | 10266 | 11147 | -7.9% |
| Volvo | 613 | 767 | -20.1% | 1753 | 2190 | -20.0% |
| Light Vehicle Sales | 143931 | 175205 | -17.8% | 428500 | 539011 | -20.5% |
| Passenger Car | 75331 | 98327 | -23.4% | 217414 | 288385 | -24.6% |
| Light Truck | 68600 | 76878 | -10.8% | 211086 | 250626 | -15.8% |
| GM/Ford/Chrysler Nameplates | 62500 | 83726 | -24.2% | 192383 | 267958 | -28.2% |
| Import Nameplates | 80431 | 91479 | -12.1% | 236117 | 271053 | -12.9% |
| Sales History | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 09/08 |
| January | 79.2 | 86.2 | 91.2 | 102.8 | 76.9 | -25.3% |
| February | 102.7 | 97.4 | 97.0 | 111.0 | 80.2 | -27.7% |
| March | 144.5 | 151.3 | 150.7 | 150.0 | 127.5 | -15.0% |
| April | 163.2 | 155.1 | 169.0 | 175.2 | 143.9 | -17.8% |
| May | 157.6 | 168.2 | 185.5 | 184.5 | ||
| June | 161.4 | 157.3 | 169.2 | 159.5 | ||
| July | 154.8 | 141.6 | 142.4 | 149.5 | ||
| August | 142.5 | 153.6 | 158.4 | 147.0 | ||
| September | 124.2 | 135.8 | 131.8 | 134.1 | ||
| October | 115.2 | 118.4 | 120.9 | 122.7 | ||
| November | 120.2 | 123.5 | 117.3 | 105.2 | ||
| December | 117.8 | 126.3 | 119.9 | 94.4 | ||
| Full Year | 1583.3 | 1614.7 | 1653.4 | 1636.0 | ||
| Note: Sales figures above are in thousands. | ||||||