Partially boosted by Black Friday sales events, most foreign and domestic automakers saw sales increase last month. One of the most notable movers was Chrysler Group, who sold 16 percent more cars than in November of 2012. With a total of 142,275 vehicles sold, Chrysler posted its 44th consecutive year-to-date sales gain and its best November since 2007.
Often written off as moribund, Lincoln surprised analyst by posting a 17.4-percent increase and Mitsubishi’s sales increased by an eye-popping 70 percent. Subaru is continuing its unprecedented upwards trend with a 28-percent year-to-date increase, and Volkswagen’s Audi division set its fourth consecutive annual sales record in the United States with a month to spare.
Volkswagen sales are down nearly all across the board but the company’s diesel-powered models are quickly gaining ground. Oil-burners made up 21 percent of sales in November of 2013 and 24 percent of year-to-date sales, a record for the Wolfsburg-based automaker.
Fiat 500 sales plummeted by 41 percent last month, driving the automaker’s year-to-date numbers down by 16 percent.
Below are early sales numbers – check back often over the course of the day, we’ll update the list regularly as automakers continue to report their results.
November’s Numbers
- Acura up 19% to 14,559
- Audi up 13% to 13,636
- Buick up 13% to 15,072
- BMW up 2% to 31,752
- Cadillac up 11% to 16,172
- Chevrolet up 13% to 145,089
- Chrysler up 12% to 21,024
- Dodge up 4% to 41,506
- Fiat down 15% to 3,075
- Ford up 7% to 183,722
- GMC up 20% to 35,727
- Honda down 2% to 101,948
- Hyundai up 5% to 56,005
- Infiniti up 7% to 13,152
- Jaguar up 103% to 1,446
- Jeep up 30% to 45,415
- Kia up 11% to 45,411
- Lamborghini up 5% to 46
- Land Rover up 25% to 4,601
- Lexus up 13% to 25,611
- Lincoln up 17% to 6,727
- Maserati up 326% to 887
- Mazda down 4% to 20,754
- Mercedes-Benz
- MINI down 13% to 4,575
- Mitsubishi up 70% to 6,071
- Nissan up 11% 93,376
- Porsche up 3% to 3,966
- Ram up 25% to 31,255
- Subaru up 30% to 36,621
- Toyota up 11% to 147,465
- Volkswagen down 16% to 30,727
- Volvo down 31% to 4,233
2013 Year-to-Date Numbers
- Acura up 7% to 149,685
- Audi up 13% to 141,048
- BMW up 7% to 149,685
- Buick up 16% to 190,130
- Cadillac up 25% to 164,378
- Chevrolet up 7% to 1,793,632
- Chrysler flat at 282,222
- Dodge up 16% to 548,654
- Ford up 12% to 2,202,150
- Fiat down 1% to 39,491
- GMC up 10% to 407,781
- Honda up 8% to 1,240,372
- Hyundai up 2% to 657,778
- Infiniti down 4% to 103,223
- Jaguar up 41% to 15,408
- Jeep up 1% to 437,179
- Kia down 3% to 501,548
- Lamborghini up 6% to 506
- Land Rover up 15% to 44,246
- Lexus up 12% to 239,090
- Lincoln down 1% to 73,710
- Maserati up 55% to 3,715
- Mazda up 5% to 260,983
- Mercedes-Benz
- MINI flat at 59,910
- Mitsubishi up 4% to 55,804
- Nissan up 11% to 1,0535,439
- Porsche up 22% to 39,077
- Ram up 23% to 331,815
- Subaru up 28% to 384,511
- Toyota up 8% to 1,742,111
- Volkswagen down 5% to 373,689
- Volvo down 9% to 56,345
Note that last month’s highlights and lowlights listed below are merely a selection of some of the month’s bigger movers.
Highlights (sales up > 40%)
- Audi R8 – up 56%
- Chevrolet Malibu – up 41%
- Dodge Dart – up 44%
- Ford Fusion – up 51%
- GMC Acadia – up 108%
- Infiniti QX70 – down 54%
- Lincoln MKZ – up 113%
- Mitsubishi i-MiEV – up 99%
- Nissan Maxima – up 52%
Lowlights (sales down > 30%)
- Fiat 500 – down 41%
- Ford C-Max – down 50.5%
- Nissan Cube – down 60%
- Volkswagen Passat CC – down 52.3%
- Volkswagen Touareg – down 46.6%
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