Even though its sales were down across the board, GM, the largest automaker in the U.S., suggested that 2013 marked the end of the recession for the auto industry. The automaker sold 2.8 million new cars during the calendar year.
Ford, meanwhile, boasts that its namesake division is the country’s largest single brand and it broke sales records for the Fiesta, Fusion and Escape models.
The big news at Chrysler is the early success of the Jeep Cherokee. With more than 15,000 sold last month, the Cherokee trailed only the division’s larger Grand Cherokee in sales volume.
Among import brands, Audi, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Land Rover and Subaru have all reported record-breaking sales in the U.S.
December’s Numbers
- Acura down 2% to 15,751
- Audi up 15% to 17,013
- BMW flat at 37,389
- Buick down 7% to 15,379
- Cadillac down 1% to 18,165
- Chevrolet down 8% to 153,493
- Chrysler down 21% to 20,270
- Dodge down 9% to 47,689
- Fiat up 1% to 3,745
- Ford up 2% to 218,058
- GMC down 2% to 43,120
- Honda up 2% to 135,255
- Hyundai up 6% to 63,005
– Infiniti up 5% to 13,232
- Jeep up 34% to 53,275
- Jaguar up 47% to 1,544
- Kia down 14% to 33,631
- Land Rover up 11% to 5,764
- Lamborghini up 5% to 46
- Lexus up 18% to 34,757
- Lincoln up 8% to 7,984
- Maserati up 216% to 1,053
- Mazda down 16% to 22,964
- Mercedes-Benz up 17% to 33,007
- MINI up 2% to 6,592
- Nissan up 11% to 96,526
- Ram up 17% to 36,028
- smart down 14%
- Subaru up 10% to 40,172
- Toyota down 1% to 156,086
- Volkswagen down 23% to 34,015
- Volvo down 21% to 4,888
- Acura up 6% to 165,436
- Audi up 14% to 158,061
- BMW up 10% to 309,280
- Buick up 14% to 205,509
- Cadillac up 22% to 182,543
- Chevrolet up 5% to 1,947,125
- Chrysler down 2% to 302,492
- Dodge up 14% to 596,343
- Fiat down 1% to 42,236
- Ford up 11% to 2,412,224
- GMC up 9% to 450,901
- Honda up 7% to 1,359,876
- Hyundai up 3% to 720,783
- Infiniti down 3% to 116,455
- Jaguar up 41% to 16,952
- Jeep up 3% to 490,454
- Kia down 4% to 535,179
- Land Rover up 15% to 50,010
- Lamborghini up 6% to 552
- Lexus up 12% to 273,847
- Lincoln down 1% to 81,694
- Maserati up 75% to 4,768
- Mazda up 3% to 283,947
- Mercedes-Benz up 14% to 312,534
- MINI up 1% to 66,502
- Nissan up 11% to 1,131,965
- Ram up 22% to 367,843
- smart down 7% to 9,264
- Subaru up 26% to 424,683
– Toyota up 7% to 1,962,195
- Volkswagen down 7% to 407,704
- Volvo down 10% to 61,233
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 Q7 – up 53%
- BMW 3/4-Series – up 56%
- Chevrolet Corvette – up 133%
- Honda CR-Z up 64%
- Lincoln MKZ – up 73%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class – up 67%
- Nissan Leaf – up 70%
- Lexus IS – up 126%
Lowlights (sales down > 30%)
- Acura TSX Wagon – down 73%
- BMW X5 – down 66%
- Fiat 500 – down 30%
- Ford C-Max – down 53%
- Toyota Yaris – down 69%
- Volkswagen Passat – down 36%
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