U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – April 2019 YTD

We will report April 2019 Automotive Sales beginning on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 , beginning around 10AM ET.

Data will trickle in throughout the day with the numbers being finalized by EOD.

GCBC is also happy to announce that we will be adding quarterly sales reports and comparisons in addition to monthly sales comparisons beginning this quarter.

We will also be adding monthly sales tables and charts to the mix as well. Note: FCA US LLC will end its practice of reporting U.S. and Canada sales on a monthly basis following June results. FCA US and FCA Canada will report monthly sales for May and June. The first quarterly report will occur on October 1, 2019, covering the months of July, August and September.

Our Take Brand & Corporation Rankings

With Ford, GM, reporting sales quarterly, it becomes more difficult to make broad statements about the industry as a whole from month to month. FCA is also switching to quarterly reporting soon, which will make monthly analysis a little more difficult still. However, we can work with the data that we do have.

What the data for the month of April shows is a mixed bag of results. Toyota’s sales for the month were down when compared to last year, Honda’s were slightly up, and Nissan saw a healthy boost overall. Without Ford, and GM data incorporated, those three brands managed to snag the top three positions. If history is any indicator, Ford and GM’s sales numbers would have shaken this up a bit.

On the manufacturer side of things, Toyota and FCA manage to nab the top spots in terms of volume although they both saw declines. They were followed by a string of companies that all saw sales increases, including Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Hyundai Kia Auto Group, Subaru Corporation, and Volkswagen Group.

If history is any indicator, GM and Ford would have landed at the top of this list, too. It will be interesting to see how things shake out when the quarterly numbers are tallied up and released.

U.S. Monthly Automotive Sales By Brand

Brand	Month	sold2	Change	YTD	sold4	YTD Change	Month Share	YTD Share
Acura	11,687	11,888	-1.69	48,072	45,302	6.11	0.73	0.28
Alfa Romeo	1,584	1,847	-14.24	5,870	7,639	-23.16	0.10	0.03
Audi	15,024	19,104	-21.36	63,139	68,901	-8.36	0.94	0.37
BMW	23,816	23,485	1.41	97,704	97,320	0.39	1.48	0.57
Buick	17,996	17,590	2.31	69,861	74,394	-6.09	1.12	0.41
Cadillac	12,891	13,073	-1.39	48,887	48,962	-0.15	0.80	0.28
Chevrolet	162,011	168,014	-3.57	613,753	658,933	-6.86	10.09	3.56
Chrysler	8,987	14,189	-36.66	40,578	60,422	-32.84	0.56	0.24
Dodge	31,262	40,994	-23.74	141,779	157,965	-10.25	1.95	0.82
Fiat	931	1,404	-33.69	3,145	5,418	-41.95	0.06	0.02
Ford	201,208	199,591	0.81	759,092	774,623	-2.00	12.53	4.40
Genesis	1,605	1,028	56.13	5,808	5,390	7.76	0.10	0.03
GMC	49,301	46,055	7.05	174,880	177,399	-1.42	3.07	1.01
Honda	114,088	113,813	0.24	447,490	442,620	1.10	7.10	2.60
Hyundai	55,420	55,035	0.70	203,005	199,549	1.73	3.45	1.18
Infiniti	8,491	8,960	-5.23	42,806	49,847	-14.13	0.53	0.25
Jaguar	2,147	2,019	6.34	12,369	9,839	25.71	0.13	0.07
Jeep	76,325	82,641	-7.64	289,129	310,746	-6.96	4.75	1.68
Kia	51,385	50,585	1.58	187,981	177,530	5.89	3.20	1.09
Land Rover	7,165	6,448	11.12	32,193	30,694	4.88	0.45	0.19
Lexus	21,360	21,642	-1.30	88,151	85,853	2.68	1.33	0.51
Lincoln	8,431	8,518	-1.02	33,305	30,980	7.50	0.52	0.19
Mazda	19,702	23,056	-14.55	90,533	107,051	-15.43	1.23	0.53
Mercedes-Benz	25,631	27,207	-5.79	104,298	113,867	-8.40	1.60	0.60
Mini	2,621	3,731	-29.75	11,526	14,264	-19.20	0.16	0.07
Mitsubishi	6,963	7,990	-12.85	49,033	43,762	12.04	0.43	0.28
Nissan	87,207	78,804	10.66	418,743	453,920	-7.75	5.43	2.43
Porsche	5,018	5,599	-10.38	20,042	20,907	-4.14	0.31	0.12
Ram	53,811	43,074	24.93	190,824	156,728	21.75	3.35	1.11
Smart	85	93	-8.60	316	414	-23.67	0.01	0.00
Subaru	57,288	53,170	7.74	214,042	202,873	5.51	3.57	1.24
Tesla	11,925	6,150	93.90	42,525	29,330	44.99	0.74	0.25
Toyota	162,506	174,296	-6.76	639,431	689,445	-7.25	10.12	3.71
Volkswagen	31,309	28,783	8.78	117,181	112,735	3.94	1.95	0.68
Volvo	8,367	8,333	0.41	30,425	28,639	6.24	0.52	0.18
	∑ = 1,355,548			∑ = 5,337,916

*General Motors is now reporting quarterly. Figures displayed are the monthly average over the last 3 months.

U.S. Automotive Sales By Brand – 2019 Monthly Scorecard

Brand	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Acura	9,764	12,213	14,408	11,687	13,547	12,148	12,759	15,189	11,098	13,957	14,482	16,133
Alfa Romeo	1,150	1,362	1,774	1,584	1,572	1,595	1,418	1,588	1,304	1,629	1,689	1,629
Audi	14,253	13,560	20,302	15,024	18,892	19,409	19,370	21,531	16,130	19,172	20,618	25,850
BMW	18,102	23,558	32,228	23,816	27,108	31,627	23,015	25,505	27,467	25,440	31,213	35,746
Buick	17,061	16,378	18,426	17,996	20,765	16,612	16,650	18,647	15,317	16,161	16,755	16,158
Cadillac	11,841	11,367	12,788	12,891	14,874	11,974	13,146	14,723	12,093	13,337	13,836	13,380
Chevrolet	148,602	142,654	160,486	162,011	175,322	149,551	166,419	186,387	153,107	164,017	169,461	164,022
Chrysler	9,054	10,368	12,169	8,987	10,903	12,941	9,719	10,885	8,940	10,868	11,270	10,868
Dodge	27,077	37,073	46,367	31,262	47,759	38,561	34,261	38,368	31,517	29,846	30,951	29,846
Fiat	751	616	847	931	1,025	933	777	870	714	573	594	573
Ford	180,766	177,467	199,651	201,208	232,161	179,729	180,286	201,922	165,862	186,168	193,045	199,511
Genesis	1,224	1,528	1,451	1,605	2,313	1,887	1,586	1,757	1,559	1,935	2,167	2,225
GMC	41,309	39,656	44,614	49,301	56,890	45,510	46,312	51,870	42,608	48,367	50,151	48,362
Honda	96,375	102,926	134,101	114,088	131,985	123,953	128,537	158,804	102,827	117,486	119,470	120,433
Hyundai	40,796	45,612	61,177	55,420	66,121	64,202	57,340	63,737	51,951	57,094	60,601	64,720
Infiniti	10,302	10,607	13,406	8,491	10,413	9,839	8,660	9,185	7,031	9,146	9,385	11,243
Jaguar	3,078	3,465	3,679	2,147	2,021	1,892	2,020	2,128	2,002	2,350	2,958	3,265
Jeep	58,401	67,075	87,328	76,325	90,326	76,826	80,748	90,438	74,288	72,945	75,647	72,945
Kia	37,376	43,406	55,814	51,385	60,062	56,801	53,405	60,730	44,619	50,007	50,504	66,435
Land Rover	7,385	8,151	9,492	7,165	7,337	6,593	6,456	6,572	7,488	8,093	9,514	10,490
Lexus	17,420	20,122	29,249	21,360	24,537	23,047	25,025	29,931	18,860	23,143	30,093	35,325
Lincoln	8,116	7,886	8,872	8,431	9,728	7,782	9,190	10,292	8,455	10,985	11,386	10,984
Mazda	20,045	23,852	26,934	19,702	25,192	22,828	23,292	27,482	18,838	19,520	24,374	26,491
Mercedes-Benz	23,721	24,389	30,557	25,631	25,631	29,201	27,490	30,144	32,002	32,130	35,954	35,279
Mini	2,457	2,679	3,769	2,621	2,822	3,235	2,827	3,911	3,505	2,962	3,067	2,310
Mitsubishi	8,711	13,760	19,599	6,963	9,750	12,317	8,613	8,139	7,722	7,372	8,188	9,915
Nissan	90,439	103,735	137,362	87,207	121,570	113,665	90,220	118,045	94,213	94,417	83,562	93,538
Porsche	5,419	4,826	4,779	5,018	5,010	5,205	4,956	4,636	5,213	5,447	6,326	4,733
Ram	39,649	45,542	51,822	53,811	67,117	75,227	58,947	66,021	54,232	62,777	65,101	62,777
Smart	83	58	90	85	85	74	56	74	0	0	0	0
Subaru	46,072	49,081	61,601	57,288	63,972	61,511	64,106	70,039	51,659	55,531	56,893	62,364
Tesla	8,325	7,650	14,625	11,925	16,350	25,025	15,650	16,025	23,025	18,612	19,301	18,612
Toyota	138,601	152,626	185,698	162,506	197,637	179,305	184,179	218,403	150,796	165,644	177,764	172,047
Volkswagen	23,074	25,706	37,092	31,309	35,702	31,725	31,188	35,412	26,947	28,072	29,218	27,877
Volvo	5,854	6,635	9,569	8,367	9,761	9,934	8,795	9,187	9,323	8,807	9,635	12,360

	∑ = 1,172,653	∑ = 1,257,589	∑ = 1,552,126	∑ = 1,355,548	∑ = 1,606,260	∑ = 1,462,664	∑ = 1,417,418	∑ = 1,628,577	∑ = 1,282,712	∑ = 1,384,010	∑ = 1,445,173	∑ = 1,488,446

U.S. Monthly Automotive Sales By Manufacturer

Manufacturer	Month	sold2	Change	YTD	sold4	YTD Change	Month Share	YTD Share
BMW Group	26,437	27,216	-2.86	109,230	111,584	-2.11	1.65	0.63
Daimler	25,716	27,300	-5.80	104,614	114,281	-8.46	1.60	0.61
Ford Motor Company	209,639	208,109	0.74	792,397	805,603	-1.64	13.05	4.60
General Motors	242,199	244,732	-1.04	907,381	959,688	-5.45	15.08	5.26
Honda Motor Company	125,775	125,701	0.06	495,562	487,922	1.57	7.83	2.87
Hyundai Kia Auto Group	108,410	106,648	1.65	396,794	382,469	3.75	6.75	2.30
Jaguar Land Rover	9,312	8,467	9.98	44,562	40,533	9.94	0.58	0.26
Mazda	19,702	23,056	-14.55	90,533	107,051	-15.43	1.23	0.53
Mitsubishi Motors Corp	6,963	7,990	-12.85	49,033	43,762	12.04	0.43	0.28
Nissan Motor Co	95,698	87,764	9.04	461,549	503,767	-8.38	5.96	2.68
Stellantis - FCA	172,900	184,149	-6.11	671,325	701,631	-4.32	10.77	3.89
Subaru Corporation	57,288	53,170	7.74	214,042	202,873	5.51	3.57	1.24
Tesla	11,925	6,150	93.90	42,525	29,330	44.99	0.74	0.25
Toyota Motor Corp	183,866	195,938	-6.16	727,582	775,298	-6.15	11.45	4.22
Volkswagen Group	51,351	53,486	-3.99	200,362	202,698	-1.15	3.20	1.16
Volvo	8,367	8,333	0.41	30,425	28,639	6.24	0.52	0.18
	∑ = 1,355,548			∑ = 5,337,916

U.S. Automotive Sales By Manufacturer – 2019 Scorecard

Manufacturer	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
BMW Group	20,559	26,237	35,997	26,437	29,930	34,862	25,842	29,416	30,972	28,402	34,280	38,056
Daimler	23,804	24,447	30,647	25,716	25,716	29,275	27,546	30,218	32,002	32,130	35,954	35,279
Ford Motor Company	188,882	185,353	208,523	209,639	241,889	187,511	189,476	212,214	174,317	197,153	204,431	210,495
General Motors	218,813	210,055	236,314	242,199	267,851	223,647	242,527	271,627	223,125	241,882	250,203	241,922
Honda Motor Company	106,139	115,139	148,509	125,775	145,532	136,101	141,296	173,993	113,925	131,443	133,952	136,566
Hyundai Kia Auto Group	79,396	90,546	118,442	108,410	128,496	122,890	112,331	126,224	98,129	109,036	113,272	133,380
Jaguar Land Rover	10,463	11,616	13,171	9,312	9,358	8,485	8,476	8,700	9,490	10,443	12,472	13,755
Mazda	20,045	23,852	26,934	19,702	25,192	22,828	23,292	27,482	18,838	19,520	24,374	26,491
Mitsubishi Motors Corp	8,711	13,760	19,599	6,963	9,750	12,317	8,613	8,139	7,722	7,372	8,188	9,915
Nissan Motor Co	100,741	114,342	150,768	95,698	131,983	123,504	98,880	127,230	101,244	103,563	92,947	104,781
Stellantis - FCA	136,082	162,036	200,307	172,900	218,702	206,083	185,870	208,170	170,995	178,638	185,252	178,638
Subaru Corporation	46,072	49,081	61,601	57,288	63,972	61,511	64,106	70,039	51,659	55,531	56,893	62,364
Tesla	8,325	7,650	14,625	11,925	16,350	25,025	15,650	16,025	23,025	18,612	19,301	18,612
Toyota Motor Corp	156,021	172,748	214,947	183,866	222,174	202,352	209,204	248,334	169,656	188,787	207,857	207,372
Volkswagen Group	42,746	44,092	62,173	51,351	59,604	56,339	55,514	61,579	48,290	52,691	56,162	58,460
Volvo	5,854	6,635	9,569	8,367	9,761	9,934	8,795	9,187	9,323	8,807	9,635	12,360
	∑ = 1,172,653	∑ = 1,257,589	∑ = 1,552,126	∑ = 1,355,548	∑ = 1,606,260	∑ = 1,462,664	∑ = 1,417,418	∑ = 1,628,577	∑ = 1,282,712	∑ = 1,384,010	∑ = 1,445,173	∑ = 1,488,446

Automotive Data Disclosures

Important note: Both Ford, GM and FCA have switched to quarterly reporting, making it more difficult to accurately gauge sales. We won’t have results to report for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Lincoln, Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Dodge and Ram until the end of each quarter.