Over at General Motors, executives will once again be very excited to learn that Buick out-sold Lexus, as it did in February. Chrysler dealers found 882 Fiat 500 buyers (fewer than there were in the much smaller Canadian market in April). Chrysler itself was down 9%, but Jeep became America’s ninth-best-selling brand after a 64.8% leap.
American Honda held off the Hyundai/Kia juggernaut with a 9.9% increase. Honda’s luxury brand, Acura, was up 8.3% but trailed Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus, and Cadillac in the premium standings. Saab and Mitsubishi lay claim to the biggest year-over-year increases, up 223.7% and 123.8% respectively. Mercedes-Benz was America’s favourite luxury brand, but its smart city car brand posted a 31.3% decline, a feat no other automaker came close to matching. It’s worth noting that without the Sprinter, Mercedes-Benz would be trailing BMW by 759 units.
Here’s the complete rundown of U.S. Auto Sales By Brand for April 2011 and 2011 year to date.
Rank
|
Automaker
|
April 2011
|
%
Change |
Year To Date
|
YTD
% Change |
#1
|
Ford
|
182,542
|
+24.5
|
659,007
|
+24.5
|
#2
|
Chevrolet
|
169,794
|
+25.4
|
586,299
|
+23.7
|
#3
|
Toyota |
136,254
|
+0.6
|
510,063
|
+10.4
|
#4
|
Honda
|
113,195
|
+9.9
|
389,805
|
+17.6
|
#5
|
Nissan
|
64,765
|
+14.5
|
322,287
|
+23.4
|
#6
|
Dodge
|
63,580
|
+18.5
|
222,381
|
+25.4
|
#7
|
Hyundai
|
61,754
|
+40.3
|
204,374
|
+31.4
|
#8
|
Kia
|
47,074
|
+56.7
|
151,848
|
+42.3
|
#9
|
Jeep
|
32,384
|
+64.8
|
117,237
|
+41.1
|
#10
|
GMC
|
31,204
|
+28.8
|
121,993
|
+30.3
|
#11
|
Volkswagen
|
28,542
|
+23.4
|
95,581
|
+17.4
|
#12
|
Subaru
|
24,762
|
+6.7
|
92,219
|
+14.3
|
#13
|
Mazda
|
20,638
|
+9.0
|
85,197
|
+!3.8
|
#14
|
Chrysler
|
20,379
|
-9.0
|
63,175
|
-9.1
|
#15
|
Mercedes-Benz
|
19,157
|
+5.1
|
75,152
|
+9.2
|
#16
|
BMW
|
18,801
|
+8.9
|
71,417
|
+12.3
|
#17
|
Buick
|
18,413
|
+51.2
|
63,152
|
+42.5
|
#18
|
Lexus
|
17,576
|
-4.3
|
64,932
|
-4.3
|
#19
|
Cadillac
|
13,127
|
+16.0
|
53,639
|
+31.9
|
#20
|
Acura
|
11,604
|
+8.3
|
42,972
|
+11.6
|
#21
|
Audi
|
10,018
|
+7.5
|
35,401
|
+15.6
|
#22
|
Mitsubishi
|
8801
|
+123.8
|
28,968
|
+65.0
|
#23
|
Lincoln
|
7236
|
-0.6
|
27,243
|
-8.2
|
#24
|
Infiniti
|
6761
|
-6.2
|
30,905
|
+11.9
|
#25
|
Mini
|
6446
|
+67.7
|
18,787
|
+49.4
|
#26
|
Volvo
|
6404
|
+40.9
|
21,844
|
+17.7
|
#27
|
Scion
|
5710
|
+59.6
|
18,469
|
+40.4
|
#28
|
Porsche
|
3172
|
+81.6
|
10,179
|
+46.1
|
#29
|
Land Rover
|
2982
|
+8.5
|
11,249
|
+18.8
|
#30
|
Suzuki
|
2132
|
+9.3
|
8834
|
+16.1
|
#31
|
Jaguar
|
1249
|
+39.4
|
3750
|
+14.6
|
#32
|
Fiat
|
882
|
—–
|
1382
|
—–
|
#33
|
Saab
|
696
|
+223.7
|
2765
|
+699.1
|
#34
|
smart
|
467
|
-31.3
|
1734
|
-16.5
|
#35
|
Maserati
|
229
|
+23.1
|
702
|
+21.0
|
#36
|
Bentley
|
119
|
-6.3
|
439
|
-0.2
|
Source: Automakers & Automotive News Data Center
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