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USA Auto Sales Brand Rankings – 2014 Year End

2014 Toyota RAV4

As we update GCBC’s December 2014 brand-by-brand results page with U.S. auto sales figures, this page will also be updated with a concentration on the year end numbers alone. 

• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model – 2014 Year End

USA auto brand market share chart 2014
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The first record reported belonged to Nissan, which despite disappointing Infiniti figures, recorded record Nissan Group and record Nissan division sales in calendar year 2014. U.S. sales of the Altima, Rogue, Versa, Juke, and Leaf all rose to new highs, as well.

The Chrysler Group’s (FCA US’s) 16% improvement was powered in large part by Jeep and Ram as the contributions from Alfa Romeo, Fiat, and Chrysler were small, while Dodge sales decreased. Honda sales were basically flat, but encouraging signs from Acura late in the year and steadily improving CR-V volume lifted spirits. Cadillac sales slid 6.5% in 2014, but GM’s other three brands posted meaningful improvements. At the Ford Motor Company, sales declined slightly in 2014 as the F-Series pickup line aged and declined modestly and cars dropped more sharply. Toyota ended the year on a high note with best-ever Lexus sales, and the calendar year as a whole was certainly not unkind to the world’s largest automaker.

U.S. Auto Brand Sales Results: December 2014 & Year End

Ford will go down as America’s top-selling auto brand in 2014 with modest year-over-year growth. General Motors is the top-selling overall manufacturer. Look for the most exciting improvements to come from FCA/Chrysler Group’s Jeep and Ram brands.

If you prefer not to see automakers listed alphabetically, click column headers to sort automakers by 2014 ranking, 2014 sales, year-over-year change, or any other order. Year end best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added later this afternoon. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of year end/December sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. To find out what you can expect, you can see November’s version of that post here. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. 

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2013 Year End • 2012 Year End • 2011 Year End • Updated at 6:06 PM AT on 01.05.2015

Rank
Automaker
2014
2013
%
Change
2014
Market
Share
2013
Market
Share
#22
167,843
165,436 1.5% 1.0% 1.1%
#37
91
0.1% 0.0%
#20
182,011
158,061 15.2% 1.1% 1.0%
#36
3003
2964 1.3% 0.1% 0.1%
#15
339,738
309,280 9.8% 2.1% 2.0%
#19
228,963
205,509 11.4% 1.4% 1.3%
#21
170,750 182,543 -6.5% 1.0% 1.2%
#2
2,033,442
1,947,125 4.4% 12.3% 12.5%
#17
308,785
302,492 2.1% 1.9% 1.9%
#9
574,155
596,343 -3.7% 3.5% 3.8%
#32
46,121
43,236 6.7% 0.3% 0.3%
#1
Ford
2,376,841
2,403,542 -1.1% 14.4% 15.4%
#11
501,853 450,901 11.3% 3.0% 2.9%
#4
1,373,029
1,359,876 1.0% 8.3% 8.7%
#6
725,718
720,783 0.7% 4.4% 4.6%
#23
117,330
116,455 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
#33
15,773
16,952 -7.0% 0.1% 0.1%
#7
692,348
490,454 41.2% 4.2% 3.1%
#8
580,234
535,179 8.4% 3.5% 3.4%
#30
51,465
50,010 2.9% 0.3% 0.3%
#16
311,389
273,847 13.7% 1.9% 1.8%
#24
94,474
81,694 15.6% 0.6% 0.5%
#34
12,943
4768 171% 0.1% 0.1%
#18
305,801
283,946 7.7% 1.8% 1.8%
#14
356,136
334,350 6.5% 2.2% 2.1%
#29
56,112
66,502 -15.6% 0.3% 0.4%
#25
77,643
62,227 24.8% 0.5% 0.4%
#5
1,269,565
1,131,965 12.2% 7.7% 7.3%
#31
47,007
42,323 11.1% 0.3% 0.3%
#12
469,139
367,843 27.5% 2.8% 2.4%
#26
58,009
68,321 -15.1% 0.4% 0.4%
#35
10,453
9264 12.8% 0.1% 0.1%
#10
513,693
424,683 21.0% 3.1% 2.8%
#38
5946 -100% 0.0% 0.1%
#3
2,004,373
1,893,874 5.8% 12.1% 12.2%
#13
366,970
407,704 -10.0% 2.2% 2.6%
#28
56,366
61,233 -7.9% 0.3% 0.4%
2,935,008
2,786,078 5.3% 17.8% 17.9%
2,471,315
2,485,236 -0.6% 14.9% 15.9%
2,373,771
2,236,042 6.2% 14.4% 14.4%
2,090,639
1,800,368 16.1% 12.6% 11.6%
1,540,872
1,525,312 1.0% 9.3% 9.8%
1,386,895
1,248,420 11.1% 8.4% 8.1%
1,305,952
1,255,962 4.0% 7.9% 8.0%
598,991
615,736 -2.7% 3.6% 3.9%
395,850
375,782 5.3% 2.3% 2.4%
366,589 343,614 6.7% 2.2% 2.2%
67,238
66,962 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Total
16,531,070
15,603,678 5.9%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini 
^ Excluding Sprinter: up 5.7% to 330,391
Total includes Automotive News estimates for Tesla (26,400 in 2014) as well as other low-volume brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin.

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