12.18 Million Vehicle Sales in the US Increased by 10% Year-on-Year in 2011

Comprehensive foreign reports reported that light-vehicle sales (headline and below as “car sales”) data for the United States in December 2011 and the whole year were released. The total sales of all-young cars were 12.78 million, an increase of 10% year-on-year.

In December 2011, US vehicle sales were 1,243,230 units, compared with 1,144,806 units in 2010, a year-on-year increase of 9%; throughout 2011, US vehicle sales were 12,778,335 units, compared with 2010. 11,589,844 vehicles increased by 10% year-on-year. Although the US auto market sales in December were slightly lower than November, it still created the second highest monthly sales record in 2011.

Among automakers, Chrysler, Volkswagen and Hyundai-Kia are still in a leading position. Both GM and Ford have achieved double-digit growth, and GM has for the first time in 10 years increased its share of the US market. Among Japanese auto makers, Toyota continued to slowly pick up, but it continued to decline throughout the year; Nissan maintained relatively steady growth; Honda has not been able to break away from the downward trend.

The growth in December made the latest quarterly adjustment of the annual sales target of the US auto market SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate) again exceeded 13 million. Analysts expect the nation’s vehicle sales to be 13.8 million vehicles in 2012.

In addition, WardsAuto gives sales in different vehicle categories, but the total sales volume is slightly different from "Automotive News."

The sales volume of US cars in December last year was 549,306 units, compared with 509,591 units in the same period of last year, an increase of 7.8% year-on-year; the annual sales volume was 6,095,056 units, compared with 5,635,433 units in the same period of last year, an increase of 8.2% year-on-year.

The sales volume of U.S. light trucks/SUVs in December last year was 692,713 units, which was 630,515 units in the same period of last year, an increase of 9.9% year-on-year; the annual sales volume was 6,642,380 units, which was 5,919,085 units in the same period of last year, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%. .

The following is a summary of the sales of each car company:

GM: For the first time in 10 years, U.S. market share in the U.S. grew by 2,503,820 units in the U.S., compared with 2,215,227 units in December 2010, a year-on-year increase of 13.0%. According to statistical estimates, 2011 marks the first time that GM has increased its market share in the United States in the past 10 years, an increase of approximately 0.5 percentage points to 19.6%.

Last year, GM's sales of passenger vehicles in the United States increased by 12% year-on-year, but cross-border vehicles fell by 14%. Sales of trucks covering full size pickups, micro-cargoes, and SUVs increased by 13% year-on-year.

In 2011, the Chevrolet brand sold 1,775,812 units in the United States for the full year, an increase of 13.4% from 1,565,632 units in 2010; the GMC brand sold 397,986 vehicles in the US for the full year, compared to 334,981 in 2010. The number of cars increased by 18.8% year-on-year; the Buick brand sold 177,633 units in the United States throughout the year, an increase of 14.3% from 334,981 units in 2010; Cadillac sold 152,389 units in the United States throughout the year, compared to 146,925 units in 2010. The year-on-year increase was 3.7%.

Ford Motor: Returning to the 2 million mark For the full year of 2011, Ford sold 2,148,806 vehicles in the United States, an increase of 11.0% from 1,935,462 vehicles in 2010, after the subprime mortgage crisis hit the US auto industry. For the first time, it will return to the rank of 2 million units sold annually.

Sales of cars in the United States totaled 722,501 units, which represented a year-on-year increase of 3.7% compared to 696,918 units in 2010; SUV sales were 616,063 units, which represented a year-on-year increase of 19.6% from 515,240 units in 2010; truck sales were 810. 242 vehicles, representing a year-on-year increase of 12.0% over 723,304 vehicles in 2010.

In 2011, the Ford brand sold more than 2 million vehicles in the United States, which was 2,062,915 units, up 17.4% from 1,756,439 units in 2010; Lincoln’s sales in the US declined slightly by 0.2% from 2010. 85,828 vehicles have shrunk to 85,643 vehicles in 2011. The mercury Mercury brand sold only 248 cars in 2011 and has ceased to sell. In 2010, the brand sold 93,195 vehicles.

Chrysler: Still a Growth Pioneer Chrysler Group sold 1,369,114 vehicles in the United States for the full year of 2011, up 26% from 1,085,211 units in 2010. Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram (rams) The brands all achieved growth, and the Fiat 500, which Chrysler started selling in 2011, was also included in the overall sales volume.

Total sales of the Chrysler brand were 221,346 units for the full year, up 12% from 197,446 units in 2010; 451,040 units for the Dodge brand, up 18% from 383,675 units in 2010; and 419,349 units for the Jeep brand. In 2010, 291,138 vehicles increased by 44%; the Ram brand was 257,610 vehicles, which was 21% higher than the 212,952 vehicles in 2010.

In addition, the Fiat 500 models sold 2,325 units in December and sold 19,769 units in 2011.

Toyota Motor: Overall decline but the fourth quarter stopped falling. The total sales for 2011 were 1,644,661 units, which was a decrease of 6.7% from the sales in 2010 (1,763,595 units). According to the daily sales rate DSR (Daily Selling Rate) rule, it is down by 7% year-on-year. The sales date in 2011 was 307 days, and the sales date in 2010 was 306 days.

However, in December 2011 Toyota Motor's US sales totaled 178,131 vehicles, which represented an increase of 0.4% year-on-year. Since the fourth quarter, it has shown signs of falling.

For the full year of 2011, the Toyota brand sold 1,446,109 vehicles in the United States, a year-on-year decrease of 5.7%; the Lexus brand sold 198,552 vehicles in the United States, a year-on-year decrease of 13.4%. Toyota branded passenger vehicles sold 796,133 vehicles in the United States in 2011, a decrease of 6.2% year-on-year; Toyota branded light trucks sold 649,976 vehicles, a decrease of 5.2% year-on-year.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: The overall growth while luxury cars fell in the US market in 2011 was 1,042,534 units, an increase of 14.7% from 908,570 units in 2010. Among them, the sales volume of Japanese product brand in the United States was 944,073 units, an increase of 17.3% year-on-year; the sales volume of Infiniti brand in the United States was 98,461 units, a year-on-year decrease of 4.8%.

In December 2011, Nissan sold 100,927 vehicles in the U.S. market, an increase of 7.7% year-on-year, and sales of 93,730 vehicles in the same period of 2010. Among them, the sales volume of the Nissan brand in the United States was 89,937 units, an increase of 10.7% year-on-year; the sales volume of the Infiniti brand in the United States was 10,990 units, a year-on-year decrease of 12.1%.

Honda Motor: Still Not Getting Rid of Downward Trends In 2011, Honda sold 1,147,285 vehicles in the U.S. market, a decrease of 7.1% from 1,230,480 units in 2010. The sales volume in December was 105,230 units, which was a decrease of 18.8% from 129,616 units in 2010.

Last year, among Honda brands, the sales volume of the Honda brand in the United States was 1,023,986 units, a decrease of 6.9% year-on-year; the Acura brand was 123,299 units, a year-on-year decrease of 8%.

The best-selling model of the Honda brand in the United States in 2011 was the Accord (235,625), followed by Civic (221,235) and CR-V (218,373). The Acura brand's best-selling model in the United States in 2011 was MDX (43,271), followed by TL (31,237) and TSX (30,935).

Mazda: Growth slowed at the end of the year. In 2011, Mazda sold 250,426 vehicles in the United States, an increase of 9% compared to 229,566 vehicles in 2010. The growth rate in December 2011 was significantly slower than the 20% in November, and the sales volume of 22,353 units was only 4% higher than the 21,479 in 2010.

Fuji Heavy Industries: Growth has stagnated for almost the entire year. In 2011, Fuji Heavy Industries' Subaru brand sold 266,989 vehicles in the United States, an increase of only 1% compared to 263,820 units in 2010. The Subaru's sales in the United States have been declining since 2011. However, the growth rate in December was 26%, from 26,694 to 33,701, which led to a slight increase in sales for the entire year.

Suzuki Motors: Declined at the end of the year and double-digit growth in the whole year. In 2011, Suzuki sold 26,618 vehicles in the United States, which was a double-digit increase of 11% from 23,994 vehicles in 2010. However, sales fell by 3% in December from 2,647 to 2,565.

Mitsubishi Motors: Growth rate of 40% In 2011, Mitsubishi Motors sold 79,020 vehicles in the U.S. market, which is a year-on-year increase of 55,283 units from the same period last year. However, sales growth in December fell to 3% from 4,874 to 5,032.

Hyundai-Kia: Breakthrough sales in the US Millions of Hyundai-Kia sales in the US market in 2011 were 1,131,183 units, an increase of 27% from 894,496 units in the same period of 2010. In December 2011, Hyundai Motor sold 94,155 vehicles in the United States, an increase of 25% from 75,246 vehicles in the same period of 2010.

Hyundai Motor sold 645,691 vehicles in the US market in 2011, a 20% increase from the 538,228 vehicles in the same period of 2010. In December 2011, Hyundai Motor sold 50,765 vehicles in the United States, an increase of 13% from 44,802 vehicles in the same period of 2010.

Kia Motors sold 485,492 vehicles for the year in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 36.3% compared to 356,268 vehicles in the same period of 2010. In December 2011, Kia sales in the US market were 43,390 units, which was a year-on-year increase of 42.5% from 30,444 units in the same period of 2010.

Volkswagen Volkswagen brand: Continued strong growth momentum Volkswagen's Volkswagen brand sold a total of 324,402 units in the United States in 2011. In 2010, it sold 256,830 units, an increase of 26.3% year-on-year. (Editor's note: Volkswagen's Audi brand is counting sales in the United States.) The main model of sales is Jetta, while Passat maintains the highest increase.

In December 2011, Volkswagen's sales volume in the US market was 32,502 units, an increase of 36.2% from 23,867 units in the same period of 2010.

BMW: BMW's brand climbs to the top US luxury car market BMW's sales volume in the US in 2011 was 305,418 units (including BMW brand and mini-brand), compared to 265,757 units sold in 2010, an increase of 14.9% year-on-year. After Lexus suffered a lag, the BMW brand became the highest-selling luxury car in the United States.

In December, BMW sold 32,545 vehicles in the US market, an increase of 17.9% from 27,600 vehicles in the same period of 2010.

The sales volume of the BMW brand in the US market in December was 26,834 units, an increase of 15.3% year-on-year; sales volume for the year 2011 was 247,907 units, an increase of 12.6% year-on-year. The sales volume of the mini brand in the U.S. market was 5,711 units in December, a year-on-year increase of 32.2%. In 2011, the sales volume was 57,511 units, an increase of 26.0% year-on-year.

Daimler: Mercedes-Benz failed to surpass BMW, ranking runner-up Daimler sold 266,811 vehicles in the United States in 2011, up 16% from 230,934 units in the same period in 2010. In December, it sold 27,800 vehicles in the United States, compared with 22,044 vehicles in the same period of 2010, a year-on-year increase of 26%.

The Mercedes-Benz brand sold 25,701 vehicles in the largest single market in the United States in December 2011, an increase of 27.9% year-on-year; the annual sales volume was 245,231, a year-on-year increase of 13.3%. If the Sprinter is included, Mercedes-Benz sold 27,100 vehicles in the United States in December, up from 26,469 vehicles in 2010, a year-on-year increase of 26%. In 2011, it sold 261,573 vehicles, compared with 2010. The 224,944 vehicles in the year grew by 16%.

The Smart Elves experienced a decline in sales in the United States last year, but they have started to rebound at the end of the year. Sales in December increased by 23% to 700 units from 570 units, and fell by 12% to 5,198 units from 5,927 units throughout the year.

Audi: Creating new sales records Audi sold 117,561 units in the US market in 2011, a 15.7% increase from 101,629 units in 2010, setting a new sales record.

From January to November 2011, cumulative sales of Audi in the United States were 104,906 units, which represented a year-on-year increase of 15.2%. In December 2011, Audi sold 12,655 units in the United States, an increase of 20% over the same period of last year.

Porsche Automotive: The overall growth but the last month's decline Porsche sold 29,023 vehicles in the United States in 2011, an increase of 15% year-on-year. In the same period of 2010, sales volume was 25,320 units. However, in December sales in the United States fell from 2,567 to 1,834, a drop of 28.6%.

Since last November, Porsche has stopped falling in the United States. November sales fell 7% year-on-year, from 2,416 to 2,255.

In 2011, Porsche Cayenne sold 12,978 vehicles in the United States, an increase of 56% year-on-year. In 2010, it sold 8,343 vehicles. The sales volume of Porsche 911 models was 6,016 units, a year-on-year increase of 5%. In 2010, the sales volume was 5,735 units.

Volvo Cars: The United States is still the largest single market. In 2011, Volvo Cars’ US sales in the largest single market increased by 24.7% from 53,952 vehicles in 2010 to 67,273 vehicles. December sales were 5,342 units, up 12% from 4,756 units in the same period in 2010.

Jaguar Land Rover: Land Rover boosted growth, and Jaguar lags behind Jaguar Land Rover. In the US, sales of the Jaguar Land Rover were 50,375 units in the US in 2011, an increase of 11% from 45,204 units in the same period of 2010; sales in the US increased by 21% from 4,875 units in December. 5,880 vehicles.

Among them, Land Rover is a driving force for growth. In 2011, sales volume in the United States was 38,099 units, which represented an increase of 20% from 31,864 units in the same period of 2010. In December, sales volume in the United States increased by 28% from 3,695 units to 4,743 units. .

The Jaguar has been down, sales in the United States in 2011 was 12,276 units, compared with 13,340 units in the same period in 2010, down 8% year-on-year; December sales in the United States slipped from 1,180 to 4% to 1,137.