Top luxury brand: After 6 months, Mercedes-Benz leads BMW by 1,519 units. BMW won in 2011 and 2012.
Top brands by unit sales 1. Ford.............1,251,448 2. Chevrolet .....1,015,134 Top brands by % gain 1. Cadillac .................33% 2. Porsche .................30% Growth brand shootout Volkswagen.........206,792 Subaru ................204,597 (Subaru cut lead in half in June) | Top automakers by unit sales 1. General Motors ....1,420,346 2. Ford Motor ...........1,289,736 Top automakers by % gain 1. Subaru ..........................25% 2. Ford Motor .....................13% Mid-sized cars 1. Toyota Camry ..........207,626 2. Honda Accord ..........186,860 | |
Truck-only brands: Jeep leads GMC, 229,405 to 220,696. Can GMC catch Jeep before Cherokee arrives? |
Six straight up years? After June's buoyant auto sales, it seems that 2013 will finish on the plus side, the fourth growth year in a row. And many analysts also expect increases through at least 2015.