When is a sale not really a sale?

NoneAutomotive News is examining how U.S. auto sales are reported and wants to hear from dealers about practices used by various brands. Contact autonews@crain.com Luxury raceBMW won the 2015 luxury crown by reported sales but ranked 3rd in registrations. U.S. salesRegistrationsBMW346,023335,259Lexus344,601340,392Mercedes-Benz*343,088337,288*Excludes SprinterSource: Automotive News Data Center, IHS Automotive Sold but not registeredThe gap between U.S. light-vehicle registrations and reported sales was larger in 2015 than any year in the past decade.YearRegistrationsSalesDifference200516,761,11316,997,182236,069200616,574,31416,561,482-12,832200716,023,38016,154,010130,630200813,217,54413,245,68728,143200910,350,68710,430,96980,282201011,480,47111,589,844109,373201112,658,59212,779,576120,984201214,315,33814,493,226177,888201315,383,65115,601,148217,497201416,330,68716,522,663191,976201517,183,82717,470,659286,832Source: IHS Automotive, Automotive News Data Center This article was reported by Amy Wilson, Jamie LaReau, Hannah Lutz, Arlena Sawyers and Nick Bunkley. It was written by Nick Bunkley.

When is a sale not really a sale?

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