Sales

U.S. auto sales drop 17% in April; SAAR slides to 14.7M

Hyundai April 2022 sales
U.S. dealers had fewer than 900,000 new cars and light trucks on hand in April, J.D. Power said. (DAVID PHILLIPS)
May 03, 2022 11:00 AM
U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales, April 2022
Most automakers no longer release monthly sales and are excluded from this report.

 

 April
2022
April
2021
%
change
4 mos.
2022
4 mos.
2021
%
change
Ford166,684186,595-10.7%576,710678,896-15.1%
Lincoln9,25810,468-11.6%28,40635,878-20.8%
Ford Motor Co.175,942197,063-10.7%605,116714,774-15.3%
Acura10,98016,459-33.3%39,21654,347-27.8%
Honda82,270140,023-41.2%320,452449,226-28.7%
American Honda93,250156,482-40.4%359,668503,573-28.6%
Genesis5,0393,29453.0%16,76211,51645.6%
Hyundai brand61,66877,523-20.5%221,344244,653-9.5%
Hyundai Motor America66,70780,817-17.5%238,106256,169-7.1%
Kia Motors America59,06370,177-15.8%210,257229,727-8.5%
Hyundai-Kia125,770150,994-16.7%448,363485,896-7.7%
Mazda N.A.30,09331,117-3.3%112,361114,375-1.8%
Subaru of America45,74861,389-25.5%178,094221,815-19.7%
Lexus22,29627,028-17.5%86,661101,281-14.4%
Toyota162,664212,283-23.4%612,891741,096-17.3%
Toyota Motor N.A.184,960239,311-22.7%699,552842,377-17.0%
Volvo Cars USA10,02211,036-9.2%32,77938,275-14.4%
Total 7 Reporting OEMs665,785847,392-21.4%2,435,9332,921,085-16.6%
Note: Ford Motor Co. resumed monthly sales reports in November 2020, beginning with the November 2020 sales reporting period.

U.S. light-vehicle sales fell 17 percent to about 1.26 million in April from a year earlier, when industry volume soared briefly, as key parts shortages and jammed supply lines continue to undermine light-vehicle output and shipments.

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