Market slumps 17% as chip crunch spreads

U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales, August 2021Most automakers no longer release monthly sales and are excluded from this report. August2021August2020%change8 mos.20218 mos.2020%changeFord118,189175,527-32.7%1,173,9161,241,964-5.5%Lincoln5,1549,254-44.3%58,31564,726-9.9%Ford Motor Co.123,343184,781-33.2%1,232,2311,306,690-5.7%Acura14,29213,6474.7%117,52682,71342.1%Honda100,364122,278-17.9%966,182770,94925.3%American Honda114,656135,925-15.6%1,083,708853,66226.9%Genesis4,9751,360265.8%29,45310,157190.0%Hyundai brand56,20058,361-3.7%531,835388,63536.8%Hyundai Motor America61,17559,7212.4%561,288398,79240.7%Kia Motors America54,00957,015-5.3%502,619372,83134.8%Hyundai-Kia115,184116,736-1.3%1,063,907771,62337.9%Mazda N.A.27,26226,0564.6%249,168179,01039.2%Subaru of America49,37357,885-14.7%420,748376,45711.8%Lexus27,22927,0910.5%216,108157,33237.4%Toyota160,838164,750-2.4%1,488,8591,097,76935.6%Toyota Motor N.A.188,067191,841-2.0%1,704,9671,255,10135.8%Volvo Cars USA10,68610,3783.0%86,01563,33035.8%Total 7 Reporting OEMs628,571723,602-13.1%5,840,7444,805,87321.5%Note: Ford Motor Co. resumed monthly sales reports in November 2020, beginning with the October 2020 sales reporting period. The severe microchip shortage and other supply-chain constraints that have plagued automakers for months have now ensnarled Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia, while dealing another ugly blow to Ford Motor Co.

Market slumps 17% as chip crunch spreads

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