Sales

Ford, Hyundai, Kia rack up double-digit gains as market rebounds; Toyota, Honda skid again

Ford dealer art Colorado Springs Aug. 2022
The U.S. sales gains were broad across Ford Motor's product lineup in August, with utility vehicle volume jumping 48 percent, trucks rising 13 percent and cars up 49 percent. (DAVID PHILLIPS)
September 01, 2022 11:15 AM
U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales, August 2022
Most automakers no longer release monthly sales and are excluded from this report.

 

 August
2022
August
2021
%
change
8 mos.
2022
8 mos.
2021
%
change
Ford150,669118,18927.5%1,173,2691,173,916-0.1%
Lincoln6,3935,15424.0%56,25458,315-3.5%
Ford Motor Co.157,062123,34327.3%1,229,5231,232,231-0.2%
Acura7,53714,292-47.3%66,470117,526-43.4%
Honda63,924100,364-36.3%582,433966,182-39.7%
American Honda71,461114,656-37.7%648,9031,083,708-40.1%
Genesis5,1024,9752.6%35,97329,45322.1%
Hyundai brand64,33556,20014.5%468,833531,835-11.8%
Hyundai Motor America69,43761,17513.5%504,806561,288-10.1%
Kia America66,08954,00922.4%461,878502,619-8.1%
Hyundai-Kia135,526115,18417.7%966,6841,063,907-9.1%
Mazda N.A.25,42627,262-6.7%191,621249,168-23.1%
Subaru of America50,12649,3731.5%355,457420,748-15.5%
Lexus21,75327,229-20.1%176,894216,108-18.1%
Toyota147,873160,838-8.1%1,215,7701,488,859-18.3%
Toyota Motor N.A.169,626188,067-9.8%1,392,6641,704,967-18.3%
Volvo Cars USA8,13610,686-23.9%65,58986,015-23.7%
Total 7 Reporting OEMs617,363628,571-1.8%4,850,4415,840,744-17.0%
Note: Ford Motor Co. resumed monthly sales reports in November 2020, beginning with the November 2020 sales reporting period.

U.S. auto sales slid again at Toyota Motor Corp. and American Honda, while Ford Motor Co., Hyundai and Kia deliveries rose by double digits last month compared with August 2021, as the market begins to slowly bounce back and the industry's chronic inventory shortages slowly ease.

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