Light trucks drive Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai to gains

U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales, August & YTD Fiat Chrysler, Ford and GM no longer release monthly U.S. sales data. They all now release quarterly. Automotive News will continue to report on automakers that issue monthly sales data. Aug.2019 Aug.2018 %change 8 mos.2019 8 mos.2018 %change BMW 25,505 23,789 7.20% 204,960 199,157 2.90% Mini 3,911 3,800 2.90% 24,321 30,732 -20.90% Rolls-Royce* 110 108 1.90% 880 863 2.00% BMW of N.A. 29,526 27,697 6.60% 230,161 230,752 -0.30% Acura 15,189 15,072 0.80% 101,715 100,972 0.70% Honda 158,804 132,831 19.60% 990,569 973,357 1.80% American Honda Motor Co. 173,993 147,903 17.60% 1,092,284 1,074,329 1.70% Genesis 1,757 613 186.60% 13,350 8,490 57.20% Hyundai brand 63,737 56,929 12.00% 454,405 435,852 4.30% Hyundai Motor America 65,494 57,542 13.80% 467,755 444,342 5.30% Kia Motors America 60,730 53,864 12.70% 418,979 400,539 4.60% Hyundai-Kia 126,224 111,406 13.30% 886,734 844,881 5.00% Jaguar 2,128 2,469 -13.80% 20,430 19,136 6.80% Land Rover 6,572 7,179 -8.50% 59,151 58,167 1.70% Jaguar Land Rover N.A. 8,700 9,648 -9.80% 79,581 77,303 2.90% Mazda N.A. 27,482 25,816 6.50% 189,329 213,865 -11.50% McLaren* 180 115 56.50% 1,566 901 73.80% Mercedes-Benz 30,144 24,084 25.20% 221,055 222,790 -0.80% Smart USA 74 108 -31.50% 626 861 -27.30% Mercedes-Benz USA 30,218 24,192 24.90% 221,681 223,651 -0.90% Mitsubishi Motors N.A. 8,139 8,416 -3.30% 87,849 85,693 2.50% Infiniti 9,185 10,796 -14.90% 80,903 92,713 -12.70% Nissan 118,045 101,580 16.20% 862,243 909,150 -5.20% Nissan Group 127,230 112,376 13.20% 943,146 1,001,863 -5.90% Nissan/Mitsubishi 135,369 120,792 12.10% 1,030,995 1,087,556 -5.20% Subaru of America 70,039 64,088 9.30% 473,670 446,374 6.10% Lexus 29,931 28,622 4.60% 190,691 189,025 0.90% Scion - - - - 2 -100.00% Toyota 218,403 194,433 12.30% 1,418,955 1,432,109 -0.90% Toyota/Scion 218,403 194,433 12.30% 1,418,955 1,432,111 -0.90% Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. 248,334 223,055 11.30% 1,609,646 1,621,136 -0.70% Audi 21,531 20,907 3.00% 142,341 148,070 -3.90% Bentley* 169 165 2.40% 1,352 1,312 3.00% Lamborghini* 232 125 85.60% 1,856 1,000 85.60% Porsche 4,636 4,083 13.50% 39,849 37,524 6.20% VW 35,412 32,255 9.80% 251,208 235,673 6.60% VW Group of America 61,980 57,535 7.70% 436,606 423,579 3.10% Volvo Cars N.A. 9,194 8,970 2.50% 68,109 65,214 4.40% Other** 328 321 2.20% 2,624 2,568 2.20% U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE 921,567 821,538 12.20% 6,322,986 6,312,109 0.20% *Estimate **Reflects Aston Martin, Ferrari and Lotus sales estimates. ***Excluding Ford, Tesla, Fiat Chrysler and General Motors The biggest Asian automakers in the U.S. posted double-digit sales gains last month in the latest sign that the market is picking up strength as the summer advances. Two of the Detroit 3 also posted big gains in volume last month, helped by fatter discounts and popular trucks and crossovers, according to Automotive News data center projections.

Light trucks drive Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai to gains

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