Sales

Market comeback continues, but record-low supplies darken outlook

The Toyota brand is starting June with an 8-day supply of vehicles, while Lexus has a 12-day supply, Bob Carter, executive vice president for sales at Toyota Motor North America, told Automotive News on Wednesday. (DAVID PHILLIPS)
June 02, 2021 10:15 AM
U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales, May 2021
Most automakers no longer release monthly sales and are excluded from this report.

 

 May
2021
May
2020
%
change
5 mos.
2021
5 mos.
2020
%
change
Ford152,377147,0233.6%831,273750,79710.7%
Lincoln8,1437,7525.0%44,02138,18315.3%
Ford Motor Co.160,520154,7753.7%875,294788,98010.9%
Acura18,15310,34175.5%72,50043,91965.1%
Honda158,662110,63643.4%607,888433,59440.2%
American Honda176,815120,97746.2%680,388477,51342.5%
Genesis3,7281,350176.1%15,2446,111149.5%
Hyundai brand90,01757,61956.2%334,670222,46250.4%
Hyundai Motor America93,74558,96959.0%349,914228,57353.1%
Kia Motors America80,29845,81775.3%310,025215,46743.9%
Hyundai-Kia174,043104,78666.1%659,939444,04048.6%
Mazda N.A.42,18724,93369.2%156,562103,54351.2%
Subaru of America56,55851,9888.8%278,373213,20330.6%
Lexus29,72419,99848.6%131,00586,11152.1%
Toyota212,447145,05746.5%953,543659,38544.6%
Toyota Motor N.A.242,171165,05546.7%1,084,548745,49645.5%
Volvo Cars USA13,2219,51938.9%51,49632,87056.7%
Total 7 Reporting OEMs865,515632,03336.9%3,786,6002,805,64535.0%
Note: Ford Motor Co. resumed monthly sales reports in November 2020, beginning with the October 2020 sales reporting period.

The U.S. light-vehicle market continued to roar back in May, but can the rebound last amid dwindling supplies?

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