Sales

Sales declines ease at Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Subaru

After dropping 45 percent in April and 42 percent in March, Mazda's U.S. sales fell just 1 percent in May, helped by a 10 percent gain in light-truck volume. (DAVID PHILLIPS)
June 02, 2020 10:15 AM
U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales, May 2020
Most automakers no longer release monthly sales and are excluded from this report.

 

  May
2020
May
2019
%
change
5 mos.
2020
5 mos.
2019
%
change
Acura 10,341 13,547 -23.70% 43,919 61,619 -28.70%
Honda 110,636 131,985 -16.20% 433,594 579,475 -25.20%
American Honda 120,977 145,532 -16.90% 477,513 641,094 -25.50%
Genesis 1,350 2,313 -41.60% 6,111 8,120 -24.70%
Hyundai brand 57,619 66,121 -12.90% 222,462 269,126 -17.30%
Hyundai Motor America 58,969 68,434 -13.80% 228,573 277,246 -17.60%
Kia Motors America 45,817 60,062 -23.70% 215,467 248,043 -13.10%
Hyundai-Kia 104,786 128,496 -18.50% 444,040 525,289 -15.50%
Mazda N.A. 24,933 25,192 -1.00% 103,543 115,727 -10.50%
Subaru of America 51,988 63,972 -18.70% 213,199 278,014 -23.30%
Lexus 19,998 24,537 -18.50% 86,111 112,688 -23.60%
Toyota 145,057 197,637 -26.60% 659,385 837,068 -21.20%
Toyota Motor N.A. 165,055 222,174 -25.70% 745,496 949,756 -21.50%
Volvo Cars USA 9,519 9,761 -2.50% 32,870 40,186 -18.20%

Several major automakers reported weaker sales in May but the results signal the market continues to slowly recover from severe restrictions on business and consumer activity because of the COVID-19 outbreak, with automakers now scrambling to boost output to replenish falling stockpiles.

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