Sales

Trucks propel Toyota, Hyundai, Subaru Oct. sales; SAAR at 16.4M

Toyota dealership
With the U.S. franchise count falling and sales tumbling in 2020, average throughput fell by 77 vehicles to 450 vehicles — a 15 percent drop. Throughput came in at its lowest level since 2011, when vehicle sales per franchise averaged 405. (DAVID PHILLIPS)
November 03, 2020 04:00 PM
U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales, October 2020
Most automakers no longer release monthly sales and are excluded from this report.

 

  October
2020
October
2019
%
change
10 mos.
2020
10 mos.
2019
%
change
Acura 13,790 13,957 -1.2% 109,444 126,770 -13.7%
Honda 113,197 117,486 -3.7% 998,263 1,210,882 -17.6%
American Honda 126,987 131,443 -3.4% 1,107,707 1,337,652 -17.2%
Genesis 1,054 1,935 -45.5% 12,339 16,844 -26.7%
Hyundai brand 57,395 57,094 0.5% 500,820 563,450 -11.1%
Hyundai Motor America 58,449 59,029 -1.0% 513,159 580,294 -11.6%
Kia Motors America 56,094 -50,007 12.2% 484,444 513,605 -5.7%
Hyundai-Kia 114,543 109,036 5.1% 997,603 1,093,899 -8.8%
Mazda N.A. 22,736 19,520 16.5% 226,016 227,687 -0.7%
Subaru of America 61,411 55,531 10.6% 497,971 580,860 -14.3%
Lexus 26,691 23,145 15.3% 208,778 232,696 -10.3%
Toyota 178,658 165,672 7.8% 1,448,797 1,735,423 -16.5%
Toyota Motor N.A. 205,349 188,817 8.8% 1,657,575 1,968,119 -15.8%
Volvo Cars USA 10,691 8,807 21.4% 84,295 86,239 -2.3%
Total 6 Reporting OEMs 541,717 513,154 5.6% 4,571,167 5,294,456 -14.5%

Toyota Motor Corp., Hyundai and Mazda racked up October U.S. sales gains on demand for crossovers and other light trucks, in the latest sign the market continues to claw back amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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