U.S. Car Industry December 2016
Another Great Year for Car Market
Overall sales rose by more than 56,000, or 0.3% over the 2015 record. It was the seventh straight year of sales gains, with December’s final push in 2016’s to 17,539,052 cars and light trucks. Companies to notice are GM with 10% gain, Nissan with 9.7%, and Honda with 6.4% gain.
| Automaker | Dec. 2016 | Dec. 2015 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW | 32,835 | 34,625 | –5.2% |
| Mini | 4,658 | 5,009 | –7.0% |
| Rolls-Royce | 102 | 99 | 3.0% |
| BMW of N.A. | 37,595 | 39,733 | –5.4% |
| Alfa Romeo | 52 | 56 | –7.1% |
| Chrysler | 16,776 | 24,554 | –31.7% |
| Dodge | 36,329 | 46,210 | –21.4% |
| Fiat | 2,606 | 5,619 | –53.6% |
| Jeep | 83,159 | 88,868 | –6.4% |
| Ram | 53,597 | 48,616 | 10.2% |
| FCA US | 192,519 | 213,923 | –10.0% |
| Maserati | 1,694 | 1,069 | 58.5% |
| Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | 194,213 | 214,992 | –9.7% |
| Ford | 224,994 | 226,746 | –0.8% |
| Lincoln | 12,791 | 10,860 | 17.8% |
| Ford Motor Co. | 237,785 | 237,606 | 0.1% |
| Buick | 21,288 | 20,708 | 2.8% |
| Cadillac | 21,446 | 20,787 | 3.2% |
| Chevrolet | 212,959 | 188,794 | 12.8% |
| GMC | 63,415 | 59,941 | 5.8% |
| General Motors | 319,108 | 290,230 | 10.0% |
| Acura | 17,148 | 16,823 | 1.9% |
| Honda | 143,329 | 134,070 | 6.9% |
| Honda Motor Co. | 160,477 | 150,893 | 6.4% |
| Hyundai | 62,350 | 63,508 | –1.9% |
| Kia | 54,353 | 54,241 | 0.2% |
| Hyundai-Kia | 116,658 | 117,749 | –0.9% |
| Jaguar | 4,294 | 1,197 | 258.7% |
| Land Rover | 8,279 | 8,441 | –1.9% |
| Jaguar Land Rover N.A. | 12,573 | 9,638 | 30.5% |
| Mazda N.A. | 28,754 | 29,294 | –1.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 35,871 | 38,249 | –6.2% |
| Smart USA | 1,186 | 669 | 77.3% |
| Mercedes-Benz USA | 37,057 | 38,918 | –4.8% |
| Mitsubishi Motors N.A. | 7,383 | 7,887 | –6.4% |
| Infiniti | 18,198 | 15,093 | 20.6% |
| Nissan | 134,545 | 124,207 | 8.3% |
| Nissan North America | 152,743 | 139,300 | 9.7% |
| Subaru of America | 63,177 | 56,274 | 12.3% |
| Tesla Motors | 2,250 | 2,156 | 4.4% |
| Lexus | 41,182 | 41,380 | –0.5% |
| Scion | 102 | 1,872 | –94.6% |
| Toyota | 201,945 | 195,100 | 3.5% |
| Toyota/Scion | 202,047 | 196,972 | 2.6% |
| Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. | 243,229 | 238,352 | 2.0% |
| Volvo Car USA | 10,129 | 9,341 | 8.4% |
| Audi | 23,195 | 20,399 | 13.7% |
| Bentley | 407 | 581 | –29.9% |
| Lamborghini* | 86 | 85 | 1.2% |
| Porsche | 4,015 | 3,936 | 2.0% |
| VW | 37,229 | 30,956 | 20.3% |
| VW Group of America | 64,932 | 55,957 | 16.0% |
| Other | 305 | 298 | 2.3% |
| Total | 1,688,368 | 1,638,618 | 3.0% |
