Tuesday, September 4, 2012

August Sales: Early Returns Point to VERY Strong Month. Detroit Better Than Expected. Toyota-Shi And Wolfsburg MUCH Better

Volkswagen and Toyota join Chrysler in delivering better than expected numbers for August as our table starts to populate.Volkswagen reports a jaw-dropping 63 percent gain. Says Michelle Krebs of Edmunds;

"If the brand continues at this pace – which, of course,  is never guaranteed – VW's goal for 800,000 sales per year by 2018 may not be as lofty as once thought."

Toyota reports group sales of 188,520 units in August 2012, up 40.2 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis and 45.6 percent on an unadjusted raw volume basis. Data not in table pending full press release at 10:30am Pacific.

Ford and GM report more subdued numbers, but at  13 percent for Ford and 10 percent for GM much better than predicted by the analysts. GM says that sales to retail customers were up 11 percent. Sales to fleet customers were up 6 percent compared with a year ago. GM expects a SAAR of 14.6 million for August.

August Light Vehicle Sales

Developing table

Automaker Aug. 2012 Aug. 2011 Pct. chng. 8 month
2012
8 month
2011
Pct. chng.
BMW Group –% –%
    BMW division –% –%
    Mini –% –%
    Rolls-Royce –% –%
BMW Group –% –%
Chrysler Group 148,472 130,120 14% 1,108,629 882,078 26%
    Chrysler Division 28,070 22,497 25% 216,616 133,992 62%
    Dodge 47,348 41,818 13% 344,556 305,369 13%
    Dodge/Ram 73,413 63,904 15% 537,502 468,770 15%
    Fiat 4,150 3,106 34% 28,566 11,088 158%
    Jeep 42,839 40,613 6% 325,945 268,228 22%
    Ram 26,065 22,086 18% 192,946 163,401 18%
Chrysler Group 148,472 130,120 14% 1,108,629 882,078 26%
Daimler AG –% –%
    Maybach –% –%
    Mercedes-Benz –% –%
    Smart USA –% –%
Daimler AG –% –%
Ford Motor Co. 196,749 174,800 13% 1,510,614 1,424,851 6%
    Ford division 188,608 166,794 13% 1,453,536 1,366,780 6%
    Lincoln 8,141 8,006 2% 57,078 57,823 –1%
    Mercury –% 248 –100%
Ford Motor Co. 196,749 174,800 13% 1,510,614 1,424,851 6%
General Motors 240,520 218,479 10% 1,757,470 1,695,004 4%
    Buick 18,000 16,021 12% 122,589 126,493 –3%
    Cadillac 14,704 13,208 11% 90,933 100,449 –10%
    Chevrolet 169,978 152,779 11% 1,270,582 1,206,322 5%
    GMC 37,838 36,471 4% 273,366 261,740 4%
General Motors 240,520 218,479 10% 1,757,470 1,695,004 4%
Honda (American) –% –%
    Acura –% –%
    Honda Division –% –%
Honda (American) –% –%
Hyundai Group –% –%
    Hyundai division –% –%
    Kia –% –%
Hyundai Group –% –%
Jaguar Land Rover –% –%
    Jaguar –% –%
    Land Rover –% –%
Jaguar Land Rover –% –%
Maserati –% –%
Maserati –% –%
Mazda –% –%
Mazda –% –%
Mitsubishi –% –%
Mitsubishi –% –%
Nissan –% –%
    Infiniti –% –%
    Nissan Division –% –%
Nissan –% –%
Saab Cars North America 363 –100% 4,218 –100%
Saab Cars North America 363 –100% 4,218 –100%
Subaru 28,293 20,837 36% 217,780 174,616 25%
Subaru 28,293 20,837 36% 217,780 174,616 25%
Suzuki –% –%
Suzuki –% –%
Toyota –% –%
    Lexus –% –%
    Scion –% –%
    Toyota division –% –%
    Toyota/Scion –% –%
Toyota –% –%
Volkswagen 41,051 25,260 63% 287,070 208,647 38%
    Audi –% –%
    Bentley –% –%
    Lamborghini 40 28 43% 320 224 43%
    Porsche –% –%
    VW division 41,011 25,232 63% 286,750 208,423 38%
Volkswagen 41,051 25,260 63% 287,070 208,647 38%
Volvo Cars NA –% –%
Volvo Cars NA –% –%
Other (estimate) 238 228 4% 1,904 1,821 5%
TOTAL 655,323 570,087 15% 4,883,467 4,391,235 11%

Data courtesy Automotive News [sub]



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