Although the best-selling Ford F-Series slid 10% and full-size pickup trucks grew by just 1%, the overall U.S. pickup truck market expanded by 7% thanks to huge gains from the small/midsize pickup truck segment.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD Powered by big Toyota Tacoma gains and the best months yet for both the new Chevrolet Colorado and the new GMC Canyon, midsize pickup truck sales jumped 51% to 34,767 units, equal to 15.8% of the overall truck market. Year-to-date, midsize pickups are up 51% to form 15.2% of the truck market with 151,208 sales.
Aside from the F-Series, full-size truck sales increased sharply. The Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra twins from General Motors outsold the F-Series by 8709 units in May thanks in large part to the Silverado's third 50K+ sales month in the last 29 months. Ram P/U sales jumped 8%, the Toyota Tundra increased modestly, and Nissan Titan volume was up, too. Total non-F-Series full-size truck sales were up 8%. So far this year, the Ford F-Series is America's best-selling truck line. But GM's twins have outsold the F-Series by 4497 units through the end of May. They haven't done so on a calendar year basis since 2009. You can click any model name in the table below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. This table is now sortable, so you can rank pickup trucks any which way you like. May best seller lists for cars and SUVs will be published soon. Click Column Headers To Sort • May 2016 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014
An anticipated decline in U.S. auto sales in May 2015 failed to materialize as the gains reported by automakers on the rise - GM, FCA, Honda, VW – were more than enough to offset losses at Ford, Toyota, and Nissan. Indeed, the gains were strong enough to make May 2015 the highest-volume May ever for the auto industry in the United States.
U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2015 YTD General Motors was the top-ranked automaker in America in May 2015 as the market grew slightly less than 2% and GM sales increased 3%. Ford led all auto brands. BMW was the top-selling premium brand. No auto brand posted a greater year-over-year improvement than the 32% jumps at Chrysler and Mitsubishi. Among high-volume brands, Jeep's 13.5% leap was tops. On the flip side, sales at Scion and Dodge tumbled 22%, and Hyundai's 10% decline was noteworthy. On the whole, sales increased by approximately 26,000 units and are up by around 300,000 units through the first five months of 2015. Automakers are on pace for what could be a year of 17 million sales.
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With an all-time monthly Jeep sales record - including records from the Wrangler and Cherokee - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles began the day by reporting a 4% year-over-year expansion in May 2015 sales despite sharp drops at the namesake Fiat and Chrysler brands. The Ford Motor Company announced 1.3% losses despite improved sales at Lincoln and with Ford's own cars. Ford utilities were down 1%; the F-Series slipped 10%. General Motors, the largest automaker in the United States, reported a better-than-expected 3% gain on the strength of pickup trucks and Lambda crossovers. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, posted a marginal decline because the namesake brand's cars, including Scion, slid 12%. Lexus cars increased slightly, and the brand's crossovers helped power Lexus to a 10% year-over-year improvement. American Honda failed to show signs of great health after the Honda brand couldn't make gains in May, although Acura, despite falling SUV sales, jumped 16%. More on other automakers below. If you don't wish to see automakers arranged alphabetically, click column headers to sort automakers by May 2015 sales, year-over-year change, year-to-date totals, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added later this afternoon. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of May sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. To find out what you can expect, you can see an April version of that list here. You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC's Sales Stats page. Click column headers to sort by specific categories. Using the mobile version of GoodCarBadCar? Switch to the web version at the bottom of the page, at which point columns will be sortable. May 2016 • June 2015 • April 2015 • May 2014 • Updated at 6:12 PM AT on 06.02.2015
Source: Automakers & ANDC Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume * Does not include Lamborghini ^ Excluding Sprinter: up 11.1% to 29,583 in May; up 9.4% to 136,926 YTD.
Volkswagen surprised with an 8% increase, though sales at this time last year were down 15%. Strong Golf volume - sales increased by 4515 units to 6308 in May - is propelling Volkswagen. VW's Audi brand shot up 11% to 18,428 units, a May record and the second-best month ever for Audi USA. BMW, an Audi compatriot and competitor, rose 5% to 31,003 sales in May as the brand's SAVs continued to slide. China's Swedish luxury automaker, Volvo, posted a narrow 0.2%, nine-unit gain to 5023 sales in May 2015 with help from the first 741 sales of the all-new 2016 XC90. Mercedes-Benz trailed BMW (the top-selling luxury brand in America last month) in premium brand sales by 1420 sales in May but leads BMW by a scant 479 sales year-to-date. Nissan USA reported a slight decline in May sales largely because of a result of a sharp car slowdown - Nissan cars slid 11%. Mitsubishi doubled Mirage volume and thus reported a 32% improvement. Mazda's slow rate of growth ground to halt in May as the brand's volume dipped 0.4%. The 3, 5, MX-5, and discontinued 2 all posted decreased year-over-year sales. Rival Japanese automaker Subaru reported a 12% increase, on the other hand, powered by a 64% boom in Legacy sales, a 36% jump in XV Crosstrek sales, and continued growth from the two top-selling members of the family, Forester and Outback. Kia reported record-high monthly sales on the strength of the Sedona minivan's growth and improved Sportage and Sorento sales and despite decreased Soul and Optima volume. Kia's Hyundai partner, however, took a 10% hit in May 2015, a loss of 7300 sales. RECOMMENDED READING U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - May 2016 YTD U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2015 YTD U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2015 YTD U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - 2014 Year End U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - May 2014 Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - May 2015
Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Monday, June 1, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS Ford doesn't have enough frames, so production of the new-for-2015, aluminum-intensive Ford F-150 has been curtailed. INSIDE THE LEASING BUSINESS It's not like an iPhone contract. Nobody puts $2500 down to buy an iPhone. But Volkswagen dealers in the United States are trying to lock in customers with extremely cheap Jetta leases - $39/month in San Jose, according to Automotive News - in advance of an improved lineup in a few years. It's worth noting, of course, that any automaker could advertise any extraordinarily low monthly lease payment if the downpayment is increased to a sufficiently lofty figure. These Jetta leases, however, are incredibly inexpensive even when the downpayment is factored in. TTAC Since the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado returned, midsize truck sales, as a percentage of the overall truck market, haven't risen above 15.4% in the United States.
REVIEW(S) Complete reviews of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata dropped last night. Why should we link to one when many would be more fun? Here are Miata reviews from Car & Driver, Automobile, Driving.ca, Autoguide, and Road & Track.
AUTOFOCUS The Canadian auto industry is set to break its annual sales record in 2015, yet the biggest auto brands are all losing market share.
REMINDER Although today is June 1, auto sales figures for the U.S. and Canada won't be released by automobile manufacturers until tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. WATCH Mazda doesn't redesign the Miata often. If you didn't read the lengthy list of reviews shown above, watch this video review from Consumer Reports.
