June, 2013 Sales Results

[XDCX]

While there are still a few OEMs that have not reported their sales, it appears that June was a very strong month for auto sales in the U.S.

Here's a breakdown of the major OEMs that have reported so far:

• Ford Group +13%
• Nissan Group +13%
• Honda Group +10%
• Chrysler/Fiat +8%
• General Motors +7%
• Volkswagen Group +1%

Based on the results posted so far it appears the U.S. Car Market will likely be up by about 10% over last years sales volumes.

[79LilRedExpress]

I see that the SAAR is at 16m units

A NUMBER THAT WE WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO SEE AGAIN

[steve_biegler]

NEVER is a LOOOOOONG LOOOOONG time. Great news for you guys still in the game!

[XDCX]

Originally Posted by 79LilRedExpress

I see that the SAAR is at 16m units

A NUMBER THAT WE WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO SEE AGAIN

Yep, I remember reading those projection too.

In fairness, I'll admit I was one who thought it would have taken a lot longer to reach a 16 Million SAAR. I know there's a lot of pent-up demand for new vehicles but I also think the economy is still pretty fragile.

[XDCX]

Here's a recap of the major OEM's sales results for June, 2013:

• Subaru +42%
• BMW Group +21%
• Ford Group +13%
• Nissan Group +13%
• Mazda +13%
• Toyota Group +10%
• Honda Group +10%
• Chrysler/Fiat +8%
• General Motors +7%
• Daimler Group +7%
• Volkswagen Group +4%
• Hyundai/KIA +0%
• Mitsubishi -2%
• Volvo -6%

Overall, the industry was up 9% over last year and the monthly SAAR was 15.98 Million units.

[XDCX]

I think it's somewhat revealing that the bottom five OEMs all have one thing in common - they don't offer a pickup truck for the U.S. market.

Then again, the same could be said for the top two OEMs.

I haven't studied what's happening at Subaru, but June is the second month in a row they've lead the sales results as the major OEM with the greatest percentage sales gain. I'm guessing it's due to their new Subaru BRZ but that's just a guess.