Aging Nissan Sentra is the only top 10 model to see sales rise as segment’s decline accelerates
Sales in the US Compact segment fell by 11.7% to 976,19 in the first half of 2018, as the rate of sales decline rose yet again: from the 3.8% decline in 2017 overall, 7.0% in Q4’17, and 10.1% in Q1’18, to 13.1% in the latest quarter. With the new VW Jetta now on sale, the new Ford Focus about to enter the market and a new Toyota Corolla [Read more…]
In May 2018, sales of passenger cars in Europe were virtually flat at +0,8% after an almost 10% gain in April. A total of just over 1,4 million vehicles were sold in this period, bringing the year-to-date total to just over 7 million in five months, an increase of 2,4%. The major EU markets showed very diverse results, with Spain (+7,2%) and the United Kingdom (+3,4%) in the black, while Germany (‐5,8%) and Italy (‐2,8%) saw their demand for cars decline in May. Sales in France (+0,1%) were flat. Fastest growing markets were Romania (+43,3%), Bulgaria (+34,6%) and Lithania (+32,6%), the only three markets posting growth of more than 17,5%. In the negative was most notably Iceland (-25,7%), but also Norway (-8%), Czech Republic (-4,8%), Luxembourg (-3,1%) and Switzerland (-2,1%).
After discussing the US auto brand sales ranking for June, let’s zoom in on the models ranking.
Sales fall slightly as Chevy Silverado, Ram Pickup and GMC Sierra all transition to new generation models
Sales in the US Large Pickup segment fell by 0.6% to 534,210 in the first quarter of 2018, a slowdown from the 5.7% sales growth in 2017. However, with the new RAM Pickup and Chevrolet Silverado now on the market, and the new GMC Sierra following shortly, may yet turn out to be a record year for the segment, finally topping the [Read more…]
Chevy and GMC’s twins’ fortunes diverge, as Ford Expedition and Nissan Armada see fast sales growth
Sales in the US Large SUV segment rose by 5.8% to 85,245 in the first quarter of 2018, returning the segment to growth after a small decline in 2017. With the still-new Nissan Armada and the all-new Ford Expedition picking up more sales the segment could grow slowly in 2018, although the really big growth may have to wait until Chevrolet and [Read more…]
Segment records strong growth, led by segment leaders and 10-year-old Nissan Frontier
Sales in the US Small Pickup segment rose by 21.3% to 119,681 in the first quarter of 2018, a substantially higher rate of sales growth than the 0.9% recorded in 2017. The Ford Ranger and the long-awaited Jeep Gladiator pickup will finally arrive later this year, bringing in further buyers, though whether the segment can expand much beyond [Read more…]
Segment growth rate slows as market leaders stumble, though Chevy Traverse and Honda Pilot shine
Sales in the US Mid-sized SUV segment rose by 7.1% to 486,728 in the first quarter of 2018, a small slowdown relative to the 9.4% growth the segment registered in 2017. Still, such a performance put the segment in third place overall for the second quarter in a row, ahead of the Compact segment that it just lost out to in overall 2017 stats, [Read more…]
The dominance of the Compact SUV segment extends as sales grow by 17%
Sales in the US Compact SUV segment rose by 17.1% to 850,324 in the first quarter of 2018, a considerably faster rate of growth than the 4.6% recorded in 2017 overall. With a ton of new or facelifted models having made their debuts in the market over the past 12 months this is hardly unexpected, but still serves to underscore the love [Read more…]
The market for domestic passenger car sales in China continues to grow in the first half of 2018, with another 8,5% gain in May to nearly 1,85 million sales. That brings the year-to-date gain to 6,75% with 9,76 million cars sold in five months. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualized selling Rate in May stood at 24,4 million, the lowest of the year so far but up by 2,2 million on May of 2017. [Read more…]