November 2012 United States Auto Sales By Brand
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November 2012 United States Auto Sales By Brand


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Automakers began reporting their November 2012 U.S. sales results early this morning. We were expecting to see strong increases reported by the majority of automakers, enough to lead to overall industry growth of about 12.5%. Instead, the growth reported by big brands like Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Dodge, and Volkswagen was enough to generate even greater year-over-year growth.

The Chrysler Group recorded a 14% gain despite declining Jeep sales and slow-growing Chrysler volume. Sales at Hyundai jumped 8%. This was Hyundai's best November ever and the Chrysler Group's best since 2007. Ford Motor Company sales were up 6.4% in November 2012. GM sales nudged up slightly; Toyota posted a corporate increase of 17%.

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No brand reported a better year-over-year improvement than Fiat, although Porsche and smart's percentage increases were huge. Among mainstream brands, Subaru's 60% jump was most meaningful. BMW was up 45%. Volkswagen's 29% jump was anticipated. Dodge broke the 30% barrier; Honda sales shot up 41%. 

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U.S. November 2012 auto brand market share chart
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But where Subaru sold an extra 10,549 vehicles, Toyota MoCo sold an extra 23,735 and the Honda brand found 30,318 more buyers than a year ago.

Among luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz outsold BMW with help from the Sprinter van. Without it, BMW outsold Benz by 898 units. 

Model-specific sales data is searchable through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home, or for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. GoodCarBadCar will be updating this post throughout the day as each manufacturer reports U.S. sales data; a Canadian edition will be published soon, as well. 

U.S. best seller lists will be published shortly, and the monthly recap continues with segment breakdowns and more best seller lists as the month goes on. Follow @GoodCarBadCar on Twitter for even more updates.

Updated @ 7:13 PM AT on 12.03.2012
Rank
Automaker
November 2012

Change
Year To Date
YTD 
% Change
#1
Ford
171,360
+ 7.0%
1,955,341
+ 5.3%
#2
Toyota
133,370
+ 16.0%
1,606,819
+ 28.7%
#3
Chevrolet
128,867
- 0.03%
1,684,555
+ 4.3%
#4
Honda
104,334
+ 41.0%
1,149,829
+ 23.4%
#5
Nissan
84,300
+ 9.8%
935,116
+ 9.5%
#6
Hyundai
53,487
+ 7.8%
643,572
+ 8.2%
#7
Kia
41,055
+ 10.9%
518,421
+ 17.3%
#8
Dodge
40,075
+ 32.2%
472,598
+ 15.4%
#9
Volkswagen
36,728
+ 29.3%
394,128
+ 35.0%
#10
Jeep
35,047
- 3.3%
434,260
+ 15.6%
#11
Mercedes-Benz
31,945
+ 14.7%
264,608
+ 12.9%
#12
BMW
31,213
+ 45.0%
244,061
+ 10.4%
#13
GMC
29,832
+ 1.2%
369,960
+ 3.9%
#14
Subaru
28,206
+ 59.7%
299,788
+ 28.5%
#15
Ram
25,074
+ 22.8%
270,043
+ 16.9%
#16
Lexus
22,719
+ 16.8%
213,559
+ 23.3%
#17
Mazda
21,691
+ 17.7%
249,795
+ 9.5%
#18
Chrysler
18,766
+ 1.0%
282,454
+ 43.1%
#19
Cadillac
14,517
+ 30.3%
131,534
- 3.4%
#20
Buick
13,289
+ 22.1%
163,935
+ 0.8%
#21
Acura
12,246
+ 23.6%
140,182
+ 27.2%
#22
Audi
12,067
+ 24.4%
124,469
+ 18.6%
#23
Infiniti
11,897
+ 41.2%
107,250
+ 22.6%
#24
Volvo
6141
+ 26.8%
61,967
+ 0.1%
#25
Lincoln
5732
- 9.1%
74,766
- 3.2%
#26
Scion
5606
+ 57.8%
67,983
+ 50.7%
#27
Mini
5248
+ 10.5%
59,667
+ 15.2%
#28
Porsche
3865
+ 71.4%
32,091
+ 11.4%
#29
Land Rover
3687
- 3.5%
38,490
+ 15.4% 
#30
Fiat
3603
+ 123%
40,065
+ 130%
#31
Mitsubishi
3574
- 4.3%
53,677
- 27.5%
#32
Suzuki
2224
+ 22.1%
23,412
- 2.7%
#33
Jaguar
713
- 22.1%
10,962
- 1.4%
#34
smart
704
+ 70.0%
9013
+ 100%
#35
Bentley
212
+ 53.6%
2078
+ 33.2%
#36
Maserati
208
+ 8.9%
2397
+ 15.1%
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General Motors
186,505
+ 3.4%
2,349,984
+ 3.5%
Ford Motor Company 
177,092
+ 6.4%
2,030,107
+ 5.0%

Toyota Motor Corporation
161,695
+ 17.2%
1,888,360
+ 28.8%
Chrysler Group
122,565
+ 14.4%
1,499,420
+ 21.8%
American Honda
116,580
+ 38.9%
1,290,011
+ 23.8%
Nissan USA
96,197
+ 12.9%
1,042,366
+ 10.7%

Hyundai-Kia
94,542
+ 9.1%
1,161,993
+ 12.1%
Volkswagen Group *
52,872
+ 30.5%
552,766
+ 29.9%
BMW-Mini
36,461
+ 38.8%
303,728
+ 11.3%
Daimler AG
32,649
+ 15.6%
273,622
+ 14.5%
Jaguar-Land Rover
4400
- 7.1%
49,452
+ 11.2%
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Total **
1,143,916
+ 15.0%
13,136,306
+ 13.9%
Source: Automakers & ANDC 
* VW Group sales do not include Lamborghini

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