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By the Numbers - October 2010: Trick or Treat Edition [UPDATE]

Grand Cherokee lifts Jeep, Toyota falls hard After a couple days of delay, sales numbers for the month of October are finally in, and most automotive brands earned a treat instead of a trick. The majority of brands for sale in the U.S. achieved an increase in sales versus the same month last year, and of those, the majority posted a double-digit gain in sales. Jeep pulled off a triple-digit sales gain, seeing volume rise an incredible 111 percent thanks to the new Grand Cherokee, sales of which rose from a scant 3,256 units last October ... Read more →

By the Numbers - Sept. 2010: Couldn't Wait Until After Paris Edition John Neff

C4C Aftermath Makes September Sales Look Great Jeez, automakers. We're busy enough covering your wares at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Couldn't you wait until Monday to release sales figures for the ...

By The Numbers - August 2010: The C4C hangover continues Damon Lavrinc

Luxury marques gain ground while volume brands suffer Just like any spending spree, there are consequences. And for the second straight month, the automakers that benefited most from Cash For ...

By The Numbers - July 2010: How Soon We Forget Edition John Neff

Domestics do well again, Toyota and Honda falter Many automakers had a positive month of sales in July, particularly the domestics, with Ford Motor Company up 3.11 percent, Chrysler Group up 4.96 ...

By the Numbers - June 2010: Not Without My Neff Edition Damon Lavrinc

Porsche Doubles Up, Domestics Swing for the Fences Our fearless Editor-in-Chief is off galavanting around the Northeast on vacation, so I've been tasked with coming up with this month's By The ...

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By the Numbers - May 2010: Memorial for Mercury Edition 5 months ago on Autoblog

Dodge explodes for 72.7-percent sales increase, domestics dominate May 2010 was a crazy month of sales for the U.S. auto industry. Would you have expected Ford Motor Company, riding high on a string of successful monthly sales performances, to announce the death of Mercury on the same day it ...

By the Numbers - April 2010: Don't Count Chrysler Out Edition 6 months ago on Autoblog

Chrysler comes roaring back Sure, Chrysler Group sales were up an astonishing 25 percent last month and its dealer network deserves a pat on the back for clearly working their backsides off in April. That said, let's not forget the low bar that Chrysler had set for itself last year. Heading into ...

By the Numbers - March 2010: Get Off My Back Edition 7 months ago on Autoblog

Incentives push Toyota up 41%, Buick sales skyrocket up 76% Why "Get Off My Back"? Because over the past few months as automakers like General Motors and Ford have begun the process of selling off or shutting down their under-performing brands, it's become increasingly difficult to determine how ...

By the Numbers - February 2010: Easy Being Green Edition 8 months ago on Autoblog

Ford outsells GM, Toyota sales fall hard A number of things transpired last month to paint most of our By the Numbers table below green. A minor contribution can be credited to Toyota and its recall woes, the effect of which has been that many other automakers are grabbing conquest sales from the ...

By the Numbers - January 2010: Total Recall Edition 9 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota Motor Company falls 16 How do you know if a recall has affected your sales? If you find yourself below the Chrysler Group in sales performance. That's exactly what happened to Toyota Motor Company in January 2010, as the early effects of its sticking pedal recall sank sales 16 percent ...

By the Numbers - 2009: Up and Down Year Ends Down For Most Edition 10 months ago on Autoblog

Subaru, Kia and Hyundai increase alone, FoMoCo loses least Most automakers giving themselves a pat on the back for a strong sales performance in December should take a second look at the books. A good month of sales to finish off a crappy year still equals a crappy year of sales. The chart below ...

By the Numbers - December 2009: Strong Finish Edition 10 months ago on Autoblog

Industry finishes year strong with Ford up 33 It appears that all your Toyotathons, Nissan A-Z Year End Events and Ford Year-End Sales Events worked their magic in the month of December, as the final 31 days of 2009 saw positive sales for most brands and automakers in the U.S. The biggest story ...

By the Numbers - November 2009: Strengthen Your Core Edition 11 months ago on Autoblog

Hyundai up 46 and all GM core brands positive It's pretty easy to stage a comeback when a prior year's monthly sales are so dismal, but that still doesn't dull the sheen off what happened last month for auto sales in the U.S. Not surprisingly, Hyundai continues its winning ways with the ...

By the Numbers - October 2009: Green is Growing Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Hyundai, Kia and Subaru all report +40% increase in sales If you've been paying attention to recent editions of By the Numbers, you'll have noticed that the amount of green on our chart below is growing. Month after month, more and more brands and manufacturers are managing to produce sales ...

By The Numbers - September 2009: Post C4C, We're All Alright Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Here it is, the first full month of sales after the government's popular Cash for Clunkers has ended. The expected result – that auto sales would plummet once the feds stopped handing out free money in exchange for clunkers – didn't exactly happen. Nine brands posted positive sales in ...

By the Numbers - August 2009: Cash for Clunkers Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

FoMoCo sales up 17%, GM and Chrysler improve but still losing sales After reviewing the U.S. auto industry's sales numbers for August 2009, the true effect of the government's Cash for Clunkers program has come into crystal clear focus. There are those automakers that were prepared for this ...

By the Numbers - July 2009: Turn of the Tide Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Subaru sales up 34%, Ford Motor Company finally posts positive numbers Is the tide turning? Do all those green boxes below indicate that the sweeping current of auto sales ennui has subsided? That's a tough question to answer considering that the government's Cash for Clunkers rebate program ...

By the Numbers - June 2009: Bankruptcy a Bad Idea Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

FoMoCo falls only 11%, Chrysler Group drops 42% Want more proof that Ford Motor Company made the right move in avoiding bankruptcy, unlike General Motors and the Chrysler Group, its cross-town rivals? Sales figures for the month of June 2009 show that Ford sharply lessened its sales slide with a ...

By the Numbers - May 2009: GM and Ford Surprise Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

We weren't expecting this, especially from General Motors, which was forced to sell cars and trucks last month amidst rumors of impending bankruptcy (something that came to fruition as soon as the month was over). Despite this, GM posted a decrease in sales volume of only 29.55%. Sure, GM's sales ...

By The Numbers: April 2009 - More of the Same, With a Twist Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

We're doing something new for this month's By the Numbers – ordering each brand and automaker by the most number of vehicles sold to the least. We used to order everything alphabetically, but figured this way easily surfaced an extra facet of information. On to the numbers. Not a single brand ...

By the Numbers - March 2009: Ain't No Joke Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Despite today being April Fools' Day, not one of the sales figures reported by automakers below for the month of March 2009 is a joke. The U.S. auto industry's sales slide continues, and despite the overall market selling more vehicles in March versus February, nearly all brands fell versus the same ...

By the Numbers - February 2009: Wish It Were A Leap Year Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

One more day in February wouldn't have done much to salvage yet another bad month of sales for the U.S. auto industry, but it wouldn't have hurt. All of the big automakers saw sales down around 40% or more last month compared to February 2008. Chrysler Co. (-44%), Ford Motor Company (-48.4%) and ...

By the Numbers - January 2009: Not So Happy New Year Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

All the numbers are in for the first month of sales in 2009... and they aren't pretty. Chrysler LLC and General Motors continue to lead the pack with sales drops of 54.8, respectively. While the overall economy is weak and access to credit limited, the fact that Americans watched both domestic ...

By The Numbers - 2008: Phew! Glad That's Over Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

We didn't know sales for the U.S. auto industry in 2008 would be this bad when the year began, but it sure ended on a fitting note. Over the past six months or so we've seen the U.S. auto sales market nearly collapse and almost take our own domestic auto industry with it. Nevertheless, there were a ...

By The Numbers - December 2008: I Want My Mommy Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

The U.S. auto industry hasn't experienced a worse year of sales in recent memory, so it's fitting that 2008 should close with December sales data that's no better than the previous disappointing months. The only green you'll see below is next to MINI, which beat out December 2007 sales by only four ...

By the Numbers - November 2008: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

GM, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota all down over 30% While the Detroit 3 have their hands out in front of Congress, the entire U.S. auto industry turned in a report of dismal November sales today. Every major automaker saw its sales crash and crash hard last month, and the only brand to gain ground ...

By the Numbers - October 2008: "Thanks, GMAC!" Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

Sales for the month of October 2008 were... ahem... not good. The auto industry in the U.S. has found a way to slide further into oblivion with only a few bright spots from Audi and MINI, the latter of which enjoyed monster sales last month we suspect on account of greater production capacity this ...

By the Numbers - September 2008: Nobody Wins Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're not waiting for Suzuki to reveal its September 2008 sales results any longer, as it is highly unlikely that the little Japanese brand will arise as the only brand/automaker to post positive numbers this month. Take a good look below, as it's the first time since we started publishing sales ...

By the Numbers - August 2008: New Digs Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

Check it out. We've completely revamped By the Numbers to convey more sales information than before in a much easier to digest way. Now we'll be reporting both the change in monthly sales volume for each brand and automaker as well as the change in their Daily Sales Rate or average number of ...

By the Numbers July 2008: Everybody Hurts Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

NOTE: There were 26 selling days in July 2008 versus 24 selling days in July 2007. All percentages are the change in the average number of vehicles sold per day or Daily Sales Rate (DSR), not the difference in actual number of vehicles sold for each month. This is an easy month of sales to report. ...

By the Numbers June 2008: Not That Bad Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

You're going to be reading in the mainstream press about how horrible sales were in the U.S. during June, 2008. Yes, they were bad for many automakers, but consider that there were only 24 selling days last month versus 27 days in June, 2007. This makes comparing raw sales numbers misleading, since ...

By the Numbers May 2008: F-150 Falls Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

Honda Civic, Accord, Toyota Camry and Corolla all outsell Ford F-150 for the first time The two brands who lost and gained the most sales last month (MINI and HUMMER) sum up nicely what happened to auto sales during May in the U.S. Brands armed with small cars weathered the storm and big trucks and ...

By the Numbers: April 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog

Remember when I said February 2008 was the worst month ever in the history of our reporting monthly sales figures? Well, April 2008 was just as bad. Though we had five brands this month that posted an increase in their daily sales rate (DSR) compared to four back in February, automakers had two ...

By the Numbers: March 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog

Though many news outlets will decry March as a horrible sales month in the auto industry, it wasn't that bad and there are some notable successes. The reason it isn't as bad as some will tell you is because most outlets compare the volume of cars sold last month to the same month in 2007, rather ...

By the Numbers: February 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog

February 2008 will go down as the ugliest sales month ever in the history of By the Numbers posts. Out of the 35 brands we track, only four improved their daily average sales rate versus the same month last year: Honda (1.9), Mercedes-Benz (3%) and our Biggest Winner, MINI (38.5%). Leap year is to ...

By the Numbers: January 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog

GM starts year off strong, industry as a whole sees lower sales Analysts and automakers alike have been warning us that 2008 is going to be another tough year, and January only served to prove them right. General Motors, up 2.1%, managed to turn out a remarkably good sales month with every single ...

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Autoblog Podcast #202 - SEMA, reliability, Chrysler interiors and the Cadillac ATS

It's time for Episode #202 of the Autoblog Podcast, and the cast of characters keeps on revolving as auto show season starts ramping up. Steven Ewing joins Chris and Dan this week to kck the ball around about SEMA, the Consumer Reports Reliability survey for 2010, the refreshed Dodge Grand Caravan and Avenger and the Cadillac ATS. We wrap it up with your feedback and questions before calling it a night at the hour and a half mark. Thanks for listening, see you next week!

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