USA Auto Sales Brand Rankings December 2014 Year End

Automobile manufacturers collectively reported an 11% year-over-year sales increase in the United States during the month of December 2014. Calendar year sales rose 6% to more than 16 million for the first time since 2007.

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - December 2014 Year End

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Nissan began the day with disappointing Infiniti figures but predictable Nissan brand growth. Infiniti did report year-over-year growth for the calendar year, but sales are down compared with 2012, not to mention the 136K Infinitis sold in 2005. Hondas Acura division helped push the overall company forward in December but both brands struggled to put up signficant increases in calendar year 2014. FCA USs 20% December jump (FCA US LLC is Chrysler Group to you) was helped along by approximately 10,000 extra sales from Chrysler, 10,000 extra sales from Ram, and 10,000 extra sales from Jeep. General Motors led all manufacturers with 2.9 million sales in 2014. Three of the companys four brands reported December and year-end improvements. 

At the Ford Motor Company, December presented modest increases for the Ford brand thanks in large part to a big boost from the Mustang. Lincoln sales jumped 21%. Toyota, the planets largest automobile manufacturer, produced a big December, especially with its Lexus brand: never in any prior month had Lexus sold this many new vehicles.

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• 2014 Year End U.S. Auto Brand Sales Figures

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If you dont wish to see automakers arranged alphabetically, click column headers to sort automakers by December ranking, December 2014 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 December sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. 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 GCBCs Sales Stats page.

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January 2015 • November 2014 • December 2013 • Updated at 5:47 PM AT on 01.05.2015

Rank	Automaker	December 2014	% Change	2014	% Change	December 2014 Market Share	2014 Market Share
#21	Acura	17,809	13.1%	167,843	1.5%	1.2%	1.0%
#36	Alfa Romeo	67	---	91	---	0.1%	0.1%
#20	Audi	19,238	13.1%	182,011	15.2%	1.3%	1.1%
#35	Bentley	412	-6.8%	3003	1.3%	0.1%	0.1%
#13	BMW	41,526	11.1%	339,738	9.8%	2.8%	2.1%
#19	Buick	20,357	32.4%	228,963	11.4%	1.3%	1.4%
#22	Cadillac	16,150	-11.1%	170,750	-6.5%	1.1%	1.0%
#2	Chevrolet	184,938	20.5%	2,033,442	4.4%	12.3%	12.3%
#17	Chrysler	30,930	52.6%	308,785	2.1%	2.1%	1.9%
#11	Dodge	46,578	-2.3%	574,155	-3.7%	3.1%	3.5%
#30	Fiat	3784	1.0%	46,121	6.7%	0.3%	0.3%
#1	Ford	209,679	0.5%	2,376,841	-1.1%	13.9%	14.4%
#8	GMC	53,038	23.0%	501,853	11.3%	3.5%	3.0%
#4	Honda	119,472	-0.1%	1,373,029	1.0%	7.9%	8.3%
#6	Hyundai	64,507	2.4%	725,718	0.7%	4.3%	4.4%
#23	Infiniti	12,007	-9.3%	117,330	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
#32	Jaguar	1683	9.0%	15,773	-7.0%	0.1%	0.1%
#7	Jeep	63,274	18.8%	692,348	41.2%	4.2%	4.2%
#12	Kia	45,587	35.6%	580,234	8.4%	3.0%	3.5%
#27	Land Rover	5754	-0.2%	51,465	2.9%	0.4%	0.3%
#14	Lexus	39,879	14.7%	311,389	13.7%	2.6%	1.9%
#24	Lincoln	9690	21.4%	94,474	15.6%	0.6%	0.6%
#33	Maserati	1412	34.1%	12,943	171%	0.1%	0.1%
#18	Mazda	24,808	8.0%	305,801	7.7%	1.6%	1.8%
#15	Mercedes-Benz	37,297	4.1%	356,136	6.5%	2.5%	2.2%
#25	Mini	6615	0.3%	56,112	-15.6%	0.4%	0.3%
#26	Mitsubishi	6545	1.9%	77,643	24.8%	0.4%	0.5%
#5	Nissan	105,311	9.1%	1,269,565	12.2%	7.0%	7.7%
#31	Porsche	3275	0.9%	47,007	11.1%	0.2%	0.3%
#10	Ram	48,628	35.0%	469,139	27.5%	3.2%	2.8%
#29	Scion	3817	-11.7%	58,009	-15.1%	0.3%	0.4%
#34	Smart	973	13.8%	10,453	12.8%	0.1%	0.1%
#9	Subaru	49,923	24.3%	513,693	21.0%	3.3%	3.1%
#37	Suzuki	---	-100%	---	-100%	0.0%	0.0%
#3	Toyota	171,361	12.9%	2,004,373	5.8%	11.4%	12.1%
#16	Volkswagen	34,058	0.1%	366,970	-10.0%	2.3%	2.2%
#28	Volvo	4920	0.7%	56,366	-7.9%	0.3%	0.3%
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	General Motors	274,483	19.3%	2,935,008	5.3%	18.2%	17.8%
	Ford Motor Company	219,369	1.3%	2,471,315	-0.6%	14.5%	14.9%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	215,057	12.7%	2,373,771	6.2%	14.3%	14.4%
	Chrysler Group	193,261	20.0%	2,090,639	16.1%	12.8%	12.6%
	Honda Motor Company	137,281	1.5%	1,540,872	1.0%	9.1%	9.3%
	Nissan Motor Company	117,318	6.9%	1,386,895	11.1%	7.8%	8.4%
	Hyundai-Kia	110,094	13.9%	1,305,952	4.0%	7.3%	7.9%
	Volkswagen  Group *	56,983	4.1%	598,991	-2.7%	3.8%	3.6%
	BMW-Mini	48,141	9.5%	395,850	5.3%	3.2%	2.3%
	Daimler	38,270	4.3%	366,589	6.7%	2.5%	2.2%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	7437	1.8%	67,238	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%
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---	Total °	1,507,928	10.9%	16,531,070	5.9%	---	---

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini 
^ Excluding Sprinter: up 3.0% to 34,009 in December; up 5.7% to 330,391 in 2014.
‡ Automotive News estimates 2200 Tesla sales in December (up 190%), and 26,400 in 2014 (up 25%), but their estimates have been chronically high. Without firm figures from Tesla and other low-volume automakers (Ferrari, Lamborghini etc.), we use Automotive News estimates for brands in the industry total shown above.
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