This next statement should come as zero surprise but even still, the Ford F-Series pickup managed to once again take top spot as the best-selling individual vehicle.  The all-American workhorse sold 47,453 units: up 4.4 percent from 2011 and more than 10,000 greater than the second place Toyota Camry.  Perhaps more impressive than the Camry’s continued comeback was the taker of third place: the Honda Accord.  Since the start of 2012, the other Japanese family and fun machine hasn’t been doing that stellar but, at 35,385 sold, its 25.6 percent increase is just impressive.  Even still, the showing by Honda was no match for the vehicle that landed at number five.  With an increase of 101.7 percent from last April, the Toyota Prius managed to find 25,168 new buyers.  Somehow, the iconic hybrid found a way back up top; something the Chevrolet Cruze could use as its sales figure of 18,205 was a fall by 27.6 percent.

Once again, General Motors took top honors in the battle for best-selling manufacture.  The General sold 213,387 total cars and trucks and was the only maker to break into the 200,000s.  Ford was a bit behind its American competitor with a total number of 179,658 units sold.  The 5.1 percent fall was enough to let Toyota get dangerously close to taking the number two spot with 178,044.  Even though Chrysler LLC increased its sales figures by 20.4 percent, its total output of 141,165 was just enough to earn fourth.  Of the Germans, Volkswagen rode a wave of new model success to gain best sales for the European country.  An increase of 31.5 percent allowed the total number of U.S. vehicles in April to hit 37,525.  For the first month in 2012, Saab sold a total number of zero vehicles.  Alias, in the United States, the Swedish institution is finally out like a light. 

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We’ll be more shocked when Ford stops turning the F-Series Pickup truck into a top seller than anything else as March proved once again that the American public is utterly in love with the workhorse icon.  With 58,061 trucks sold, the Blue Oval has unloaded 143,827 pickups since the start of 2012.  It may be a best seller, but its increase of just 9 percent isn’t as impressive as the jump made by the number two Toyota Camry.  The 2012 generation change has done the Japanese sedan remarkably well as an increase of 35.3 percent was seen compared to March 2011.  In total, Toyota sold 42,567 Camry models during the month; more than 8,000 cars compared to February which brings the total number of 2012 editions sold to 105,405.  Further down the scale but still substantial was the little Ford Focus which found 28,293 new buyers, an increase of 64.7 percent compared to last year or the most for any individual vehicle. 

Ford may have the keys to best selling vehicle, but General Motors holds the best selling manufacture trophy once again.  In March, the general sold 231,052 cars and trucks; 11.8 percent more compared to 2011.  The Blue Oval wasn’t too far behind with 222,884 total vehicles sold while Toyota landed the number three spot with 203,282 units sold.  The Japanese manufacture earned the majority of those sales from their cars while the Americans gathered more truck and SUV earnings.  Even though they sold just 1,321 cars, Jaguar managed to witness the biggest increase when compared to March 2011 with a jump of 51.1 percent.  Volkswagen wasn’t too far behind with an increase of 34.6 percent as the German automaker sold 36,588 vehicles in the U.S. during March.  Saab’s parent-less and bankrupt status hasn’t done the currently (hopefully temporarily) defunct company any good.  In 28 days, 159 new Saabs found American buyers, a 80.3 percent drop from last year.  Maybach managed to see one of its most successful months yet as a total of 8 luxury yachts were sold.  Since 2012 started, the company has found 23 new owners.

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For the umpteenth month in a row, the Ford F-Series came out on top in the battle for best-selling vehicle.  The Blue Oval unloaded 47,273 workhorses during February: an increase of 25.9 percent from last year’s sales.  Blame can be easily put on the success rate of the EcoBoost line of engines which are making headlines and pushing production capacities to the max.  Behind almost 13,000 units was the still impressive second place Toyota Camry.  It wasn’t too long ago that the Japanese icon was hurting sales wise but it seems that the 2012′s redesign has done the sedan some much-needed good.  Up 26.9 percent from February 2011, Toyota sold 34,542 Camry models last month.  Perhaps even more impressive was the comeback from the Nissan Altima.  Placing third with 32,953 units sold, the other Japanese family sedan jumped up 58.4 percent compared to last year.  The biggest individual increase could be seen by the 2012 Ford Focus as 23,350 compacts were purchased: a jump of 114.6 percent.

In the manufactures race, only one brand managed to break the 200,000 mark: General Motors.  GM sold a total of 209,306 cars and trucks during February; an ever-so-slight increase of 1.1 percent from 2011.  Ford took second place with 178,644 vehicles sold while the Camry helped Toyota land third place with 159,423 total sales.  The Germans saw a solid success with increase for most brands.  Perhaps aided by the all-new Passat, Volkswagen jumped up 42.5 percent from February 2011 with 30,577 total vehicles sold in the U.S.  BMW managed to unload 21,204 SUVs and Cars while Mercedes-Benz and Audi sold 18,911 and 8,531 respectively.  Success wasn’t seen over in parts of Sweden as Saab’s bankruptcy caused just 95 vehicles to be purchased during the month of February: down 82.6 percent from 2011.  Since 2012 began, the troubled Swedish automaker has only sold 196 new vehicles to the American public.  In 25 days, 90 Ferraris, 191 Maseratis and 126 Bentleys were purchased in the U.S.  Up 233.3 percent from 2011 was Maybach who managed to sell 10 cars during February 2012. 

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In the battle for individual vehicle domanance, January once again saw the Ford F-Series pickup come out on top.  With 38,493 trucks purchased, the blue oval institution out sold the second place Toyota Camry by more than 10,000 units.  Blame can be placed on both America’s love affair with the pickup truck and the Ford’s excellent EcoBoost engine.  The 2012 model year has clearly done the Toyota Camry well as the newly re-invented sedan experienced a 55.9 percent increase in sales compared to the 2011 car.  Third place went to the Chevrolet Silverado with 26,850 sold; a slight 4.7 percent drop from January 2011.  In the fight for best selling small car, the reigning champion, the Chevrolet Cruze, had to step aside to let a legend return to glory.  Despite its massive controversy, the new Honda Civic managed to outsell all other compacts with 21,883 units sold.  Compared to 2011, that is a nearly 50 percent increase. 

Of all the manufactures invested into the United States, General Motors took top sales honors for January 2012.  The general sold 167,962 cars and trucks which was slightly less, a 6.1 percent drop, than 2011.  Ford took second place with 136,294 units sold followed closely by Toyota who unloaded 124,540 vehicles.  Chrysler LLC experienced a massive increase compared to last January with a total sales figure of 101,149.  Despite placing fourth in the race for manufactures, the other member of the big three was assisted by Pentastar power to jump 44.3 percent compared to 2011.  Another company to see a big increase was Land Rover, who sold 3,205 luxury SUVs.  The brand has never had a huge market in the US but even still, that figure is 41.1 percent better than last January.  On the opposite end of the spectrum was Saab.  Without warranties and parents, the bankrupt Swede managed to only sell 101 vehicles in January, a 84.7 percent drop from last year.  During the month, the American people purchased 125 Ferraris, 154 Maseratis, 118 Bentleys and 30 Rolls Royces.  Maybach managed to convince five people to purchase one of their cars. 

Source: The Wall Street Journal

For the umpteenth month in a row, the Ford F-Series pickup found itself at the top of the individual vehicle sales list.  68,278 trucks were sold in December, more than 20,000 compared to the second place finisher: the Chevrolet Silverado.  The constant wins meant that year-to-date, the blue oval’s workhorse was the best-selling vehicle of 2011 with 584,917 units sold.  Climbing back from its rough summer was the Toyota Camry which landed third for individual sales.  Riding on the wave of success caused by the all-new 2012 model, 33,506 sedans were sold in December.  Year-to-date sales were down however by 5.9 percent.  Two other normal heavy sales hitters, the Honda Civic and Accord, were both down in sales.  The Civic’s recent controversy concerning quality might be to blame as well as the Japan earthquake in March.  Throughout 2011, Honda sold 221,235 Civics, down 15 percent compared to 2010.  The Accord suffered just a tad more with a year-to-date drop of 16.6 percent.  In December alone, the midsize sedan sold only 17,667 which was down 40 percent from the previous year.

Once again, the month of December was claimed by General Motors.  The brand sold 234,531 cars and trucks during the month, a 4.6 percent increase.  Ford wasn’t too far behind with 209,447 units sold and year-to-date, both companies were the only two to break the 2 million barrier.  Toyota came back for December, landing at the third spot with 178,131 total vehicles sold.  The early months of 2011 may have hurt the brand, but not by much as year-to-date sales dropped only 6.7 percent between 2011 and 2010.  1,644,661 Toyotas were purchased in America during 2011, a number that bested its main rival: Honda.  December 2011 wasn’t too tremendous for the other Japanese powerhouse as 105,230 Hondas were sold; a figure down 18.8 percent from 2010.  And of all the automakers in the U.S., it was Mitsubishi that saw the greatest year-to-date increase.  With 79,020 vehicles sold, the humble brand jumped its sales by 41.9 percent from 2010 to 2011.

In the United States, 138 Ferraris were purchased during December 2011.  Maserati beat the other Italian with 238 cars sold while Bently beat them both with 317 luxury limos sold.  Throughout 2011, 2,322 new Maseratis found homes while Jaguar unloaded 12,276.  During December, Maybach sold 4 cars, down 50 percent from 2010.  All twelve months returned just 39 of the highly expensive land yacht.  In total, there were 1,243,965 light duty cars and trucks sold during all 27 selling days of December.  That figure was up 8.7 percent from 2010 and added to an overall increase of auto sales for the year.  Jumping up 10.3 percent compared to 2010 was 2011 with 12,778,171 vehicles sold.

Source: WSJ 

As if history didn’t repeat itself enough, the Ford F-Series truck was the top selling vehicle once again.  The Blue Oval sold a total of 47,740 units, which was an increase of 23.9 percent.  Second place went to the other all-American hauler, the Chevrolet Silverado, which sold 34,251.  The recent release of the 2012 Toyota Camry helped the car make it to third place; 24,330 sedans were sold last month.  Honda managed to make a big comeback as it took best selling compact car honors with their Civic.  Despite its love-or-leave it redesign, the Japanese institution beat the previous champ, the Chevrolet Cruze.  Chevy sold 13,238 compacts compared to Honda’s 17,133. 

In the race for top manufacture, General Motors won once again for November.  The brand sold a total of 180,402 vehicles with the majority of those sales (123,056) coming from their trucks.  Ford wasn’t too far behind with 166,441 total vehicle sales while the other member of the Big Three found itself beaten by Japanese Toyota.  Chrysler LLC sold 107,172 cars and trucks which was a 44.5 percent increase from last year.  Impressive but not enough to take third place which was had by Toyota.  For the first month in a long time, the brand managed to see an increase from 2010 with a total vehicle sales number of 137,960.  It may have only been a 6.7 percent increase from last year, but it is better from the last few months which saw drops over 20 percent.  Volkswagen saw a big jump from last November as 28,412 total sales was 40.7 percent better than 2010. 

During the month of November, Ferrari sold 148 cars in the United States.  Maserati managed to unload 191 cars while only 36 Rolls Royces were sold.  To further validate Mercedes-Benz’s decision to axe Maybach, only 2 cars were purchased during the 25 selling days.  A total of 994,721 light duty cars and trucks were sold in the United States during November 2011.  That figure may be below one million, but it is still an increase from 2010 by 13.9 percent.

Source: Wall Street Journal 

In the battle for individual vehicles, it was once again the Ford F-Series pickup that came out on top.  With a total of 52,511 units sold in October, the Blue Oval workhorse outsold the second ranking Chevrolet Silverado by more than 15,000.  A big surprise came from third and fourth place finishers, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.  Assumingly riding a wave powered by their increased production capacity from the March earthquake, the Honda sold 22,589 units; up 5.3 percent from 2010.  Despite being 11.9 percent down from last year, the Camry’s sales spike was largely to blame for the new model’s debut.  22,043 total units were sold, right above the fourth place Nissan Altima.  October also broke the Chevrolet Cruze’s reign as best selling compact as both the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic outsold the American.  Another surprise attack came from the Ford Explorer, which at 11,987 total units sold, shot up 224.7 percent compared to October 2010.

The manufacture wars changed up ever so slightly for October.  General Motors and Ford still held on to their number one and two spots respectively, but Toyota came back to take number three from Chrysler.  134,046 total Toyotas were sold in October compared to 114,512 Chrysler products.  Even so, Chrysler was still up from last year – 27 percent – while Toyota was down by 7.9 percent.  The major names from Germany all did well despite not being in their home turf.  Most manufactures, including Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Audi increased sales by more than 20 percent compared to 2010.

Damaged by the constant drama that has consumed Saab, the Swedish company only sold 337 vehicles in the United States during October.  That figure is down 54.5 percent from last year and has been falling exponentially for months now.  A total of 149 Ferraris, 187 Maseratis, 162 Bentleys and 31 Rolls Royces were sold.  Down 100 percent compared to October 2010 was Maybach, who managed to sell no cars.  During the 26 selling days, a total of 1,021,313 light vehicles were sold in the United States during the month of October 2011.

Source: WSJ

For September and for the umpteenth month in a row, the Ford F-Series pickup landed top selling overall vehicle.  54,410 trucks were sold, more than 10,000 when compared to the second best-selling Chevrolet Silverado and up 14.7 percent from last year.  Despite it being significantly down from 2010, the Toyota Camry managed to land the number three sales spot with 24,851 units sold.  Taking fourth place and up 46 percent form last year was Chrysler’s Ram pickup.  The Chevrolet Cruze remains the nation’s best-selling small car for September with 18,097 vehicles sold.

In the manufacture’s race, the Big Three came out on top once again.  General Motors, Ford and Chrysler placed one, two and three respectively with all three seeing an increase in sales when compared to 2010.  Not too far behind was Toyota which sold 121,451 total cars and trucks, just around 6,000 less than Chrysler.  Despite its fourth place finish, the company is still hurting compared to last year as sales dropped 17.5 percent from September 2010.  Honda is in a similar boat as their 89,532 total vehicle sales were down 8 percent from last September.  Nissan on the other hand jumped up highly with 92,654 total cars and trucks sold.  That figure is up a massive 25.3 percent compared to 2010. 

Saab’s constant drama have put the company is sketchy light and their sales reflected that.  Down 61.9 percent from September 2010, the Swedish company only sold 429 vehicles in the U.S.  Maserati managed to sell 199 cars, increasing sales by 46.3 percent.  They also beat Ferrari who only sold 183 cars to American buyers.  During September, 28 Rolls Royce cars were sold while 4 Maybachs were sold.  Last September, only 3 were purchased.  In total, 1,053,722 vehicles were sold in the United States during the 25 selling days of September.  That figure is up 9.9 percent from last year.

Source: WSJ

Continuing on its winning streak is the Ford F Series truck which earned best-selling overall vehicle.  48,795 F Series were sold in August, up 2.4 percent from last year.  The other all-American pickup, the Chevrolet Silverado, took second position selling 36,832 units.  Taking fourth place and up 24.5 percent from 2010 was the Altima, which Nissan sold 23,016.  And despite being down 12.7 percent from total manufacture sales compared to August 2010, the Toyota Camry still managed to earn third place for individual vehicle sales. 

Moving on to the battle of the manufactures, General Motors is still holding on to its top spot.  The only manufacture to break into the two-hundred thousands, GM sold a total of 218,479 units during August.  Compared to last year, that figure is up 18 percent.  The Blue Oval took second place as Ford sold 174,800 while Chrysler LLC proved it is getting back on its feet by securing third with 130,119.  Both of those ratings are up 11.1 and 30.6 respectively from August last year.  They also mean that for the month of August, the Big Three were in fact, the Big Three. 

Hurting compared to 2010 were the two Japanese powerhouse products, Toyota and Honda.  Toyota sold 129,483 total units, down 12.7 percent from last August.  Honda was down 24.3 percent, selling just 82,321 units in August.  Disproving that the Japanese are stalling was Nissan, who sold 91,541 total cars and trucks, up 19.2 percent compared to August 2010.  Of the Germans, Volkswagen did the best-selling 25,232 total units while Porsche sold 2,184. 

During August, only 363 Saab vehicles were sold in the United States.  Down 42.7 percent from last year was Jaguar who managed to get rid of 860 cars.  Maserati and Bentley did well compared to 2010 as they both increased by 39.7 and 53.1 percent respectively.  126 Ferraris were sold and a staggering 4 Maybachs were purchased brand-new.  In the 26 selling days of August 2011, 1,072,283 total light vehicles were sold in the United States. 

Source:  WallStreetJournal

During July 2011, 49,104 Ford F-Series trucks were sold.  It may have been the top-selling vehicle, but that figure is 2.7 percent less than July last year.  The second and third best-selling vehicles, the Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Camry, also dropped compared to 2010 (4.5 and 22.9 percent respectively).  A major increase from last year was the fifth place Ford Escape, which at a total of 24,411 units sold, climbed 66.2 percent.  The Chevrolet Equinox also improved from July 2010 with 17,094 units sold, a 70.3 percent increase. 

The battle for top manufacture during July 2011 was won by General Motors.  214,915 vehicles were sold in the U.S. with a majority of that coming from truck sales.  Second best was Ford Motor Company with 180,315 units sold.  The other member of the Big Three, Chrysler LLC, ranked fourth with 112,026 total sales.  With a 20.1 percent increase from July 2010, it is clear that Chrysler’s rebirth is starting to take effect. 

Even though Toyota Motor Company placed third with 130,802 products sold in July, the Japanese company has been falling in America.  That figure is down 22.7 percent compared to 2010 and year-to-date sales for 2011 are down 7.1 percent.  Perhaps hurting more is Honda America which fell to 80,502 units sold, a decrease of 28.4 percent compared to July 2010′s figure of 112,437.  Not to give imports a bad name, Hyundai sales in the U.S. have increased 10.1 percent since last year while Mitsubishi sales went up 41.1 percent.  Volkswagen seems to be riding its new Jetta to the top with 29,066 vehicles sold in July, a 21.7 percent increase.

During July 2011, there were a total of 2,768 Porsches sold in the United States.  Unfortunately, only 384 Saab vehicles were purchased, a decrease of 18.3 percent since last year.  142 Bentleys were purchased, Ferrari earned 97 new customers and Rolls Royce sold 35 cars.  One Maybach was sold during entire month.  For the 26 selling days of July 2011, a total of 1,059,601 light vehicles were sold in the United States.  Compared to July 2010, that is a .9 percent increase.

Source: The Wall Street Journel