Auto sales grew more slowly than expected in October, a development due in no small part to the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
The storm hit at the end of the month – a time when sales tend to heat up - and cut a destructive path through an area that accounts for about 25 percent of the nation’s new car sales.
Still, Volkswagen, Chrysler and Toyota were all able to eke out double-digit sales increases, while GM was up five percent and Ford’s volume essentially remained the same.
Check back later for an in-depth analysis and more sales figures as they become available.
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October’s Numbers
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Acura – Up 9 percent to 12,163
Audi – Up 15 percent to 11,708
Bentley – Up 37 percent to 222
BMW – Up 21 percent to 26,451
Buick – Up 15 percent to 13,384
Cadillac – Up 15 percent to 13,505
Chevrolet – Up 3 percent to 135,305
Chrysler – Up 5 percent to 22,222
Dodge – Up 20 percent to 40,611
Fiat – Up 89 percent to 3,720
Ford – Up 1 percent to 162,793
GMC – Up 6 percent to 33,570
Honda – Up 9 percent to 94,810
Hyundai – Down 4 percent to 50,271
Infiniti – Up 28 percent to 8,757
Jaguar – Down 23 percent to 699
Jeep – Down 5 percent to 34,023
Kia – Up 13 percent to 42,452
Lamborghini – Up 38 percent to 40
Land Rover – Down 20 percent to 3,129
Lexus – Up 10 percent to 19,850
Lincoln – Down 15 percent to 5,154
Maserati – Up 28 percent to 240
Mazda – Up 2 percent to 18,622
Mercedes-Benz – Up 6 percent to 25,644
Mitsubishi – Down 9 percent to 3,981
MINI – Up 9 percent to 5,888
Nissan – Down 6 percent to 70,928
Porsche – Up 42 percent to 3,211
Ram – Up 17 percent to 25,609
smart – Up 205 percent to 998
Subaru – Up 30 percent to 26,119
Suzuki – Up 5 percent to 2,039
Toyota (includes Scion) – Up 17 percent to 135,392
Volvo – Down 14 percent to 4,200
Volkswagen – Up 22 percent to 34,311
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BMW Group – Up 19 percent to 32,371
Chrysler – Up 10 percent to 126,185
Daimler – Up 9 percent to 26,645
Ford Motor Company – No change at 167,947
General Motors – Up 5 percent to 195,764
American Honda – Up 9 percent to 106,973
Hyundai Group – Up 3 percent to 92,723
Jaguar Land Rover – Down 20 percent to 3,828
Nissan North America – Down 3 percent to 79,685
Toyota USA – Up 16 percent to 155,242
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2012 YTD Numbers
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Acura – Up 28 percent to 127,936
Audi – Up 18 percent to 112,402
Bentley – Up 31 percent to 1,866
BMW – Up 7 percent to 212,848
Buick – Down 1 percent to 150,646
Cadillac – Down 6 percent to 117,017
Chevrolet – Up 5 percent to 1,555,688
Chrysler – Up 48 percent to 236,688
Dodge – Up 14 percent to 432,523
Fiat – Up 130 percent to 35,462
Ford – Up 5 percent to 1,783,981
GMC – Up 4 percent to 340,128
Honda – Up 22 percent to 1,045,495
Hyundai – Up 8 percent to 590,085
Infiniti – Up 21 percent to 95,353
Jaguar – No change at 10,249
Jeep – Up 18 percent to 399,213
Kia – Up 18 percent to 477,366
Lamborghini – Up 42 percent to 400
Land Rover – Up 18 percent to 34,803
Lexus – Up 24 percent to 190,840
Lincoln – Down 3 percent to 69,034
Maserati – Up 18 percent to 2,224
Mazda – Up 9 percent to 228,104
Mercedes-Benz – Up 13 percent to 232,664
Mitsubishi – Down 29 percent to 50,103
MINI – Up 16 percent to 54,419
Nissan – Up 9 percent to 850,816
Porsche – Up 13 percent to 28,226
Ram – Up 16 percent to 244,969
smart – Up 104 percent to 8,309
Subaru – Up 26 percent to 271,582
Suzuki – Down 5 percent to 21,188
Toyota (includes Scion) – Up 31 percent to 1,535,286
Volvo – Down 2 percent to 55,826
Volkswagen – Up 36 percent to 359,666
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BMW Group – Up 8 percent to 267587
Chrysler – Up 23 percent to 1,376,855
Daimler – Up 14 percent to 241,019
Ford Motor Company – Up 5 percent to 1,853,015
General Motors – Up 4 percent to 2,163,479
American Honda – Up 22 percent to 1,173,431
Hyundai Group – Up 12 percent to 1,067,451
Jaguar Land Rover – Up 13 percent to 45,052
Nissan North America – Up 11 percent to 946,169
Toyota USA – Up 30 percent to 1,726,666
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