February 2013 U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings

Ahead Of The 2014 Cherokee's
Launch, Jeep Sales Are Tumbling

Americans registered 4% more new vehicles in February 2013 than in the same period of 2012, a month which was full of more auto selling days. The U.S. market had posted year-over-year increases of 7%, 15%, 9%, 14%, respectively, in the previous four months. 

Huge gains reported by the Dodge Avenger, Charger, Challenger, Journey, Durango, together with 7720 sales from the Dart, propelled the Chrysler Group to a 4% gain in February 2013 despite big (and predictable) losses at Jeep and falling Chrysler brand sales. 

Hyundai posted its best February ever thanks to strong Santa Fe volume. Volkswagen sold 879 more vehicles this February than last - the Beetle was up by 2393 units.

All 251 Vehicles Ranked By February & 2013 YTD Sales

Ford Motor Company sales rose sharply in February, and the two brands which make up the company have now sold 46,235 more vehicles this year than during the same period in 2012. But while Lincoln accounted for 3.8% of FoMoCo volume last February, that figure fell to 2.5% in February 2013 as Lincoln volume fell 29%.

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General Motors made good use of a group effort to find a 7% increase in sales: all four brands posted increases between 5% and 20%.

Without the Sprinter, Mercedes-Benz was barely able to outsell BMW for premium brand leadership status. BMW trailed the non-Sprinter Benzes by 729 units. Through the first two months of 2013, BMW trails Mercedes-Benz by 4412 units. 

The worst year-over-year decline in February 2013 was reported by Lincoln, sales of which didn't even add up to 3% of FoMoCo's total. Conversely, Bentley, Porsche, and Dodge posted the best year-over-year increases.

To see vehicles ranked differently, click the column headers to sort the list of these auto brand sales figures alphabetically, by year-to-date volume, or by year-over-year change.

Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs/crossovers will be published later this afternoon. For specific monthly and yearly figures, make a model or brand selection at GCBC's Sales Stats page, which will be updated throughout the day, as well.

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Updated @ 5:49 PM AT on 03.01.2013

Rank	Automaker	February 2013	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	190,427	+ 10.9%	352,099	+ 16.2%
#2	Chevrolet	158,541	+ 4.9%	295,845	+ 7.6%
#3	Toyota	143,986	+ 4.5%	280,607	+ 13.8%
#4	Honda	96,623	- 2.3%	180,760	+ 4.2%
#5	Nissan	90,489	- 7.2%	164,282	- 3.4%
#6	Dodge	55,639	+ 30.3%	98,866	+ 33.3%
#7	Hyundai	52,311	+ 2.3%	96,024	+ 2.3%
#8	Kia	41,505	- 7.8%	77,807	- 3.4%
#9	GMC	35,778	+ 9.8%	66,594	+ 15.7%
#10	Volkswagen	31,456	+ 2.9%	60,474	+ 4.7%
#11	Jeep	31,164	- 16.5%	61,482	- 10.9%
#12	Subaru	28,163	+ 11.0%	55,826	+ 15.9%
#13	Chrysler	25,083	- 7.1%	45,779	+ 2.6%
#14	Mazda	24,936	- 2.8%	46,255	- 6.8%
#15	Ram	23,827	+ 2.3%	44,814	+ 7.3%
#16	Mercedes-Benz	23,268	+ 23.0%	46,846	+ 16.7%
#17	BMW	21,311	+ 0.5%	37,824	+ 0.6%
#18	Lexus	17,339	+ 3.9%	33,550	+ 15.9%
#19	Buick	16,150	+ 15.2%	29,613	+ 22.2%
#20	Cadillac	13,845	+ 20.3%	26,961	+ 32.0%
#21	Acura	11,364	+ 0.9%	20,853	+ 6.2%
#22	Audi	10,877	+ 27.5%	20,933	+ 17.0%
#23	Infiniti	9147	- 1.0%	16,273	+ 1.5%
#24	Mitsubishi	6051	+ 27.8%	10,710	+ 13.4%
#25	Scion	5052	+ 2.2%	9945	+ 17.3%
#26	Lincoln	4883	- 29.4%	9074	- 24.6%
#27	Volvo	4867	- 7.5%	9742	- 0.2%
#28	Mini	4302	- 13.6%	7984	- 4.0%
#29	Land Rover	3905	+ 20.0%	8105	+ 25.5%
#30	Fiat	3302	+ 2.3%	5805	+ 13.0%
#31	Porsche	2805	+ 30.5%	6163	+ 31.2%
#32	Suzuki	1250	- 48.5%	2736	- 30.4%
#33	Jaguar	1148	+ 12.3%	2177	+ 8.5%
#34	Smart	783	+ 1.8%	1264	- 0.1%
#35	Bentley	180	+ 42.9%	368	+ 50.8%
#36	Maserati	159	- 16.8%	331	- 4.1%
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	General Motors	224,314	+ 7.2%	419,013	+ 11.1%
	Ford Motor Company	195,310	+ 9.3%	361,173	+ 14.7%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	166,377	+ 4.3%	324,102	+ 14.1%
	Chrysler Group	139,015	+ 4.1%	256,746	+ 9.4%
	Honda Motor Company	107,987	- 2.0%	201,613	+ 4.4%
	Nissan Motor Company	99,636	- 7.1%	180,555	- 3.0%
	Hyundai-Kia	93,816	- 2.5%	173,831	- 0.3%
	Volkswagen  Group *	45,318	+ 9.5%	87,938	+ 9.1%
	BMW-Mini	25,613	- 2.2%	45,808	- 0.3%
	Daimler AG	24,051	+ 22.2%	48,110	+ 16.2%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	5053	+ 18.1%	10,282	+ 21.4%
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---	Total	1,192,299	+ 3.7%	2,235,537	+ 8.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
*Does not include Lamborghini

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