U.S. Auto Sales By Brand - February 2012

32 automobile manufacturers reported improved sales in February 2012 as the U.S. market surged forth with a massive year-over-year increase for the second consecutive month. The new vehicle market in America was up 11% in January. February sales of nearly 1.15 million produced a 15% improvement. Indeed, America's most popular automaker, Ford, was up nearly that much, accounting for more than 20,000 of the extra sales. Through the end of February, Ford sales reached 302,905 vehicles in the United States.

The greatest year-over-year gain reported in February belongs to Chrysler's 114% jump. The Chrysler brand has doubled its two-month total from early 2011. The worst drop was reported by Mitsubishi. Its 31% decline has a great deal to do with losing models, just as Cadillac's 27% slide relates to the restrictions of its current three-model-lineup. 

Overall, the lack of red font in the rankings below speaks well of the American economy, specifically the apparent unwavering desire of American consumers to own new vehicles amidst rising fuel prices and the kind of reliability that has them keeping cars longer than ever before. BMW was the best-selling premium brand with gains better than 29%. Despite the car-like qualities of the Compass and Patriot, Jeep is still an SUV brand, and sales jumped 30% to 37,312. GMC, a truck brand, sold 32,581 vehicles, a negligible increase. And sales of America's favourite vehicle, the Ford F-Series, rose 26% to 47,273. 

Consumer confidence appears to be back. The rankings for every automotive brand competing in America are below with February and year-to-date data. Over the course of the coming hours and days you'll find best seller lists in this space and, by accessing the dropdown menu in the top right of this page, updated monthly and year-to-date data for every nameplate currently on sale in America.

Rank	Automaker	February 2012	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	171,732	+ 14.3%	302,905	+ 11.6%
#2	Chevrolet	151,197	+ 5.8%	275,061	+ 2.5%
#3	Toyota	137,807	+ 11.1%	246,538	+ 10.2%
#4	Honda	98,899	+ 13.3%	173,527	+ 11.5%
#5	Nissan	97,492	+ 17.1%	170,009	+ 15.1%
#6	Hyundai	51,151	+ 17.5%	93,845	+ 16.2%
#7	Kia	45,038	+ 37.3%	80,555	+ 32.9%
#8	Dodge	42,692	+ 27.2%	74,146	+ 28.1%
#9	Jeep	37,312	+ 30.4%	69,022	+ 33.5%
#10	GMC	32,581	+ 0.1%	57,547	- 4.4%
#11	Volkswagen	30,577	+ 42.5%	57,786	+ 45.0%
#12	Chrysler	27,008	+ 114%	44,612	+ 99.8%
#13	Mazda	25,651	+ 32.3%	49,647	+ 47.5%
#14	Subaru	25,374	+ 17.0%	48,181	+ 18.8%
#15	Ram	23,282	+ 14.7%	41,752	+ 25.3%
#16	BMW	21,204	+ 29.2%	37,609	+ 16.4%
#17	Mercedes-Benz	18,910	+ 16.9%	40,133	+ 20.0%
#18	Lexus	16,678	+ 20.7%	28,952	+ 8.5%
#19	Buick	14,023	- 11.3%	24,231	- 16.7%
#20	Cadillac	11,505	- 27.0%	20,429	- 27.9%
#21	Acura	11,258	+ 4.3%	19,639	+ 4.7%
#22	Infiniti	9239	+ 1.0%	16,035	- 3.1%
#23	Audi	8531	+ 10.0%	17,885	+ 14.9%
#24	Lincoln	6912	+ 16.2%	12,033	+ 4.6%
#25	Volvo	5263	+ 9.8%	9724	+ 7.2%
#26	Mini	4980	+ 42.2%	8314	+ 32.9%
#27	Scion	4938	+ 25.2%	8473	+ 17.4%
#28	Mitsubishi	4736	- 31.3%	9447	- 25.1%
#29	Land Rover	3255	+ 27.4%	6460	+ 33.9%
#30	Fiat	3227	-----		-----
#31	Suzuki	2425	+ 47.6%	3930	- 6.5%
#32	Porsche	2149	+ 6.4%	4699	+ 6.3%
#33	Jaguar	1022	+ 47.7%	2007	+ 23.4%
#34	smart	769	+ 58.9%	1265	+ 50.2%
#35	Maserati	191	+ 20.1%	345	+ 26.4%
#36	Bentley	126	+ 24.8%	244	+ 33.3%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year sales. Bold equals premium.

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