September 2012 U.S. Auto Sales By Brand

September 2012 Was Fiat USA's
Highest-Volume Month So Far

Forecasters suspected U.S. September auto sales would rise by a little less than 9% compared with September 2011, equal to an unsurprising 11% drop from August levels. In reality, the U.S. auto industry reported 13% gains.

Automakers which posted above average gains included mainstream brands like Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Dodge, Volkswagen, and Subaru. Premium players like Lexus, Acura, and Audi did so also.

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No manufacturer posted a greater year-over-year improvement than smart's 120% jump. 

No manufacturer suffered a loss as great as Mitsubishi's 17% slide. 

Major players like Ford, Nissan, GMC, and Mazda all sold fewer vehicles than at this time last year. There are interesting factors at play, however. 

For example, Ford's Fusion is in changeover mode, the Ranger is just about gone, and the C-Max wasn't performing at full capacity in September. Also, Mazda's 6 is dying off, but the 3 is selling like craaahzy.

September 2012 YTD - All 265 Vehicles Ranked

In case you hadn't heard, you're able to access specific model-by-model sales information through the first dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats home or, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. Later this afternoon GoodCarBadCar will also publish the September editions of America's 20 best-selling cars, 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, and five best-selling trucks. 

Canada's brand rankings post is also being updated right now.

Updated 4:28 PM AT 10/2/2012

Rank	Automaker	September 2012	%  Change	Year To Date	YTD  % Change
#1	Ford	167,652	- 0.1%	1,621,188	+ 5.6%
#2	Chevrolet	149,801	+ 1.5%	1,420,383	+ 4.9%
#3	Toyota	144,781	+ 41.1%	1,343,944	+ 31.6%
#4	Honda	102,845	+ 29.3%	950,685	+ 23.4%
#5	Nissan	82,462	- 2.4%	779,888	+ 11.1%
#6	Hyundai	60,025	+ 15.3%	539,814	+ 9.5%
#7	Kia	48,105	+ 35.1%	434,914	+ 18.4%
#8	Dodge	47,356	+ 18.2%	391,912	+ 13.5%
#9	Jeep	39,245	+ 10.3%	365,190	+ 20.2%
#10	Volkswagen	36,339	+ 34.4%	323,089	+ 37.2%
#11	GMC	33,192	- 0.01%	306,558	+ 3.9%
#12	Subaru	27,683	+ 32.2%	245,463	+ 25.5%
#13	Ram	26,414	+ 4.1%	219,360	+ 16.2%
#14	Mercedes-Benz	24,950	+ 6.5%	207,020	+ 13.4%
#15	Chrysler	24,850	+ 5.5%	241,466	+ 53.3%
#16	Mazda	24,135	- 5.4%	209,482	+ 9.5%
#17	BMW	21,761	+ 0.1%	186,397	+ 4.9%
#18	Lexus	20,386	+ 36.0%	170,990	+ 26.1%
#19	Buick	14,673	+ 7.9%	137,262	- 2.0%
#20	Acura	14,366	+ 43.5%	115,773	+ 29.9%
#21	Cadillac	12,579	- 1.3%	103,512	- 8.6%
#22	Audi	12,302	+ 26.5%	100,694	+ 18.5%
#23	Infiniti	9445	+ 11.4%	86,596	+ 20.0%
#24	Lincoln	6802	- 3.1%	63,880	- 1.5%
#25	Scion	6743	+ 75.7%	56,490	+ 50.2%
#26	Volvo	4977	- 1.3%	51,626	- 1.0%
#27	Mini	4899	+ 22.5%	48,531	+ 16.6%
#28	Mitsubishi	4806	- 17.2%	46,122	- 30.0%
#29	Fiat	4176	+ 50.6%	32,742	+ 136%
#30	Land Rover	3636	+ 3.3%	31,674	+ 23.5%
#31	Porsche	2736	+ 26.1%	25,015	+ 10.4%
#32	Suzuki	1921	- 5.5%	19,149	- 5.6%
#33	smart	1030	+ 120%	7311	+ 94.6%
#34	Jaguar	1004	- 9.6%	9550	+ 2.5%
#35	Maserati	269	+ 35.9%	1984	+ 16.4%
#36	Bentley	239	+ 58.3%	1644	+ 30.5%
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	General Motors	210,245	+ 1.5%	1,967,715	+ 3.4%
	Ford Motor Company	174,454	- 0.2%	1,685,068	+ 5.3%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	171,910	+ 41.5%	1,571,423	+ 31.6%
	Chrysler Group	142,041	+ 11.5%	1,250,670	+ 23.9%
	American Honda	117,211	+ 30.9%	1,066,458	+ 24.0%
	Hyundai-Kia	108,130	+ 23.4%	974,728	+ 11.7%
	Nissan USA	91,907	- 1.1%	866,484	+ 11.9%
	Volkswagen Group *	51,616	+ 32.1%	450,442	+ 30.8%
	BMW-Mini	26,660	+ 3.5%	234,928	+ 7.1%
	Daimler AG	25,980	+ 8.7%	214,331	+ 15.0%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	4640	+ 20.5%	41,224	+ 17.9%
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---	Total	1,188,899	+ 12.8%	10,900,131	+ 14.5%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
* Excludes Lamborghini

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