Civic is up with the 10th gen release just around the corner. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – Dec. 1, 2015 10th Gen 2016 Honda Civic Reveal Honda November 2015 Sales Overview Honda reported its November sales reached 115,441 Honda and Acura vehicles, down 5.2 percent from the 121,814 sold in November of 2015. There were 2 less selling days this November than in November of 2014 which when taken into account would have seen sales up 3.2 percent. Year to date, the company has sold 1,435,658 vehicles, up 2.3 percent over the 1,403,591 sold through the same period of 2014. Honda itself sold 103,197 vehicles – down 3.5 percent – with car sales reaching 53,900 and truck sales totaling 49,297 for the month. Acura sales totaled 12,244 vehicles – down 17.5 percent – with sedan sales of 4,461 and trucks reaching 7,783 units in November. Honda November 2015 Brand Sales Highlights The Honda Accord, Civic and CR-V are on course to reach a combined one million vehicle sales for the third consecutive year. Civic posted an 8.6 percent sales rise in November with sales of 25,050 vehicles even with the imminent release of the all-new 10th gen 2016 Civic. The refreshed Accord posted a November increase of 1.2 percent to 25,566 vehicles. CR-V continued on pace as the industry's best-selling SUV, with sales of 25,931 vehicles in November pushing its 2015 total over the 300,000-unit mark for the third consecutive year. November 2015 Segment Sales Totals U.S. November 2015 Sales vs. November 2014 Sales Ranks and Results for the top 14 Automobile Manufacturers GM November 2015 Sales Up 1.5% with 229,296 Vehicles Sold. Toyota November 2015 Sales Up 3.4% with 189,517 Vehicles Sold. Ford November 2015 Sales Up 0.4% with 187,794 Vehicles Sold. FCA November 2015 Sales Up 3.0% with 175,974 Vehicles Sold. Honda November 2015 Sales Down 5.2% with 115,441 Vehicles Sold. Nissan November 2015 Sales Up 3.8% with 107,083 Vehicles Sold. Hyundai November 2015 Sales Up 11.8% with 60,007 Vehicles Sold. Subaru November 2015 Sales Up 1.8% with 46,070 Vehicles Sold. Kia November 2015 Sales Up 1.4% with 45,553 Vehicles Sold. BMW November 2015 Sales Up 1.2% with 36,447 Vehicles Sold. Mercedes-Benz November 2015 Sales Down 11.7% with 33,475 Vehicles Sold. VW November 2015 Sales Down 24.7% with 23,882 Vehicles Sold. Mazda November 2015 Sales Up 7.0% with 22,732 Vehicles Sold. Audi November 2015 Sales Up 0.4% % with 16,700 Vehicles Sold. Toyota moved past Ford to become the second largest volume seller in the U.S. in November. The auto industry posted strong November sales of more than 1.32 million vehicles, up 2.3 percent over November of 2014 despite just 23 selling days this November vs. 25 selling days in November of 2014. For the year, light duty sales are trending to finish off the year at approximately 17.4 million, the highest since 2000. November was the third consecutive month in a row with a SAAR above 18 million. The six-month moving average for the SAAR is quickly approaching 18.0 million. Placing this number into perspective, the industry’s best U.S. sales year ever was 2000, when 17.8 million light duty vehicles were delivered.
