Reports of the sedans death have been greatly exaggerated. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – June 1, 2016 Civic and Accord continue their big number selling ways. And the hot new hyper efficient Accord is just weeks away… 2016 Honda Accord LX with the CVT - $23,840 incl. the $835 D&H to start. TrueCar shows it can be purchased for approximately $21,000 +TTL in the Midwest and East Coast and $22k + on the West Coast. Honda May 2016 Sales Overview Honda reported it sold 147,108 vehicles in May, down 4.8 percent compared to the 154,593 sold in May of 2015. However, with two fewer selling days (24 vs 26 days in May of 2015) , the daily selling rate (DSR) indicates sales were up 3.1 percent over May of 2015. Year to date sales of 653,640 were up 5.7 percent over the 618,604 sold through the same period of 2015. On a DSR basis, YTD sales are up 6.5 percent. Year-to-date Honda brand sales of 585,998 were up 7.1 percent over the 547,044 sold through the same period of 2015. Honda May 2016 Sales Highlights The 10th-generation 2016 Civic continues to own the C-segment with 35,396 vehicles sold, up 2.7 percent and its seventh straight month of year-over-year sales gains. The even more efficient, refreshed and reengineered 2017 Accord Hybrid launches in just a few short weeks. I cannot wait for that one too! Market Share Detail In May, Hyundai and Nissan each picked up 0.5 percent market share while GM took a hit losing 1.6 percent vs. April of 2016. On a volume basis, May sales of 1.53 million vehicles was down 6.1 percent below May of 2015s 1.63 million vehicles sold result. On a DSR basis however (24 vs. 26 days), May sales were up 1.7 percent. 2016 YTD sales of 7.08 million is up 0.7 percent ahead of the 7.03 million vehicles sold through the same period of 2015. On a DSR basis (126 vs. 127 days), U.S. 2016 sales were up 1.5 percent. Market Share Detail In May, Hyundai and Nissan each picked up 0.5 percent market share while GM took a hit losing 1.6 percent vs. April of 2016. On a volume basis, May sales of 1.53 million vehicles was down 6.1 percent below May of 2015s 1.63 million vehicles sold result. On a DSR basis however (24 vs. 26 days), May sales were up 1.7 percent. 2016 YTD sales of 7.08 million is up 0.7 percent ahead of the 7.03 million vehicles sold through the same period of 2015. On a DSR basis (126 vs. 127 days), U.S. 2016 sales were up 1.5 percent. U.S. May 2016 Sales vs. May 2015 Sales Ranks and Results for the top 14 Automobile Manufacturers GM May 2016 Sales Down 18.0% with 240,450 Vehicles Sold Ford May 2016 Sales Down 5.9% with 235,997 Vehicles Sold Toyota May 2016 Sales Down 9.6% with 219,339 Vehicles Sold FCA May 2016 Sales Up 1.1% with 204,452 Vehicles Sold Honda May 2016 Sales Down 4.8% with 147,108 Vehicles Sold Nissan May 2016 Sales Down 1.0% with 133,496 Vehicles Sold Hyundai May 2016 Sales Up 11.6% with 71,006 Vehicles Sold Kia May 2016 Sales Up 0.8% with 62,926 Vehicles Sold Subaru May 20165 Sales Up 1.1% with 50,083 Vehicles Sold BMW May 2016 Sales Down 8.8% with 33,612 Vehicles Sold Mercedes-Benz May 2016 Sales Down 1.9% with 32,567 Vehicles Sold VW May 2016 Sales Down 17.2% with 28,779 Vehicles Sold Mazda May 2016 Sales Down 4.3% with 28,328 Vehicles Sold Audi May 2016 Sales Up 1.6% with 18,728 Vehicles Sold In May, BMW moved back ahead of Mercedes-Benz. Ford was just 4,453 units off of overtaking GM as the number one OEM in the U.S. sales tally and Mazda was just 451 vehicles from taking over VWs 12th position. The seasonally adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) for light vehicles in May was approximately 17.0 million vehicles. Calendar-year-to-date, the light vehicle SAAR was 17.2 million vehicles.
Honda Canada achieved sales of 18,753 vehicles, up 4.5 percent over the 17,949 sold during May of 2015. Year to date sales of 72,626 is up 11.3 percent over the 65,245 sold through the same period of 2015. Honda on its own achieved sales of 17,189 vehicles in May, up 8.4 percent over the 15,853 sold in May of 2015 and a best all-time monthly sales record for the brand. Acura had another tough month with sales of 1,564 units, down 25.4 percent versus May of 2015. Honda Canada May Sales Highlights The hot Honda Civic achieved sales of 8,240 vehicles, up 10.4 percent over the 7,467 sold in May of 2015. Year to date sales of 26,961 is up an even more impressive 14.4 percent over the 23,559 sold through the same period of 2015. Canadian Big 6 May 2016 Sales Results FCA – 31,724 vehicles sold in May, up 0.3% Ford – 29,400 vehicles sold in May, up 1.2% GM – 22,939 vehicles sold in May, down 16.4% Toyota – 22,158 vehicles sold in May, down 0.7% Honda – 18,753 vehicles sold in May, up 4.5% Nissan – 13,205 vehicles sold in May, up 1.7% Items of note: FCA regains the Canadian sales lead and Toyota is closing in on GM.
