Audi May 2016 Sales Up 1.6% with 18,728 Vehicles Sold

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  1. xcel

    xcel PZEV, there's nothing like it :) Staff Member

    [​IMG] Like every other OEM, SUV/CUVs are the sales stalwarts.

    [​IMG]Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – June 1, 2016

    2016 Audi Q3 in FWD spec – 20/29 mpgUS city/highway rated retails for $34,625 incl. the $925 D&H charge to start. TrueCar shows it can be purchased for about $2.5k off retail across the country.

    Audi May 2016 Sales Overview

    With two fewer selling days (24 vs 26 in May of 2015), Audi achieved sales of 18,728 vehicles, up 1.6 percent over the 18,428 vehicles sold in May of 2015. On a daily selling rate (DSR) basis, May sales were up 10.1 percent. It was the fourth-best monthly sales result in U.S. history and its 65th straight monthly sales record.

    Year to date sales of 78,489 are up 4.2 percent above the 75,353 sold through the same period of 2015. On a DSR basis, YTD sales were up 5.0 percent.

    Audi May 2016 Sales Highlights

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    Audi SUV sales were up 26 percent.

    The Audi Q3 posted a record high of 1,719 vehicles sold in May, up 52.4 percent over the 1,128 sold in May of 2015. On a DSR basis, sales were up 65.1 percent.

    Year to date sales of 6,749 vehicles is up 25.4 percent over the 5,380 sold through the same period of 2015. On a DSR basis, YTD sales were up 26.4%

    The A3 Sportback e-tron achieved sales of 361 vehicles in May with 1,589 vehicles sold year-to-date.

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    Market Share Detail

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    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.
     

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