A5 and Q3 are the brands stalwarts while the all-new Q6 e-tron begins arriving in volume. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – Jan. 3, 2025 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron Sportback Following the Q6 e-tron, the sharp looking, 319 mile range rated Q6 Sportback e-tron will arrive in the US later this year. The upcoming Q6 Sportback e-tron will arrive in the US market in 2025 in two trims, Q6 and SQ6. The Q6 Sportback with its 422/456 hp nominal/peak power has a top fixed speed of 130 mph while the SQ6 Sportback e-tron with its 483/509 hp nominal/peak power tops out at 143 mph. Both models come equipped with a 100kWh battery (94.4 kWh useable) powering the two electric motors positioned on the front and rear axles. A few more of this much anticipated models’ specs. The DCFC rate of 270 kW will allow a 10 to 80% charge in just over 20-minutes A standard adaptive air suspension compensates for the load via the level control to maintain an even ride height Audi MMI floating panoramic display features a curved design and OLED technology. It includes an 11.9” Audi virtual cockpit, a 14.5” MMI touch display, and optional 10.9” MMI passenger display with active privacy mode. The new infotainment system uses Android Automotive OS with the latest Audi connect services including the e-tron route planner 2024 Audi US Sales Overview Audi 2024 US Sales of 196,576 were down 14.0% below the 228,550 sold in 2023. The bulk of that decline came from Q5 sales which were off 17,346 from the 2023 sales totals. 2024 Audi US Sales Highlights A5 sales of 24,636 were up 3.6% over the 23,777 sold in 2023 Q3 sales of 32,090 were up 44.6% over the 22,189 sold in 2023 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV GM retains its #1 ranking in terms of US sales. All the while the Chevrolet Silverado EV is easily the best EV Pickup available today. Top 15 2024 US OEM Sales GM - 2,705,080 vehicles sold in 2024, up 4.3% over the 2,594,698 sold during all of 2023 Toyota - 2,332,623 vehicles sold in 2024, up 3.7% over the 2,248,477 sold during all of 2023 Ford - 2,078,832 vehicles sold in 2024, up 4.2% over the 1,995,912 sold during all of 2023 Honda - 1,423,857 vehicles sold in 2024, up 8.8% over the 1,308,186 sold during all of 2023 Stellantis - 1,303,570 vehicles sold in 2024, down 14.6% below the 1,527,090 sold during all of 2023 Nissan - 924,008 vehicles sold in 2024, up 2.8% over the 898,796 sold during all of 2023 Hyundai - 836,802 vehicles sold in 2024, up 4.4% over the 801,195 sold during all of 2023 Kia - 796,488 vehicles sold in 2024, up 1.8% over the 782,451 sold during all of 2023 Subaru - 667,725 vehicles sold in 2024, up 5.6% over the 632,086 sold during all of 2023 Tesla - 633,762 vehicles sold in 2024, down 5.6% below the 671,616 sold during all of 2023 Mazda - 424,382 vehicles sold in 2024, up 16.8% over the 363,354 sold during all of 2023 VW - 379,178 vehicles sold in 2024, up 15.2% over the 329,029 sold during all of 2023 Mercedes - 374,101 vehicles sold in 2024, up 0.3% over the 373,103 sold during all of 2023 BMW - 371,346 vehicles sold in 2024, up 2.5% over the 362,244 sold during all of 2023 Audi - 196,576 vehicles sold in 2024, down 14.0% below the 228,550 sold during all of 2023 On the 2024 US OEM sales front, the big news was Stellantis falling from #3 to #4, now settling in behind Honda for the first time ever due to its terrible 2024 showing here in the US. Tesla has fallen to #10 just behind Subaru while Mazda leapt two places to #11 placing both VW and Mercedes in its rear view. VW also jumped up two spots to #12, now ahead of both Mercedes and BMW. 2025 Toyota RAV4 PHEV A name change from "Prime" with the next gen set for a 2026 MY release. Top 10 2024 US Model Sales Ford F-Series incl. LD and HD - 765,649 vehicles sold during 2024, up 2.0% over the 750,789 sold in all of 2023 Chevrolet Silverado incl. LD and HD - 552,836 vehicles sold during 2024, down 0.4% below the 555,148 sold in all of 2023 Toyota RAV4 - 475,193 vehicles sold during 2024, up 9.3% over the 434,943 sold in all of 2023 Honda CR-V - 402,791 vehicles sold during 2024, up 11.4% over the 361,457 sold in all of 2023 RAM P/U incl. LD and HD - 373,120 vehicles sold during 2024, down 16.1% below the 444,926 sold in all of 2023 Tesla Model Y - 372,613 vehicles sold during 2024, down 6.6% below the 398,782 sold in all of 2023 GMC Sierra incl. LD and HD - 322,946 vehicles sold during 2024, up 9.2% over the 295,737 sold in all of 2023 Toyota Camry - 309,876 vehicles sold during 2024, up 6.6% over the 290,649 sold in all of 2023 Nissan Rogue - 245,724 vehicles sold during 2024, down 8.7% below the 271,458 sold in 2023 Honda Civic - 242,005 vehicles sold during 2024, up 20.6% over the 200,381 sold in all of 2023 Comparing individual models, Pickups still dominate with Ford and its F-Series dominating all comers. 2024 US F-150 sales of 460,915 fell behind the RAV4 at 475,193 by 14,278 vehicles. RAM has fallen precipitously from its decades long, former #3 spot to #5 with Toyota’s RAV4 and Honda’s CRV now outpacing it. Tesla’s Model Y fell two places from #4 to #6 as the RAV4 and CRV passed it in 2024. As expected, Honda’s award winning compact Civic moved into the #10 spot with the value-oriented Corolla falling short of this year’s list by just over 9,000 vehicle sales. 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Ford's EVs had a good 2024 in terms of sales although the pair are still losing $s per vehicle sold. And onto the EV sales finish... Top 10 2024 US EV Model Sales Tesla Model Y - 372,613 vehicles sold during 2024, down 6.6% below the 398,782 sold in all of 2023 Tesla Model 3 - 189,903 vehicles sold during 2024, down 17.4% below the 230,015 sold in all of 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E - 51,745 vehicles sold during 2024, up 26.9% over the 40,771 sold in all of 2023 Hyundai Ioniq5 - 44,400 vehicles sold during 2024, up 30.9% over the 33,918 sold in all of 2023 Tesla Cybertruck - 38,965 vehicles sold during 2024 vs 0 sold in 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning - 33,510 vehicles sold during 2024, up 38.7% over the 24,165 sold in all of 2023 Honda Prologue - 33,017 vehicles sold during 2024 vs 0 sold in 2023 Chevrolet Equinox - 28,874 vehicles sold during 2024, up 6163% over the 461 sold in all of 2023 Cadillac Lyriq - 28,402 vehicles sold during 2024, up 210.3% above the 9,154 sold in 2023 Rivian R1S - 26,934 vehicles sold during 2024, up 23.4% over the 21,831 sold in all of 2023 2025 Tesla Model Y A new year and finally a refreshed design may help slow the sales slide? Through all of 2024, Stellantis took the largest hit with not just the sales decline but in lockstep, the market share falloff of 1.6% shows how poorly it performed last year. Mazda's 0.4% and GMs 0.3% increase were well deserved. With 20 years’ worth of US Automotive sales data to rely upon, 2024's US Automotive Sales of 15.92 million units increased by 2.5% over the 15.53 million sold in 2023. That total was the highest achieved since Covid decimated the global economy back in 2020. The 2024 US sales totals were unfortunately nowhere near the 17 million plus unit peaks in 2005 and 2015 - 2019. Estimates to reach 16.5 million in 2024 are to me a bit optimistic as Government downsizing – Government employment disappearing, is going to be a noticeable drag on consumer spending and the second largest purchase decision most make is not going to be immune. Wayne
Q5 may be down because people are waiting for a mid year refresh that's a total redesign. One infuriating leak going around is they are deleting the MHEV system for the US. If they left it off in Europe they could say it wouldn't fit or something believable, but to intentionally delete it is something else entirely. There may be a PHEV version later in the year. With all this talk about AI maybe someone could use it to design a lightweight high capacity solid state battery instead of making memes with it.
