US auto sales numbers for 2010 - some big gains

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By the Numbers - 2010: The Year After That Really Bad Year Edition — Autoblog

The four remaining "Core" brands of General Motors sold more in 2010 than the eight brands of Old GM sold in 2009: 2,202,927 to 2,084,492.

Ford Motor Company outsold Toyota Motor Company to regain its No. 2 sales position by General Motors.

If Hyundai and Kia were counted together in the U.S., their combined sales of 894,496 units would make them the seventh largest automaker in the U.S.. Separately they are the seventh and eighth largest and the largest single-brand automakers in the U.S.

Subaru, one of the best performing brands of the past two years, sold more vehicles in 2010 than Volkswagen, Europe's largest automaker: 263,820 to 256,830.

Buick sales increased the most in 2010 with a 51.89-percent increase, while Smart sales fell the farthest with a 59.39-percent decline.

The three best performing brands of 2010 are from General Motors (Buick, Cadillac and GMC)

Audi sold over 100,000 vehicles in the U.S. for the first time ever.


Brand/Company Vol. % Volume 2010

Buick 51.89% 155,389
Cadillac 34.68% 146,925
GMC 28.95% 334,981
Porsche 28.55% 25,320
Infiniti 27.53% 103,411
Acura 26.37% 133,606
Jeep 25.65% 291,138
Hyundai 23.71% 538,228
Audi 22.86% 101,629
Subaru 21.77% 263,820
Ford 21.49% 1,756,439
Land Rover 21.13% 31,864
Volkswagen 20.32% 256,830
Kia 18.73% 356,268
Mercedes-Benz 18.05% 225,007
Dodge 17.13% 383,675
Nissan 16.86% 805,159
Chevrolet 16.44% 1,565,632
BMW 12.02% 220,113
Jaguar 11.59% 13,340
Chrysler 11.54% 197,446
Mazda 10.49% 229,566
Ram 9.14% 212,952
Lexus 6.18% 229,329
Honda 4.96% 1,096,874
Mitsubishi 3.82% 55,683
Lincoln 3.60% 85,828
Mercury 0.97% 93,195
Mini 0.93% 45,644
Toyota -1.28% 1,534,266
Volvo -12.19% 53,948
Saab -37.26% 5,446
Suzuki -37.98% 23,994
(Hummer) -57.86% 3,812
Smart -59.39% 5,927
(Saturn) -95.42% 12,300
(Pontiac) -99.34% 1,182

COMPANIES

GM (Core) 21.32% 2,202,927
Ford Mo Co 19.41% 1,935,462
Jaguar Land Rover 18.15% 45,204
Nissan NA 17.98% 908,570
Chrysler Group 16.51% 1,085,211
BMW Group 9.94% 265,757
American Honda 6.93% 1,230,480
GM 6.27% 2,215,227
Toyota Mo Co -0.37% 1,763,595

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. Also, brands are combined and reported as companies only if their sales figures are released jointly.