November 2011: Black Friday Edition

Filed under: By the Numbers

U.S. auto sales during the month November were up on the backs of companies like Chrysler, Volkswagen and Kia, all three of which reported major gains for their respective brands. The Chrysler Group in particular posted positive numbers for all four of its brands, including a spectacular 92.23-percent rise in sales for the Chrysler brand itself. Volkswagen and Kia didn't perform quite as well, but each managed gains of around 40 percent.

This time, Honda stands alone as the only major automaker to post a sales decline in November. The Japanese automaker's brands (Honda and Acura) together posted a drop of 6.35 percent. Toyota, which had been keeping Honda company they each struggled with restoring production after this year's series of natural disasters, had a relatively decent November with identical gains of 6.68 percent for both Toyota and Lexus.

Being the second-last month of the year, you may be interested to know how some close model-to-model sales races are shaping up. Here are some year-to-date sales races that will be decided in December, as well as always-interesting Camaro versus Mustang numbers.

• Best-Selling Minivan: Toyota Sienna (99,865) vs. Dodge Caravan (98,983)
• Best-Selling Pony Car: Chevrolet Camaro (81,495) vs. Ford Mustang (65,381)
• Best-Selling Small Car: Toyota Corolla (219,250) vs. Chevy Cruze (215,057)
• #3 Best-Selling Mid-Size (behind Camry and Altima): Ford Fusion (226,445) vs. Honda Accord (217,958)

Brand/Company	Volume %	November 2011	November 2010	DSR %*	November 2011	November 2010
Smart	96.21	414	211	88.36	17	9
Chrysler	92.23	18,577	9,664	84.54	743	403
Mini	70.50	4,750	2,786	63.68	190	116
Jeep	49.76	36,246	24,202	43.77	1,450	1,008
Mercedes-Benz	47.17	26,796	18,208	41.28	1,072	759
Dodge	42.70	30,317	21,246	36.99	1,213	885
Volkswagen	40.73	28,412	20,189	35.10	1,136	841
Kia	39.12	37,007	26,601	33.55	1,480	1,108
Land Rover	30.73	3,820	2,922	25.50	153	122
Hyundai	21.82	49,610	40,723	16.95	1,984	1,697
Nissan	21.48	76,754	63,184	16.62	3,070	2,633
Mazda	20.44	18,432	15,304	15.62	737	638
Ford	20.23	160,560	133,544	15.42	6,422	5,564
Volvo	18.78	4,844	4,078	14.03	194	170
Chevrolet	9.63	128,907	117,588	5.24	5,156	4,900
Ram	7.22	20,414	19,040	2.93	817	793
BMW	7.09	21,521	20,097	2.80	861	837
GMC	6.81	29,470	27,590	2.54	1,179	1,150
Toyota	6.68	118,502	111,077	2.42	4,740	4,628
Lexus	6.68	19,458	18,240	2.41	778	760
Audi	3.58	9,700	9,365	-0.57	388	390
Infiniti	3.01	8,428	8,182	-1.11	337	341
Cadillac	-5.56	11,145	11,801	-9.34	446	492
Honda	-6.19	74,016	78,899	-9.94	2,961	3,287
Porsche	-6.66	2,255	2,416	-10.40	90	101
Buick	-7.21	10,880	11,725	-10.92	435	489
Acura	-7.55	9,909	10,718	-11.25	396	447
Saab	-10.33	356	397	-13.91	14	17
Mitsubishi	-13.26	3,735	4,306	-16.73	149	179
Subaru	-15.08	17,657	20,792	-18.47	706	866
Lincoln	-17.56	6,305	7,648	-20.86	252	319
Jaguar	-18.08	915	1,117	-21.36	37	47
Suzuki	-21.87	1,822	2,332	-24.99	73	97
Fiat	NA	1,618	NA	NA	65	NA
COMPANIES
Chrysler Group	44.53	107,172	74,152	38.75	4,287	3,090
Nissan NA	19.36	85,182	71,366	14.58	3,407	2,974
Jag/Land Rover	17.23	4,735	4,039	12.54	189.4	168
BMW Group	14.81	26,271	22,883	10.21	1,051	953
Ford Mo Co	13.25	166,865	147,338	8.72	6,675	6,139
General Motors	6.91	180,402	168,739	2.64	7,216	7,031
Toyota Mo Co	6.68	137,960	129,317	2.42	5,518	5,388
American Honda	-6.35	83,925	89,617	-10.10	3,357	3,734

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 25 selling days in November 2011 and 24 selling days in November 2010, so the change in monthly sales volume will be different than the change in average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company.

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