Overall, the Detroit Three combined for 544,784 vehicles in November, up 12 percent from a year ago. With one month to go until 2014, the three Detroit automakers have sold nearly 6.5 million vehicles, a 11 percent increase from the same time in 2012.
DETROIT, MI- Strong sales toward the end of November made for a cheerful start to the holiday season for the Detroit Three.
Led by Chrysler Group LLC, the Detroit automakers combined for a double-digit year-over-year sales gain in November thanks to robust retail sales.
“Chrysler beat out their domestic counterparts in November with a healthy 16 percent year-over-year gain in overall sales volume,” said Alec Gutierrez, senior analyst for Kelley Blue Book. “Chrysler saw a significant push from the Jeep portfolio, which has benefitted from both an ongoing surge in demand for small CUVs as well as a more recent uptick in demand for larger sport utility vehicles.”
Chrysler sold more than 142,000 vehicles last month, up from nearly 123,000 a year ago. The sales mark the Auburn Hills-based automaker's 44th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains.
GM wasn’t far behind Chrysler, with sales up 14 percent on strong performances across all of its brands. GMC led the way, up 19.8 percent, followed by Buick up 13.4 percent; Chevrolet up 12.6 percent; and Cadillac up 11.4 percent.
Led by Chrysler Group LLC, the Detroit automakers reported strong year-over-year sales gains in November thanks to robust retail sales.Ford reported a 7 percent uptick thanks to sales of its Fusion and F-Series. Fusion sales were up 51 percent to 22,839 vehicles for the month --marking its best-ever November sales performance -- and F-Series continued its pace of selling more than 60,000 trucks for the seventh straight month.
Overall, the Detroit Three combined for 544,784 vehicles in November, up 12 percent from a year ago. With one month to go until 2014, the three Detroit automakers have sold nearly 6.5 million vehicles, a 11 percent increase from the same time in 2012.
Here’s a look at the top 10 best-selling vehicles from the Detroit automakers:
Top 10 Detroit Three models by units sold in November (yearly sales):
1. Ford F-Series- 65,501 (688,810)
2. Chevrolet Silverado- 34,386 (437,821)
3. Ram pickup- 29,635 (322,268)
4. Ford Fusion- 22,839 (270,872)
5. Ford Escape- 20,988 (271,531)
6. Chevrolet Equinox- 18,397 (220,980)
7. Chevrolet Cruze- 18,200 (230,062)
8. Ford Focus- 15,239 (219,001)
9. Jeep Grand Cherokee- 14,798 (157,758)
10. Chevrolet Malibu- 14,405 (185,101)
Top 10 Detroit Three models by year-over-year sales in November(units sold):
1. Chevrolet Corvette- 128.9% (2,527)
2. Police Interceptor Utility- 116.5% (1,048)
3. Lincoln MKZ- 113.8% (2,854)
4. GMC Acadia- 108.4% (7,566)
5. Buick Regal- 83.3% (2,018)
6. Chrysler Town & Country- 70% (11,288)
7. Cadillac ATS- 60% (3,443)
8. GMC Savana- 51.1% (1,532)
9. Ford Fusion- 51% (22,839)
10. Dodge Dart- 44% (6,486)
On lucrative Black Friday deals and 2013 model-year sell downs, analysts predict overall industry sales to be pretty healthy in November. On the low end, Kelley Blue Book predicts sales to come in at 3.6 percent year-over-year to a total of nearly 1.19 million units. As the other end of the spectrum, TrueCar.com predicts industry sales to increase 6.3 percent to 1.21 million cars and trucks sold.
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