2021 Automotive Industry Sales Report

Updated: Jan 18, 2022

F&I Tools Key Points

2021 USA automotive sales increased 3% year-over-year nationwide. Toyota surpassed GM in the third quarter, and held the #1 spot to year end.

BMW Group had the highest gain in rank, up 21% year-over-year, overtaking Mercedes and Mazda to make the top ten list.

Demand continued to outpace supply and hold prices steady with fewer rebates available. This trend is paced to hold into late 2022.

USA Vehicle Sales by Quarter
2021 Major Automotive Brands

LIGHT-DUTY CAR SALES DATA
Quarter 1 (Jan - Mar) Quarter 2 (Apr - Jun)
Quarter 3 (Jul - Sep) Quarter 4 (Oct - Dec)
Data listed by manufacturer. Reflects quantity of new car sales.

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2021 Top 6	USA Rank	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2021 YTD
Toyota	1	664,215	686,831	597,104	384,112	2,332,262
General Motors	2	642,250	688,386	476,997	439,215	2,216,848
Ford Motor Co	3	521,334	472,313	400,857	504,211	1,898,715
Stellantis	4	468,651	485,734	411,056	411,914	1,777,355
Honda	5	347,091	486,498	388,474	245,248	1,467,311
Hyundai Kia	6	334,903	454,965	347,991	316,119	1,455,978
Other Leaders
Nissan Alliance	7	280,430	303,312	198,947	297,484	1,080,173
Volkswagen Group	8	158,857	198,677	135,613	137,398	630,545
Subaru	9	160,426	160,887	141,504	135,825	598,642
BMW	10	77,768	105,914	82,134	105,965	371,781
Mazda	11	78,805	105,896	89,122	59,215	332,962
Mercedes-Benz	12	90,122	92,458	85,137	61,520	329,417
Tesla	13	66,000	73,000	84,000	79,000	302,000
Volvo	14	27,332	36,557	31,611	54,117	123,518
Jaguar Land Rover	15	25,124	22,144	22,133	37,723	107,124
Top 6 Total		2,918,295	3,244,327	2,561,479	2,300,819	11,024,920
Other Total		969,987	1,118,835	865,191	968,247	3,922,260
2021 Grand Total		3,888,282	4,363,162	3,426,670	3,269,066	14,947,180

Previous Reports: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

Global Automotive Industry Snapshot
Data in Millions of Vehicles Sold

Region	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
China	20.01	23.57	24.28	23.75	21.85	19.29	21.48
Europe	13.20	13.97	14.39	14.29	14.02	10.84	10.49
US	17.70	17.50	17.23	17.18	17.05	14.59	14.95
Top 3 Total	50.61	55.04	55.90	55.22	52.92	44.72	46.92

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