2023 Automotive Industry Sales Report

Updated: APR 10, 2023

2023 USA quarter 1 car sales included 3.5 million vehicles, up 7% compared to the first quarter of last year.

GM sold 600,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2023 and solidified its #1 rank on the list of top automakers in the USA.

Hyundai Kia posted strong gains, up 19%, and earned the #4 position over Stellantis, down 9%.

US car sales dwindled last year due to global economics, but profits and revenue for cars remain strong, and the US automotive industry is well positioned for prosperity in 2023 if global auto sales rebalance.

USA Vehicle Sales by Quarter

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.

2023 USA Car Sales Report
Automaker	Quarter	Sold Autos	Status	USA Rank
GM	Q1	603,208	↑ 18%	1
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Toyota	Q1	469,558	↓ 9%	2
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Ford	Q1	456,972	↑ 7%	3
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Hyundai Kia	Q1	382,354	↑ 19%	4
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Stellantis	Q1	370,347	↓ 9%	5
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Honda	Q1	284,507	↑ 7%	6
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Nissan	Q1	235,818	↑ 17%	7
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Tesla	Q1	181,000	↑ 39%	8
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Subaru	Q1	143,376	↑ 8%	9
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
VW	Q1	123,176	↑ 8%	10
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
BMW	Q1	89,795	↑ 11%	11
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Mazda	Q1	88,379	↑ 8%	12
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Mercedes	Q1	80,000	↑ 5%	13
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Volvo	Q1	26,483	↑ 31%	14
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
Jaguar Land Rover	Q1	20,100	↓ 1%	15
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD
2023 USA Grand Total	Q1	3,555,073	↑ 7%
	Q2
	Q3
	Q4
	YTD

Previous Reports: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

Global Auto Industry Snapshot
Region	Year	Sold Autos in Millions	Status
China	2022	23.56	↑ 10%
	2021	21.48	↑ 8%
	2020	19.29	↓ 12%
	2019	21.85	↓ 8%
	2018	23.75	↓ 2%
	2017	24.28	↑ 3%
USA	2022	13.69	↓ 9%
	2021	15.08	↑ 3%
	2020	14.59	↓ 15%
	2019	17.05	↓ 1%
	2018	17.18	↓ 1%
	2017	17.23	↓ 2%
Europe	2022	9.44	↓ 10%
	2021	10.49	↓ 3%
	2020	10.84	↓ 23%
	2019	14.02	↓ 2%
	2018	14.29	↓ 1%
	2017	14.39	↑ 3%
Top 3 Total	2022	46.69	↓ 1%
	2021	47.05	↑ 5%
	2020	44.72	↓ 15%
	2019	52.92	↓ 4%
	2018	55.22	↓ 1%
	2017	55.90	↑ 2%

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