2024 Automotive Industry Sales Report

Updated: Jan 6, 2025

USA car sales were up 2% in 2024 with 15.9 million vehicles sold.

General Motors ranked #1 selling 2.7 million vehicles, up 4% year over year.

Stellantis declined 15% as it searched for traction to balance muscle cars, 4x4s, and EV offerings.

Honda sales were up 9% in 2024 and ranked #5 on the list of top automakers in the USA.

Automotive sales have fluctuated in recent years due to global economics, but profits and revenue remain strong, and the US automotive industry is well positioned for prosperity in 2025 if global auto sales and consumer pricing find a better balance.

USA Vehicle Sales by Quarter

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

2024 USA Car Sales Report
Automaker	Quarter	Sold Autos	Status	USA Rank
GM	Q1	594,233	↓ 1%	1
	Q2	696,086	↑ 1%	1
	Q3	659,601	↓ 2%	1
	Q4	755,160	↑ 21%	1
	YTD	2,705,080	↑ 4%	1
Toyota	Q1	565,098	↑ 20%	2
	Q2	621,549	↑ 9%	2
	Q3	542,872	↓ 8%	2
	Q4	603,104	↓ 3%	2
	YTD	2,332,623	↑ 4%	2
Ford	Q1	508,083	↑ 9%	3
	Q2	536,050	↓ 1%	3
	Q3	504,039	↑ 1%	3
	Q4	530,660	↑ 9%	3
	YTD	2,078,832	↑ 4%	3
Hyundai Kia	Q1	378,945	↓ 1%	4
	Q2	438,892	↑ ↓	4
	Q3	408,681	↓ 2%	4
	Q4	438,626	↑ 1%	4
	YTD	1,665,144	↑ 1%	4
Honda	Q1	333,824	↑ 17%	5
	Q2	356,457	↑ 3%	5
	Q3	366,214	↑ 8%	5
	Q4	367,362	↑ 9%	5
	YTD	1,423,857	↑ 9%	5
Stellantis	Q1	332,540	↓ 10%	6
	Q2	344,993	↓ 21%	6
	Q3	305,294	↓ 20%	6
	Q4	320,743	↓ 7%	6
	YTD	1,303,570	↓ 15%	6
Nissan	Q1	252,735	↑ 7%	7
	Q2	236,721	↓ 3%	7
	Q3	212,068	↓ 2%	7
	Q4	222,484	↑ 10%	7
	YTD	924,008	↑ 3%	7
Subaru	Q1	152,996	↑ 7%	8
	Q2	169,447	↑ 5%	8
	Q3	171,169	↑ 5%	8
	Q4	174,113	↑ 6%	9
	YTD	667,725	↑ 6%	8
VW	Q1	139,756	↑ 1%	10
	Q2	170,603	↑ 2%	8
	Q3	162,025	↑ 3%	9
	Q4	170,105	↓ 1%	10
	YTD	642,489	↑ 1%	9
Tesla	Q1	140,000	↓ 23%	9
	Q2	154,000	↓ 11%	10
	Q3	152,000	↓ 3%	10
	Q4	159,000	↑ 10%	10
	YTD	605,000	↓ 8%	10
Mazda	Q1	100,103	↑ 13%	11
	Q2	102,383	↑ 7%	11
	Q3	110,966	↑ 26%	11
	Q4	110,930	↑ 22%	12
	YTD	424,382	↑ 17%	11
BMW	Q1	90,844	↑ 1%	12
	Q2	97,135	↑ 10%	12
	Q3	83,412	↓ 9%	13
	Q4	117,506	↓ 7%	11
	YTD	388,897	↓ 2%	12
Mercedes	Q1	82,623	↑ 9%	13
	Q2	92,622	↓ 4%	13
	Q3	96,275	↑ 7%	12
	Q4	106,605	↑ 18%	13
	YTD	378,125	↑ 7%	13
Volvo	Q1	30,951	↑ 17%	14
	Q2	32,238	↓ 3%	14
	Q3	26,605	↓ 18%	15
	Q4	34,418	↓ 6%	14
	YTD	124,212	↓ 3%	14
Mitsubishi	Q1	28,403	↑ 36%	15
	Q2	22,727	↓ 8%	16
	Q3	31,588	↑ 42%	14
	Q4	27,125	↑ 38%	16
	YTD	109,843	↑ 26%	15
Jaguar Land Rover	Q1	24,575	↑ 22%	16
	Q2	26,120	↑ 69%	15
	Q3	24,025	↑ 30%	16
	Q4	28,555	↑ 10%	15
	YTD	103,275	↑ 29%	16
Rivian	Q1	13,588	↑ 71%	17
	Q2	13,790	↑ 9%	17
	Q3	10,018	↓ 36%	17
	Q4	14,183	↑ 2%	17
	YTD	51,579	↑ 3%	17
2024 USA Grand Total	Q1	3,769,297	↑ 5%
	Q2	4,111,813	↓ 1%
	Q3	3,866,852	↓ 2%
	Q4	4,180,679	↑ 6%
	YTD	15,928,641	↑ 2%

Previous Reports: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

Global Auto Industry Snapshot
Region	Year	Sold Autos in Millions	Status
China	2024	31.44	↑ 5%
	2023	30.09	↑ 28%
	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	2024	15.93	↑ 2%
	2023	15.61	↑ 14%
	2022	13.69	↓ 9%
	2021	15.08	↑ 3%
	2020	14.59	↓ 15%
	2019	17.05	↓ 1%
	2018	17.18	↓ 1%
	2017	17.23	↓ 2%
Western Europe	2024	11.39	↑ 8%
	2023	10.55	↑ 12%
	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	2024	58.76	↑ 5%
	2023	56.25	↑ 20%
	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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