2021 Automotive Industry Sales Report

Updated: Jul 8, 2021

F&I Tools Key Points

Quarter 2 car sales resulted in a post-pandemic automotive industry rebound.

8.25 million vehicles were sold in the USA in the first half of 2021, just short of our 8.5 million pre-pandemic goal.

Demand outpaced supply again due to microchip shortages that led to inventory depletions. This resulted in high profits on new vehicles and a 20% increase in value on used vehicles.

Increased trade values will even the books for current buyers.

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	2021 YTD
General Motors	1	642,250	688,386	1,330,636
Toyota	2	603,066	656,431	1,259,497
Ford Motor Co	3	521,334	472,313	993,647
FCA Jeep Chrysler	4	469,651	485,734	955,385
Honda	5	347,091	486,498	833,589
Hyundai Kia	6	334,903	454,965	789,868
Other Leaders
Nissan	7	285,553	323,302	608,855
Volkswagen Group	8	158,857	198,677	357,534
Subaru	9	160,426	160,887	321,313
Mazda	10	78,805	105,896	184,701
BMW	11	77,768	105,914	183,682
Mercedes-Benz	12	90,122	92,458	182,580
Tesla	13	66,000	73,000	139,000
Volvo	14	27,332	36,557	63,889
Jaguar Land Rover	15	25,124	22,144	47,268
Top 6 Total		2,918,295	3,244,327	6,162,622
Other Total		969,987	1,118,835	2,088,822
2021 Grand Total		3,888,282	4,363,162	8,251,444

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	2015 - 2020
China	20.01	23.57	24.28	23.75	21.85	19.29	132.75
Europe	13.20	13.97	14.39	14.29	14.02	10.84	80.71
US	17.70	17.50	17.23	17.18	17.05	14.59	101.25
Top 3 Total	50.61	55.04	55.90	55.22	52.92	44.72	315 Million

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