2021 Automotive Industry Sales Report

Updated: Oct 10, 2021

F&I Tools Key Points

Toyota overtook GM in the 3rd Quarter as the top automaker in the USA for 2021.

Stellantis beat Ford this quarter and may win the #3 spot by year end.

However, the current winners are defined more by their abilities to navigate starved production lines than by their vehicle specs.

Supply chain issues derailed the post-pandemic recovery of the US Auto Industry in Quarter 3, 2021. Demand remained strong, but semiconductor shortages and logistical roadblocks from parts producers to shipping containers left all brands with incomplete assembly lines and depleted inventories.

The auto industry is set to rebound when supply catches up with demand, but the timeline is paced into the new year.

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	2021 YTD
Toyota	1	603,066	656,431	566,104	1,825,601
General Motors	2	642,250	688,386	446,997	1,777,633
Ford Motor Co	3	521,334	472,313	400,857	1,394,504
Stellantis	4	469,651	485,734	411,056	1,366,441
Honda	5	347,091	486,498	388,474	1,222,063
Hyundai Kia	6	334,903	454,965	347,991	1,137,859
Other Leaders
Nissan	7	280,430	303,312	198,947	782,689
Volkswagen Group	8	158,857	198,677	135,613	493,147
Subaru	9	160,426	160,887	141,504	462,817
Mazda	10	78,805	105,896	84,122	268,747
Mercedes-Benz	11	90,122	92,458	85,137	267,897
BMW	12	77,768	105,914	82,134	265,816
Tesla	13	66,000	73,000	84,000	223,000
Volvo	14	27,332	36,557	31,611	95,500
Jaguar Land Rover	15	25,124	22,144	22,133	69,401
Top 6 Total		2,918,295	3,244,327	2,561,479	8,724,101
Other Total		969,987	1,118,835	865,191	2,954,013
2021 Grand Total		3,888,282	4,363,162	3,426,670	11,678,114

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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