The year 2011 was filled with quite a few upheavals, both globally and domestically, but the global industry fared pretty well, growing by around 5 percent. The U.S. market followed a similar trajectory, growing by an estimated 11.2 percent. Absolute

The second last of the month of the year was a positive one for most automakers. The Americas, Koreans and most of the Europeans carmakers all saw their sales increase. Of the large Japanese carmakers, Nissan was the biggest winner.

October 2011 was another good month for the U.S. auto industry, with many automakers recording sales gains. The top selling car, compared to the same month last year, was once again the Ford F150 full-size pickup, followed by the Chevrolet

Sales data for September 2011 have been tabulated, and the industry performed a lot better than anticipated. More surprising is the overall performance of trucks and SUVs, which analysts expected to be, at best, flat because of the threat of

Last month, June, the Cruze was the best-selling car in Canada, thanks in large part to the effects of the Japanese earthquake on Toyota and Honda’s production capabilities. This month, the Camry reclaimed its title, but barely. The Cruze wasn’t

June was a disaster for most Japanese automakers, pun intended, thanks in large part to the massive earthquake that devastated Japan. Although Nissan fared relatively well, Toyota and Nissan saw their sales drop by 18.75 and 21.51 percent, respectively. On

With the effects of the financial crisis still lingering, the U.S. saw auto sales improve by quite a bit in 2010. Most automotive brands saw their volumes increase, with a few dramatic shifts in the overall ranking of some of

With 2010 now over, which vehicles entered household garages in the largest numbers? Compared to 2009, this year’s top-ten list does not contain any big surprises. But unlike last year, most of the cars had their sales increase in the

Because of last year’s Cash from Clunkers program, auto sales in August 2010 dropped significantly. Nevertheless, the month’s list of top selling vehicles was still filled with the usual suspects. Virtually all high-volume vehicles too big hits, with the exception

This time around, August is a special month because it was this time last year that the Cash for Clunkers program (C4C) was implemented. The program, as we know, created substantial artificial sales growth, the effect of which is being