August Sales: Detroit Booms But Can’t Catch Hyundai. Honda And Toyota Still Dropping

The first Sports Cars are considered to be (though the term would not be coined until after World War One) the 3 litre made in 1910 Vauxhall 20 hp (15 kW) and 27/80PS Austro-Daimler (designed by Ferdinand Porsche).

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With GM, “Fiat Group” and Ford improving their sales volume by 16%, 23% and 9% respectively, Detroit is dominating the headlines in early August sales analysis. But Hyundai Group’s 29% is the big percentage winner, and Nissan had a good volume month as well, up 14%. But the “big two” Japanese are continuing to slide, with Honda off 6% and Toyota down 8%. Hit the jump for our developing table…

Automaker	Aug. 2011	Aug. 2010	Pct. chng.	8 month 2011	8 month 2010	Pct. chng.
BMW Group	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
BMW division	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Mini	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Rolls-Royce	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
BMW Group*	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Daimler AG	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Maybach	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Mercedes-Benz	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Smart USA	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Daimler AG**	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Fiat Group	130,467	99,891	31%	884,676	722,393	23%
Chrysler Division	22,497	17,937	25%	133,992	140,755	–5%
Chrysler Group	127,013	99,611	28%	870,989	720,143	21%
Dodge	41,817	35,364	18%	305,368	266,747	15%
Dodge/Ram	63,903	55,968	14%	468,769	400,445	17%
Ferrari	137	129	6%	1,092	1,031	6%
Fiat	3,106	-	-%	11,088	-	-%
Jeep	40,613	25,706	58%	268,228	178,943	50%
Maserati	211	151	40%	1,507	1,219	24%
Ram	22,086	20,604	7%	163,401	133,698	22%
Fiat Group***	130,467	99,891	31%	884,676	722,393	23%
Ford Motor Co.	174,800	157,327	11%	1,424,851	1,308,887	9%
Ford division	166,794	143	16%	1,366,780	1,155,713	18%
Ford/Lincoln/Mercury	174,800	157,327	11%	1,424,851	1,276,362	12%
Lincoln	8,006	6,428	25%	57,823	55,776	4%
Mercury	–	7,040	–100%	248	64,873	–100%
Volvo	–	–	–%	–	32,525	–100%
Ford Motor Co.****	174,800	157,327	11%	1,424,851	1,308,887	9%
General Motors	218,479	185,105	18%	1,695,004	1,462,308	16%
Buick	16,021	14,294	12%	126,493	101,125	25%
Cadillac	13,208	12,689	4%	100,449	92,393	9%
Chevrolet	152,779	131,909	16%	1,206,322	1,052,773	15%
GMC	36,471	25,958	41%	261,740	204,558	28%
Hummer	–	205	–100%	–	3,344	–100%
Pontiac	–	7	–100%	–	954	–100%
Saab	–	–	–%	–	608	–100%
Saturn	–	43	–100%	–	6,553	–100%
General Motors*****	218,479	185,105	18%	1,695,004	1,462,308	16%
Honda (American)	82,321	108,729	–24%	770,265	815,075	–6%
Acura	9,054	11,534	–22%	79,136	85,668	–8%
Honda Division	73,267	97,195	–25%	691,129	729,407	–5%
Honda (American)†	82,321	108,729	–24%	770,265	815,075	–6%
Hyundai Group	99,693	86,068	16%	772,659	601,444	29%
Hyundai division	58,505	53,603	9%	440,863	363,491	21%
Kia	41,188	32,465	27%	331,763	237,953	39%
Hyundai Group††	99,693	86,068	16%	772,659	601,444	29%
Jaguar Land Rover	3,617	3,958	–9%	31,114	28,581	9%
Jaguar	810	1,414	–43%	8,204	8,781	–7%
Land Rover	2,807	2,544	10%	22,910	19,800	16%
Jaguar Land Rover	3,617	3,958	–9%	31,114	28,581	9%
Mazda	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Mazda	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Mitsubishi	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Mitsubishi	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Nissan	91,541	76,827	19%	681,115	599,496	14%
Infiniti	9,024	9,428	–4%	63,702	66,492	–4%
Nissan Division	82,517	67,399	22%	617,413	533,004	16%
Nissan†††	91,541	76,827	19%	681,115	599,496	14%
Porsche	2,184	2,032	8%	20,494	15,719	30%
Porsche	2,184	2,032	8%	20,494	15,719	30%
Saab Cars North America	363	290	25%	4,218	1,499	181%
Saab Cars North America‡	363	290	25%	4,218	1,499	181%
Subaru	20,837	22,239	–6%	174,616	172,182	1%
Subaru	20,837	22,239	–6%	174,616	172,182	1%
Suzuki	2,409	1,830	32%	18,258	15,331	19%
Suzuki	2,409	1,830	32%	18,258	15,331	19%
Toyota	129,482	148,388	–13%	1,073,072	1,164,154	–8%
Lexus	18,103	19,465	–7%	120,652	145,490	–17%
Scion	3,649	4,012	–9%	33,769	29,672	14%
Toyota division	107,730	124,911	–14%	918,651	988,992	–7%
Toyota/Scion	111,379	128,923	–14%	952,420	1,018,664	–7%
Toyota‡‡	129,482	148,388	–13%	1,073,072	1,164,154	–8%
Volkswagen	25,257	22,879	10%	208,613	172,939	21%
Audi	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Bentley	–	–	–%	–	–	–%
Lamborghini	25	24	4%	190	192	–1%
VW division	25,232	22,855	10%	208,423	172,747	21%
Volkswagen‡‡‡	25,257	22,879	10%	208,613	172,939	21%
Volvo Cars North America	5,215	4,441	17%	47,113	4,441	961%
Volvo Cars North America‡‡‡‡	5,215	4,441	17%	47,113	4,441	961%
Other (estimate)	86	88	–2%	688	704	–2%
TOTAL	986,751	920,092	7%	7,806,756	7,085,153	10%

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