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First Quarter 2023 National Auto Sales Result (All Automakers)

Written By: Jerry Reynolds | Apr 6, 2023 8:02:51 PM

The first quarter of 2023 came in with a bang versus the first quarter of 2022. Of course, you must consider that a year ago the chip shortage was at its height.

When the smoke cleared earlier this week, sales for Q1 were up 8.4% on total sales of 3,458,016 new vehicles.  With more microchips available, some car companies released fleet vehicles, which they had avoided to get more vehicles into the hands of its retailers.

On the electric vehicle side, General Motors sold 20,670 EVs, almost doubling Fords 10,866 electric sales.  Ford lost five weeks of the F-150 Lightning production due to a fire concern. Recently, Ford raised the base price of the Lightning to $59,974, exactly $20,000 more than the initial starting price when the Lightning was introduced.

Here are the winners and losers for the first quarter of 2023 and how that compares to the same period in 2022:

Note:  Tesla, Polestar, and Rivian only report production, not actual sales.

Mercedes-Benz and Porsche had not reported sales as of press time.

2023 Q1

Auto Sales By Brand


   Q1  2023   vs  Q1 2022
1. Ford 452,927     11%
2. Toyota 401,306  11%
3. Chevrolet 394,120    16%
4. Honda 251,042   5%
5. Nissan 220,061    16%
6. Hyundai 184,449   16%
7. Kia 184,136    22%
8. Jeep 154,203   20%
9. Subaru   143,376   8%
10. GMC

130,608  

8%
11. RAM

128,722  

7%
12. Mazda 88,384   7%
13. BMW 81,877 11%
14.  Lexus 68,251  6%
15. VW

67,853  

4%
16. Audi 52,763  49%
17. Dodge

50,975  

24% 
18.  Buick

38,138 

  99%

19. Cadillac 36,321   29%
20. Acura 33,465   19%
21. Chrysler 31,899   10%
22. Mitsubishi   20,938     21%
23. Lincoln 18,934  1%
24. INFINITI 15,757   40%
25. Genesis 13,769   18%
26. MINI 7,284  6%
27. Alfa Romeo 2,390   27%
28. Maserati 2,100  4%
29. Bentley 1,075   13%
30. Lucid 790  295%
31. Rolls-Royce 530  26%
32. McLaren 165   21%
33. Fiat 138   59%
32. Karma 130   420%

 

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