SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Edmunds.com, the premier destination for car shopping, forecasts that 1,511,309 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in December for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 16.8 million. The projected sales will be a 16.4 percent increase from November 2014, and an 11.4 percent increase from December 2013.
Based on Edmunds.com’s December forecast, overall U.S. light vehicle sales will be 16.5 million for the 2014 calendar year, a 6.0 percent increase over 2013.
“Many factors have helped car sales recently,” says Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell. “Low gas prices, a record stock market and the improving economy are making people feel more financially comfortable, and even the weather has cooperated, for the most part.”
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SALES VOLUME FORECAST, BY MANUFACTURER |
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Sales Volume |
December 2014 |
December |
November |
Change from |
Change from |
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GM |
262,191 |
230,157 |
225,816 |
13.9% |
16.1% |
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Ford |
224,914 |
216,592 |
186,336 |
3.8% |
20.7% |
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Toyota |
219,587 |
190,843 |
183,346 |
15.1% |
19.8% |
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Chrysler Group |
200,621 |
161,008 |
170,839 |
24.6% |
17.4% |
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Honda |
140,023 |
135,255 |
121,814 |
3.5% |
14.9% |
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Nissan |
114,878 |
109,758 |
103,188 |
4.7% |
11.3% |
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Hyundai/Kia |
105,995 |
96,636 |
98,608 |
9.7% |
7.5% |
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VW/Audi |
53,312 |
51,028 |
48,246 |
4.5% |
10.5% |
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Industry |
1,511,309 |
1,356,985 |
1,298,436 |
11.4% |
16.4% |
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*NOTE: December 2014 had 26 selling days, December 2013 had 25 and November 2014 had 25. |
More insight into recent auto industry trends can be found in Edmunds.com’s Industry Center at http://www.edmunds.com/industry-center/.
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