Toyota Motor North America Reports December 2019, Year-End Sales

• RAV4 2019 sales mark all-time best ever; up 4.9 percent, led by RAV4 Hybrid posting increase of 92.3 percent
• Total Lexus division luxury SUV (LUV) sales up 5.6 percent; marking a best-ever year
• Total hybrid sales up 28.7 percent in 2019; Toyota division sales hybrid up 26.3 percent and Lexus division up 43.1 percent

• RAV4 2019 sales marked an all-time best ever year; sales up 6.8 percent in December, a 4.9 percent increase for the year, led by RAV4 Hybrid finishing 2019 up 92.3 percent
• Corolla sales increased 0.4 percent for the year; led by the Corolla Hatchback which finished up 5.2 percent, a best-ever year
• Tacoma sales up 1.3 percent in 2019; marking a best-ever year
• Land Cruiser sales up 101.1 percent in December; finishing the year up 9.7 percent
• Total Toyota division SUV sales up 0.8 percent for the year
• Total Toyota division hybrid sales up 56.7 percent in December; finishing up 26.3 percent for the year

• RC sales increased 25.5 percent in December; finishing up 36.7 percent in 2019
• ES sales up 5.9 percent for the year; led by ES Hybrid, which finished the year up 72.8 percent
• UX sales increased 326.7 percent in December, with total 2019 sales of 16,725
• NXh marked its best-ever year; up 6.4 percent
• RX sales up 6.4 percent in December; RXh finished the year up 2.9 percent
• LX sales increased 165.1 percent in December
• Total Lexus division luxury SUV (LUV) sales up 6.8 percent for December; total sales for 2019 up 5.6 percent, marking a best-ever year
• Total Lexus division hybrid sales up 29.6 percent in December; finishing up 43.1 percent for the year, marking a best-ever December and year

Record Light Truck Sales Lift AHM and Honda Brand to Sales Increases in 2019

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• American Honda sales of cars and trucks rise 0.2% in 2019, with record annual truck sales (up 2.9%)
• Honda brand trucks set new annual record with gain of 3.4% for year
• Honda HR-V and CR-V set new annual records
• Acura SUVs remain strong, while ILX sales grow 30.3% for the year

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• In addition to a new annual sales record in 2019 (up 15.9%), HR-V jumped 45.7% in December on record sales of 9,199 units.
• Ridgeline gained a robust 31% on sales of 3,757 units in December, up 9% for the year.
• Civic led a strong showing for Honda passenger cars, with a 4th straight year as the retail #1 car in America and 10th straight year as the #1 compact car.
• Honda electrified vehicles finished the year with a new annual record, gaining 18.6% on sales of 59,157 units.

BRAND REPORT

• ILX jumped a robust 30.3% for the year – its best sales performance in four years with December sales of 1,305 units up 41.2%.
• RDX posted its second best sales year in history with 62,876 units delivered — only the second time RDX has surpassed 60,000 sales.
• MDX finished with sales of 52,019 in 2019, the eighth consecutive year with sales exceeding 50,000.

Hyundai Motor America Reports December 2019 and Total Year Sales

• December Retail Sales Up 9%
• Fourth Quarter Total Sales Up 4%; Fourth Quarter Retail Sales Increase 13%
• 2019 Total Sales Grow 3% Compared with 2018
  

• Palisade Wins the Cars.com Three-Row SUV Challenge: The Hyundai Palisade beat out seven of the most popular midsize SUVs to be named the winner of Cars.com’s three-row SUV challenge.
• Santa Clara University Awarded $100,000 Grant: Hyundai concluded its Fill it Forward Challenge with Santa Clara University’s Office of Sustainability winning a $100,000 grant. The competition challenged students and faculty members from Pepperdine University, Loyola Marymount University, and Santa Clara University to opt for reusable instead of plastic water bottles.
• Consumer Electronics Show: Hyundai teased its CES news that will present its vision of the future of mobility and cities that includes urban air mobility, purpose built autonomous vehicles and a hub that brings it all together. Hyundai’s innovative smart mobility solutions will be showcased at Hyundai’s CES press event at 3 p.m. on January 6 at Mandalay Bay South Convention Center 2F Oceanside B.
• Hyundai Motor Company 2025 Roadmap: Hyundai Motor Company unveiled a bold roadmap to secure its position as a frontrunner in the future mobility industry. Under the new roadmap, named Strategy 2025, the company will foster Smart Mobility Device and Smart Mobility Service as two core business pillars, and the synergy between the two pillars is expected to facilitate the company’s transition into a Smart Mobility Solution Provider.

Ram Brand Reports Record Sales for 2019

• Ram brand notches record sales of 703,023 vehicles
• Ram pickup truck sales rise 18 percent to record 633,694 vehicles
• Ram ProMaster commercial van sales rise 21 percent to record 56,409 vehicles

• The company's first trucks (then known as Dodge Brothers) were produced in 1917 – commercial "Screenside" models. Pickups would come later as would chassis-cab upfits, including ambulance models that would serve the United States forces in World War I
• The Ram Laramie Longhorn uses real leather, metal and wood throughout the truck's cabin. Each Longhorn's dash is individually branded and, as a result, no two Longhorn trucks are exactly alike
• The third-generation EcoDiesel engine is available across the entire 2020 Ram 1500 line, including the off-road Rebel model. The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is not only America's best half-ton pickup truck value, but also offers the longest range of any vehicle in the U.S. – more than 1,000 miles on a single tank

Nissan Group reports December 2019 and 2019 calendar year U.S. sales

• Altima sales continue to rise with 19,132 units sold, up 12 percent.
• Sales of the Nissan Armada rose 3 percent in December to 2,967 units.

• Nissan Kicks showed strong gains during the full calendar year 2019, up 150 percent.
• Nissan set annual sales records with NV commercial van (+19 percent) and NV200 (+1 percent).

GENESIS REPORTS RECORD 2019 YEAR-END SALES

GM Sells More Than 1 Million Crossovers Again in 2019, and Over 1 Million Full-Size Trucks

Crossover sales increase 12.7 percent for the year

• Chevrolet Trax up 29.9 percent
• GMC Acadia up 12.2 percent
• Buick Envision up 10.2 percent
• Buick Encore up 10.0 percent

• Combined sales of the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra were strong, totaling 802,962 pickups in 2019, while combined retail market share grew almost one full percentage point, according to J.D. Power.
• Three out of every four full-size pickups GM sold were crew cabs.
• Light-duty crew cab sales were up 15.1 percent compared to last year.
• Heavy-duty crew cabs were up 2.6 percent year over year. In 2020, GM will increase capacity at Flint Assembly, where its HDs are built, by 40,000 vehicles annually.
• GM has sold more full- and mid-size pickups combined in the U.S. than any other competitor every year for the past six years.
• Nearly every year since 1975, GM has had the best-selling full-size truck franchise in the U.S. including full-size pickups and SUVs.

• GM’s fleet mix was 19.7 percent in the fourth quarter and 21.8 percent for the year.
• Commercial and government deliveries made up more than half the company’s fleet sales, as planned, for the third year in a row.
• Overall fleet sales for the year were up, driven by commercial and government sales, in spite of the 40-day UAW work stoppage.

• GM estimates that the light vehicle SAAR in the fourth quarter was 17.1 million units.
• Average transaction prices were a record $37,558 in the fourth quarter and a record $36,844 for the year, above industry averages, according to J.D. Power PIN.
• GM’s incentives as a percent of ATP were 14.1 percent for the fourth quarter and 13.4 percent for the year, according to J.D. Power PIN.
• Year-end 2019 inventory was 616,023 units, down 18.4 percent from last year.

Mazda Reports December Sales Results and Full-Year 2019 Sales

CX-5 Sees Best Year; Crossover Lineup Grows with Launch of CX-30

• Sales of Mazda’s crossovers, including the CX-3, CX-30, CX-5 and CX-9, increased 19.9 percent in December with 21,247 vehicles sold. In 2019, Mazda crossover sales reached 198,534 vehicles, an increase of 1.4 percent compared to 2018.
• The CX-5 saw its best year with 154,545 vehicles sold, an increase of 2.6 percent compared to 2018. December sales reached 15,734 vehicles, an increase of 14.5 percent.
• December sales of the CX-9 increased 13.9 percent with 3,236 vehicles sold.
• December sales of the CX-3 increased 23.2 percent with 1,409 vehicles sold.
• Sales of the all-new CX-30, which launced in November, reached 868.
• CPO sales totaled 4,795 vehicles in December, an increase of 9.2 percent compared to December 2018.
• In 2019, CPO sales increased 15.8 percent, with 61,090 vehicles sold.
• Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported December sales of 5,906 vehicles, a decrease of 2.5 percent compared to last year. In 2019, sales reached 60,081 vehicles, an increase of 3.4 percent compared to 2018.

• The launch of the MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary Edition in racing orange at the Chicago Auto Show.
• The construction milestones at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant.
• The promotion of Masahiro Moro as Chairman and CEO of MNAO and the appointment of Jeffrey H. Guyton as president of MNAO.
• Mazda Team Joest achieving three back-to-back wins in the summer.
• The opening of the 100th upgraded dealership.
• The announcements of Mazda’s partnerships with the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy and National Geographic.
• The launch of the all-new CX-30.

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS DECEMBER AND 2019 YEAR-END SALES RESULTS

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Mitsubishi Motors Reports Best Annual Sales Since 2007 /

• Mitsubishi Motors reported its seventh-straight year of sales increases.
• 2019 was Mitsubishi Motors' third-straight year of 100,000-plus sales.
• December 2019 saw a 10.3 percent increase over December 2018.
• During 2019, MMNA completed the relocation of its U.S. corporate headquarters from Cypress, Calif. to Franklin, Tenn. The move is the most visible and substantive aspect of the reinvention of the Mitsubishi Motors brand in the U.S.
• New additions to the MMNA senior leadership team include Vice President and General Counsel, Katherine Knight; Vice President of Aftersales, Scott Smith; and Director of Product Planning, Cason Grover.
• MMNA launched the boldly redesigned 2020 Outlander Sport, the first production example of Mitsubishi's new bold and dynamic design. It is a look to the future design direction of the brand.
• MMNA welcomed 38 new dealerships to its North American network, continuing the expansion of the brand into important new markets.
• MMNA introduced several important new corporate programs and initiatives this year, including:
  • Through the opening of Lewisville-Autoplex Mitsubishi, the company launched its global Visual Identity dealership redesign program intended to refine the retail experience at Mitsubishi stores across the U.S.
  • The launch of the all-new "Small Batch, Big Impact" corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. The program allows MMNA and its dealer partners to offer a series of vehicle loans to small nonprofits and social benefit organizations to help support their local communities.