U.S. auto sales rebounded in May and June, but not enough to overcome abysmal results in March and April. Here’s how the first 6 months of 2020 compare with last year.
| Full-size pickups were the industry’s largest segment in the second quarter, but compact crossovers remained No. 1 in the first half. No other segment was even half as big as those two. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Compact crossovers | 1,066,779 | –23% |
| Full-size pickups | 1,051,119 | –11% |
| Compact and midsize cars combined | 958,946 | –35% |
| Toyota’s lead over Chevy at the halfway point of 2020 is one-third as much as it was a year ago. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Ford | 900,089 | –24% |
| Toyota | 786,975 | –23% |
| Chevrolet | 767,339 | –19% |
| After falling behind the Ram last year for the first time, the Silverado is back in second place. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Ford F-Series | 367,387 | –18% |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 269,570 | 4.20% |
| Ram pickup | 246,253 | –18% |
| GMC Sierra | 106,833 | 9.70% |
| The Ranger, reintroduced in early 2019, has jumped ahead of the Colorado. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 104,699 | –14% |
| Ford Ranger | 45,988 | 52% |
| Chevrolet Colorado | 41,273 | –37% |
| Subcompact crossovers are doing well under the circumstances ... | |
| year-over-year change | |
|---|---|
| Subcompact crossovers | –5.8% |
| Compact sporty cars | –8.4% |
| Midsize pickups | –9.4% |
| Full-size pickups | –11% |
| ... while subcompact cars saw sales fall by half. | |
| year-over-year change | |
|---|---|
| Large cars | –53% |
| Large luxury cars | –51% |
| Subcompact cars | –50% |
| Minivans | –41% |
| Every brand posted lower sales in the first half, but only two managed to keep their decline to single digits. | |
| year-over-year change | |
|---|---|
| Mazda | –7% |
| Lincoln | –8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | –11% |
| Kia | –14% |
| Volvo | –14% |
| Five brands reported U.S. sales that were at least 35 percent lower year-over-year. | |
| year-over-year change | |
|---|---|
| Fiat | –52% |
| Dodge | –42% |
| Nissan | –40% |
| Mini | –39% |
| Buick | –35% |
| Halfway through 2020, Mercedes is on track to take the luxury crown from BMW for what would be the fourth time in five years. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz | 127,207 | –14% |
| BMW | 110,412 | –28% |
| Lexus | 106,801 | –28% |
| Tesla | 89,600* | –20% |
| Audi | 76,210 | –25% |
| *Estimate | ||
| The Mustang is speeding toward another year on top in the pony car race, while the Camaro keeps falling further behind. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Mustang | 33,786 | –12% |
| Dodge Challenger | 22,018 | –23% |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 13,860 | –43% |
| Can the Civic hang on to surpass the Camry as the year’s top-selling car? It had a slim lead at the halfway point. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 127,858 | –24% |
| Toyota Camry | 125,899 | –28% |
| The redesigned Explorer has become Ford’s top-selling utility vehicle. | ||
| 2020 1st half | change | |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 101,149 | –0.7% |
| Ford Escape | 84,797 | –36% |
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