New car sales data in U.S. through April 2023

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I must say - there are some surprises in here (at least to me).

Tesla Model Y is the fourth best selling passenger automobile in the country both YTD and for April individually!

Tesla now commands greater market share than Subaru.

The Silverado is giving the F-150 a run for its money.

I was surprised to see Nissan ahead of Hyundai and Kia by a substantial margin.

Mazda needs to fire a bunch of people responsible for marketing if it has not already done so; its market share is abysmal.

Jaguar should just exit the U.S. market entirely.

The redesigned CR-V outsold RAV4 in both March (a near tie) and April but RAV4 still leads for the year.

I was surprised to see the Camry post such strong unit sales in April.

https://www.marklines.com/en/statistics ... a-by-month

That's surprising given Tesla's rather infamous poor quality and customer service.

[Turkeytop]

I've always bought North American, Union built vehicles. But it's looking more and more like my next vehicle will have to be an import.

The domestics are now building only trucks and luxury SUVs

They've forfeited the rest of the market to the off-shore producers.

[Rate This]

I've always bought North American, Union built vehicles. But it's looking more and more like my next vehicle will have to be an import.

The domestics are now building only trucks and luxury SUVs

They've forfeited the rest of the market to the off-shore producers.

You can still get some pretty base model union built SUV's both small and large.

[Turkeytop]

I've always bought North American, Union built vehicles. But it's looking more and more like my next vehicle will have to be an import.

The domestics are now building only trucks and luxury SUVs

They've forfeited the rest of the market to the off-shore producers.

You can still get some pretty base model union built SUV's both small and large.

My last 3 vehicles have been Chevy Equinox. They're still available but now they now're being manufactured in Mexico.

Many vehicles marketed under a North American brand name are actually built somewhere else.

[Realist]

I've always bought North American, Union built vehicles. But it's looking more and more like my next vehicle will have to be an import.

The domestics are now building only trucks and luxury SUVs

They've forfeited the rest of the market to the off-shore producers.

You can still get some pretty base model union built SUV's both small and large.

My last 3 vehicles have been Chevy Equinox. They're still available but now they now're being manufactured in Mexico.

Many vehicles marketed under a North American brand name are actually built somewhere else.

There are some mid size GM SUV’s still built in the US and Canada. Other UAW products are the Ford Escape and Jeep products.

Here’s the list:
https://uaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2022 ... uide_7.pdf

[Turkeytop]

There are some mid size GM SUV’s still built in the US and Canada. Other UAW products are the Ford Escape and Jeep products.

Here’s the list:
https://uaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2022 ... uide_7.pdf

Thanks for that. I've printed off the list.

Toyota builds their RAV 4 in the town of Woodstock ON about 30 miles from here. But they aren't Union.

[TC Talks]

Is Honda Ohio union? I have gained respect for them.

Ford's recalls are catching up with them and I agree that exiting the sedan market is a bad move for domestic manufacturers.

Nissan just launched a slew of new products for 2023, expect then to be strong for a while.

Mazda has nothing exciting, don't blame marketing for poor leadership.

[Realist]

Is Honda Ohio union? I have gained respect for them.

Ford's recalls are catching up with them and I agree that exiting the sedan market is a bad move for domestic manufacturers.

Nissan just launched a slew of new products for 2023, expect then to be strong for a while.

Mazda has nothing exciting, don't blame marketing for poor leadership.

Honda isn’t Union BUT I have more respect for them versus the other Far East automakers. Why? They built their factories here in the late 60’s / early 70’s before the others did amongst the backlash against Japanese made imports. The other brands built factories here to stave off possible tarrifs as the Big 3’s market share was eroding.

[Realist]

Is Honda Ohio union? I have gained respect for them.

Ford's recalls are catching up with them and I agree that exiting the sedan market is a bad move for domestic manufacturers.

Nissan just launched a slew of new products for 2023, expect then to be strong for a while.

Mazda has nothing exciting, don't blame marketing for poor leadership.

Honda isn’t Union BUT I have more respect for them versus the other Far East automakers. Why? They built their factories here in the late 60’s / early 70’s before the others did in the 80’s and 90’s amongst the backlash against Japanese made imports. The other brands built factories here to stave off possible tarrifs as the Big 3’s market share was eroding.

[Matt]

I've always bought North American, Union built vehicles. But it's looking more and more like my next vehicle will have to be an import.

The domestics are now building only trucks and luxury SUVs

They've forfeited the rest of the market to the off-shore producers.

You can still get some pretty base model union built SUV's both small and large.

My last 3 vehicles have been Chevy Equinox. They're still available but now they now're being manufactured in Mexico.

Many vehicles marketed under a North American brand name are actually built somewhere else.

Mexico is in North America.

[zzand]

The Mazda infotainment system is not the easiest to use. They are also not a full service company as they don't offer a pickup truck. That does hurt their sales in this country.

[Turkeytop]

Mexico is in North America.

But not Union.

[Matt]

Mexico is in North America.

But not Union.

So, it's better?