October New Car Sales Offer Mixed Messages to Auto Industry, Forecasts Edmunds

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Edmunds.com, the leading car information and shopping network, forecasts that 1,356,250 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in October for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.8 million. This will be a 5.2 percent decrease from September 2016, and a 6.8 percent decrease from October 2015.

Edmunds.com projects that 14,464,835 new cars and trucks will be sold this year in the U.S. through the end of October, down 0.2 percent from the 14,500,744 sales recorded through the first 10 months of 2015’s record-breaking year.

“On the surface, it might look like a slow month for sales, but in fact the industry’s performance was much stronger than the raw numbers suggest,” says Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell. “Even with month-to-month and year-to-year sales decreases, a 17.8 million SAAR in October would tie for the highest monthly sales rate of 2016. And considering that there are no popular weekend sales events in October, automakers and dealers can feel encouraged by this month’s performance as they head into what they hope will be a busy holiday season.”
 

SALES VOLUME FORECAST, BY MANUFACTURER

Sales Volume

October 2016
Forecast

October
2015

September
2016

Change from October
2015

Change from September
2016

GM

246,512

262,993

249,795

-6.3%

-1.3%

Toyota

189,995

204,045

197,260

-6.9%

-3.7%

Ford

189,970

213,105

203,444

-10.9%

-6.6%

Fiat Chrysler

178,245

199,385

192,883

-10.6%

-7.6%

Honda

125,162

131,651

133,655

-4.9%

-6.4%

Nissan

113,008

116,047

127,797

-2.6%

-11.6%

Hyundai/Kia

107,959

110,049

115,830

-1.9%

-6.8%

VW/Audi

39,645

48,087

41,729

-17.6%

-5.0%

Industry

1,356,250

1,455,562

1,430,273

-6.8%

-5.2%

                                  *NOTE: October 2016 had 26 selling days, October 2015 had 28 and September 2016 had 25.

Edmunds estimates that retail SAAR will come in at 14.8 million vehicles in October 2016, with fleet transactions accounting for 16.7 percent of total sales. An estimated 3.2 million used cars will be sold in October 2016, for a SAAR of 38.7 million (compared to 3.2 million – or a SAAR of 38.7 million – used car sales in September).

MARKET SHARE FORECAST, BY MANUFACTURER

Market Share

October 2016
Forecast

October
2015

September
2016

Change from
October 2015

Change from
September 2016

GM

18.2%

18.1%

17.5%

0.1%

0.7%

Toyota

14.0%

14.0%

13.8%

0.0%

0.2%

Ford

14.0%

14.6%

14.2%

-0.6%

-0.2%

Fiat Chrysler

13.1%

13.7%

13.5%

-0.6%

-0.3%

Honda

9.2%

9.0%

9.3%

0.2%

-0.1%

Nissan

8.3%

8.0%

8.9%

0.4%

-0.6%

Hyundai/Kia

8.0%

7.6%

8.1%

0.4%

-0.1%

VW/Audi

2.9%

3.3%

2.9%

-0.4%

0.0%

                                                                                                                            

More insight into recent auto industry trends can be found in Edmunds.com’s Industry Center at

About Edmunds.com
Car shopping destination Edmunds.com serves millions of visitors each month. With Edmunds.com Price Promise®, shoppers can buy smarter with instant, upfront prices for cars and trucks currently for sale at 10,000 dealer franchises across the U.S. Shoppers can browse not only dealer inventory, but also vehicle reviews, shopping tips, photos, videos and feature stories on both Edmunds’ wired site and on its acclaimed mobile apps.  Regarded as one of the best places to work in Southern California, Edmunds.com was also named one of “The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Automotive” by Fast Company. Edmunds welcomes all car-shopping questions on its free Live Help Line at 1-855-782-4711 and [email protected], via text at ED411 and on Twitter and Facebook. The company is based in Santa Monica, Calif. and has a satellite office in downtown Detroit, Mich., but you can find Edmunds from anywhere on YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+ and Flipboard.

Contact:
Aaron Lewis
Edmunds.com Corporate Communications
www.Edmunds.com
Media Hotline: 310-309-4900
[email protected]

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