Most cars sold in the United States
Most cars sold in the United States
Ford F-Series (incluye la F-150 y las versiones Súper Duty)
Chevrolet Silverado
RAM Truck (incluye también las 1.500)
Toyota Camry
Toyota Corolla
Honda Civic
Honda CR-V
Toyota Rav4
Honda Accord
Nissan Rogue
The past year has sold 5.55 million vehicles in the United States, a 0.4% more than in the previous year (11.52 million), accounting for the seventh consecutive year of growth.
The reference figures of the sector, the corrected annualized sales of seasonal variations (SAAR) was established in December at 18.43 million, compared to 17.97 million November and 17.52 million as of December 2015.
It is very higher than expected (below 18 million), and arrive a week after the opening of the Detroit auto show, the great event of the industry in the United States.
By manufacturers, Toyota and GM said its total sales in 2016 were lower than in 2015, while Ford announced his best year in a decade and Nissan said its sales in the United States beat a record.
Toyota's sales in the United States rose 2% in December, but for the entire 2016 fell 2% to 2.4 million units.
GM reported an increase in its sales of 10% in December compared to the same month of 2015. However, the sales of the American manufacturer 2016 fell 1.3% compared to the previous year, reaching about 3 million units.
Ford sales increased by just 0.3% in December, but throughout the year was the best since 2006. Ford sold more than 2.6 million units last year.
On the other hand, FCA, subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler, had in December another bad result in the United States with a drop in sales of 10%, which followed the fall of 14% in November. FCA also said that its sales of all the stagnated in 2016 compared with 2015.
2016 Nissan announced that it was exceptionally good: sold 1.4 million cars, an amount ever recorded in the United States. In comparison with the 2015, its sales rose 5%.
The Nissan December sales were 9.7% higher than in the same month last year.
GM is optimistic about what the 2017.
"Key Economic Indicators, especially the consumer confidence, continue to reflect optimism on the economy of the United States and the strong demand continues to drive a very healthy state of the industry," said economist of GM, Mustafa Mohatarem.
"The American automobile industry is well placed to sell in 2017 near record levels or more," he added.
Do fall in sales?
However, some analysts estimate that probably sales will stagnate and could even be reduced.
"Nourished inventories, a slow transition in the models of each year and incentives to record levels indicate the challenges that will have the industry in 2017," said the analyst firm JD Power, Deirdre.
"From now on, the manufacturer shall maintain production and price discipline in order to maintain profitability, which is easier said than done," he said.
The inventories of the sedan models increased, but remains strong demand for trucks and cars. Last month, GM announced it would close five of its plants in the United States this month due to the lower demand.
Even so, sales data were mainly positive.
Even Volkswagen, which suffered a large part of the year because of the scandal of diesel emissions, which made its sales fell 7.6% in the year, recorded an increase in sales of 20% in December.
And although the annual data of the company remain below the levels prior to the scandal, its sales of December exceeded those of 2013, thanks to the push of its SportWagen Golf and Passat models.