October U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Miss Expectations but Still Record 6% Increase

October’s results were below expectations, apparently due to weakness at the end of the month. Most automakers finished below mid-month projections for each, thus the industry’s overall weaker results can’t be blamed on underestimating the impacts to Ford, GM and Stellantis from the strike-related plant shutdowns. The results also show that other automakers did not benefit from losses at the Detroit 3. Still, most manufacturers recorded year-over-year gains and the industry posted its 14th straight increase.

U.S. light vehicle sales for October 2023 presented in interactive Excel tables and charts. Expandable reports highlight results by Company, Source, Segment, Model Line and Power Source by units or market share. Includes SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rates), Top 15 models by vehicle type, and filterable flat file to query or export to external reports.