April United States Auto Market Sales Increase 18%

Car companies of various countries have announced the sales of automobiles in the US market in April 2011. Comprehensive sales data show that in April 2011, the sales of light vehicles (mainly including passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks) in the US auto market reached 1.179 million vehicles. An increase of 18% over the same period of last year. Unlike the US auto market in 2010, the growth rate of compact and small cars has surpassed that of large pickup trucks and SUVs.

According to statistics, light car sales in the American auto market for January-April 2011 were 4.281 million, an increase of up to 20% year-on-year, while sales were only 3.5279 million vehicles in the same period last year. In April, the American auto market achieved a year-on-year increase in monthly sales for eight consecutive months. The annual sales conversion rate reached 13.2 million units, which is the annual sales turnover rate exceeded 13 million vehicles in the third month of this year.

South Korean car maker Hyundai-Kia Motors continued to lead the US auto market in April. The group’s car sales increased by 47% year-on-year to 108,800 units. Among them, Kia Motors sold 47,100 vehicles, an increase of 57%; Hyundai Motor sold 61,800 vehicles, an increase of 40%. In the first four years of 2011, Hyundai-Kia Group's car sales surged 36% year-on-year to 356,200 units.

The three largest US giants in Detroit still maintained steady growth in April. In April 2011, General Motors sold 232,500 vehicles in the US market, a year-on-year increase of 27%; Ford Motor increased 13% year-on-year, and sales reached 189,000; Chrysler Motor Company sales increased 23% to 11.72. 10,000 cars.

Data shows that in April 2011, General Motors’ sales of compact energy-saving cars including the new Chevrolet Cruze increased by more than 50%, but sales of large pickups only increased by 2%, and some car manufacturers sold pickups and SUVs. There has also been a decline.

“U.S. consumers are rethinking their car purchase options,” said Don Johnson, sales director at General Motors. “More people are starting to buy compact cars and compact crossover models.”

Honda Motor Co. said that in April, the Honda compact Fit's US sales surged 66% to reach the highest sales of 8,116 units in April, and Insight hybrid sales increased by 35.4% year-on-year to 2,644 units.