U.S. automakers dominated the posh and home segments in 2022, with Tesla outrunning BMW and General Motors overtaking Toyota Motor.
According to Automotive News estimates, Tesla gross sales soared 44 p.c to 491,000 models. Demand for the Model Y crossover, which cracked the bestseller record final 12 months, fueled Tesla’s progress. The Texas EV maker ended BMW’s three-year streak on the high of the posh gross sales chart, besting the German automaker by almost 159,000 models and commanding 22 p.c of the phase.
GM reclaimed the title of top-selling automaker within the U.S. in 2022 by almost 150,000 models after Toyota held that spot a 12 months earlier. GM reported U.S. deliveries of two.258 million autos, up 2.5 p.c, with the Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup its quantity chief. Toyota completed at 2.1 million deliveries, down 9.6 p.c.
Mercedes-Benz rallied within the fourth quarter to finish the 12 months with an uptick in gross sales — certainly one of simply three main automakers that did. But sellers have lower than a 30-day provide of autos, Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Dimitris Psillakis mentioned.
“This has improved slightly compared to the end of 2021,” he mentioned. “Knowing the demand, we managed to supply our dealers with the right products.”
Parts shortages — specifically, microchips — dragged down gross sales at Ford Motor Co., Stellantis, Nissan Group and American Honda.
Semiconductor provides are “definitely improving, but not as quickly as we anticipated,” Judy Wheeler, Nissan division’s U.S. vice chairman of gross sales and regional operations, advised Automotive News. “We are running into different issues with different suppliers.”
American Honda, which has suffered 17 consecutive months of losses, posted the steepest decline final 12 months amongst main automakers, at 33 p.c.
“We begin 2023 with roughly double the on-hand inventory of 2022,” mentioned Mamadou Diallo, vice chairman of auto gross sales for American Honda. But the automaker has signaled that stock will not return to regular ranges till at the very least the autumn.
Source: www.autonews.com