Global Automakers Monthly Market Report for November 2013

December 11, 2013 | Washington, D.C.

Segment Shares of Total Industry Share as a segment % of total automobile industry

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

Large pickup sales shrunk just more than 1 percentage point from October.

All other segments remained close to the same segment share as the prior month, with the exception of CUVs, which grew from 25.3% to 26.9%.

Passenger cars accounted for nearly three-quarters (74%) of the total industry in November.

November 2013

Small Car; 17.5%

Midsize Car; 18.1%

Large Car; 2.4%

Luxury Car; 9.0%

CUV; 26.9%

SUV; 7.1%

Small Van; 3.6%

Large Van; 1.7%

Small Pickup;

1.6%

Large Pickup; 12.1%

Segment Shares of the Car MarketShare as a % of total passenger car market

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

Sales of luxury cars grew to 19.1% of the total passenger car market in November.

Small cars also received a boost, while midsize car sales moved downward slightly, from 39.9% to 38.5%.

November 2013

Small Car37.3%

Midsize Car38.5%

Large Car5.1%

Luxury Car19.1%

Segment Shares of Light Truck MarketShare as a % of total light truck market

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

Consumer adoption of CUVs, or crossover utility vehicles, continued to grow in November, growing 3 percentage points over the prior month to 57.3%.

Sales of CUVs pulled sales from the large pickup segment, while other segments in the light truck market remained steady.

November 2013

CUV; 57.3%

SUV; 15.1%

Small Van; 7.6%

Large Van; 3.7%

Small P/U; 3.4%

Large P/U; 25.8%

Percentage of Total Industry by Vehicle Segment

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

Due to the growth of CUV sales, the light truck segment took the lead in November, with a 53% share of the market.

November 2013

Vehicle Type CurrentMonth

Previous Month

YTD2013

YTD2012

All Cars 46.97% 46.99% 49.17% 50.51%

All Light Trucks 53.03% 53.01% 50.83% 49.49%

Percentage of Total Industry by Advanced Technology

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

November 2013

Sales of hybrids experienced little change from month-to-month in 2013, hovering around the 3% mark. November saw a slight downturn in PHEV and CNG sales.

Vehicle Type Current Take %

Year Ago Take %

November ‘13 Units

November ‘12 Units

Y/Y Unit Change

Hybrid 2.91% 3.07% 36,085 35,002 1,083

Plug-in Hybrid 0.40% 0.49% 4,899 5,544 645

EV 0.32% 0.23% 3,911 2,614 1,297

CNG 0.01% 0.02% 136 209 73

Clean Diesel .93% 0.93% 11,473 10,647 826

Advanced Technology Vehicle Sales

Source: HybridCars.com Market Dashboard

November 2013

Year-over-year, hybrid sales have grown 15%, rising from just below 400,000 units through November 2012 to nearly 460,000 in 2013. However, the annual average remains at roughly 3% of the entire automotive market.

November 2012 November 2013 YTD 2012 YTD 2013 (30,000)

20,000

70,000

120,000

170,000

220,000

270,000

320,000

370,000

420,000

470,000

HybridPlug-in HybridEVCNGDiesel

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