Global Automakers Monthly Market Report for May 2013

June 12, 2013 | Washington, D.C.

Market Share of Total Industry Share as a segment as a % of total industry

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

Almost across the board, sales by vehicle segment were down in May. Only CUV, SUV, small van, small and large pickup segments saw a slight increase over April. Despite being up over April, nearly all vehicle segments were down year-over-year. CUVs were the only exception due to nearly 9% growth, up from 22.84%, since May 2012.

May 2013

Small Car, 19.5%

Midsize Car, 20.8%

Large Car, 1.5%

Luxury Car, 7.3%

CUV, 24.8%

SUV, 6.8%

Small Van, 4.0%

Large Van, 1.8%

Small Pickup, 1.6% Large Pickup,

11.8%

Segment Shares of the Car Market Share as a segment as a % of total industry

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

While up over May 2012, the luxury car segment dipped in May from 15.47% to 14.87% of the passenger car market. Small and midsize segments continued to lead the car market with an 82% share. Large cars did not see any movement from the prior month.

May 2013

Small Car 39.8%

Midsize Car 42.4%

Large Car 3.0%

Luxury Car 14.9%

Light Truck Market Shares Segment Shares of the Light Truck Market

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

May saw strong light truck sales, comprising of nearly 51% of the total segment. CUVs accounted for roughly 50% of all light truck purchases. Large pickups were next in volume, with more than 170,000 units sold, which was 20,000-unit jump from April. Vans saw a small uptick over the previous month (10,000+ units), but other segments remained steady.

May 2013

CUV 48.7%

SUV 13.5%

Small Van 7.8%

Large Van 3.5%

Small P/U 3.2%

Large P/U 23.3%

Percentage of Total Industry by Vehicle Segment

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

Due to strong CUV sales, light trucks remain slightly ahead of passenger cars as a percentage of the total industry. The car segment, however, still holds 50% of the market year-to-date, just down from roughly 52% in May 2012.

May 2013

Vehicle Type Current Month

Previous Month

YTD 2013

YTD 2012

All Cars 49.15% 49.81% 50.10% 51.90%

All Light Trucks 50.85% 50.19% 49.90% 48.10%

Percentage of Total Industry by Advanced Technology

Source: Ward’s Automotive Reports

May 2013

Hybrid vehicles stayed on pace with their growth trend, coming in at an additional 11,000 units over the same month in 2012. Electric vehicles have strengthened as well, adding nearly 4,000 units into annual total sales for 2013. Diesels did not perform as well in June 2013 as they did last year, but by a marginal 136 units.

Vehicle Type Current Take %

Year Ago Take %

June ‘13 Units

June ‘12 Units

Y/Y Unit Change

Hybrid 3.36% 2.80% 48,206 37,184 11,022

Plug-in Hybrid

0.22% 0.21% 3,209 2,755 454

EV 0.32% 0.05% 4.545 612 3,933

CNG 0.02% 0.00% 249 N/A 249

Clean Diesel 0.73% .80% 10,523 10,659 -136

Advanced Technology Vehicle Sales

Source: HybridCars.com Market Dashboard

May 2013

Year-over-year hybrid sales have shot up to roughly 213,000 units – double that at this point in 2012. EVs and diesels have also seen an increase over May 2012 with more than 14,300 and 19,800 additional sales, respectively, for the year.

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