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Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

Alors que 2019 commence, ce sont les chiffres de ventes de 2018 de l'industrie automobile qui se précisent. Et alors que la France a signé une hausse de 3 % par rapport à 2017. Mais pour une fois, intéressons-nous à ce qui se passe outre-Atlantique, chez nos amis américains. Plus précisément, ce sont trois des voitures les plus emblématiques des États-Unis, tout au moins pour nous Européens, dont on va examiner les ventes. Les fameuses muscle cars, les Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang et Dodge Challenger.

Et l'on commence sans surprise par la Ford Mustang, qui remporte la couronne de la muscle car la plus vendue au pays de l'Oncle Sam. La fameuse "Pony Car" s'est vendue à quelques 75'842 exemplaires sur l'année 2018. Et s'il s'agissait de la première année complète de la Mustang restylée, et malgré l'arrivée de la Mustang Bullitt, les ventes de la 'Stang sont en baisse de 7,4 % par rapport à 2017.

Galerie: 2018 Ford Mustang GT essai

Comment expliquer la baisse ? Si l'on entend de la part de la communauté Mustang certaines critiques quant à la nouvelle face avant de la Mustang restylée, il se peut qu'un certain nombre de clients se réserve également pour la très attendue Mustang GT500 qui sera présentée mi-janvier au salon de Détroit !

Et en France ? Chez nous aussi la Ford Mustang est vendue. Et en France, ce sont pas moins de 605 exemplaires qui ont trouvé preneurs en 2018.

Du côté de la Dodge Challenger, les ventes sont en hausse. C'est d'ailleurs la seule à réaliser de meilleurs scores en 2018 qu'en 2017 du trio. Mais avec 66'716 exemplaires vendus aux États-Unis l'an dernier, une progression de 3 % par rapport à l'année précédente, elle arrive derrière la Mustang, en seconde position. Pas mal pour une voiture dont la plateforme fête ses 10 ans.

Et en France ? La Challenger n'est pas vendue, la marque Dodge n'étant pas officiellement importée. Quelques importateurs s'occupent malgré tout de l'acheminement sur le Vieux Continent.

Galerie: Essai Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye

Les bons chiffres de la Dodge Challenger s'expliquent notamment par la stratégie du constructeur de présenter régulièrement de nouveaux packages pour la voiture, qui permettent en plus de faire passer quelques rafraîchissements. On pense notamment à la Challenger SRT Demon.

En troisième position, place donc à la Chevrolet Camaro. Et les nouvelles ne sont pas très bonnes puisque ses ventes se sont effondrées de 25 %, à 50'963 exemplaires vendus outre-Atlantique. Comme pour la Mustang, il s'agissait de la première année pleine du restylage. Et comme pour la Mustang, la nouvelle esthétique de la face avant a été critiquée. À tel point que la copie devrait être revue dès cette année.

Galerie: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS

Et en France ? La Camaro est l'un des deux derniers modèles, avec la Corvette, importés officiellement sous la marque Chevrolet en France. Et il s'en est vendu 50 exemplaires dans l'Hexagone l'an dernier.

Source : GM, Ford, FCA

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DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 3, 2019 – Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today reported its December 2018 U.S. sales results. Click here or visit media.ford.com to view the news release. Ford will begin its monthly sales call at 10 a.m. EDT this morning when Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. He will be joined by Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service, and Emily Kolinski Morris, Ford chief economist.

 

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FCA US Reports 2018 December and Full-Year Sales

  • FCA US reports highest calendar year of retail sales in 17 years
  • Jeep® brand sets full-year record as sales climb 17 percent
  • Ram brand notches full-year record as sales climb 7 percent  
  • Dodge Challenger reports full-year record
January 3, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US LLC today reported December U.S. sales of 196,520 vehicles, a 14 percent increase compared with sales of 171,946 vehicles in December 2017.

Retail sales for the month rose slightly to 151,077 vehicles. Fleet sales totaled 45,443 vehicles and accounted for 23 percent of total sales during the month. 

The Jeep® Wrangler was the standout for the month and the year. Wrangler notched record December sales of 19,800 vehicles and full-year sales of 240,032. The results significantly exceeded the former full-year sales record of 202,266 set in 2015.   

For the year, U.S. retail sales were 1,760,488, marking the highest level since 2001 when sales reached 1,833,186 vehicles. Total U.S. sales rose 9 percent to 2,235,204 compared with 2,059,376 vehicles for 2017. Fleet sales accounted for 21 percent of the company’s overall sales in 2018.

“This year’s performance underscores the efforts we undertook to realign our production to give U.S. consumers more Jeep vehicles and Ram pickup trucks,” Head of U.S. Sales Reid Bigland said. “We see sales remaining solid in 2019 and we look forward to expanding our vehicle portfolio with the addition of the much anticipated Jeep Gladiator.”  

Jeep Brand
Jeep brand sales rose 10 percent to 80,449 vehicles in December. For the year, sales increased 17 percent to a record 973,227 vehicles, eclipsing the last record of 926,376 vehicles in 2016.

The Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Compass joined the Wrangler in setting new records for December and the year. Cherokee sales rose 7 percent to 20,800 vehicles. For the year, sales were 239,437 vehicles. Compass sales rose 46 percent to 12,745 in December. For the year, sales were 171,167, which beat the previous record of 94,601 set in 2016.      

Ram Brand
Ram brand sales rose 37 percent in December to 68,195 vehicles. For the year, sales hit a new record of 597,368 vehicles. The Ram 1500 – the Most Awarded Full-size Truck – drove the performance as total sales climbed 15 percent to 377,286 vehicles for a new record. Ram ProMaster and ProMaster City reported the best December ever. ProMaster sales rose 75 percent to 5,857 vehicles while ProMaster City sales increased 35 percent to 2,183 vehicles.         

Dodge Brand
Dodge brand December sales rose 17 percent to 32,528 vehicles. For the year, Challenger sales rose 3 percent to 66,716 which is a new record for the nameplate. The previous record was 66,377 in 2015.

Alfa Romeo Brand
Alfa Romeo brand December sales fell 4 percent to 1,946 vehicles. Alfa Romeo’s 2018 annual sales rose to a record 23,820, which was almost twice as much as the brand sold in 2017. Both Stelvio and Giulia finished the year notching more than 11,500 vehicle sales.  

Chrysler Brand
Chrysler brand December sales fell 28 percent to 12,425 vehicles. However, the Pacifica reported higher year-over-year results as vehicle sales totaled 118,322. Overall, the brand has seen some softening during the year following the continued wind-down of the Chrysler 200 and the Town & Country.   

FIAT Brand
Fiat December sales declined 44 percent to 977 vehicles in December. Fiat finished the year with 15,521 vehicle sales.  

Method of Determining FCA US LLC’s Monthly Sales. FCA US’s reported vehicle sales represent unit sales of vehicles to retail customers, deliveries of vehicles to fleet customers and to others such as FCA US’s employees and retirees as well as vehicles used for marketing. Most of these reported sales reflect retail sales made by dealers out of their own inventory of vehicles previously purchased by them from FCA US. Reported vehicle units sales do not correspond to FCA US’s reported revenues, which are based on FCA US’s sale and delivery of vehicles, and typically recognized upon shipment to the dealer or end customer. As announced on July 26, 2016, FCA US has modified its methodology for monthly sales reporting as follows:
 
  •  Sales to retail customers by dealers in the U.S. are derived from the New Vehicle Delivery Report (“NVDR”) system and are determined as the sum of (A) all sales recorded by dealers during the month net of all unwound transactions recorded to the end of that month (whether the original sale was recorded in the current month or any prior month); plus (B) all sales of vehicles during that month attributable to past unwinds that had previously been reversed in determining monthly sales (in the current or prior months).
  •  Fleet sales are recorded upon the shipment of the vehicle by FCA US to the customer or end user.
  •  Other retail sales are recorded either (A) when the sale is recorded in the NVDR system (for sales by dealers in Puerto Rico and limited sales made through distributors that submit NVDRs in the same manner as for sales by U.S. dealers) or (B) upon receipt of a similar delivery notification (for vehicles for which NVDRs are not entered such as vehicles for FCA employees).

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GM’s U.S. Crossover Sales Topped 1 million in 2018

CHEVROLET AND GMC TOGETHER LEAD U.S. INDUSTRY

PICKUP SALES FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR DOUBLE-DIGIT GAIN IN COMMERCIAL DELIVERIES VS. 2017

RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR AVERAGE TRANSACTION PRICES

DETROIT – General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today that it delivered 2,954,037 vehicles in 2018, including more than 1 million crossovers, almost 974,000 pickup trucks and more than 280,000 large SUVs.

“We have built the most successful pickup, SUV and crossover business in the industry and we gained considerable momentum in the fourth quarter of 2018 as dealers began delivering the all-new Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and Cadillac XT4,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president, Sales Operations.

GM’s fourth quarter deliveries totaled 785,229 units and the company’s share of the industry’s retail sales grew every month from October through December.

“We feel confident heading into 2019 because we have more major truck and crossover launches coming during the year and the U.S. economy is strong,” McNeil added. 

GM delivers more than 1 million crossovers in the U.S. in 2018

  • GM crossover deliveries totaled 1,034,808 in 2018, up 7 percent versus 2017, and the following five nameplates had record calendar year sales:
  • GMC Terrain up 34 percent 
  • Chevrolet Traverse up 19 percent  
  • Chevrolet Equinox up 15 percent 
  • Chevrolet Trax up 13 percent 
  • Buick Encore up 6 percent  
  • The first-ever Cadillac XT4 became the best-selling vehicle in its segment just two months after launch. Cadillac will be introducing all-new models every six months, on average, through the end of 2021.

Total sales of all utility vehicles, including large SUVs, totaled 1,295,700, up 7 percent. The Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban were up 5 percent and 7 percent, respectively, and the Cadillac Escalade ended the year with a retail segment share twice that of its closest domestic competitor.

Chevrolet and GMC pickup sales leadership continues

  • The Chevrolet Colorado had its best year ever, with 134,842 pickups sold, up 19 percent versus 2017.
  • Combined sales of the Chevrolet Silverado and Colorado, and the GMC Sierra and Canyon, rose 3 percent versus 2017 to a total of 973,463 pickups.
  • GM has now sold more pickups in the United States than any other competitor for five consecutive years. Through November, the next closest competitor had sold 821,558 pickups.

A fast start for new Chevrolet and GMC pickups  

GM’s all-new light-duty pickups, the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, have invigorated the segment and helped the company pass its domestic competitors in key areas:

  • GM’s retail share of the light-duty pickup segment has increased every month since August, according to J.D. Power PIN estimates, and GM led the segment every month during the fourth quarter.
  • GM has had the highest ATPs in the segment since October, according to J.D. Power PIN, driven by incentive discipline and a strong mix. More than 90 percent of the all-new 2019 model-year sales in the quarter were crew cab models, and at GMC, more than 70 percent of deliveries were premium Denali and AT4 models.
  • GM’s incentives as a percent of ATP were the lowest among domestic competitors during the fourth quarter.

These results reflect the successful sell-down of the previous generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500s, and strong demand for the all-new models. During the fourth quarter, the all-new models accounted for 17 percent of GM light-duty deliveries, as planned. By the end of January, the new models are expected to be the majority of light-duty sales.

“We are very bullish on pickups heading into 2019,” McNeil said. “The light-duty launch has been one of the best in our history, with a very smooth production ramp-up of the new models and a faster than expected sell-down of the old models. We are following that up with all-new HD trucks, and the first-ever Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty chassis cab trucks for commercial customers.”

In December, Chevrolet confirmed that its next-generation Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD will be on sale in the second half of 2019. The medium-duty Silverados are now shipping to dealers.

Double-digit Commercial delivery increase

  • GM posted an 11 percent year-over-year increase in Commercial deliveries in 2018, following average annual growth of 7 percent from 2012-2017.
  • Fleet sales for the year were up 9 percent versus 2017, and were down 4 percent for the fourth quarter.
  • Commercial and government deliveries in 2018 were more than half of fleet sales, as planned.

Chevrolet Bolt EV sales

  • GM increased production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV during the fourth quarter to meet strong global demand, including higher than expected demand in South Korea and Canada, and to begin rebuilding U.S. dealer inventories.
  • GM expects higher year-over-year sales in Bolt EV’s major markets in 2019. 

GM operating highlights

  • GM estimates that the light vehicle SAAR in the fourth quarter was 17.7 million units. Light vehicle sales for the calendar year are estimated at 17.3 million units.
  • GM’s retail mix was 80 percent for the fourth quarter and 79 percent for the year.
  • ATPs were a record $36,974 in the fourth quarter and a record $35,839 for the year, according to J.D. Power PIN estimates.
  • GM’s incentives as a percent of ATP for the fourth quarter were 12.7 percent, down 1.0 percentage point year over year, according to J.D. Power PIN estimates. For the year, incentives were 13.0 percent of ATP, down 0.3 percentage points.
  • Year-end 2018 inventory was 755,000 units, essentially equal to a year ago.

 

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