market performance Archives

Cox Automotive Analysis: Hyundai’s Quarterly U.S. Market Performance 05/13/2022 South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor, which includes the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands, posted a better-than-expected rise in its first-quarter profit as favorable exchange rates more than made up for higher raw material costs and a drop in vehicles sales caused by the global computer chip shortage. The U.S. is one of the most important markets for the automaker. Here are some data points from Cox… Read Article

Hyundai market performance Kia Genesis Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: Honda’s Quarterly U.S. Market Performance 05/12/2022 Honda posts financial results for the January-to-March quarter on May 13, the automaker’s final quarter of its fiscal year. In the U.S., its sales were down in the quarter as both Honda and Acura continue to have supply chain problems leading to low inventory. March saw U.S. sales decline for Acura for the seventh straight month and for Honda for the eighth straight month. At the… Read Article

Honda market performance Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: Nissan’s Quarterly U.S. Market Performance 05/11/2022 Nissan posts financial results for the January-to-March quarter on May 12, the automaker’s final quarter of its fiscal year. Nissan is closing out the second year of its four-year turnaround plan that has the U.S. as a centerpiece for its growth. Part of that plan was to be less reliant on fleet sales and cut incentives. Indeed, Nissan’s 30% lower sales for the quarter partly represent… Read Article

Nissan market performance Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: Toyota’s Quarterly U.S. Market Performance 05/11/2022 Toyota posts financial results for the January-to-March quarter on May 11, the automaker’s final quarter of its fiscal year. In the U.S., sales were down in the quarter as both Toyota and Lexus continue to have supply constraints brought on by the chip shortage, higher raw materials prices and the war in Ukraine. Even with inventory lower than in pre-pandemic years, Toyota and Lexus saw slight… Read Article

Toyota market performance Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: Stellantis’ Q1 2022 Market Performance 05/03/2022 Stellantis posts first-quarter 2022 financial results before the U.S. stock market opens on Thursday, May 5. In its important U.S. market, Stellantis sales fell less than the overall market because it had more inventory than many competitors. The high-volume, most profitable brands – Jeep and Ram – significantly outperformed in sales. At the same time, Stellantis slashed incentives to levels substantially lower than seen in years,… Read Article

Stellantis market performance Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: Ford’s Q1 2022 U.S. Market Performance 04/27/2022 A day after celebrating the launch of the all-electric F-150 Lightning, the most important new product from Ford in a lifetime according to Chairman Bill Ford, the company is scheduled to post first-quarter 2022 financial results. The numbers will be released after the stock market closes on Wednesday, April 27. Supply-chain disruptions slowed Ford’s vehicle production last quarter, but higher prices and lower incentives likely helped… Read Article

Ford market performance Lincoln Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: GM’s Q1 2022 U.S. Market Performance 04/26/2022 General Motors posts first-quarter 2022 financial results after the stock market closes on Tuesday, April 26. The quarter was challenging, marked by supply-chain disruptions, production cuts, and low inventories. On the positive side, GM in the U.S. slashed costly incentives and boosted sales of many of its profit-rich trucks and SUVs. Here are some data points from Cox Automotive on GM’s first-quarter market performance in the… Read Article

GM General Motors market performance GM General Motors Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: Ford’s Q4 2021 U.S. Market Performance 02/01/2022 Ford reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results after the stock market closes on Thursday, Feb. 3. Analysts speculate that Ford may surprise again with better-than-expected results. Every unit of Ford, from Ford Credit to international operations to North America, likely registered improvement to close out 2021. Ford, in fact, raised its guidance for the full year to earnings of $10.5 billion to $11.5 billion. In… Read Article

Ford market performance Lincoln Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: GM’s Q4 2021 U.S. Market Performance 01/31/2022 General Motors reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results after the stock market closes on Tuesday, Feb. 1, and is expected to post solid results. The headline news for the year was that GM was outsold by Toyota, in the fourth quarter and for the full year. GM vastly underperformed the U.S. market in sales in the fourth quarter, causing its market share to plummet. Still,… Read Article

GM General Motors market performance GM General Motors Market Insights Data Point

Cox Automotive Analysis: Nissan Quarterly U.S. Market Performance 11/08/2021 Nissan reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, November 9. It marks the second quarter – the halfway point – of Nissan’s fiscal year that ends March 31, 2022. The global computer chip shortage forced Nissan to cut production, with some of its U.S. plants closed for several weeks. Its U.S. sales didn’t suffer as much as the overall industry, which allowed the automaker to gain market… Read Article

Nissan market performance Market Insights Data Point