GNYADA September 2015 NY Auto Outlook

Data Thru August 2015

NEWYORK AUTOOUTLOOK tm a monthly report on vehicle sales in metro new york

AUGUST VEHICLE SALES REPORT

metro area new retail car and light truck registrations

August Estimate*

July Actual

YTD thru August *

2015 2014 % chg.

2015 2014 % chg.

2015 2014 % chg.

Industry Total

50,856 49,137 3.5% 54,260 50,398 7.7% 386,432 371,773 3.9%

Cars

22,571 24,134 -6.5% 24,141 24,557 -1.7% 171,862 178,409 -3.7% 28,285 25,003 13.1% 30,119 25,841 16.6% 214,570 193,364 11.0%

This table shows new retail light vehicle (car and light truck) registrations in the twelve-county New York Metro Area. Figures exclude fleet transactions. * August 2015 figures were estimated by Auto Outlook.

Light Trucks

Detroit Three

13,480 12,465 8.1% 14,823 13,275 11.7% 105,363 97,029 8.6% 7,949 7,575 4.9% 8,491 8,564 -0.9% 62,401 63,157 -1.2% 25,740 25,751 0.0% 27,253 24,992 9.0% 193,271 185,626 4.1% 3,687 3,346 10.2% 3,693 3,567 3.5% 25,397 25,961 -2.2%

European Japanese

Korean

Data Source: IHS Automotive

1.) Area new vehicle market increased an estimated 3.5% in August of 2015 versus a year earlier. The increase in August followed a 7.7% improvement in July .

NOTE: The DMV released partial information on used vehicle registrations for June, and no data was available for July. For this reason, used vehicle market information is not presented in this issue of Auto Outlook. It will return when the data is made available by the DMV.

2.) Area market increased 3.9% during the first eight months of this year versus a year earlier, higher than the 2.2% improvement nationwide. 3.) Passenger car market share was 44.5% thru August of this year, down 3.5 points versus a year earlier.

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4.) Detroit Three Market Share Increases to 27.3%. YTD 2015 thru August* 5.) Honda , Toyota , Nissan , Jeep , and Ford were the top five selling brands during the first eight months of this year.

The Greater NewYork Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) represents more than 400 franchised new car dealerships in downstate New York with combined annual sales totaling over $33 billion. GNYADAmembers are responsible for more than 65,000 jobs in the area and collect over $1.8 billion in state and local taxes annually.