November 2011: Black Friday Edition

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U.S. auto sales during the month November were up on the backs of companies like Chrysler, Volkswagen and Kia, all three of which reported major gains for their respective brands. The Chrysler Group in particular posted positive numbers for all four of its brands, including a spectacular 92.23-percent rise in sales for the Chrysler brand itself. Volkswagen and Kia didn’t perform quite as well, but each managed gains of around 40 percent.

This time, Honda stands alone as the only major automaker to post a sales decline in November. The Japanese automaker’s brands (Honda and Acura) together posted a drop of 6.35 percent. Toyota, which had been keeping Honda company they each struggled with restoring production after this year’s series of natural disasters, had a relatively decent November with identical gains of 6.68 percent for both Toyota and Lexus.

Being the second-last month of the year, you may be interested to know how some close model-to-model sales races are shaping up. Here are the year-to-date sales races that will be decided in the last month of sales, as well as always-interesting Camaro versus Mustang numbers.

  • 	Best-Selling Minivan: [Toyota Sienna](http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/sienna/) (99,865) vs. [Dodge Caravan](http://www.autoblog.com/dodge/grand+caravan/) (98,983) 	

  • 	Best-Selling Pony Car: [Chevrolet Camaro](http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro/) (81,495) vs. [Ford Mustang](http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang) (65,381) 	

  • 	Best-Selling Small Car: [Toyota Corolla](http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/corolla) (219,250) vs. [Chevy Cruze](http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/cruze) (215,057) 	

  • 	#3 Best-Selling Mid-Size (behind Camry and Altima): [Ford Fusion](http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion/) (226,445) vs. [Honda Accord](http://www.autoblog.com/honda/accord) (217,958)

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    		 					**Brand/Company**
		 					**Volume %**
		 					**November 2011**
		 					**November 2010**
		 					**DSR %***
		 					**November 2011**
		 					**November 2010**
	
	
		 					**Smart**
		 					96.21
		 					414
		 					211
		 					88.36
		 					17
		 					9
	
	
		 					**Chrysler**
		 					92.23
		 					18,577
		 					9,664
		 					84.54
		 					743
		 					403
	
	
		 					**Mini**
		 					70.50
		 					4,750
		 					2,786
		 					63.68
		 					190
		 					116
	
	
		 					**Jeep**
		 					49.76
		 					36,246
		 					24,202
		 					43.77
		 					1,450
		 					1,008
	
	
		 					**Mercedes-Benz**
		 					47.17
		 					26,796
		 					18,208
		 					41.28
		 					1,072
		 					759
	
	
		 					**Dodge**
		 					42.70
		 					30,317
		 					21,246
		 					36.99
		 					1,213
		 					885
	
	
		 					**Volkswagen**
		 					40.73
		 					28,412
		 					20,189
		 					35.10
		 					1,136
		 					841
	
	
		 					**Kia**
		 					39.12
		 					37,007
		 					26,601
		 					33.55
		 					1,480
		 					1,108
	
	
		 					**Land Rover**
		 					30.73
		 					3,820
		 					2,922
		 					25.50
		 					153
		 					122
	
	
		 					**Hyundai**
		 					21.82
		 					49,610
		 					40,723
		 					16.95
		 					1,984
		 					1,697
	
	
		 					**Nissan**
		 					21.48
		 					76,754
		 					63,184
		 					16.62
		 					3,070
		 					2,633
	
	
		 					**Mazda**
		 					20.44
		 					18,432
		 					15,304
		 					15.62
		 					737
		 					638
	
	
		 					**Ford**
		 					20.23
		 					160,560
		 					133,544
		 					15.42
		 					6,422
		 					5,564
	
	
		 					**Volvo**
		 					18.78
		 					4,844
		 					4,078
		 					14.03
		 					194
		 					170
	
	
		 					**Chevrolet**
		 					9.63
		 					128,907
		 					117,588
		 					5.24
		 					5,156
		 					4,900
	
	
		 					**Ram**
		 					7.22
		 					20,414
		 					19,040
		 					2.93
		 					817
		 					793
	
	
		 					**BMW**
		 					7.09
		 					21,521
		 					20,097
		 					2.80
		 					861
		 					837
	
	
		 					**GMC**
		 					6.81
		 					29,470
		 					27,590
		 					2.54
		 					1,179
		 					1,150
	
	
		 					**Toyota**
		 					6.68
		 					118,502
		 					111,077
		 					2.42
		 					4,740
		 					4,628
	
	
		 					**Lexus**
		 					6.68
		 					19,458
		 					18,240
		 					2.41
		 					778
		 					760
	
	
		 					**Audi**
		 					3.58
		 					9,700
		 					9,365
		 					-0.57
		 					388
		 					390
	
	
		 					**Infiniti**
		 					3.01
		 					8,428
		 					8,182
		 					-1.11
		 					337
		 					341
	
	
		 					**Cadillac**
		 					-5.56
		 					11,145
		 					11,801
		 					-9.34
		 					446
		 					492
	
	
		 					**Honda**
		 					-6.19
		 					74,016
		 					78,899
		 					-9.94
		 					2,961
		 					3,287
	
	
		 					**Porsche**
		 					-6.66
		 					2,255
		 					2,416
		 					-10.40
		 					90
		 					101
	
	
		 					**Buick**
		 					-7.21
		 					10,880
		 					11,725
		 					-10.92
		 					435
		 					489
	
	
		 					**Acura**
		 					-7.55
		 					9,909
		 					10,718
		 					-11.25
		 					396
		 					447
	
	
		 					**Saab**
		 					-10.33
		 					356
		 					397
		 					-13.91
		 					14
		 					17
	
	
		 					**Mitsubishi**
		 					-13.26
		 					3,735
		 					4,306
		 					-16.73
		 					149
		 					179
	
	
		 					**Subaru**
		 					-15.08
		 					17,657
		 					20,792
		 					-18.47
		 					706
		 					866
	
	
		 					**Lincoln**
		 					-17.56
		 					6,305
		 					7,648
		 					-20.86
		 					252
		 					319
	
	
		 					**Jaguar**
		 					-18.08
		 					915
		 					1,117
		 					-21.36
		 					37
		 					47
	
	
		 					**Suzuki**
		 					-21.87
		 					1,822
		 					2,332
		 					-24.99
		 					73
		 					97
	
	
		 					**Fiat**
		 					NA
		 					1,618
		 					NA
		 					NA
		 					65
		 					NA
	
	
		 					**COMPANIES**
	
	
		 					**Chrysler Group**
		 					44.53
		 					107,172
		 					74,152
		 					38.75
		 					4,287
		 					3,090
	
	
		 					**Nissan NA**
		 					19.36
		 					85,182
		 					71,366
		 					14.58
		 					3,407
		 					2,974
	
	
		 					**Jag/Land Rover**
		 					17.23
		 					4,735
		 					4,039
		 					12.54
		 					189.4
		 					168
	
	
		 					**BMW Group**
		 					14.81
		 					26,271
		 					22,883
		 					10.21
		 					1,051
		 					953
	
	
		 					**Ford Mo Co**
		 					13.25
		 					166,865
		 					147,338
		 					8.72
		 					6,675
		 					6,139
	
	
		 					**General Motors**
		 					6.91
		 					180,402
		 					168,739
		 					2.64
		 					7,216
		 					7,031
	
	
		 					**Toyota Mo Co**
		 					6.68
		 					137,960
		 					129,317
		 					2.42
		 					5,518
		 					5,388
	
	
		 					**American Honda**
		 					-6.35
		 					83,925
		 					89,617
		 					-10.10
		 					3,357
		 					3,734

*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 25 selling days in November 2011 and 24 selling days in November 2010, so the change in monthly sales volume will be different than the change in average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company.November 2011: Black Friday Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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