The US carmarket is still progressing
- The U.S. carmarket continues to perform well in 2013, after increases of 10.3% in 2011 (6.6% for passenger cars and 15.0% for light trucks) and 13.4% in 2012 (17.0% for PC and 8.9% for light trucks).
- In the first eight months of 2013, this market grew again by 9.6% (5.5% for passenger cars and 14.1% for light trucks), compared to the first eight months of 2012. Between early January 2011 and late August 2013, the car market in the U.S. has increased by more than 33% ... It will end the year with nearly 16 million vehicles, almost at the level of the market in 2007, which is far from being the case in the European market that has lost 25% of its volume since 2007.
- In addition, it now sells almost as many light trucks (minivans, SUVs, crossovers, pickups according to U.S. law) than passenger cars (mostly sedans): 5.3 million (on the eight months in 2013) against 5, 4 million PC, which had not happened since the collapse of the market in 2009.
- This year, the market collapsed to 10.4 million vehicles (against 16 million in 2007, 17 million in 2005 and 17.5 million in 2000) and light trucks accounted for 4.7 million units against 5.7 million passenger cars. The crisis has most affected the light truck market recovery but further promotes the development of light commercial vehicles, where U.S. carmakers have a strong predominance (although it is foreign manufacturers who dominate the PC).
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