Sales data for most automakers has come in. We’ve prepped a chart to look back at what happened in Q3, 2025.
U.S. auto sales showed broad gains, with most major automakers reporting year-over-year increases. Toyota led the traditional brands with sales up 15.9 percent, while Ram rose 26 percent and Jeep climbed 11 percent, helping lift Stellantis overall by six percent. Among other legacy automakers, BMW and Ford each posted solid growth of around eight percent, and General Motors rose eight percent as well.
Electric vehicle startups showed sharp increases, with Lucid up 46.6 percent and Rivian up 31.7 percent. Tesla also saw steady growth, rising seven percent.
Nissan gained 5.3 percent, Audi remained flat, and Volkswagen was the only major automaker to report a decline, down six percent.
Data source: Ward’s Auto
Disclosure: This article and the accompanying chart were created with the assistance of AI, and edited by a staffer.
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