G. David Felt

I agree, the marketing machine that fatter / bigger is better is not true and I think Americans are figuring that out. Will be interesting to see what comes of it. Will someone realize a 2 no more than 3 people on a bench seat squished is a desirable truck for the inner city owner / Home Depot suburban family?

I will have to disagree with you, mini pickups used to sit and then were sold off to junk yards, lately I have seen more activity in this segment with people looking for small trucks as they do not want a medium or full size truck. I think there is valid reason to be aware of what people are interested in even used old auto's as it tends to say that the auto market is ignoring a customer want. While not everyone is building MiniVans, there is still an active desire for them and clearly enough to keep a couple brands going. I believe the same is true for the mini truck.

So you never keep an eye on the local auto lots to see what comes in and goes out and see what is selling? I can tell you one thing that is not selling on my local Ford lot of Hwy 99 here, they have 3 last year model Yellow Tonka Truck badges trucks along with 2 white Carol Shelby trucks that are all 2018 models and still sitting. Either Harrison Ford has a terrible auto buyer or they bought a ton of the same thing and are now having a hard time selling it.

Been watching the auto lots around me and how much I find old rangers, Datsun, Toyota's and even seen some S10 and a couple Luv trucks and they are not sitting on the lots. I know a number of coworkers have bought old used mini pickups as it met their need. So this is just my own monitoring and seeing what has sold around here. Seattle market is hot period for people moving here, so this could also be a side affect of that.

On top of this, I have seen an up-tick in sales and price for used Mini Pickup Trucks. I honestly see a need for something smaller than the mid size.

They have definitely hit it right as I am seeing Jags and Land Rovers all over Seattle.

WOW, Volvo is sure firing on all cylinders.

Nice movement of CPO sales, but like everyone else, new auto sales are slowing.

The Crosstrek was on fire in Seattle, but now I hear from plenty of coworkers who bought them are trading them in for equal priced but roomy alternatives from other vendors. Seems to be a consistent message of overpriced for what you get at least here in Seattle. Seattle still loves Subaru, but mostly I just see the Outback on the passes or out hiking / camping.

@Drew Dowdell Is this like the 7th or 8th month in a row for Mercedes to have down sales with the continual message of ramping up new products for sale later in the year? It seems to be that they have been in a constant slide down for the last half a year or more while saying new product is coming. Seems really weird their messaging.

WOW, so the Outback and Ascent carried the whole product line. Crazy, but glad they are growing in what looks like a bloody quarter overall.

Great to see them growing again.

Yet that info is also based on battery packs that had no environment control or insulation to moderate the affects on the battery packs. With the winter testing being done in Alaska by Tesla and other auto companies, I expect that 30% loss to drop over the next couple years. I have to think Ford with their EV F150 coming is looking at ways to minimize that kind of loss in cold temp climates. Just as they have plug in heaters for the blocks on ICE auto's, we know that GM for the Bolt has a regulating heater / cooler for when it is plugged in to keep the battery pack from having drop off. According to posts I have read this morning, folks that had Bolts in cold climate with below freezing had around a 7 to 8 % range drop off. Being plugged in over night helps minimize the cold affect on the battery.

Interesting mix of sales across cars / CUVs. The telluride really helped out this month.

@smk4565 Says any real luxury auto line must have all those models to exist, so BMW is listening to SMK as they follow the MB road map even as you point out, they exist on a total of 5 models only.

Surprised that the CUV segment is down for them.

So nothing new here except I am surprised by the drop in some of the Jeep numbers. At the rate Fiat is going, the doors should be closed on their dealerships by this summer I would think. Alfa should be dead again by the end of the year if not sooner. What a waist of money on those labels.

Ya forgot one, TLX with SH-AWD SH-AWS Type-S Turbo!

Toyota is doing what many of us had hoped the American brands would have been doing for years, just solid sales with solid consistent quality. Nothing new here.

Mini will always have a fan base, but not really sure how you could grow the mini business unless you grow their size. BMW CPO is not surprising as I am hearing from coworkers that a used BMW like MB is the worst auto to buy due to the cost of repairs and maintenance.

These negative numbers is what I was expecting on a every auto maker reporting by now. Surprised that some really have had positive especially in car sales. Nissan needs to find their mojo, maybe talk to the Fast n Furious film makers again.

Honestly surprised the over all auto industry has continued with the sales gains especially the car area.

Should make a solid commuter car for those looking at Toyota.

Interesting is that Tesla has the highest resale value of any luxury auto in Germany. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-highest-resale-value-germany/ The list of highest resale value of luxury auto's is as follows: Tesla - Model S Porsche - Panamera Audi - A8 Mercedes - S-class Luxus - LS BMW - 7 series Jaguar - XJ Makes one rethink the marketing tag of "The best or nothing at all!" Tesla is going to go against the big 3 truck makers and will have to deliver bigger than any of their current auto's for them to sway the loyal masses. This is going to be interesting to watch!

Actually the Tesla Semi is rated at 80,000 lbs https://www.tesla.com/semi As to what the actual torque is along with hp, who knows. Just for Apple to Apple comparison, seems that most modern semi trucks come with a 38,000 to 40,000 lb differential system. https://www.mylittlesalesman.com/sleeper-semi-trucks-for-sale-i2c55f0m0 Yet if we look at the Top of the line best Semi in the business, the Kenworth W990 system the transmission is good for 110,000 lbs but the dual axel system is only good for 80,000 lbs. So Tesla has spec'd Kenworths top of the line Custom Semi that starts at $100,000 and can top out north of $300,000 dollars. It is amazing to see them roll off the assembly plant in Renton Washington here. I have taken the tour many times, very cool to see these custom ordered babies. https://www.kenworthsalesco.com/kenworth-trucks/kenworth-w990/ Yes, Tesla has built a car that is faster than an exotic sports car, yes they have built a CUV that is faster than just about any other CUV out there. This is great and as you know I am all about moving to EV's. Yet, the personal truck market is a very different beast and Musk has not fully delivered yet any full size auto at a profitable price let alone a mid size or compact auto at a consistent profitable point yet. Just what he will deliver in an electric pickup truck that would attract a conventional truck buyer is anyones guess. We have Rivian which is fully focused on delivering a full size pickup but only a limited amount of specifications at this stage. Tesla which is anyone's guess. We know this is disruptive and as such Ford has an Electric F150 as they do fear the loss in pickup truck sales, otherwise why would they invest R&D in the mules that have been captured so far. What is GM or Rams response, we do not know at this point. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-pickup-truck-rivian-r1t-vs-ford-f-150/ I will say that it is going to have to be equal to the ICE trucks and look like them.