June 2016 Auto Sales: Honda, Nissan Up, Toyota Drops 5.6 Percent

With only six more selling months to go, Toyota has gained a strong lead over Honda and Nissan so far this year. But of the Japanese “Big Three,” Nissan saw the largest gains for the month of June.

Sales for the Nissan Group jumped 13 percent compared to last June, totaling 140,553 units. Nissan has performed well so far this year, as its sales have jumped 8.4 percent to 798,114 during the first six months of 2016.

American Honda amassed 138,715 sales in June, up 3.2 percent. Its Acura division, which dropped 27 percent, weighed those numbers down. Sales so far this year for Honda total 792,355 units.

Meanwhile, Toyota is down 5.6 percent in June, although the automaker still managed to sell a healthy 198,257 units. For the year, Toyota has sold almost 1.2 million vehicles in the U.S.

Check out the list below for June 2016 auto sales winners and losers among the three most prominent Japanese automakers:

 

Nissan

Winner: Infiniti QX50 (1,689 sales, +305 percent)

Nissan slashed prices on its small crossover for the 2016 model year. Now starting at just $35,445, the QX50 boasts much interior space than its predecessor. Nissan’s Frontier pickup also performed very well, up 84 percent from last June.

Loser: Nissan Leaf (1,096 sales, -47.2 percent)

Chevrolet Volt sales increased 58 percent last month, but the aging Nissan Leaf didn’t perform as well. Sales are down to 1,096 units from the 2,074 units sold the previous June. Along with the Leaf, Nissan’s GT-R and 370Z also dropped in sales by double digits.

 

Honda

Winner: Honda Pilot (10,830 sales, +19.1 percent)

Among the Honda brand’s core models, the CR-V, Pilot, and Civic saw gains last month. The Odyssey decreased only slightly, by 1 percent.

Loser:  Acura ILX (1,114 sales, -33 percent)

Acura is in the middle of a sales slump. Along with the ILX, the RLX, TLX, RDX, and MDX also faltered in June. For the year, Acura sales are down more than 9 percent.

 

Toyota

Winner: Lexus NX (4,069 sales, +11.7 percent)

Lexus crossovers performed well last month; the RX and LX also saw double-digit gains. On the Toyota side, the Land Cruiser increased 36.7 percent while the RAV4 jumped 10.2 percent. The Highlander dropped off slightly from last June.

Loser: Toyota Yaris (1,300 sales, -53.7 percent)

Once again, the aging Toyota Yaris has failed to gain momentum in terms of sales. Surprisingly, sales for the Camry and Prius were also down by double digits.

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