FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cleveland, OH – A total of 18,890 new cars, trucks and SUVs were sold by Northern Ohio dealers in April of 2024. That amounts to an increase of 8.34 percent over the same month last year, according to figures released today by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association (GCADA). Year to date, sales by franchised new motor vehicle dealers were up by 6.16 percent compared to the same timeframe a year prior.
“Consumers continued a healthy sales pace in April, even though interest rates remain high,” says Louis A. Vitantonio, president of the GCADA. “Adjustments to both new and used vehicle prices will fluctuate going forward, with the introduction of more incentives and as inventories continue to grow. We expect this current sales trend to carry on through the end of the year.”
Chevrolet remained the region’s best-selling brand in April, with 2,600 new vehicle sales. Ford again came in second, with 2,404 new vehicles sold in the month. Honda remained in third at 1,810 recorded sales, while Kia overtook Toyota, with 1,502 and 1,284 sales respectively.
New-car and truck sales in Northern Ohio
April ‘24 / April ‘23 & YTD
|
|
April ‘24
|
April ‘23
|
YTD
April ‘24
|
YTD
April ‘23
|
April Chg.
|
YTD
April Chg.
|
|
ACURA
|
120
|
114
|
446
|
450
|
5.26%
|
-0.89%
|
|
ALFA ROMEO
|
18
|
23
|
83
|
92
|
-21.74%
|
-9.78%
|
|
ASTON MARTIN
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
8
|
0.00%
|
-12.50%
|
|
AUDI
|
131
|
129
|
487
|
474
|
1.55%
|
2.74%
|
|
BENTLEY
|
8
|
0
|
12
|
8
|
0.00%
|
50.00%
|
|
BMW
|
216
|
193
|
892
|
830
|
11.92%
|
7.47%
|
|
BUICK
|
536
|
534
|
2115
|
1858
|
0.37%
|
13.83%
|
|
CADILLAC
|
229
|
191
|
869
|
785
|
19.90%
|
10.70%
|
|
CHEVROLET
|
2600
|
2501
|
9740
|
9498
|
3.96%
|
2.55%
|
|
CHRYSLER
|
60
|
75
|
286
|
264
|
-20.00%
|
8.33%
|
|
DODGE
|
197
|
177
|
641
|
528
|
11.30%
|
21.40%
|
|
FIAT
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-100.00%
|
-50.00%
|
|
FORD
|
2404
|
2284
|
9100
|
8702
|
5.25%
|
4.57%
|
|
FREIGHTLINER
|
43
|
92
|
283
|
334
|
-53.26%
|
-15.27%
|
|
GENESIS
|
62
|
69
|
264
|
216
|
-10.14%
|
22.22%
|
|
GMC
|
674
|
671
|
2339
|
2521
|
0.45%
|
-7.22%
|
|
HINO
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
0.00%
|
200.00%
|
|
HONDA
|
1810
|
1513
|
6632
|
5434
|
19.63%
|
22.05%
|
|
HYUNDAI
|
1072
|
895
|
3937
|
3732
|
19.78%
|
5.49%
|
|
INFINITI
|
27
|
25
|
97
|
125
|
8.00%
|
-22.40%
|
|
INTERNATIONAL
|
33
|
31
|
161
|
163
|
6.45%
|
-1.23%
|
|
ISUZU
|
9
|
12
|
64
|
75
|
-25.00%
|
-14.67%
|
|
JAGUAR
|
15
|
7
|
44
|
30
|
114.29%
|
46.67%
|
|
JEEP
|
937
|
916
|
3627
|
3499
|
2.29%
|
3.66%
|
|
KENWORTH
|
49
|
44
|
168
|
185
|
11.36%
|
-9.19%
|
|
KIA
|
1502
|
1472
|
5237
|
5849
|
2.04%
|
-10.46%
|
|
LAND ROVER
|
53
|
35
|
230
|
203
|
51.43%
|
13.30%
|
|
LEXUS
|
203
|
158
|
763
|
650
|
28.48%
|
17.38%
|
|
LINCOLN
|
154
|
104
|
610
|
435
|
48.08%
|
40.23%
|
|
MACK
|
17
|
28
|
57
|
93
|
-39.29%
|
-38.71%
|
|
MASERATI
|
15
|
2
|
26
|
15
|
650.00%
|
73.33%
|
|
MAZDA
|
454
|
547
|
1928
|
1865
|
-17.00%
|
3.38%
|
|
MERCEDES BENZ
|
276
|
223
|
926
|
904
|
23.77%
|
2.43%
|
|
MINI
|
15
|
17
|
61
|
63
|
-11.76%
|
-3.17%
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
15
|
8
|
52
|
32
|
87.50%
|
62.50%
|
|
MITSUBISHI
|
139
|
68
|
416
|
336
|
104.41%
|
23.81%
|
|
NISSAN
|
680
|
787
|
2505
|
2844
|
-13.60%
|
-11.92%
|
|
PETERBILT
|
110
|
81
|
287
|
252
|
35.80%
|
13.89%
|
|
PORSCHE
|
59
|
34
|
166
|
210
|
73.53%
|
-20.95%
|
|
RAM
|
563
|
686
|
2463
|
2403
|
-17.93%
|
2.50%
|
|
ROLLS-ROYCE
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
0.00%
|
-25.00%
|
|
SUBARU
|
1176
|
879
|
4317
|
3861
|
33.79%
|
11.81%
|
|
TESLA
|
327
|
251
|
1064
|
954
|
30.28%
|
11.53%
|
|
TOYOTA
|
1284
|
1100
|
5601
|
4464
|
16.73%
|
25.47%
|
|
VOLKSWAGEN
|
494
|
339
|
1755
|
1295
|
45.72%
|
35.52%
|
|
VOLVO
|
85
|
113
|
323
|
445
|
-24.78%
|
-27.42%
|
|
WESTERN STAR
|
11
|
2
|
48
|
21
|
450.00%
|
128.57%
|
|
Total Cars and Trucks
|
18,890
|
17,436
|
71,142
|
67,017
|
8.34%
|
6.16%
|
Retail sales figures are based on vehicle registration reports from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Vehicle sales data includes all dealers in these 21 counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne.
About the GCADA
The Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association (GCADA) has served the retail automobile industry and community with integrity and distinction since 1915. Today, located in Broadview Heights, GCADA represents over 280 franchised motor vehicle dealers, which include new-car, truck, motorcycle and RV dealers in 32 Ohio counties along the Lake Erie shore and beyond. More information can be found online at www.gcada.org.
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