#deliveries

Another April is in the books and we have the final U.S. sales figures in our greedy little mitts. Curiously, both Alfa Romeo and Scion had a blockbuster month, but despite a range world-class products, Cadillac’s deliveries faltered in a major way.

Another March is in the books and U.S. deliveries were up a small but noteworthy amount, with soon-to-be-extinct Scion leading the pack for some reason. In contrast, one super-luxury brand saw its sales drop by more than 50 percent last month and that’s no April Fools’ Day joke.

November sales figures are in and there was quite a bit of volatility in the market. Several brands posted spectacular gains and a handful of others devastating losses.

Both leaves and temperatures may be falling across large parts of North America but auto sales did the exact opposite last month, increasing by a stellar amount as drivers flocked to showrooms like birds flying south.

Like memories of band camp August is dead and buried. Regrettably the eighth month of the year didn’t go quietly; it took summer down with it. Sure, the season’s not officially over but we’re too emotionally devastated about the loss to care. At least new-vehicle sales in the U.S. were strong.

Welcome to 2014! Apparently in Chinese Astrology it’s the year of the “wood horse” but let’s hope this timber pony can canter away and carry the auto industry to continuing sales success. Which brands drove away with buckets of cash and which ones took a tumble down the stairs? Let’s take a peek at last month’s showroom winners and losers.

California-based electric car maker Tesla says it delivered about 22,300 Model S electric luxury sedans in 2013.

The numbers are in, figures tabulated and Champaign corks popped. It’s a brand-new year and 2013 is forever in the rear-view mirror. New-vehicle sales for December have finally been reported.

Subaru is scrambling to keep up with demand for its BRZ sports coupe and will now ship extra units to the U.S. market.