After nearly two years of record low inventory, automakers are finally bringing more cars to the U.S. market. New car inventory is rising as 2022 comes to a close. Inventory remains below historical norms, but we’re seeing substantial improvements that should make many models more negotiable as year-end car sales arrive in December 2022.
Car dealers and automakers are evolving their business models to encourage customers to factory order their vehicles. This means less inventory on the ground when a customer comes to the dealership, and more cars built to order from the automaker. How is this (plus myriad other factors) impacting new car inventory levels in December 2022? We have that data below.
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👉 Bookmark this page. Just like we did last year, each month we’ll update this URL with the latest new car inventory data. To view previous months data see below:
- December 2021 new car inventory levels
- November 2021 new car inventory levels
- October 2021 new car inventory levels
You can access all of the data here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sDB4ybm8F6VQotMS-HyjWv9n5IdQjTF6mbw8RwbbYXo/edit?usp=sharing
Here are important definitions that will help you understand and interpret the data:
- Days supply: Number of days needed to sell all vehicles in inventory, based on the previous month’s daily selling rate
- Inventory: Unit count of vehicles on hand at dealerships, factory lots, ports of entry and in transit on a specific date
Within each of the tables you can click on the vehicle name to see available inventory in your area.
Let’s dive in!
10 new cars with the most inventory in December 2022
Let’s kick things off with the 10 new cars that are most “in stock” right now.
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ford F Series | 164100 | 149700 |
| Toyota truck | 89400 | 92800 |
| Ford Explorer | 36600 | 34600 |
| Toyota Car | 33900 | 33100 |
| Ford Escape | 32000 | 28200 |
| Hyundai Truck | 29300 | 24500 |
| Ford Transit | 21300 | 22700 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 19000 | 16500 |
| Kia Truck | 17000 | 14400 |
| Honda CR-V | 14200 | 14600 |
In December, Ford and Honda saw a large increase in inventory. From the Bronco to the best-selling F-150 and the Mustang, Ford inventory is looking great. Toyota inventory held steady, with slight increases. Honda cars have more availability in December.
Vehicles with more inventory have the highest chance of being negotiable.
10 new cars with the least inventory right now
On the other end of the spectrum are the new cars with the fewest available units of inventory right now. Do not expect to be able to negotiate on these vehicles because they are in such short supply.
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo 90 Series | 300 | 200 |
| Volvo 60 Series | 700 | 300 |
| Volvo C40 | 700 | 400 |
| Acura TLX | 1000 | 1200 |
| Ford EcoSport | 1700 | 2200 |
| Acura RDX | 1800 | 400 |
| Genesis Car | 2000 | 2000 |
| Mazda Car | 2400 | 1800 |
| Subaru Car | 2400 | 2300 |
| Volvo XC40 | 3000 | 1500 |
The following automakers continue to have very low inventory in December 2022:
- Volvo
- Mazda
- Acura
- Mazda
- Subaru
- Kia and Hyundai (EVs especially)
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Ford New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply on December 1 | Days Supply on November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang | 10400 | 9200 | 80 | 62 |
| Broncho | 11700 | 12200 | 31 | 29 |
| Broncho Sport | 19000 | 16400 | 94 | 58 |
| E-Series Van | 11000 | 11100 | 92 | 78 |
| EcoSport | 1700 | 2200 | 51 | 36 |
| Edge | 10700 | 7900 | 46 | 40 |
| Escape | 32000 | 28200 | 90 | 74 |
| Expedition | 10400 | 9800 | 44 | 42 |
| Explorer | 36600 | 34600 | 56 | 57 |
| F-Series | 164100 | 149700 | 74 | 69 |
| Maverick | 7000 | 9500 | 23 | 27 |
| Mustang Mach-E | 7500 | 6100 | 53 | 52 |
| Ranger | 6800 | 6600 | 70 | 43 |
| Transit | 21300 | 22700 | 51 | 55 |
| Transit Connect | 2800 | 2300 | 49 | 33 |
| Total Ford | 353000 | 298600 | 64 | 57 |
Lincoln New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply on December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviator | 2700 | 2500 | 41 | 33 |
| Corsair/MKC | 6200 | 6100 | 68 | 61 |
| Nautilus/MKX | 3200 | 2100 | 78 | 41 |
| Navigator | 2000 | 1500 | 43 | 30 |
| Total Lincoln | 14100 | 12200 | 58 | 44 |
Acura New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply on December 1 | Days Supply on November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integra | 2600 | 3300 | 29 | 33 |
| NSX | - | - | 8 | 7 |
| TLX | 1000 | 1200 | 38 | 37 |
| MDX | 7700 | 3700 | 48 | 24 |
| RDX | 1800 | 400 | 42 | 7 |
| Total Acura | 13100 | 8600 | 41 | 25 |
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Honda New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accord | 17200 | 10200 | 31 | 23 |
| Civic | 11500 | 8000 | 25 | 18 |
| CR-V | 14200 | 14600 | 18 | 19 |
| HR-V | 8000 | 10900 | 22 | 38 |
| Odyssey | 6900 | 2200 | 46 | 12 |
| Passport | 6400 | 6700 | 46 | 48 |
| Pilot | 11300 | 13500 | 36 | 40 |
| Ridgeline | 6700 | 7500 | 58 | 51 |
| Total Honda | 82200 | 73600 | 29 | 26 |
Genesis New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply on December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis car | 2000 | 2000 | 33 | 44 |
| Genesis truck | 4000 | 3500 | 29 | 29 |
| Total Genesis | 6000 | 5500 | 30 | 33 |
Hyundai New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai car | 10600 | 7000 | 15 | 11 |
| Hyundai truck | 29300 | 24500 | 16 | 15 |
| Total Hyundai | 39900 | 31500 | 16 | 14 |
Kia New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kia car | 6000 | 7000 | 7 | 9 |
| Kia truck | 17000 | 14000 | 12 | 10 |
| Total Kia | 23000 | 19600 | 10 | 9 |
Mazda New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda car | 2400 | 1800 | 17 | 14 |
| Mazda truck | 17200 | 14400 | 18 | 17 |
| Mazda N.A. | 19600 | 16200 | 18 | 17 |
Subaru New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru car | 2400 | 2300 | 8 | 10 |
| Subaru truck | 14700 | 13200 | 9 | 8 |
| Subaru of America | 17100 | 15500 | 9 | 8 |
Lexus New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply on December 1 | Days Supply on November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus car | 6500 | 6800 | 31 | 35 |
| Lexus truck | 14000 | 11600 | 27 | 18 |
| Total Lexus | 20500 | 18400 | 28 | 22 |
Toyota New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota car | 33900 | 33100 | 19 | 17 |
| Toyota truck | 89400 | 92800 | 21 | 21 |
| Total Toyota | 123300 | 125900 | 20 | 20 |
Volvo New Car Inventory Levels 2022
| Inventory Units (December 2022) | Inventory Units (November 2022) | Days Supply December 1 | Days Supply November 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Series | 700 | 300 | 32 | 11 |
| 90 Series | 300 | 200 | 59 | 36 |
| C40 | 700 | 400 | 8 | 5 |
| XC40 | 3000 | 1500 | 37 | 20 |
| XC60 | 3600 | 3500 | 28 | 25 |
| XC90 | 3800 | 3000 | 36 | 29 |
| Total Volvo | 12100 | 8400 | 33 | 24 |
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Do you plan on updating the February numbers? I really enjoyed this info and would love to see you continue to update the numbers monthly if possible?