A modest increase of 2 percent fell below expectations from forecasters that the U.S. auto industry would grow by more than 5 percent in June 2016. Indeed, given the extra day on June 2016’s auto sales calendar, the daily selling rate for the industry actually declined in June, albeit marginally.

Big gains were nevertheless not uncommon. The Ford Motor Company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Nissan-Infiniti, and Hyundai-Kia all posted above-average gains. Ford’s best-selling F-Series, which accounted for three-in-ten sales at Ford’s namesake brand, posted a 29-percent year-over-year increase. Overall pickup truck sales, powered in large part by the Ford’s 15,766-unit increase, jumped 10 percent.

The Toyota Camry claimed the top spot among cars despite its own sharp decline, a 13-percent loss worth nearly 5,000 sales. For the first time since last October, the Honda CR-V was America’s top-selling SUV/crossover.

General Motors’ 2-percent drop occurred not only because of harsh declines from key cars but also because light trucks couldn’t make up for the passenger car decline. Sales of the Chevrolet Equinox fell 10 percent, the Chevrolet Silverado was down 4 percent, and GMC Sierra volume slid 8 percent. GM says the automaker’s U.S. retail volume is up 1.3 percent through the first-half of 2016.

The worst percentage losses in 2016’s first-half took place at Bentley and Smart, but among volume brands, the 19-percent decreases at FCA’s Fiat and Chrysler brands were the most severe. Among the most notable increases, the discontinued Scion brand, the reviving Jaguar brand, the resurgent Volvo brand, and the perpetually strong Jeep brand’s gains are strongest.

Auto Brand June 2016 June 2015 % Change 2016 YTD 2015 YTD % Change Acura 11,352 15,527 -26.9% 78,994 87,087 -9.3% Alfa Romeo 36 25 44.0% 309 320 -3.4% Audi 18,445 18,262 1.0% 96,934 93,615 3.5% BMW 28,855 32,176 -10.3% 153,436 168,623 -9.0% Buick 16,575 17,531 -5.5% 104,207 106,314 -2.0% Cadillac 14,263 13,515 5.5% 73,231 80,899 -9.5% Chevrolet 181,387 181,256 0.1% 1,006,890 1,053,619 -4.4% Chrysler 24,747 30,809 -19.7% 137,372 170,248 -19.3% Dodge 44,819 43,457 3.1% 271,740 257,142 5.7% Fiat 2,544 3,137 -18.9% 17,735 21,798 -18.6% Ford 230,287 216,355 6.4% 1,291,873 1,241,207 4.1% GMC 42,985 47,051 -8.6% 254,587 264,713 -3.8% Honda 127,363 118,870 7.1% 713,361 665,914 7.1% Hyundai 67,511 67,502 0.0% 374,060 371,150 0.8% Infiniti 11,058 9,985 10.7% 64,978 64,280 1.1% Jaguar 2,743 1,217 125% 10,991 7,836 40.3% Jeep 83,691 71,529 17.0% 468,131 401,689 16.5% Kia 62,572 54,137 15.6% 328,327 310,952 5.6% Land Rover 5,705 4,643 22.9% 36,648 32,312 13.4% Lexus 25,779 26,121 -1.3% 151,564 158,848 -4.6% Lincoln 8,809 8,326 5.8% 53,297 47,112 13.1% Maserati 941 974 -3.4% 5,199 5,304 -2.0% Mazda 26,188 27,223 -3.8% 145,354 158,995 -8.6% Mercedes-Benz ° 28,473 28,044 1.5% 162,777 164,966 -1.3% Mercedes-Benz Vans ° 3,085 2,442 26.3% 15,762 13,534 16.5% Total Mercedes-Benz ° 31,558 30,486 3.5% 178,539 178,500 0.0% Mini 4,914 6,174 -20.4% 25,144 30,260 -16.9% Mitsubishi 8,023 7,963 0.8% 51,934 49,544 4.8% Nissan 129,495 114,243 13.4% 733,136 672,203 9.1% Porsche 4,482 4,223 6.1% 26,708 25,138 6.2% Ram 41,236 36,078 14.3% 256,972 230,946 11.3% Scion 6,179 3,838 61.0% 37,720 24,931 51.3% Smart 407 774 -47.4% 2,593 3,624 -28.4% Subaru 46,598 44,335 5.1% 279,458 272,418 2.6% Toyota 166,299 179,953 -7.6% 1,008,516 1,047,661 -3.7% Volkswagen 23,809 30,436 -21.8% 149,014 174,442 -14.6% Volvo 8,454 5,985 41.3% 36,520 29,366 24.4% — — — — — — — BMW-Mini 33,769 38,350 -11.9% 178,580 198,883 -10.2% Fiat Chrysler Automobiles 197,073 185,035 6.5% 1,152,259 1,082,143 6.5% DaimlerAG 31,965 31,260 2.3% 181,132 182,124 -0.5% Ford Motor Co. 239,096 224,681 6.4% 1,345,169 1,288,319 4.4% General Motors 255,210 259,353 -1.6% 1,438,915 1,505,545 -4.4% Honda Motor Co. 138,715 134,397 3.2% 792,355 753,001 5.2% Hyundai-Kia 130,083 121,639 6.9% 702,387 682,102 3.0% Jaguar-Land Rover 8,448 5,860 44.2% 47,639 40,148 18.7% Nissan Motor Co. 140,553 124,228 13.1% 798,114 736,483 8.4% Toyota Motor Corp. 198,257 209,912 -5.6% 1,197,800 1,231,440 -2.7% Volkswagen Group * 46,880 53,144 -11.8% 273,284 294,444 -7.2% — — — — — — — Industry Total † 1,512,996 1,476,919 2.4% 8,642,284 8,525,739 1.4%

Source: Manufacturers

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* Volkswagen Group includes sales figures for Audi, Bentley, Porsche, and Volkswagen brands

° Mercedes-Benz USA releases sales figures for the Mercedes-Benz brand in the conventional sense, vans excluded, as well as totals for the Metris and Sprinter vans. The complete picture is included here.

† Industry total takes into account Automotive News figures/estimates for brands such as Tesla (2,250 June units) and other low-volume, high-priced manufacturers; total does not yet include Porsche.

Timothy Cain is the founder of GoodCarBadCar.net, which obsesses over the free and frequent publication of U.S. and Canadian auto sales figures.