--- description: General Motors, Chrysler and Nissan reported new highs in car sales that haven't been seen in upwards of seven years title: Automakers Post Record Sales in May image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7f3ea065316b0c6/69869600e8524b7e9360349e/jeep-build.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Americans Bought a Lot Of New Cars In May  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 2:49 PM CUT  The 2014 Jeep Cherokee undergoes assembly at the Chrysler Toledo North Assembly Plant Jeep May 7, 2014 in Toledo, Ohio. The 2014 Jeep Cherokee undergoes assembly at the Chrysler Toledo North Assembly Plant Jeep May 7, 2014 in Toledo, Ohio.Bill Pugliano—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 2:49 PM CUT General Motors, Chrysler Group and Nissan Motor Co surprised industry analysts with a spike in new car sales on Tuesday, signaling a surge in consumer confidence for big ticket purchases. _Fortune_ [reports](http://fortune.com/2014/06/03/gm-sales-autos-may-recalls/ "undefined") that GM sales climbed 12.6 percent in May to 284, 694, a seven-year high. Chrysler also posted a seven-year high in May, [according to Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/us-autos-sales-usa-idUSKBN0EE18L20140603 "undefined"), led by a 58 percent jump in sales of its Jeep SUVs. Chrysler said its annual sales were tracking toward 16.9 million vehicles. Nissan’s U.S. sales climbed 58 percent above May of last year to a record 135,934 vehicles. \[[_Fortune_](http://fortune.com/2014/06/03/gm-sales-autos-may-recalls/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2817854/automakers-record-sales-may/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2817854/automakers-record-sales-may/"},"headline":"Americans Bought a Lot Of New Cars In May","datePublished":"2014-06-03T14:49:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:11:11.445Z","description":"General Motors, Chrysler and Nissan reported new highs in car sales that haven't been seen in upwards of seven years","url":"https://time.com/2817854/automakers-record-sales-may/","keywords":["cars","Autos","GM"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7f3ea065316b0c6/69869600e8524b7e9360349e/jeep-build.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7f3ea065316b0c6/69869600e8524b7e9360349e/jeep-build.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chrysler Fiat Announces Jeep Brand Will Anchor Company Overhaul","caption":"Chrysler Fiat Announces Jeep Brand Will Anchor Company Overhaul","creditText":"Bill Pugliano—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2817854/automakers-record-sales-may/","name":"Americans Bought a Lot Of New Cars In May"}}]}] ```