July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales Scorecard - Sales Down 8.7%

DETROIT, Aug 1, 2007; Poornima Gupta and Jui Chakravorty writing for Reuters reported that U.S. auto sales in July fell 8.7 percent from a year earlier, according to sales data released on Wednesday by the auto manufacturers.

The following are highlights from sales data released by the largest car makers in the U.S. market.

Overall Industry July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales

* Total light vehicle sales -- 1.3 million units, down 8.7 percent from a year earlier.

* July seasonally adjusted annualized rate of light vehicle sales (SAAR) -- 15.54 million units, down from 17.18 million in July 2007.

General Motors Corp. July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales

* Car and light truck sales down 18.5 percent after adjusting for sales days (320,935 units)

* Year-to-date sales down 9.4 percent

* Inventories at month-end: 940,000 units, roughly flat from year earlier

* Cars/trucks: Cars down 23 percent/light trucks down 16.4 percent * Market share: 23.9 percent

* Key vehicles: Chevrolet Impala down 16.5 percent, Chevrolet Malibu down 45.1 percent, Chevrolet Silverado down 26.4 percent, Chevrolet Tahoe down 7.9 percent, GMC Sierra down 27.9 percent.

* Incentives: average $3,130 per vehicle, down from $4,502 a year earlier.

* Production: Third-quarter North American production forecast unchanged at 1.1 million vehicles.

Toyota Motor Corp. July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales

* Car and light truck sales down 3.5 percent year-over-year after adjusting for sales days (224,058 units)

* Year-to-date sales up 5.5 percent

* Market share: 17.1 percent

* Cars/trucks: Cars down 8.2 percent/trucks up 3.7 percent

* Key vehicles: Tundra up 134.5 percent, Camry up 3.2 percent, Prius up 50.5 percent, Corolla down 25.9 percent, ES 350 down 7.8 percent * Incentives: average $1,492 per vehicle, up from $1,009 a year earlier.

Ford Motor Co. July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales

* Car and light truck sales down 16.7 percent year-over-year after adjusting for sales days (195,245 units)

* Year-to-date sales down 12.2 percent

* Inventories at July-end were 496,000 units

* Retail/fleet mix: Retail sales down 17 percent/fleet sales down 26 percent

* Cars/trucks: Cars down 32.8 percent/trucks down 11 percent

* Market share: 13.7 percent

* Key vehicles: F-Series down 18.1 percent, Explorer down 29.3 percent, Expedition up 21.8 percent, Fusion down 31.3 percent

* Incentives: average $2,984 per vehicle, down from $3,109 a year earlier.

Honda Motor Co. July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales

* Car and light truck sales down 3.2 percent year-over-year after adjusting for sales days (141,049 units)

* Year-to-date sales up 1.1 percent

* Market share: 10.8 percent

* Cars/trucks: Cars down 1 percent/trucks down 6 percent

* Key vehicles: Accord up 1.7 percent, Civic up 1.4 percent, CR-V up 35 percent, Odyssey down 19.6 percent.

* Incentives: average $1,146 per vehicle, up from $1,324 a year earlier.

Chrysler Group July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales

* Car and light truck sales down 4.6 percent year-over-year after adjusting for sales days (137,728 units)

* Year-to-date sales down 2.8 percent * Inventories at July-end were 464,875 units, or a 81-day supply

* Cars/trucks: Cars up 17.6 percent/trucks down 9.9 percent

* Key vehicles: Jeep Wrangler up 16 percent, Dodge Ram pickup down 7 percent, Dodge Caliber down 23 percent.

* Incentives: average $4,082 per vehicle, up from $2,623 a year earlier.

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. July 2007 U.S. Auto Sales

* Car and light truck sales up 5.9 percent year-over-year after adjusting for sales days (87,877 units)

* Year-to-date sales up 3.6 percent

* Market share: 6.7 percent

* Cars/trucks: Cars up 18.8 percent/trucks down 9.9 percent

* Key vehicles: Versa up 7.6 percent, Altima up 44.2 percent, Sentra down 4 percent, Titan up 4.5 percent.

* Incentives: average $2,290 per vehicle, down from year $2,618 a year earlier.