November Auto Sales Set the Tone for Final Stretch of 2013

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SANTA MONICA, CA--Nov. 21, 2013: Edmunds.com forecasts that 1,196,663 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in November for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15.7 million. The projected sales will be a 0.7 percent decrease from October 2013, but a 4.7 percent increase from November 2012.

"Any economic uncertainty that car shoppers might have felt in October seems to be a distant memory by now," says Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell. "Car buyers are already taking advantage of advertised holiday deals, and as we plow deeper into the holiday season the table is set for 2013 to finish on a very strong note."

SALES VOLUME FORECAST, BY MANUFACTURER

Sales Volume	Nov-13 Forecast	Nov-12	Oct-13	Change from Nov 2012*	Change from Oct 2013*
GM	200,783	186,505	226,402	7.7%	-11.3%
Ford	182,451	177,092	191,267	3.0%	-4.6%
Toyota	173,794	161,695	168,976	7.5%	2.9%
Chrysler Group	134,817	122,565	140,083	10.0%	-3.8%
Honda	114,687	116,580	114,538	-1.6%	0.1%
Nissan	99,589	96,197	91,018	3.5%	9.4%
Hyundai/Kia	93,493	94,542	93,309	-1.1%	0.2%
VW/Audi	45,571	48,795	41,130	-6.6%	10.8%
Industry	1,196,663	1,143,205	1,204,906	4.7%	-0.7%
*NOTE: November 2013 had 26 selling days, November 2012 had 25 and October 2013 had 27.

MARKET SHARE FORECAST, BY MANUFACTURER

Market Share	Nov-13 Forecast	Nov-12	Oct-13	Change from November 2012 (Percentage pts.)	Change from October 2013 (Percentage pts.)
GM	16.8%	16.3%	18.8%	0.5%	-2.0%
Ford	15.2%	15.5%	15.9%	-0.2%	-0.6%
Toyota	14.5%	14.1%	14.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Chrysler Group	11.3%	10.7%	11.6%	0.5%	-0.4%
Honda	9.6%	10.2%	9.5%	-0.6%	0.1%
Nissan	8.3%	8.4%	7.6%	-0.1%	0.8%
Hyundai/Kia	7.8%	8.3%	7.7%	-0.5%	0.1%
VW/Audi	3.8%	4.3%	3.4%	-0.5%	0.4%