The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

Auto Industry U.S. November Results by Auto Groups

 DETROIT, Dec 3, 2002 Reuters published the following U.S. 
sales and market shares of cars and light trucks listed by auto
groups and their wholly owned subsidiaries for November versus 
the same year-earlier month and for the year-to-date. Percent 
changes are based on the daily sales rate.

 Makers         Nov 2002 % Chng   Share  Yr Volume % Chng Share
 ------         -------- ------   -----  --------- ------ -----
 GM-Group        306,140  -18.3   25.4  4,350,398   -3.8   28.3
  Traditional    303,368  -18.5   25.2  4,315,336   -3.8   28.1
  Saab             2,772    2.4    0.2     35,062    0.3    0.2
 ----------
 Ford-Group      261,152  -19.8   21.7  3,312,856  -10.3   21.5
  Traditional    245,356  -20.9   20.4  3,119,799  -11.3   20.3
  Volvo            7,770    0.1    0.6     99,216  -13.9    0.6
  Jaguar           4,223  -19.0    0.4     56,507   44.4    0.4
  Land Rover       3,803   38.8    0.3     37,334   60.6    0.2
 ----------
DaimlerChryslr   178,213  -10.5   14.8  2,224,889   -2.8  14.5
  Chrysler       158,839  -11.9   13.2  2,032,952   -3.3  13.2
  Mercedes        19,374    3.4    1.6    191,937    2.5    1.2
 ----------
 VW-Group         29,840  -14.8    2.5    389,724   -3.5    2.5
  Traditional     22,702  -20.4    1.9    312,280   -4.6    2.0
  Audi             7,138    9.8    0.6     77,444    1.5    0.5
 ----------
 Hyundai-Grp      44,783   -2.7    3.7    572,395    8.0    3.7
  Hyundai         26,042   -8.3    2.2    349,675    8.3    2.3
  Kia             18,741    6.4    1.6    222,720    7.5    1.4
 ----------
 Other Firms     384,079    0.3   31.9  4,522,981    2.4   29.4
  Toyota         136,259   -5.2   11.3  1,614,636    0.7   10.5
  Honda           98,075    4.6    8.1  1,147,098    2.7    7.5
  Nissan          57,512   -1.6    4.8    682,026    5.8    4.4
  Mitsubishi      28,804  -16.2    2.4    313,546    7.5    2.0
  Mazda           15,838  -21.4    1.3    241,242   -4.1    1.6
  BMW             23,579   25.2    2.0    230,370   17.9    1.5
  Subaru          13,759  -17.9    1.1    165,089   -3.2    1.1
  Isuzu            3,309  -34.3    0.3     48,749  -37.7    0.3
#VALUE!
  Suzuki           5,304   -1.5    0.4     60,241   -1.2    0.4
  Porsche          1,640  -11.3    0.1     19,984   -6.5    0.1
  Total        1,204,207  -12.7  100.0 15,373,243   -3.1  100.0