U.S. Auto Sales Dropped 2.6% in 2006
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WEST OLIVE, Mich., Jan. 3, 2007 -- Morgan & Company, Inc., reports that U.S. auto sales totaled 16.55 million in 2006, a decrease of 2.6% from 2005.
U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE SALES BY COMPANY 2006 2005 % Cal. Year Cal. Year Change General Motors 4,028,992 4,416,043 -8.8% Ford Motor 2,716,383 2,953,197 -8.0% Chrysler Group 2,142,505 2,304,833 -7.0% Big 3 Total 8,887,880 9,674,073 -8.1% Honda/Acura 1,509,358 1,462,472 3.2% Hyundai 455,520 455,012 0.1% Isuzu 8,614 12,177 -29.3% Kia 294,301 275,851 6.7% Mazda 268,786 258,339 4.0% Mitsubishi 118,558 123,995 -4.4% Nissan/Infiniti 1,019,249 1,076,672 -5.3% Subaru 200,699 196,002 2.4% Suzuki 100,990 82,101 23.0% Toyota/Lexus/Scion 2,542,525 2,260,296 12.5% Asian Total 6,518,600 6,202,917 5.1% BMW Group 313,603 307,020 2.1% Jaguar 20,683 30,424 -32.0% Land Rover 47,774 46,175 3.5% Mercedes-Benz 248,080 224,421 10.5% Porsche 34,227 31,933 7.2% Saab 36,349 38,343 -5.2% Volvo 115,807 123,587 -6.3% Volkswagen/Audi 325,256 307,261 5.9% European Total 1,141,779 1,109,164 2.9% Total Light Vehicles 16,548,259 16,986,154 -2.6% Notes: Saab is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo are subsidiaries of Ford Motor Company. DaimlerChrysler is Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler Group.
Mark M. Cornelius of Morgan & Company sees 2007 U.S. light vehicle sales falling by 1.8% to 16.25 million units, the lowest level since 1998.