April 2008 U.S. Auto Sales By Group
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CHICAGO, May 1, 2008; Reuters compiled this list of U.S. sales and market shares of cars and light trucks listed by auto groups and their wholly owned subsidiaries for April 2008 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year-to-date. Percent changes are based on the daily sales rate.
Makers April 2008 % Chng Share Yr Volume % Chng Share ------ -------- ------ ----- --------- ------ ----- GM-Group 259,218 -22.8 20.8 1,066,062 -13.2 22.1 Traditional 257,638 -22.7 20.7 1,058,014 -13.1 21.9 Saab 1,580 -37.9 0.1 8,048 -18.4 0.2 ---------- Ford-Group 200,109 -18.8 16.1 782,116 -10.7 16.2 Traditional 188,629 -18.6 15.1 733,621 -10.6 15.2 Volvo 7,138 -18.9 0.6 31,942 -9.7 0.7 Jaguar 1,785 15.7 0.1 5,264 -8.1 0.1 Land Rover 2,557 -43.9 0.2 11,289 -22.4 0.2 ---------- Chrysler 147,751 -29.4 11.9 601,622 -18.4 12.5 Mercedes 20,271 -10.4 1.6 77,918 0.4 1.6 ---------- VW-Group 27,145 -7.9 2.2 98,256 -1.3 2.0 Traditional 19,415 -6.1 1.6 69,970 -0.2 1.5 Audi 7,730 -12.0 0.6 28,286 -3.9 0.6 ---------- Hyundai-Grp 69,346 -1.7 5.6 232,898 -5.1 4.8 Hyundai 39,280 -7.4 3.2 134,618 -7.0 2.8 Kia 30,066 6.7 2.4 98,280 -2.3 2.0 ---------- Other Firms 521,502 5.1 41.9 1,964,873 -1.9 40.7 Toyota 217,700 -4.5 17.5 789,448 -4.2 16.4 *Honda 134,000 -2.2 10.8 486,642 0.3 10.1 Nissan 75,855 -1.6 6.1 345,600 -2.3 7.2 Mitsubishi 8,878 -32.0 0.7 35,959 -18.5 0.7 Mazda 23,760 4.1 1.9 101,391 0.3 2.1 BMW 31,448 1.2 2.5 99,977 -4.9 2.1 Subaru 16,771 12.3 1.3 57,652 0.6 1.2 Isuzu 558 -13.0 0.0 2,465 2.0 0.1 Suzuki 9,669 -2.8 0.8 36,099 -3.3 0.7 Porsche 2,863 -12.3 0.2 9,640 -15.1 0.2 Total 1,245,342 -14.2 100.0 4,823,745 -8.7 100.0 Note: Calculations based on estimated numbers from Honda.