2008 US Auto Sales Scorecard - It Ain't Pretty
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Results for General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. include U.S. sales of their European brands, Saab and Volvo. Daimler AG's results comprise Mercedes-Benz and Smart. BMW's results include MINI.
2008 Auto and Light Truck Total Industry Sales
Car: 6,785,587 vs. 7,571,843, down 10.4 percent
Truck: 6,458,431 vs. 8,577,804, down 24.7 percent
Detroit Three Vehicles: 6,388,907 vs. 8,392,582, down 23.9 percent
Asian Vehicles: 5,912,787 vs. 6,734,294, down 12.2 percent
European Vehicles: 1,036,794 vs. 1,161,845, down 10.8 percent
Total Vehicles: 13,244,018 vs. 16,149,647, down 18.0 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck General Motors Sales:
Car: 1,257,468 vs. 1,489,170, down 15.6 percent
Truck: 1,697,351 vs. 2,333,442, down 27.3 percent
Vehicle: 2,954,819 vs. 3,822,612, down 22.7 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Ford Sales
Car: 716,598 vs. 819,203, down 12.5 percent
Truck: 1,264,368 vs. 1,674,117, down 24.5 percent
Vehicle: 1,980,966 vs. 2,493,320, down 20.5 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Chrysler Sales
Car: 398,119 vs. 528,625, down 24.7 percent
Truck: 1,055,003 vs. 1,548,025, down 31.8 percent
Vehicle: 1,453,122 vs. 2,076,650, down 30.0 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Toyota Sales
Car: 1,358,573 vs. 1,513,985, down 10.3 percent
Truck: 859,087 vs. 1,106,840, down 22.4 percent
Vehicle: 2,217,660 vs. 2,620,825, down 15.4 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Honda Sales
Car: 877,703 vs. 882,215, down 0.5 percent
Truck: 551,062 vs. 669,327, down 17.7 percent
Vehicle: 1,428,765 vs. 1,551,542, down 7.9 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Nissan Sales
Car: 593,585 vs. 635,976, down 6.7 percent
Truck: 357,765 vs. 432,262, down 17.2 percent
Vehicle: 951,350 vs. 1,068,238, down 10.9 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Hyundai Sales
Car: 292,247 vs. 303,368, down 3.7 percent
Truck: 109,495 vs. 163,641, down 33.1 percent
Vehicle: 401,742 vs. 467,009, down 14.0 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Volkswagen Sales
Car: 282,303 vs. 299,490, down 5.7 percent
Truck: 32,015 vs. 29,507, up 8.5 percent
Vehicle: 314,318 vs. 328,997, down 4.5 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck BMW Sales
Car: 249,540 vs. 272,903, down 8.6 percent
Truck: 54,028 vs. 63,259, down 14.6 percent
Vehicle: 303,568 vs. 336,162, down 9.7 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Daimler Sales
Car: 183,438 vs. 178,975, up 2.5 percent
Truck: 66,312 vs. 74,458, down 10.9 percent
Vehicle: 249,750 vs. 253,492, down 1.5 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Mazda Sales
Car: 176,892 vs. 198,708, down 11.0 percent
Truck: 87,057 vs. 97,402, down 10.6 percent
Vehicle: 263,949 vs. 296,110, down 10.9 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Mitsubishi Sales
Car: 74,909 vs. 85,159, down 12.0 percent
Truck: 22,348 vs. 43,834, down 49.0 percent
Vehicle: 92,257 vs. 128,993, down 24.6 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Kia Sales
Car: 153,515 vs. 153,267, up 0.2 percent
Truck: 119,882 vs. 152,206, down 21.2 percent
Vehicle: 273,397 vs. 305,473, down 10.5 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Subaru Sales
Car: 115,974 vs. 124,759, down 7.0 percent
Truck: 71,725 vs. 62,363, up 15.0 percent
Vehicle: 187,699 vs. 187,122, up 0.3 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Suzuki Sales(estimated)
Car: 20,969 vs. 43,958, down 52.3 percent
Truck: 65,242 vs. 57,926, up 12.6 percent
Vehicle: 86,211 vs. 101,884, down 15.4 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Jaguar, Land Rover Sales
Car: 14,824 vs. 15,683, down 5.5 percent
Truck: 29,718 vs. 49,550, down 40.0 percent
Vehicle: 44,542 vs. 66,233, down 31.7 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Porsche Sales
Car: 14,819 vs. 22,146, down 33.1 percent
Truck: 11,216 vs. 12,547, down 10.6 percent
Vehicle: 26,035 vs. 34,693, down 25.0 percent
2008 Auto and Light Truck Isuzu Sales
Truck: 4,757 vs. 7,098, down 33.0 percent
Vehicles: 4,757 vs. 7,098, down 33.0 percent
Sources: Automakers, Autodata Corp.