U.S. Light Vehicle Sales, Market Share for April 2009
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May 1, 2009; Reuters reported the following chart represents U.S. light vehicle sales totals, individual automaker results and market share for the month of April. Percent changes are based on the daily sales rate. The seasonally adjusted annual rate is calculated using seasonal factors supplied by the U.S. Commerce Department.
INDUSTRY TOTALS APRIL 2009 APRIL 2008 % CHG Total Industry 815,393 1,241,609 -34.3% Domestic Car 288,115 429,976 -33.0% Domestic Truck 315,748 480,572 -34.3% Import Car 155,346 237,845 -34.7% Import Truck 56,184 93,216 -39.7% Dom+Imp Car 443,461 667,821 -33.6% Dom+Imp Truck 371,932 573,788 -35.2% Dom Vehicles 603,863 910,548 -33.7% Imp Vehicles 211,530 331,061 -36.1% YR-TO-DATE PRV YEAR % CHG Total Industry 3,007,271 4,805,902 -36.8% Domestic Car 1,010,168 1,627,437 -37.3% Domestic Truck 1,171,003 1,992,231 -40.6% Import Car 573,058 811,671 -28.7% Import Truck 253,042 374,563 -31.8% Dom+Imp Car 1,583,226 2,439,108 -34.4% Dom+Imp Truck 1,424,045 2,366,794 -39.2% Dom Vehicles 2,181,171 3,619,668 -39.1% Imp Vehicles 826,100 1,186,234 -29.7% ------------------------------------------------------------- INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES AND MARKET SHARE Apr09 Market Yr-to-Date Market Maker Volume % Chng Share Volume % Chng Share ============================================================= GM 172,150 -33.2 21.1 581,852 -44.5 19.3 Toyota 126,540 -41.9 15.5 486,212 -37.8 16.2 Ford 129,521 -31.3 15.9 440,140 -39.4 14.6 Chrysler 76,682 -48.1 9.4 323,890 -45.6 10.8 Honda 101,029 -25.3 12.4 332,014 -31.3 11.0 Nissan 47,190 -37.8 5.8 221,957 -35.1 7.4 Hyundai 33,952 -13.6 4.2 129,806 -2.6 4.3 Kia 25,606 -14.8 3.1 94,499 -2.9 3.1 Mazda 16,139 -32.1 2.0 69,934 -30.4 2.3 BMW 19,362 -38.4 2.4 70,606 -28.7 2.3 Volkswagen 16,289 -16.1 2.0 58,413 -15.7 1.9 Subaru 15,649 -6.7 1.9 57,181 +0.2 1.9 Mercedes 14,565 -28.1 1.8 54,799 -29.0 1.8 Audi 7,010 -9.3 0.9 22,818 -18.5 0.8 Suzuki 2,542 -73.7 0.3 17,668 -50.5 0.6 Mitsubishi 3,919 -55.9 0.5 17,753 -50.1 0.6 Volvo 4,503 -36.9 0.6 17,127 -45.9 0.6 Porsche 1,853 -35.3 0.2 6,778 -29.0 0.2 Saab 892 -43.5 0.1 3,824 -52.0 0.1 Isuzu 0 NA 0.0 0 NA 0.0 Land Rover 0 NA 0.0 0 NA 0.0 Jaguar 0 NA 0.0 0 NA 0.0 ============================================================= Total 815,393 -34.3 100.0 3,007,271 -36.8 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Seasonally adjusted annual rate (Millions): April 2009 April 2008 Vehicles 9.26 Share 14.43 Share Dom Car 3.23 34.9% 4.92 34.1% Dom Truck 3.66 39.5% 5.73 39.7% Imp Car 1.70 18.4% 2.64 18.3% Imp Truck 0.68 7.3% 1.14 7.9%