US Auto Sales were up 6.1% from last October, but total sales for the year are still down 2.9%. GM sales were up 17.3%, Ford saw 8.0% gains and Toyota was up 9.2%. Nissan was also up 3.9% from last year. Despite the large increases, companies are still suffering in comparison to last year when sales had taken a steep dive after a summer of heavy discounts.
Lower gas prices have seen a surge in larger vehicles, trucks and SUVs. A drop in hybrid car sales occured as well (I'll be posting more on that later).
Source: autonews (reg required)
| Oct. | Oct. | Pct. | |
| 2006 | 2005 | chng. | |
| BMW* | 24,492 | 25,666 | –4.6% |
| DaimlerChrysler** | 180,209 | 183,191 | –1.6% |
| Ford Motor Co.*** | 214,591 | 198,716 | 8.00% |
| General Motors**** | 297,401 | 253,546 | 17.30% |
| American Honda† | 110,624 | 110,895 | –0.2% |
| Hyundai Group†† | 50,576 | 50,044 | 1.10% |
| Isuzu | 638 | 778 | –18.0% |
| Mazda | 18,843 | 19,504 | –3.4% |
| Mitsubishi | 9,288 | 9,292 | –% |
| Nissan††† | 75,095 | 72,279 | 3.90% |
| Porsche | 2,355 | 2,588 | –9.0% |
| Subaru | 15,404 | 16,774 | –8.2% |
| Suzuki | 5,950 | 6,246 | –4.7% |
| Toyota‡ | 189,011 | 173,085 | 9.20% |
| VW‡‡ | 22,613 | 24,168 | –6.4% |
| Other (estimate) | 599 | 530 | 13.00% |
| TOTAL | 1,217,689 | 1,147,302 | 6.10% |
| Numbers in this table are calculated by Automotive News based on actual monthly sales reported by the manufacturers and may differ from numbers reported elsewhere. | |||
| Source: Automotive News Data Center | |||
| Note: Other includes estimates for Ferrari, Lamborghini and Lotus | |||
| *Includes Mini and Rolls-Royce | |||
| **Includes Mercedes-Benz | |||
| ***Includes Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo | |||
| ****Includes Saab | |||
| †Includes Honda Division and Acura | |||
| ††Includes Hyundai and Kia | |||
| †††Includes Nissan Division and Infiniti | |||
| ‡Includes Toyota Division and Lexus | |||
| ‡‡Includes VW, Audi and Bentley | |||
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