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GM, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota all down over 30%

While the Detroit 3 have their hands out in front of Congress, the entire U.S. auto industry turned in a report of dismal November sales today. Every major automaker saw its sales crash and crash hard last month, and the only brand to gain ground was MINI, which saw sales jump 43% on account of last year's numbers being artificially low because production of the then-new Coopers couldn't meet demand.

Credit, we suppose, should also be given to Lincoln and Subaru, each of which posted only a single-digit percentage loss of sales last month.

Clearly what's effecting the Detroit 3 automakers is effecting the entire industry, which sort of blows a hole in the argument that people aren't buying from GM, Ford and Chrysler right now because of their inferior product. Toyota and Honda were both down over 30% last month and Nissan fell 42.2%, which means that Americans just aren't buying as many cars in general as they were last year.

We're curious to find out how last month's sales numbers hinders or helps the cause of the Detroit 3 in Washington this week. We'll find out Thursday when all three CEOs testify again after Congress has reviewed their proposed plans.

#comparechart { border: 2px solid #333; border-collapse: collapse; } #comparechart td { padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc; vertical-align: top; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 80%} #comparechart th { font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 4px; background: #eee; } #comparechart th.mainth { font-size: 75%; border-bottom: 1px solid #333; } #comparechart td.red { background-color: #f08c85; } #comparechart td.green { background-color: #b3e2c4; } #comparechart td.yellow { background-color: #ffffcc;} BY THE NUMBERS - November 2008 Brand Vol. % Change Total Sales 11/08 Total Sales 11/07 DSR % Change Daily Avg. 11/08 Daily Avg. 11/07 Acura
-38.9% 7,888 12,910 -38.9% 316 516 Audi -25.4% 6,788 9,104 -25.4% 272 364 BMW -36% 15,217 23,808 -36% 609 952 Buick -43.3% 7,516 13,245 -43.3% 301 530 Cadillac -48.3% 8,815 17,041 -48.3% 353 682 Chevrolet -36.9% 95,756 151,642 -36.9% 3,830 6,066 Chrysler -56% 20,017 45,510 -56% 801 1,820 Dodge -44.3% 44,941 80,670 -44.3% 1,794 3,227 Ford -30% 103,055 147,310 -30% 4,122 5,892 GMC -41.5% 20,214 34,549 -41.5% 809 1,382 Honda -30.6% 68,345 98,521 -30.6% 2,734 3,941 HUMMER -63.9% 1,454 4,029 -63.9% 58 161 Hyundai -39.7% 19,221 31,883 -39.7% 769 1,275 Infiniti -28% 7,631 10,604 -28% 305 424 Jeep -41.8% 20,302 34,908 -41.8% 812 1,396 Kia -37.2% 15,182 24,177 -37.2% 607 967 Lexus -34.7% 16,223 24,848 -34.7% 649 994 Lincoln -8.3% 8,019 8,744 -8.3% 321 350 Mazda -31.3% 14,134 20,580 -31.3% 565 823 Mercedes-Benz -38.2% 14,102 22,819 -38.2% 564 913 Mercury -41.4% 7,744 13,204 -41.4% 310 528 MINI 43% 4,545 3,177 43% 182 127 Mitsubishi -35.4% 5,096 7,893 -35.4% 204 316 Nissan -44.4% 38,974 70,079 -44.4% 1,559 2,803 Pontiac -53.4% 12,140 20,040 -53.4% 486 1,042 Porsche -48.2% 1,378 2,662 -48.2% 55 106 Saab -57.5% 852 2,003 -57.5% 34 80 Saturn -46.2% 8,130 15,105 -46.2% 325 604 Subaru -7.8% 13,706 14,868 -7.8% 548 595 Suzuki N/A Toyota -33.8% 114,084 172,341 -33.8% 4,563 6,894 Volkswagen -19.2% 14,295 17,689 -19.2% 572 708 Volvo -46.5% 4,404 8,227 -46.5% 176 329 COMPANIES BMW Group -26.8%
19,762
26,985
-26.8%
790
1,079
Chrysler LLC -47% 85,260 161,088 -47% 3,410 6,444 FoMoCo -30.6% 123,222 177,485 -30.6% 4,929 7,099 General Motors -41.3% 154,877 263,654 -41.3% 6,195 10,546 Honda America -31.6%
76,233
111,431
-31.6%
3,049
4,457
Nissan NA -42.2% 46,605 80,683 -42.2% 1,864 3,227 Toyota Mo Co -33.9%
130,307 197,189 -33.9% 5,212 7,888 November 2008 had 25 selling days versus 25 selling days for November 2007By the Numbers - November 2008: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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