December may be one of the busiest shopping months of the year, but it didn’t help US automotive sales from posting sharp drops in sales over December 2007.
Not all December sales figures have been reported, but here’s what we know so far. The biggest loser looks to be Chrysler with December sales down a staggering 53% over last year.
The bright spot that most of the media is ignoring is that many of the automakers posted an actual increase in sales from November to December. Here’s for hoping that trend continues.
BMW
Down 35.9%
12/2008: 21,626
12/2007: 33,761
General Motors (GM)
Down 31%
12/2008: 221,983
12/2007: 323,453
Chrysler
Down 53%
12/2008: 89,813
12/2007: 191,423
Ford (F)
Down 32%
12/2008: 134,114
Toyota (TM)
Down 36.7%
12/2008: 141,949
12/2007: 224,399
Volkswagen: Down 14.4%
Subaru: Down 7.7%
Daimler AG (DA): Down 23.5%
Honda: 34.7%
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Published January 5, 2009 by Zane Merva
Filed Under: Business & Finance