General Motors' U.S. Sales History, Domestic Brands, 1908-2008

Automotive News
June 1, 2009 - 12:01 am ET

You have to go back to 1959 to find a sales year lower than 2008 was for General Motors.
2008	2,933,451	-22.6%
2007	3,789,900	-5.9%
2006	4,028,992	-8.8%
2005	4,416,042	-4.4%
2004	4,617,300	-1.1%
2003	4,666,868	-2.4%
2002	4,782,212	-0.9%
2001	4,824,337	-1.0%
2000	4,875,404	-1.5%
1999	4,947,359	8.8%
1998	4,548,016	-3.5%
1997	4,713,247	-0.6%
1996	4,743,557	-2.0%
1995	4,841,581	-3.5%
1994	5,015,926	7.5%
1993	4,666,988	6.1%
1992	4,397,537	1.8%
1991	4,319,730	-12.5%
1990	4,934,308	-3.4%
1989	5,106,224	-7.4%
1988	5,511,420	5.7%
1987	5,213,205	-16.3%
1986	6,229,178	-0.9%
1985	6,282,975	5.2%
1984	5,972,971	12.9%
1983	5,288,208	17.3%
1982	4,510,186	-1.8%
1981	4,591,067	-7.8%
1980	4,981,841	-19.6%
1979	6,196,465	-10.2%
1978	6,902,728	6.5%	Top selling year
1977	6,480,425	7.4%
1976	6,036,613	29.5%
1975	4,662,048	1.5%
1974	4,592,805	-25.2%
1973	6,143,462	11.4%
1972	5,516,377	8.2%
1971	5,097,215	30.0%
1970	3,920,414	-23.4%
1969	5,119,680	1.5%
1968	5,045,710	7.4%
1967	4,698,963	-4.4%
1966	4,916,589	-6.1%
1965	5,236,721	17.9%
1964	4,440,796	4.1%
1963	4,265,024	8.0%
1962	3,949,443	31.0%
1961	3,015,787	-4.9%
1960	3,171,528	12.4%
1959	2,822,088	18.4%
1958	2,382,804	-19.2%
1957	2,949,018	-10.8%
1956	3,305,156	-16.2%
1955	3,946,031	28.3%
1954	3,075,993	5.9%
1953	2,905,376	45.5%
1952	1,996,205	-20.7%
1951	2,516,083	-23.5%
1950	3,288,752	35.1%
1949	2,433,944	43.3%
1948	1,698,300	11.8%
1947	1,518,700	86.1%
1946	816,095
1945	-		No production during WWII
1944	-		No production during WWII
1943	-		No production during WWII
1942	-	-100.0%
1941	1,954,398	9.3%
1940	1,788,545	31.2%
1939	1,363,729	38.1%
1938	987,516	-39.8%
1937	1,641,382	-3.3%
1936	1,698,176	38.0%
1935	1,230,984	33.7%
1934	920,483	22.2%
1933	753,539	44.3%
1932	522,062	-44.0%
1931	931,914	-9.8%
1930	1,032,685	-28.2%
1929	1,438,895	-0.6%
1928	1,447,681	17.5%
1927	1,231,738	29.4%
1926	952,140	45.6%
1925	653,747	16.8%
1924	559,882	2.6%
1923	545,590	77.4%
1922	307,533	52.2%
1921	202,113	-46.8%
1920	379,729	2.5%
1919	370,387	41.1%
1918	262,502	31.1%
1917	200,162	36.5%
1916	146,673	43.6%
1915	102,128	71.8%
1914	59,432	9.6%
1913	54,223	-2.7%
1912	55,753	112.0%
1911	26,293	-17.3%
1910	31,805	9.3%
1909	29,089	202.0%
1908	9,633

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