Ford, Subaru and Hyundai-Kia lead first U.S. sales gain in 21 months

NoneU.S. light-vehicle sales (all manufacturers have reported)Click here to skip table and read storyAutomakerAug. 2009Aug. 2008Pct. chng.8 month 20098 month 2008Pct. chng.BMW Group*24,37330,968–21.3%160,284218,117–26.5%Chrysler Group LLC93,222110,235–15.4%653,3191,076,170–39.3%Daimler AG**18,74920,945–10.5%130,155175,051–25.6%Ford Motor Co.***181,826155,11717.2%1,119,8631,488,628–24.8%General Motors****245,550307,285–20.1%1,381,2242,129,860–35.1%Honda (American)†161,439146,8559.9%806,9071,083,957–25.6%Hyundai Group††100,66566,19552.1%527,653523,6040.8%Isuzu–289–100%1653,931–95.8%Jaguar Land Rover†††3,1603,321–4.8%23,95310,357131.3%Maserati127182–30.2%8181,729–52.7%Mazda26,54223,68012.1%145,955199,239–26.7%Mitsubishi6,8139,200–25.9%38,12772,727–47.6%Nissan‡105,312108,493–2.9%524,903726,134–27.7%Porsche1,5261,4048.7%12,72919,618–35.1%Subaru28,68318,93251.5%143,828129,29811.2%Suzuki5,7496,083–5.5%31,79370,434–54.9%Toyota‡‡225,088211,5336.4%1,170,4071,649,044–29.0%VW‡‡‡32,98128,87614.2%195,593218,492–10.5%Other (estimate)384524–26.7%3,0754,185–26.5%TOTAL1,262,1891,250,1171.0%7,070,7519,800,575–27.9%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 CenterNote: Other includes estimates for Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Lotus*Includes Mini and Rolls-Royce**Includes Maybach, Mercedes-Benz and Smart***Includes Jaguar and Land Rover (through May 31, 2008) and Volvo****Includes Saab†Includes Honda Division and Acura††Includes Hyundai and Kia†††Tata Motors includes Jaguar and Land Rover as of June 1, 2008‡Includes Nissan Division and Infiniti‡‡Includes Toyota Division, Lexus and Scion‡‡‡Includes VW, Audi and Bentley Editor's note: Previous versions of this story incorrectly characterized the 1 percent gain in August light-vehicle sales. They made a 1 percent year-over-year improvement.

Ford, Subaru and Hyundai-Kia lead first U.S. sales gain in 21 months

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