Toyota Motor, Hyundai, Subaru and Mazda racked up October U.S. sales gains behind crossovers and other light trucks, signaling the market continues to claw back amid the pandemic.Toyota division pickup deliveries jumped 22 percent. Volume dropped at Ford and Honda Motor.

U.S. auto sales fell in the third quarter, but September increases at GM, Ford, Toyota Motor Corp., American Honda and Hyundai provided fresh signs that the market continues to rebound after being battered by the coronavirus. The SAAR topped 16.5 million last month.

The 2021 Lexus LC 500 convertible is the niche-iest of niche vehicles in today's market: a car in a crossover-heavy market; a coupe in a segment dominated by sedans; a luxury convertible with very few rivals left.

Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Subaru and Mazda posted lower U.S. sales in August as some quirks in the reporting calendar and ongoing challenges from the pandemic put a slight pause on the industry's steady rebound. Volume rose for the third straight month at Volvo.

Daimler introduces the six-cylinder 220, 220 S and 220 SE tail fin models — billed as the world's first series-production vehicles with advanced safety features and bodies — to the press Aug. 11, 1959.

In a fresh sign the market continues to recover from the pandemic, Toyota, Honda and Kia in July posted their smallest decline in U.S. sales since the coronavirus outbreak took hold. Hyundai and Mazda posted gains, and volume rose for the second straight month at Volvo. The SAAR topped 14.5 million.