The sales facts are bad for most automakers.
In our monthly tribute to Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angeles Police Department, here are the final vehicle sales numbers for September 2009.
September is a month that most automakers would like to forget.
Just the facts: Calendar-year-to-date sales are down 27%.
Korean makers Hyundai and Kia are the biggest winners in the month over month comparison.
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U.S. Light Vehicle Retail Sales – September 2009 |
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| Sep 2009 | Sep 2008 | % | 2009 CYTD | 2008 CYTD | % | |
| General Motors |
155,679 |
282,806 |
-45.0% |
1,536,903 |
2,412,666 |
-36.3% |
| Total Cars |
68,232 |
118,440 |
-42.4% |
672,882 |
1,037,710 |
-35.2% |
| Total Light Trucks |
87,447 |
164,366 |
-46.8% |
864,021 |
1,374,956 |
-37.2% |
| memo: Saab |
484 |
1,765 |
-72.6% |
6,928 |
17,362 |
-60.1% |
| Ford Motor Company |
114,241 |
120,355 |
-5.1% |
1,234,104 |
1,587,670 |
-22.3% |
| Total Cars |
41,616 |
42,740 |
-2.6% |
475,798 |
587,753 |
-19.0% |
| Total Light Trucks |
72,625 |
77,615 |
-6.4% |
758,306 |
999,917 |
-24.2% |
| memo: Volvo |
4,716 |
4,054 |
16.3% |
46,729 |
60,028 |
-22.2% |
| Chrysler Group |
62,197 |
107,349 |
-42.1% |
715,516 |
1,183,519 |
-39.5% |
| Total Cars |
17,806 |
31,059 |
-42.7% |
169,752 |
332,233 |
-48.9% |
| Total Light Trucks |
44,391 |
76,290 |
-41.8% |
545,764 |
851,286 |
-35.9% |
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| Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. |
126,015 |
144,260 |
-12.6% |
1,296,424 |
1,793,305 |
-27.7% |
| Total Cars |
78,668 |
88,342 |
-11.0% |
817,905 |
1,108,124 |
-26.2% |
| Total Light Trucks |
47,347 |
55,918 |
-15.3% |
478,519 |
685,181 |
-30.2% |
| American Honda Motor |
77,229 |
96,626 |
-20.1% |
884,136 |
1,180,583 |
-25.1% |
| Total Cars |
46,269 |
56,031 |
-17.4% |
549,927 |
730,160 |
-24.7% |
| Total Light Trucks |
30,960 |
40,595 |
-23.7% |
334,209 |
450,423 |
-25.8% |
| Nissan North America |
55,393 |
59,565 |
-7.0% |
580,296 |
785,698 |
-26.1% |
| Total Cars |
35,566 |
38,485 |
-7.6% |
390,123 |
486,649 |
-19.8% |
| Total Light Trucks |
19,827 |
21,080 |
-5.9% |
190,173 |
299,049 |
-36.4% |
| VW Group of America |
24,722 |
24,937 |
-0.9% |
220,582 |
243,998 |
-9.6% |
| Audi |
7,209 |
7,584 |
-4.9% |
59,518 |
65,817 |
-9.6% |
| Volkswagen |
17,358 |
17,109 |
1.5% |
159,779 |
175,367 |
-8.9% |
| Bentley |
131 |
186 |
-29.6% |
994 |
2,187 |
-54.5% |
| Lamborghini |
24 |
58 |
-58.6% |
291 |
627 |
-53.6% |
| Mitsubishi Motors N. A. |
4,712 |
7,378 |
-36.1% |
42,839 |
80,105 |
-46.5% |
| Total Cars |
4,066 |
5,831 |
-30.3% |
30,122 |
62,701 |
-52.0% |
| Total Light Trucks |
646 |
1,547 |
-58.2% |
12,717 |
17,404 |
-26.9% |
| Mazda Motor of America |
14,234 |
16,169 |
-12.0% |
160,189 |
215,408 |
-25.6% |
| Total Cars |
10,447 |
10,605 |
-1.5% |
110,907 |
145,349 |
-23.7% |
| Total Light Trucks |
3,787 |
5,564 |
-31.9% |
49,282 |
70,059 |
-29.7% |
| Hyundai Motor America |
31,511 |
24,765 |
27.2% |
342,217 |
337,664 |
1.3% |
| Total Cars |
22,316 |
17,513 |
27.4% |
259,251 |
252,001 |
2.9% |
| Total Light Trucks |
9,195 |
7,252 |
26.8% |
82,966 |
85,663 |
-3.1% |
| BMW of North America |
19,201 |
18,525 |
3.6% |
179,480 |
236,615 |
-24.1% |
| BMW |
15,047 |
14,744 |
2.1% |
144,223 |
195,633 |
-26.3% |
| Mini |
4,128 |
3,762 |
9.7% |
34,996 |
40,694 |
-14.0% |
| Rolls Royce |
26 |
19 |
36.8% |
261 |
288 |
-9.4% |
| Daimler AG |
17,809 |
20,570 |
-13.4% |
147,933 |
195,641 |
-24.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz |
16,990 |
18,785 |
-9.6% |
135,464 |
177,388 |
-23.6% |
| Maybach |
5 |
7 |
-28.6% |
48 |
97 |
-50.5% |
| Smart |
814 |
1,778 |
-54.2% |
12,421 |
18,156 |
-31.6% |
| Subaru of America |
14,593 |
14,491 |
0.7% |
158,421 |
143,789 |
10.2% |
| Total Cars |
9,396 |
8,946 |
5.0% |
92,681 |
90,026 |
2.9% |
| Total Light Trucks |
5,197 |
5,545 |
-6.3% |
65,740 |
53,763 |
22.3% |
| Kia Motors America |
21,623 |
17,383 |
24.4% |
238,570 |
228,088 |
4.6% |
| Total Cars |
16,214 |
8,017 |
102.2% |
140,947 |
132,828 |
6.1% |
| Total Light Trucks |
5,409 |
9,366 |
-42.2% |
97,623 |
95,260 |
2.5% |
| Isuzu Motors America |
0 |
258 |
-100.0% |
165 |
4,188 |
-96.1% |
| American Suzuki Motor |
1,861 |
4,083 |
-54.4% |
33,525 |
74,513 |
-55.0% |
| Total Cars |
21 |
839 |
-97.5% |
3,771 |
19,207 |
-80.4% |
| Total Light Trucks |
1,840 |
3,244 |
-43.3% |
29,754 |
55,306 |
-46.2% |
| Jaguar Land Rover N.A. |
3,106 |
3,591 |
-13.5% |
27,059 |
35,261 |
-23.3% |
| Jaguar |
880 |
969 |
-9.2% |
8,674 |
12,084 |
-28.2% |
| Land Rover |
2,226 |
2,622 |
-15.1% |
18,385 |
23,177 |
-20.7% |
| Porsche Cars N.A. |
1,581 |
1,458 |
8.4% |
14,310 |
21,076 |
-32.1% |
| Total Cars |
1,046 |
711 |
47.1% |
8,386 |
12,110 |
-30.8% |
| Total Light Trucks |
535 |
747 |
-28.4% |
5,924 |
8,966 |
-33.9% |
| Ferrari of N.A. |
160 |
105 |
52.4% |
1,018 |
1,234 |
-17.5% |
| Maserati of N.A. |
130 |
199 |
-34.7% |
949 |
1,930 |
-50.8% |
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| Passenger Cars |
402,230 |
479,531 |
-16.1% |
4,167,318 |
5,574,659 |
-25.2% |
| Light Trucks |
343,767 |
485,342 |
-29.2% |
3,647,318 |
5,188,292 |
-29.7% |
| Total Sales |
745,997 |
964,873 |
-22.7% |
7,814,636 |
10,762,951 |
-27.4% |
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| Imp. Brand Car Total |
277,648 |
291,036 |
-4.6% |
2,882,996 |
3,668,492 |
-21.4% |
| Imp. Brand Light Trucks |
141,432 |
169,146 |
-16.4% |
1,498,774 |
1,987,994 |
-24.6% |
| Imp. Brand Light Veh. |
419,080 |
460,182 |
-8.9% |
4,381,770 |
5,656,486 |
-22.5% |
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| Imp. Sourced Car Total |
136,105 |
146,976 |
-7.4% |
1,475,415 |
1,908,824 |
-22.7% |
| Imp. Sourced Truck Total |
65,138 |
82,872 |
-21.4% |
743,996 |
934,196 |
-20.4% |
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| Transplant Vehicles |
219,870 |
234,453 |
-6.2% |
2,194,344 |
2,861,704 |
-23.3% |
| GM & Ford Heavy Truck |
1,408 |
1,927 |
-26.9% |
13,525 |
26,156 |
-48.3% |
| Courtesy AutoData Corporation Revised: October 1, 2009 | ||||||