Auto Sales for the month of September

In order of number of sales: GM sales were down 3.1%, Ford was up 4.6%, but both companies are down for the year by 11.3% and 8.6%, respectively.  Toyota sales were up 25%, DaimleryChrysler was down 2.3%, Honda was down 4.1% and Nissan was down 5.6%.  Overall sales were up 2.0% throughout the industry. 

Source: Toyota sales soar 25 percent - Automotive News

	Sept.	Sept.	Pct.	9 mos.	9 mos.	Pct.
	2006	2005	chng.	2006	2005	chng.
BMW*	23,330	25,110	-7.1%	230,084	225,920	1.8%
DaimlerChrysler**	188,784	193,136	-2.3%	1,805,172	1,947,168	-7.3%
Ford Motor Co.***	237,369	226,961	4.6%	2,273,934	2,488,538	-8.6%
General Motors****	334,025	344,805	-3.1%	3,139,881	3,539,450	-11.3%
American Honda†	116,226	121,163	-4.1%	1,160,510	1,112,917	4.3%
Hyundai Group††	57,261	61,618	-7.1%	581,257	565,557	2.8%
Isuzu	726	656	10.7%	6,774	9,822	-31.0%
Mazda	20,261	19,920	1.7%	209,239	201,863	3.7%
Mitsubishi	10,287	9,054	13.6%	90,104	96,128	–6.3%
Nissan†††	88,340	93,539	-5.6%	776,364	835,925	-7.1%
Porsche	2,211	2,144	3.1%	26,411	23,819	10.9%
Subaru	16,128	16,100	0.2%	148,886	144,788	2.8%
Suzuki	7,940	7,131	11.3%	81,328	63,486	28.1%
Toyota‡	222,950	178,417	25.0%	1,928,496	1,714,266	12.5%
VW‡‡	28,346	29,674	-4.5%	247,458	224,839	10.1%
Other (estimate)	1,745	531	228.6%	6,261	4,866	28.7%
TOTAL	1,355,929	1,329,959	2.0%	12,712,159	13,199,352	-3.7%
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 Center Note: Other includes estimates for Ferrari, Lamborghini and Lotus *Includes Mini and Rolls-Royce **Includes Mercedes-Benz ***Includes Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo ****Includes Saab †Includes Honda Division and Acura ††Includes Hyundai and Kia †††Includes Nissan Division and Infiniti ‡Includes Toyota Division and Lexus ‡‡Includes VW, Audi and Bentley