Reply #50: GM and Ford are both down about 5% today. [View All]

[tclambert]

What happened? Oh, car sales figures came out. Thought that would be a few more days. Figures from Reuters:

GM: -34%
Ford: -32%
Chrysler: -48%
Toyota: -42%
Nissan: -38%
Honda: -25%

Also from Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCAN0133229520090501?rpc=44

Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked by total units.
RANK VEHICLE 2009 2008 '08 RANK % Chng
1 Ford F-Series P/U 110,336 192,951 1 -42.8
2 Chevy Silverado-C/K P/U 93,720 160,010 2 -41.4
3 Toyota Camry 92,523 147,018 3 -37.1
4 Honda Accord 84,491 122,430 6 -31.0
5 Toyota Corolla 78,132 99,482 4 -21.5
6 Honda Civic 76,782 111,695 8 -31.3
7 Dodge Ram P/U 64,522 93,068 5 -30.7
8 Nissan Altima 61,670 99,037 9 -37.7
9 Honda CR-V 50,647 69,058 11 -26.7
10 Chevrolet Malibu 50,265 59,133 26 -15.0
11 Ford Fusion 46,799 55,109 20 -15.1
12 Chevrolet Impala 45,047 98,478 7 -54.3
13 Ford Escape 44,626 59,299 17 -24.7
14 Ford Focus 41,747 72,920 15 -42.7
15 Toyota RAV4 39,457 47,002 18 -16.1
16 Hyundai Sonata 35,432 37,472 -5.4
17 Jeep Wrangler 34,786 30,513 +14.0
18 Hyundai Elantra 33,851 26,479 27 +27.8
19 Toyota Prius 32,662 64,664 16 -49.5
20 Chevrolet Cobalt 32,065 66,660 14 -51.9