The following summarizes the U.S. vehicle-sales number for July
for the major auto makers that reported data Tuesday. Figures in
parentheses indicate a decrease in sales from the year-earlier
period.
COMPANY YR-ON-YR YR-ON-YR
SALES CHANGE 2011 CHANGE
General Motors (GM) 214,915 7.6% 1,476,548 15.3%
Ford (F) 180,865 8.9% 1,253,579 11.8%
Toyota (TM) 130,802 (22.7%) 943,590 (7.1%)
Chrysler 112,026 20.1% 751,958 21.2%
Nissan (NSANY) 84,601 2.7% 589,574 12.8%
Honda (HMC) 80,502 (28.4%) 687,944 (2.6%)
The following is a breakdown of the July sales numbers for the
auto makers by type of vehicle.
TRUCK/SUV CHANGE CARS CHANGE
GM 134,840 7.4% 80,075 8.2%
Ford 120,178 11.9% 60,687 3.4%
Toyota 62,740 (14.3%) 68,062 (29.1%)
Chrysler 84,266 17.7% 27,760 27.8%
Nissan 32,152 3.7% 52,449 2.2%
Honda 38,181 (25.6%) 42,321 (30.8%)