General Motors was the top selling manufacturer in the United States in 2008 with a total of 2,980,688 vehicles sold, a 23% drop from 2007. The Chevrolet brand accounted for 60% of GM sales with the Silverado pickup truck selling 465,065, the Impala sedan 265,840, the Cobalt 188,045 and Malibu at 178,253. Notable sales increases over 2007 were the Malibu up 39%, Buick Enclave up 53% and Cadillac CTS up 3%.
Toyota, including Lexus and Scion, was in 2nd place with 2,217,662 vehicles sold, a 15.7% decline from 2007. The Camry was the best selling car at 436,617 while the Corolla was 3rd with sales of 351,007. Notable sales gains were the Yaris with 102,328, a 20% jump over 2007 along with the Sequoia, Land Cruiser and Lexus LX SUV's posting gains in 2008. Prius sales were 158,884, down 12.8%.
Ford, including Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo brands, took 3rd place with 1,915,274 vehicles sold in 2008, a 20.2% drop. The F Series pickup truck with sales of 515,513 was the top selling vehicle for the 32nd straight year though down 25.4% from 2007. Ford's top selling car was the Focus compact sedan with sales of 195,823, a 13% increase over 2007.
Chrysler was 4th with 2008 sales of 1,453,122, a 30% drop from 2007. Its biggest sellers were the Dodge Ram pickup truck with 245,840, a 31% decline from 2007, the Dodge Caravan minivan with 123,749, a 30% drop and the Chrysler Town & Country minivan at 118,563, down 14% from 2007. Chrysler's top selling sedan was the Charger at 97,367, an 18% fall in sales from the previous year.
Honda, including Acura, was a close 5th with 2008 sales of 1,428,765, an 8.2% slide from 2007. The Honda Accord was the 2nd best selling car with sales of 372,789, down 5.3%, and the Civic was the 4th best selling car with 339,289, an increase of 2.1%. The CR-V was again the best selling SUV with sales of 197,279, a 10.3% drop from 2007.
The top 5 accounted for sales of almost 10 million at 9,995,511 vehicles sold. 6th place Nissan, including Infiniti, sold 951,350 vehicles, a 10.9% drop from 2007. Hyundai sold 401,742, a 14% decline. Volkswagen, including Audi and Bentley, had 313,581, a 4.4% decrease. BMW, including MINI, had 2008 sales of 303,190, a 9.7% decline. Kia sold 273,397 vehicles, a 10.5% drop.
Mazda sold 263,949, a 10.7% fall. Mercedes-Benz, including Maybach and smart, had sales of 249,750, 1.5% fewer than 2007. Subaru, led by its Forester, sold 187,699 vehicles, a 0.3% gain over 2007. Mitsubishi sold 97,257 vehicles in 2008, a 25% slide from 2007. Suzuki sold 84,865 vehicles, a 17% drop. Porsche sales were 26,035, a 25% fall. 2008 sales itemized in this article is 13,148,326. (Jaguar/Land Rover, owned by Tata Motors are not included). 2007 U.S. auto sales were 16.1 million so there was a sales drop of about 3 million vehicles or 18%.
Sales figures were gathered from the manufacturers' websites.
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