January 2003 U.S. Auto Sales
February 3, 2003; The Associated Press prepared this recap of January 2003 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 21 automakers. BMW of North America and Daewoo International did not report sales Monday.
The table compares sales in January 2003 with sales in January 2002. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans and sport utility vehicles.
Results for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG do not include U.S. sales of their European brands: Saab, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz.
Percentages are based on the daily sales rate; there were 25 sales days last month and in January 2002.
Total Industry
Car: 528,643 vs. 513,673, up 3 percent
Truck: 541,568 vs. 576,155, down 6 percent
Big Three vehicle: 644,043 vs. 658,191, down 2 percent
Asian vehicle: 367,536 vs. 370,038, down 1 percent
European vehicle: 58,632 vs. 61,599, down 5 percent
Total vehicle: 1,070,211 vs. 1,089,828, down 2 percent
General Motors
Car: 141,924 vs. 115,058, up 23 percent
Truck: 146,562 vs. 180,706, down 19 percent
Vehicle: 288,486 vs. 295,764, down 2 percent
Ford
Car: 74,417 vs. 68,468, up 9 percent
Truck: 151,918 vs. 147,560, up 3 percent
Vehicle: 226,335 vs. 216,028, up 5 percent
DaimlerChrysler
Car: 34,917 vs. 39,614, down 12 percent
Truck: 94,305 vs. 106,785, down 12 percent
Vehicle: 129,222 vs. 146,399, down 12 percent
Toyota
Car: 65,963 vs. 68,549, down 4 percent
Truck: 53,366 vs. 57,959, down 8 percent
Vehicle: 119,329 vs. 126,508, down 6 percent
Honda
Car: 55,058 vs. 56,100, down 2 percent
Truck: 34,945 vs. 28,778, up 21 percent
Vehicle: 90,003 vs. 84,878, up 6 percent
Nissan
Car: 38,286 vs. 34,802, up 10 percent
Truck: 16,923 vs. 19,732, down 14 percent
Vehicle: 55,209 vs. 54,534, up 1 percent
Mazda
Car: 7,991 vs. 9,649, down 17 percent
Truck: 6,957 vs. 5,432, up 28 percent
Vehicle: 14,948 vs. 15,081, down 1 percent
Mitsubishi
Car: 16,219 vs. 20,515, down 21 percent
Truck: 7,508 vs. 5,554, up 35 percent
Vehicle: 23,727 vs. 26,069, down 9 percent
Isuzu
Truck: 2,727 vs. 2,722, up 0 percent
Vehicle: 2,727 vs. 2,722, up 0 percent
Hyundai
Car: 21,644 vs. 21,715, down 0 percent
Truck: 5,535 vs. 5,411, up 2 percent
Vehicle: 27,179 vs. 27,126, up 0 percent
Subaru
Car: 10,232 vs. 10,126, up 1 percent
Truck: 2,640 vs. 2,966, down 11 percent
Vehicle: 12,872 vs. 13,092, down 2 percent
Suzuki
Car: 1,668 vs. 2,783, down 40 percent
Truck: 1,350 vs. 671, up 101 percent
Vehicle: 3,018 vs. 3,454, down 13 percent
Kia
Car: 9,018 vs. 11,721, down 23 percent
Truck: 9,506 vs. 4,853, up 96 percent
Vehicle: 18,524 vs. 16,574, up 12 percent
Volkswagen
Car: 17,450 vs. 21,013, down 17 percent
Truck: 361 vs. 349, up 3 percent
Vehicle: 17,811 vs. 21,362, down 17 percent
Volvo
Car: 7,563 vs. 8,176, down 7 percent
Truck: 1,669 vs. 0
Vehicle: 9,232 vs. 8,176, up 13 percent
Mercedes-Benz
Car: 13,375 vs. 11,923, up 12 percent
Truck: 2,275 vs. 3,175, down 28 percent
Vehicle: 15,650 vs. 15,098, up 4 percent
Saab
Car: 2,551 vs. 1,575, up 62 percent
Vehicle: 2,551 vs. 1,575, up 62 percent
Jaguar
Car: 3,544 vs. 4,079, down 13 percent
Vehicle: 3,544 vs. 4,079, down 13 percent
Audi
Car: 5,478 vs. 6,322, down 13 percent
Vehicle: 5,478 vs. 6,322, down 13 percent
Land Rover
Truck: 3,021 vs. 3,502, down 14 percent
Vehicle: 3,021 vs. 3,502, down 14 percent
Porsche
Car: 1,345 vs. 1,485, down 9 percent
Vehicle: 1,345 vs. 1,485, down 9 percent
