U.S. September 2003 Sales By Auto Groups
DETROIT, Oct 1, 2003; Reuters reported the market shares of cars and light trucks listed by auto groups and their wholly owned subsidiaries for September versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date. Percent changes are based on the daily sales rate. Makers Sept 2003 % Chng Share Yr Volume % Chng Share ------ -------- ------ ----- --------- ------ ----- GM-Group 364,206 12.7 27.9 3,552,278 -2.8 28.0 Traditional 359,832 12.1 27.6 3,514,819 -3.1 27.7 Saab 4,374 103.5 0.3 37,459 23.0 0.3 ---------- Ford-Group 294,311 0.8 22.6 2,648,308 -4.2 20.9 Traditional 273,676 -0.5 21.0 2,475,721 -4.9 19.5 Volvo 10,418 19.8 0.8 101,370 22.1 0.8 Jaguar 6,030 36.9 0.5 42,092 -12.3 0.3 Land Rover 4,187 12.4 0.3 29,125 -3.1 0.2 ---------- DaimlerChryslr 164,348 -13.9 12.6 1,780,593 -5.2 14.1 Chrysler 147,114 -14.8 11.3 1,621,146 -6.0 12.8 Mercedes 17,234 -5.5 1.3 159,447 3.7 1.3 ---------- VW-Group 34,160 -3.9 2.6 295,511 -9.9 2.3 Traditional 27,904 -2.7 2.1 231,912 -12.3 1.8 Audi 6,256 -9.0 0.5 63,599 -0.1 0.5 ---------- Hyundai-Grp 51,533 2.0 4.0 496,526 2.7 3.9 Hyundai 32,264 2.2 2.5 308,984 3.9 2.4 Kia 19,269 1.6 1.5 187,542 0.8 1.5 ---------- Other Firms 394,648 6.9 30.3 3,899,009 3.3 30.8 Toyota 140,754 10.5 10.8 1,414,009 5.3 11.2 Honda 106,652 0.9 8.2 1,051,371 11.2 8.3 Nissan 69,512 19.7 5.3 595,535 5.0 4.7 Mitsubishi 16,081 -33.3 1.2 205,199 -21.5 1.6 BMW 18,828 -2.0 1.4 204,183 9.1 1.6 Mazda 20,444 -18.7 1.6 194,708 -7.8 1.5 Subaru 13,444 -8.4 1.0 143,671 6.9 1.1 Suzuki 3,893 -21.1 0.3 45,551 -7.4 0.4 Isuzu 2,656 -42.6 0.2 24,360 -40.4 0.2 Porsche 2,384 88.2 0.2 20,422 20.9 0.2 Total 1,303,206 2.1 100.0 12,672,225 -1.6 100.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------
