Ford F-Series Still Most Popular During Devastating November
The Ford F-Series remains atop the list of the top 10 best-selling vehicles in the U.S. for November. However, sales were down significantly across almost every brand in the market.
The biggest loser this month was Chrysler, with sales down 47% compared to November 2007. Nissan followed with sales down 42%. GM next was down 41%. Toyota was down 33.9%. Honda down 31.6%, and Ford rounded out the big-company slow-sales picture with sales that were off 30%.
Nearly every make saw significant drops. Hyundai and Kia were down 40% and 37%, respectively, while luxury automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz were down 36% and 38%, respectively.
What the numbers show is that, despite common beliefs, the sour automotive market is not just a domestic problem. Things are so bad in Germany that the government there is considering a bailout of its automakers.
The top 10 best-sellers list is below.
Top 10 Best-Sellers
- Ford F-Series: 37,911
- Chevy Silverado: 29,534
- Toyota Camry: 24,224
- Toyota Corolla: 21,807
- Honda Civic: 17,690
- Honda Accord: 17,430
- Dodge Ram: 15,538
- Chevy Impala: 12,851
- Honda CR-V: 12,153
- Nissan Altima: 10,828
* Nissan has not announced its November sales at this time.
any word on how much VW/Audi is down?
during the last "sales slump" like this, Audi was up quite a bit.
Posted by: JM | Dec 2, 2008 3:41:54 PM
Audi's numbers just came in. Down 25.4%. Not good but better than almost everyone else. Lincoln, Subaru were only ones down in the single digits. And Mini the only brand up 43%!
Posted by: Dave T. | Dec 2, 2008 4:47:29 PM
Mini did just come out with the Clubman though, a model that offers pretty good space and cargo in a little package with great fuel economy.
Posted by: JM | Dec 2, 2008 5:07:42 PM
Any news on Volvo? I know it's probably grim
Posted by: John | Dec 2, 2008 7:43:07 PM
I find it funny that GMs "savior" trucks only enjoyed a couple months of good sales after they were introduced,and then the "old" F-series have consistently whipped them.There is a reason why they have been sales leaders since 1977.....there are a lot of Ford truck fans out there.Thank goodness for that,and Ford is thankful too.
Posted by: Paul | Dec 2, 2008 8:18:12 PM
Does Toyota sales include Lexus and Scion? Are the Tundra plant workers working?
If this slump in sales goes on, a lot of workers from Honda/Nissan/Toyota are going to lose their jobs...
Posted by: SouthTX | Dec 2, 2008 9:43:09 PM