AMERICAN AUTO SALES FOR OCTOBER 2008

Expecting a repeat performance of September in the United States' vehicle sales statistics, The Good Car Guy was shocked to find two outperformers. How dare Mini and Audi stray from the flock of upside-down trending? Therefore, unlike September when The Good Car Guy forsook the - symbol in favour of simply typing in the Numbers, this month requires a full +/- slate. Take note, Subaru hasn't yet posted but did complete its best ever October in Canada. (*Update - Subie just posted.)

Under Tata, Jaguar and Land Rover have forsaken public disclosure in America. Buick, Mercury, Pontiac, and Suzuki all show sales that are just above half what they were last October. Cadillac, Chrysler, GMC, Hummer, Porsche, Saturn, and Volvo posted less than half the sales of October/2007. Arranged by their total sales, here's the list of major automakers competing in the United States. (Find Canada's stats for 10/2008 here)

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Toyota: -21.3% to 135,818

Ford: -27.9% to 114,969

Chevrolet: -40.3% to 107,313

Honda: -25.7% to 75,756

Dodge: -27% to 53,267

Nissan: -33.4% to 49,833

Jeep: -32.9% to 21,360

GMC: -52.5% to 21,109

Hyundai: -31.1% to 20,820

BMW: -13.9% to 20,203

Chrysler: -50.8% to 19,903

Mazda: -25.9% to 16,442

Lexus: -35.2% to 16,283

Volkswagen: -7.9% to 15,889

Kia: -38.5% to 15,483

Mercedes-Benz: -34.3% to 14,996

Pontiac: -48.2% to 13,054

Subaru: -14% to 12,917

Acura: -21.6% to 10,108

Cadillac: -55.1% to 9,541

Saturn: -54.6% to 8,583

Buick: -46.3% to 7,642

Mitsubishi: 19.3% to 7,486

Audi: +0.3% to 7,443

Lincoln: -27.7% to 7,399

Infiniti: -28.5% to 7,112

Mercury: -47.4% to 6,753

Mini: +56.4% to 5,272

Volvo: -52.1% to 3,717

Suzuki: -46.7% to 3,482

Saab: 13.2% to 1,975

Porsche: -50.1% to 1,427

Hummer: -64.6% to 1,368