Ford is consolidating its position as the largest light truck maker in the US. Nearly 720,000 F Series trucks rolled off Ford production lines. Jeep grew strongly, thanks mainly to sizable increases for both the Compass and Grand Cherokee models. BMW benefited from the X3's growth.
1 Ford Total 1,521,000 +16.8% Ford 1,511,000 +19.7%
Lincoln 10,000 -2.4% 2 GM Total 1,158,000 +3.5% Chevrolet 724,000 +6.9%
GMC 340,000 +3.9%
Buick 69,000 -7.1%
Cadillac 24,000 -31.8%
Saab 500 new 3 Chrysler Total 906,000 +35.5% Jeep 595,000 +35.1%
Ram 195,000 +9.4%
Dodge 116,000 +132% 4 Honda Total 461,000 -6.9% Honda 441,500 -7.0%
Acura 19,500 -4.8% 5 Toyota Tot 396,000 -6.8%
6 BMW 277,000 +75.7%
7 Hyundai Total 243,000 +12.8% Kia 151,000 +22.1%
Hyundai 92,000 +0.5% 8 Nissan Total 179,000 +9.0%
9 Mercedes 141,000 +6.2%
10 Subaru 115,000 +1.0% Others 17,000
Total 5,417,000 +9.9%
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