US Car Production By Make : 1980-89

The Honda Accord was the first US made car for the company

Things were changing in the 1980's. Trucks were making a mark (which are not included here) and the Japanese manufacturing invasion was underway. Total car sales were declining and AMC had gone, leaving just the three local car makers. While Ford and Chrysler actually managed small increases, GM's production volume was much lower.

While the four Japanese car brands that had entered domestic production were still in their infancy, the writing was on the wall. They had a better reputation for reliability and were now using US production to gain acceptance. They were no longer taking jobs, but creating them.

Production numbers below are in thousands, so you need to add three zeros.

Yr	GM	Ford	Chrys	Hon	Toy	Nis	Maz	AMC	Total
80	5,053	1,584	770	-	-	-	-	200	7,607
81	4,133	1,396	795	-	-	-	-	137	6,461
82	3,516	1,163	594	1	-	-	-	102	5,376
83	3,511	1,244	739	55	-	-	-	169	5,718
84	4,682	1,814	1,176	139	-	-	-	209	8,020
85	4,491	1,736	1,315	145	65	44	-	150	7,946
86	4,351	1,810	1,169	238	206	65	-	65	7,904
87	3,711	1,601	1,306	324	187	117	4	42	7,292
88	3,182	1,911	1,104	366	75	110	144	-	6,892
89	3,385	1,747	974	362	231	116	51	-	6,866