The crowd - December 2008: I want my mom edition

The automotive industry in the U.S. do not know the worst years of the sale in recent history, so it is normal that some 2008 December data on sales, which is no better than the previous months has been disappointing.

The only green that you see below is in addition to MINI, in December 2007 with a turnover of only four vehicles. All other cars and its brands sold fewer cars last month than in the previous year.

Santa apparently not under the Convention and Camry tree person like Toyota and Honda sales are compared with 36.7% and 34.7% amounts. General Motors (-31.4%) and Ford Motor Company (-32.4%) was almost the same, but the Chrysler Group has a success story without precedent in the chin a complete car. It's December 2008 sales by 53% over the last year full. Chrysler sales fell by just an incredible 59.8% compared to 12/07. HUMMER This means that for the first time since a long time, it was the biggest loser in this month, the administration simply download H3S sales decline "only" 59.3%.

Props also décerné Audi (-9.3%), Lincoln (-10%), Subaru (-7.7%) and Volkswagen (-14.4%), the end of the year ... well, as strong as expected.

Keep up to date for later today, when we published the annual number - 2008: Phew! We are pleased that most of the output.

BY THE NUMBERS - December 2008
Brand	Vol. % Change	Total Sales 12/08	Total Sales 12/07	DSR % Change	Daily Avg. 12/08	Daily Avg. 12/07
Acura	-39.3%	10,680	17,582	-39.3%	411	676
Audi	-9.3%	7,712	8,504	-9.3%	297	327
BMW	-40.2%	18,060	30,199	-40.2%	695	1,162
Buick	-38.1%	8,909	14,400	-38.1%	343	554
Cadillac	-38.3%	13,235	21,436	-38.3%	509	824
Chevrolet	-25.8%	137,691	185,626	-25.8%	5,296	7,139
Chrysler	-59.8%	19,453	48,384	-59.8%	748	1,861
Dodge	-51.9%	47,269	98,235	-51.9%	1,818	3,778
Ford	-33%	116,188	173,648	-33%	4,469	6,679
GMC	-34.5%	29,783	45,503	-34.5%	1,146	1,750
Honda	-34%	75,405	114,210	-34%	2,900	4,393
HUMMER	-59.3%	2,170	5,333	-59.3%	83	205
Hyundai	NA
Infiniti	-34.6%	8,273	12,655	-34.6%	318	487
Jeep	-48.5%	23,091	44,804	-48.5%	888	1,723
Kia	-39.2%	14,644	24,068	-39.2%	563	926
Lexus	-32.4%	23,362	34,555	-32.4%	899	1,329
Lincoln	-10%	9,053	10,065	-10%	348	387
Mazda	-27.9%	17,965	24,933	-27.9%	691	959
Mercedes-Benz	-32.1%	18,507	27,269	-32.1%	711	1,049
Mercury	-29.8%	8,873	12,631	-29.8%	341	486
MINI	0.1%	3,566	3,562	0.1%	137	137
Mitsubishi	-22.6%	4,570	5,904	-22.6%	176	227
Nissan	-30%	53,829	76,900	-30%	2,070	2,958
Pontiac	-45.5%	16,466	30,211	-45.5%	633	1,162
Porsche	-25.5%	2,154	2,891	-25.5%	82	111
Saab	-57%	1,179	2,748	-57%	45	106
Saturn	-30.9%	12,570	18,196	-30.9%	483	700
Subaru	-7.7%	17,287	18,739	-7.7%	664	721
Suzuki	NA
Toyota	-37.5%	118,587	189,844	-37.5%	4,561	7,302
Volkswagen	-14.4%	17,577	20,543	-14.4%	676	790
Volvo	-47%	4,953	9,341	-47%	191	359
COMPANIES
BMW Group	-35.9%	21,626	33,761	-35.9%	832	1,299
Chrysler LLC	-53%	89,813	191,423	-53%	3,454	7,362
FoMoCo	-32.4%	139,067	205,685	-32.4%	5,349	7,911
General Motors	-31.4%	221,983	323,453	-31.4%	8,538	12,441
Honda America	-34.7%	86,085	131,792	-34.7%	3,311	5,069
Nissan NA	-30.1%	62,102	89,555	-30.1%	2,389	3,444
Toyota Mo Co	-36.7%	141,949	224,399	-36.7%	5,460	8,631