U.S. Light Vehicle Sales

January to April U.S. Retail Sales (1)

 

UNIT SALES
(thousands)

 

MARKET SHARE

2000

1999

Change

+ / -

2000

1999

+ / -


PASSENGER CARS

Traditional Big Three

1539.63

1473.95

65.68

4.5%

51.2%

53.8%

-2.5


Imports

  Foreign

739.32

565.1

174.22

30.8%

24.6%

20.6%

4.0

  Captive -
  Big Three (2)

101.65

113.54

-11.89

-10.5%

3.4%

4.1%

-0.8

Total

840.97

678.64

162.33

23.9%

28.0%

24.7%

3.2


Transplants

  Unionized (3,4)

173.43

152.17

21.26

14.0%

5.8%

5.5%

0.2

  Non-union

451.8

437.25

14.56

3.3%

15.0%

15.9%

-0.9

Total

625.24

589.42

35.82

6.1%

20.8%

21.5%

-0.7

 

Total Passenger Cars

3005.84

2742

263.84

9.6%

100.0%

100.0%

 


LIGHT TRUCKS

Traditional Big Three

2195.26

2061.63

133.63

6.5%

77.0%

80.5%

-3.5


Imports

  Foreign

261.94

229.16

32.78

14.3%

9.2%

9.0%

0.2

  Captive -
  Big Three (2)

107.39

99.13

8.26

8.3%

3.8%

3.9%

-0.1

Total

369.32

328.29

41.03

12.5%

13.0%

12.8%

-0.1


Transplants

  Unionized  (3)

67.03

59.51

7.53

12.7%

2.4%

2.3%

0.00

  Non-union

217.95

110.04

107.91

98.1%

7.6%

4.3%

3.3

Total

284.98

169.54

115.44

68.1%

10%

6.6%

3.4

 

Total Light Trucks

2849.56

2559.46

290.1

11.3%

100.0%

100.0%

 


ALL LIGHT VEHICLES

Traditional Big Three

3734.89

3535.57

199.31

5.6%

63.8%

66.7%

-2.9


Imports

  Foreign

1001.26

794.26

207.0

26.1%

17.1%

15.0%

2.1

  Captive -
  Big Three (2)

209.03

212.67

-3.64

-1.7%

3.6%

4.0%

-0.4

Total

1210.29

1006.93

203.36

20.2%

20.7%

19.0%

1.7


Transplants

  Unionized (3,4)

240.47

211.67

28.79

13.6%

4.1%

4.0%

0.1

  Non-union

669.75

547.28

122.47

22.4%

11.4%

10.3%

1.1

Total

910.22

758.96

151.26

19.9%

15.5%

14.3%

1.2

 

Total Light Vehicles

5855.4

5301.46

553.94

10.4%

100.0%

100.0%

 

Notes:

  1. Numbers may not add up due to rounding.

  2. Includes Big Three imports other than from Canada. U.S. retail sales of Mexican-assembled Big Three vehicles are estimates.

  3. Includes UAW-built cars at NUMMI and Mitsubishi Motors; UAW-made trucks at NUMMI; and CAW-assembled cars & trucks at CAMI;

  4. Includes some non-union, Canadian-sourced Toyota Corollas for which separate sales figures are unavailable.

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