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In the U.S. in
December 2007, Reliable Two Sales Hold Rather Steady, Chrysler Sales - Too, GM
and Ford Sales Drop, GM's U.S. Market Share Falls a Notch
AutoOnInfo.net January 2008
In the U.S. in December 2007, Reliable Two Sales Hold Rather Steady, Chrysler Sales - Too, GM and Ford Sales Drop, GM's U.S. Market Share Falls a Notch
By James B. Bleeker
Toyota Motor Corporation, with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of .89, saw its U.S. auto sales fall 2% in December 2007, over those of December 2006. Its December U.S. car sales fell 2%, and its U.S. light truck - SUV, minivan, and pickup - sales fell 2% as well.
The following table provides detailed information regarding Toyota Motor Corporation's U.S. sales in the month of December 2007 and for the entire year, together with 1999-2003 model, line, and manufacturer Reliability Percentrank averages.
Table I: Toyota Motor Corporation's December 2007 U.S. Unit Sales and Daily-Selling-Rate Percentage Changes, TMC's Calendar Year 2007 U.S. Unit Sales and Daily-Selling-Rate Percentage Changes, and 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Averages, for Manufacturer, Line, and Model Manu-facturer Divi-sion Type of Vehicle Model and (distinctions) December Unit Sales Volume Percent-age Change for December 2007 from December 2006 2007 Unit Sales Volume 2007 Percent-age Change 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average Toyota Motor Corporation 224,399 -1.7% 2,620,825 2.7% .89 Scion Division 8,944 -13.4% 130,181 -25.0% N/A15 xA (R05, R08, RA08) 14 -99.3% 9,547 -70.8% N/A16 xB (R05, R07, R08, RA08, GW07) 3,785 13.7% 45,834 -25.5% N/A17 tC 3,507 -29.8% 63,852 -19.6% N/A xD (RA08) 1,638 N/A 10,948 N/A N/A Toyota Division 180,900 0.1% 2,161,467 5.2% .88 Passenger Car 92,797 0.4% 1,183,470 7.0% N/A Avalon (GS07, GC07) 5,694 -28.4% 72,945 -18.2% .95 Camry (AL07, 4-cyl.: R05, R06, RV07, RA08, 4-cyl. hybrid: R08, RA08, GD07, 6-cyl. Solara: RA08) 38,8318 -1.8% 473,108 5.2% .93,.88, .92,.8510 Corolla (R05, R06, R07, R08, RA08, RV07, AL07, 5-spd manual: GD07, Matrix: R08, RA08) 28,582 -2.7% 371,390 -4.4% .93 Prius (CL07, T05, T06, T07, R05, R06, R07, R08, RA08, RV07, GT07, GD07, GW07, GS07, GC07) 14,212 53.0% 181,221 68.9% .91 Yaris2 (R05, R07, R08, RA08, RV07, 5-spd manual: GD07) 5,477 -12.0% 84,799 20.2% .9718 Light Truck 88,103 -0.3% 977,997 3.2% N/A RAV4 (SUV) (CL07, T07, R05, R06, R07, 4-cyl.: R08, RA08, RV07, RIT) 13,816 0.2% 172,752 13.2% .9719 Sienna (minivan) (T07, R08, GS07) 12,350 -23.2% 138,162 -15.7% .8320 Highlander (mid-size SUV) (CL07, R05, R06, R07, R08, GS07, 4-cyl.: GW07, 6-cyl.: RA08, RV07, hybrid: T06, T07) 14,7149 25.8% 127,878 -1.8% .9911 FJ Cruiser (SUV) (R07) 4,079 -30.3% 55,170 -2.2% N/A 4Runner (SUV) (CL07, R07, R08, RA08, 6-cyl.: RV07, GS07) 7,421 -16.6% 87,718 -15.2% .9312 Land Cruiser (large SUV) (CL07, R05, R06, R08, RV07, RIT) 648 85.1% 3,251 -4.0% .94 Tundra (pickup truck) (R05, R06, 6-cyl.: GW07, GS07, GC07, 8-cyl. 2wd: R08) 19,219 54.1% 196,555 57.4% .8613 Tacoma (pickup truck) (AL072, 4-cyl.: R08, V6: RIT) 13,289 -16.2% 173,238 -3.2% .9314 Lexus Division 34,555 -7.2% 329,177 1.8% .91 Passenger Car 19,840 -5.1% 200,334 9.1% N/A ES (CL07, T07A, R07, RV07, RIT) 8,005 -8.4% 82,867 8.7% .96 LS (CL07, T05, R05, R06, R07, RA08, RV07, RIT) 3,2577 -15.7% 35,226 79.6% .99 GS (R06, 450h: R08, RA08) 2,5796 12.7% 23,381 -14.9% .973 SC (hardtop convertible) (R05, R06, R07, RA08) 348 -28.4% 3,927 -33.1% .881 IS (R05, R06, R08) 5,6514 2.0% 54,933 0.9% .94 Light Truck 14,715 -9.8% 128,843 -7.9% N/A RX (SUV) (T05, R08, RA08, RIT, GS07) 11,8355 -7.4% 103,340 -4.9% .95 GX (SUV) 2,748 -9.3% 23,035 -9.8% .781 LX (large SUV) (R05, RA08) 132 -74.3% 2,468 -56.0% .84 Note: Percentage changes are daily selling rate percentage changes from previous year's version of the model, and Corolla sales total includes Matrix wagon. 1Based on data for 2 or fewer model years 2Includes data for preceding model number 3The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of the GS is .97 and that of the V6 rear-wheel-drive GS is .90. 4The December sales breakdown of the IS 250 and the IS 350 was unstated. 5The December sales breakdown of the RX 350 and RX 400h was unstated. 6The GS 350 had December sales of 2,254 (up 13.3%), the GS 460 and the hybrid GS 450h had combined sales of 325 (up 8.7%). 7The December sales breakdown of the non-hybrid LS 460 and the hybrid LS 600h was unstated. 8The December sales breakdown of the non-hybrid Camry and the Camry hybrid was unstated. 9The December sales breakdown of the non-hybrid Highlander and the Highlander Hybrid was unstated. 10The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of the 4-cylinder Camry is .93, that of the V6 Camry is .88, that of the Camry Solara is .92, and that of the V6 Camry Solara is .85. However, it should be noted that the V6 Camry Solara's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is only .47, a disaster for a Toyota product, but very much above average for a Big Three product. 11The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V6 Highlander. 12This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V6 4Runner. 13The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V8 Tundra. 14This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V6 Tacoma. 15The Scion line's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank average (based on only one year of data) is .88. 16The Scion xA's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is .90. 17The Scion xB's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is .86. 18This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is that of the Echo, the Yaris' less refined predecessor. 19This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the 4-cylinder RAV4. 20Advisory: While the 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank of the Toyota Sienna is .83, the early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is only .54 and that of the all-wheel-drive Toyota Sienna is even worse - .31, both surprisingly bad for Toyota (but excellent when compared with Big Three minivan Percentranks). T05 denotes a Consumer Reports 2005 Top Pick, T06 - a CR 2006 Top Pick, T07 - a CR 2007 Top Pick, T05 - a CR 2005 Top Pick in the Green Car category, T06 - a CR 2006 Top Pick in the Green Car category, T07 - a CR 2007 Top Pick in the Green Car category, T05A - a CR 2005 Top Pick alternate, T06A - a CR 2006 Top Pick alternate, and T07A - a CR 2007 Top Pick alternate. R05 denotes that Consumer Reports accorded the 2005 model its highest predicted short-term reliability, R06 - that CR accorded the 2006 model its highest predicted short-term reliability, R07 - that CR accorded the 2007 model its highest predicted short-term reliability, and R08 - that CR accorded the 2008 model its highest predicted short-term reliability. RV07 denotes a best model by CR's 2007 Reliability Verdicts. RA08 denotes a 2008 best model by CR's Reliability-Verdict history from the 5 most-recent model years. RIT denotes a top-ten model by the 2007 Reliability Index. CL07 denotes a Consumer Reports 2007 best bet "for the long run," i.e., a good candidate for a long distance runner. AL07 denotes a model with 5 or more listings on AOI's 300,000+ mile roster. The Toyota Tacoma pickup and its predecessor, the Toyota Pickup, have a pooled count. GT07 denotes that it is one of two current models that have reduced exhaust emissions sufficiently to receive a permit to use the car pool lanes on Arizona's freeways. (See "Cleaning Arizona Air: The Exclusive Three," Auto on Info, March 2007.) GD07 denotes that the model, or specified edition of the model, is on GreenerCars.com's top dozen green cars. GW07 denotes that the model, or specified edition of the model, is best in category on global warming performance, by the Union of Concerned Scientists, GS07 denotes best in category on smog performance, and GC07 denotes best in category on combined environmental performance. (See "By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report," Auto on Info, April 2007.) To view a table providing Toyota's models on Consumer Reports' list of 2007 models having the highest predicted short-term reliability, go to "By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best and GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler Dominate Worst, per Detroit News Table," Auto on Info, November 2006. In December, Toyota Motor Corporation reported sales in the U.S. of 24,269 hybrid vehicles, up 36% over December 2006. The Toyota division had sales of 21,972 hybrids, and the Lexus division had sales of 2,297 hybrids.
The Toyota Motor Corporation models showing the largest sales gains in December 2007 over December 2006 were the Toyota Land Cruiser large sport-utility vehicle, up 85.1% to 648, the Toyota Tundra large pickup truck, up 54.1% to 19,219, the original hybrid Toyota Prius, up 53.0% to 14,212, the Toyota Highlander midsize sport-utility vehicle, up 25.8% to 14,714, the Scion xB wagon, up 13.7% to 3,785, the Lexus GS 350, up 13.3% to 2,254, and the Lexus GS 460/450h, up 8.7% to 325.
Toyota's Hottest Sellers in December 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Tundra Toyota Prius Toyota Highlander hybrid Toyota Highlander Scion xB Lexus GS 350 Lexus GS 450h The above photos are of the 2008 models and the above links are to onsite review pages of the 2007 models. The Toyota Prius, up 53.0% for the month, is Toyota's original gas-electric hybrid. The extraordinary popularity of the post-2004 editions is likely a consequence of a combination of factors. First, the post-2004 Prius is a midsize sedan. Second, it employs new gas-electric power-train technology that delivers more power and performs greater work per unit of energy source. This gives it an acceleration comparable to that of the Camry midsize sedan and increases its estimated EPA rating for in-city driving from 55 miles per gallon to 60 miles per gallon.1 In short, the post-2004 editions of the Prius are a bigger car with better gas mileage than its pre-2004 editions. Third, the Prius is a Consumer Reports 2005 Top Pick (green car category), a CR 2006 Top Pick (green car category), a CR 2007 Top Pick (green car category), a CR 2007 Long-Run Pick, a recipient of a CR's 2007 and 2008 "Most Reliable" rating for predicted short-term reliability, a recipient of a CR's 2007 highest ownership satisfaction rating for predicted short-term satisfaction, a recipient of a CR's 2007 highest crash protection rating, a UCS 2007 Best on Global Warming Performance in midsize car category, a UCS 2007 Best on Smog Performance in midsize car category, a UCS 2007 Best on Combined Environmental Performance in midsize car category, one of Arizona's two "green cars" for car pool lane usage, and No. 2 on GreenerCars.com's greenest dozen.
The likelihood of finding a new made-in-Japan Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, or Lexus RX350 on a U.S. dealer lot is not good; Toyota Motor Corporation reports that 93.7% of the Corollas sold in the U.S. in 2007 were made in North America, 88.5% of the Camrys sold in the U.S. in 2007 were made in North America, and 86.4% of the RX350s sold in the U.S. in 2007 were made in North America. If made-in-Japan is an uncompromisable criterion, most likely the U.S. consumer will have to buy used, if a Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, or Lexus RX350 is his/her desire. (However, the consumer may try telling the dealership, "Look for it. If you can't find it, there's no sale.") U.S. consumers looking for a made-in-Japan 2007 Toyota Avalon are without any hope, as all of the Toyota Avalons sold in the U.S. are made in North America. Currently, all Yaris sold in the U.S. are made abroad; however, Toyota plans North American production of this model, so it may behoove U.S. consumers eyeing the Yaris to buy it within the next two years. To ascertain whether a vehicle is made in Japan, check the first alphanumeric in the vehicle's identification number; if it is a J, the vehicle was made in Japan.
Honda Motor Company, with a 1999-2003 RPA of .84, saw its December U.S. auto sales rise a fraction of one percent. Honda Motor Company's models showing the largest sales gains in December 2007 over December 2006 were the Honda Fit small car (Auto on Info's Top Car Pick of 2007, a 2007 CR Top Pick in Budget Car category, and a 2007 CR All-Around-Ability Budget-Car Quick Pick, with a 2007 and 2008 predicted short-term reliability in CR's highest category, a 2007 ownership-satisfaction rating in CR's highest category, a 2007 accident-avoidance rating in CR's second-highest category, and a 2007 crash-protection rating in CR's highest category; also, the manual transmission edition is No. 8 on GreenerCars.com's greenest dozen), up 129.3% to 5,118, the Honda Civic hybrid (a 2007 CR Top Pick alternate in Green Car category, a 2007 CR Top Pick in Small Sedan category, a recipient of a CR's 2007 "Most Reliable" rating for predicted short-term reliability, a recipient of a CR's 2007 highest ownership satisfaction rating for predicted short-term satisfaction, a recipient of a CR's 2007 second-highest accident avoidance rating from road test performance, a recipient of a CR's 2007 highest crash protection rating, one of Arizona's two "green cars" for car pool lane usage, and No. 3 on GreenerCars.com's greenest dozen), up 33.8% to 3,223, the non-hybrid editions of the Honda Civic (a 2007 CR Top Pick in Small Sedan category, with a 2008 predicted short-term reliability in CR's highest category and with the EX accorded a 2007 predicted short-term reliability in CR's second-highest category, a 2007 ownership-satisfaction rating in CR's highest category and a 2007 accident avoidance rating in CR's second-highest category, with the automatic transmission version of the DX, LX, and EX sedan placing within GreenerCars.com's greenest dozen, and with the natural gas GX edition placing No. 1 on GreenerCars.com's greenest dozen), up 13.0% to 23,967, the Honda CR-V small sport-utility vehicle (with a 1999-2003 RPA of .96 and a CR 2006 comfort-versatility-and-snow-traction Quick Pick, a CR 2007 All-Around-Competence Quick Pick, a 2007 CR Top Pick runner-up, a CR 2007 Long-Run Pick, a recipient of CR's 2007 highest rating for predicted short-term reliability, a recipient of CR's 2007 second-highest rating for predicted short-term ownership satisfaction, a recipient of CR's 2007 second-highest accident avoidance rating by road test performance, a recipient of CR's 2007 highest crash protection rating, a best motor vehicle model by CR's 2007 Reliability Verdicts, and a top ten by the 2007 Reliability Index), up 7.6% to 18,659, and the non-hybrid Honda Accord family car (the 4-cylinder Accord with a 1999-2003 RPA of .96 and the V6 Accord with a 1999-2003 RPA of .90 and a CR 2007 Top Pick, a CR 2006 Top Pick, with the 2006 EX 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder editions All-Around Quick Picks, with the 2007 EX 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder editions Well-Rounded Quick Picks, and with quite a number of additional distinctions), up 5.4% to 31,105.
Honda's Hottest Sellers in December 2007 Honda Fit Honda Civic Hybrid Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Sedans Honda Civic Si Sedan Honda Civic GX Honda CR-V Honda Accord The above photos are of the 2008 models and the above links are to onsite review pages of the 2007 models. The Honda Fit, the Honda Civic hybrid, the Honda Civic sedans, the Honda Civic Si, the Honda CR-V, and the 4-cylinder Honda Accord are on the list of Best Cars and Trucks of 2008 by CR Reliability-Verdict History for the 5 Most-Recent Model Years. Also, the 2008 Honda Accord is likely the best looking sedan - family or luxury - in the new car market.
Through December 2007, the Honda Odyssey minivan outsold the Toyota Sienna by 34,884 vehicles, or 25.2%, and the Honda CR-V small sport-utility vehicle outsold the Toyota RAV4 by 46,408 vehicles, or 26.9%. Both of the latter two have solid reliability histories; the Honda CR-V has a 1999-2003 RPA of .96 and a CR 2007 and 2008 predicted short-term reliability in the highest category and the Toyota RAV4 has a 1999-2003 RPA of .97 (4-cylinder) and a CR 2007 and 2008 (4-cylinder) predicted short-term reliability in the highest category. Also, both the 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CR-V are on the list of Best Cars and Trucks of 2008 by CR Reliability-Verdict History for the 5 Most-Recent Model Years. With regard to the reliability of the minivans, neither the Honda Odyssey nor the Toyota Sienna have fared well recently relative to other Honda and Toyota products (although the 2008 Toyota Sienna has a predicted short-term reliability in CR's highest category per CR's website and in CR's second-highest category per its publication Cars: Best and Worst for '08), but have fared excellently relative to Big Three alternatives.
Subaru division of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., with a 1999-2003 RPA of .77, saw its December 2007 U.S. auto sales fall 9%.
Nissan Motor Company, with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of .70, saw its December 2007 U.S. auto sales fall 2%. Its car sales fell a fraction of one percent and its light truck sales fell 5%. Sales by its luxury Infiniti division, with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of .81, fell 3%; sales of Infiniti cars fell 9%, but sales of Infiniti SUVs rose 14%.
Mazda Motor Corporation, with a 1999-2003 RPA of .66, saw its December 2007 U.S. auto sales soar 25% to a new December record.
Overall, the December 2007 U.S. sales by the auto manufacturers of higher quality products were rather good. December sales by the Reliable Two held rather steady and Mazda sales soared 25%.
At the other end of the quality spectrum, General Motors Corporation, with a 1999-2003 RPA of .31 and with the distinction of again being the dominant manufacturer on both CR's 2008 least reliable list and CR's 2008 least satisfying list, saw December 2007 U.S. unit sales of its domestic lines fall 4%, despite very hefty sales incentives. Nearly all of GM's lines suffered sales declines - Hummer, down 23.0%, Saab (not a domestic line), down 22.3%, Saturn, down 12.0%, Buick, down 9.9%, Pontiac, down 7.8%, Cadillac, down 5.6%, and Chevrolet, down 4.5%. GM's 2007 U.S. unit sales of its domestic lines fell 6%.
The following chart depicts the percentage of models, with a CR Reliability-Verdict history of one or more model years, that are among the Worst of 2008, for each of the lines of General Motors.
Those models by General Motors Corporation that are among the Worst of 2008 and that had a unit sales drop of 10% or more in December 2007 are given below.
Table of GM's Worst Cars and Trucks of 2008 That Experienced a Sales Plunge of 10% or More in December 2007 Model General Motors' GMC Envoy 6-cylinder General Motors' Pontiac Grand Prix General Motors' Chevrolet Impala V6 General Motors' Chevrolet Tahoe General Motors' GMC Yukon General Motors' Cadillac DTS General Motors' Cadillac Escalade (except EXT) General Motors' Chevrolet Suburban 1500 General Motors' Yukon XL 1500 General Motors' Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 General Motors' Chevrolet Equinox General Motors' Saab 9-3 General Motors' Hummer H2 General Motors' Chevrolet Colorado 4-wheel-drive General Motors' GMC Canyon 4-wheel-drive General Motors' Hummer H3 General Motors' Saturn Sky Chrysler LLC, with a 1999-2003 RPA of .38, saw its December 2007 U.S. auto sales rise 1%, with hefty incentives. Its 2007 sales were down 3%.
The following chart depicts the percentage of models, with a CR Reliability-Verdict history of one or more model years, that are among the Worst of 2008, for each of the lines of Chrysler.
Ford Motor Company, with a 1999-2003 RPA of .50, saw its December 2007 U.S. unit sales of its domestic lines plunge 9%, despite hefty incentives. Its 2007 U.S. unit sales of its domestic lines are down 12%.
The 2007 U.S. market shares of the Reliable Two, the Big Three, Nissan, and Hyundai at the end of December were unchanged from those at the end of November, save that GM's fell a notch. The following table provides the 2007 U.S. market shares, as well as historical shares and the estimated natural market shares, of this group of seven.
Table II: Fractional Shares of the U.S. New Passenger Vehicle Market for the Reliable Two, Nissan, Hyundai, and the Big Three for Years 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, and Year-to-Date 2007, Estimates of Natural Market Shares, Distances to Natural Market Shares, and Distances Traversed from 1993
Manu- facturer 1993
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006 2007 Estimate of Natural Market Share* Remaining Distance to Natural Market Share Distance Traversed from 1993 Toyota .07 .07 .08 .09 .10 .11 .13 .15 .16 .23 .07 .09 Honda .05 .05 .06 .06 .07 .08 .09 .09 .10 .14 .04 .05 Nissan N/A N/A N/A N/A .04 .05 .06 .06 .07 .16 .09 N/A Hyundai N/A N/A N/A N/A .02 .02 .03 .03 .03 .05 .02 N/A GM .34 .33 .31 .29 .28 .28 .26 .24 .23 .04 -.19 -.11 Ford .26 .26 .25 .24 .23 .19 .17 .16 .15 .07 -.08 -.11 Chrysler .15 .15 .15 .16 .16 .13 .14 .13 .13 .00 -.13 -.02 *The Estimate of Natural Market Share for each manufacturer, save Hyundai, is the fractional share of new registrations of passenger vehicles in New Zealand in 1996. New Zealand was chosen in order to remove from the decision-making process, or at least reduce the influence of, such factors as old name recognition, repetitive buying patterns, and normatively motivated attitudes. The intent was to obtain an estimate as to what share each manufacturer would be able to attain in an environment of rational decision-making, as best each individual is able. The year 1996 was chosen as it is the most recent year in American Automobile Manufacturers Association's 1998 edition of World Motor Vehicle Facts. Hyundai's Natural Market Share Estimate is based on (1) its 1996-2000 Reliability Percentrank average relative to GM's and (2) its product prices relative to those of GM. A different method of estimating the Natural Market Share of Hyundai is used as its reliability has notably improved since the late 1980s, but still does not significantly differ from GM's.
GM's market share is that without the sales by its Saab division, Ford's market share is that without the sales by its Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo divisions, and Hyundai's market share is that without the sales by its Kia division.
Note that Ford has made good progress toward its natural market share estimate, while GM and Chrysler are laggards.
The following charts help depict the U.S. consumers' historical gait to quality and out of Big Three products.
In the Hyundai vs. General Motors war, Hyundai (1999-2003 RPA of .41) very solidly clobbered GM (1999-2003 RPA of .31) in December 2007; Hyundai's sales soared 24% as GM's fell 4%.
U.S. December 2007 auto sales by Saab, a European subsidiary of General Motors with a 1999-2003 RPA of .26, fell 22% (likely no incentives here) and sales by Volvo, a European subsidiary of Ford with a 1999-2003 RPA of .21, rose 10%. For 2007, Saab sales were down 10% and Volvo sales were down 8%.
The New York Times reported earlier this year, per Detroit News, that Ford Motor Company would try to dump its Jaguar and Land Rover divisions by the end of October and its Volvo division by the end of the year. If true, Ford flunked both.
In the niche markets, Porsche December 2007 U.S. auto sales rose 1%, BMW sales fell 2%, and Mercedes-Benz sales fell 3%. Old line European nobility did not do well in the U.S. in December.
The following table summarizes December U.S. sales and percentage changes, 2007 U.S. sales and percentage changes, and the 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank averages, where available.
Manufacturers in Descending Order of Reliability Percentrank Average with December 2007 Unit Sales in the U.S. and Daily-Selling-Rate Percentage Changes and Calendar Year 2007 Unit Sales in the U.S. and Daily-Selling-Rate Percentage Changes Manufacturer December Unit Sales December Percent-age Change of Unit Sales from the Same Month of the Previous Year 2007 Unit Sales 2007 Percent-age Change of Unit Sales from the Previous Year 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average UCS's 2007 Global Warming Score Vehicle Type Toyota Motor Corporation 224,399 -1.7% 2,620,825 2.7% .89 86 Cars 121,581 -1.7% 1,513,985 3.5% N/A N/A SUVs, minivans and pickup trucks 102,818 -1.8% 1,106,840 1.7% N/A N/A Honda Motor Company 131,792 0.0% 1,551,542
