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May 2005 U.S. Auto Sales Score Card

June 1, 2005; The AP reported May 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers.

The table compares sales in May 2005 with sales in May 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans and sport utility vehicles.

Results for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG do not include U.S. sales of their European brands: Saab, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz.

Percentages are based on the daily sales rate; there were 24 sales days last month and 26 sales days in May 2004, and 126 sales days for the first five months of 2005 and 128 days for the same period a year ago.

Total Industry

Month

Car: 692,806 vs. 745,350, up 1 percent

Truck: 806,373 vs. 884,400, down 1 percent

Big Three vehicle: 863,905 vs. 956,455, down 2 percent

Asian vehicle: 544,290 vs. 567,265, up 4 percent

European vehicle: 90,984 vs. 106,030, down 7 percent

Total vehicle: 1,499,179 vs. 1,629,750, down 0 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 3,189,425 vs. 3,170,092, up 2 percent

Truck: 3,702,447 vs. 3,793,000, down 1 percent

Big Three vehicle: 3,961,430 vs. 4,119,622, down 2 percent

Asian vehicle: 2,513,746 vs. 2,390,230, up 7 percent

European vehicle: 416,696 vs. 453,240, down 7 percent

Total vehicle: 6,891,872 vs. 6,963,092, up 1 percent

General Motors

Month

Car: 150,937 vs. 166,180, down 2 percent

Truck: 231,962 vs. 272,627, down 8 percent

Vehicle: 382,899 vs. 438,807, down 5 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 729,313 vs. 768,444, down 4 percent

Truck: 1,026,172 vs. 1,113,127, down 6 percent

Vehicle: 1,755,485 vs. 1,881,571, down 5 percent

Ford

Month

Car: 92,237 vs. 95,735, up 4 percent

Truck: 174,194 vs. 201,782, down 6 percent

Vehicle: 266,431 vs. 297,517, down 3 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 421,594 vs. 415,280, up 3 percent

Truck: 816,498 vs. 896,125, down 7 percent

Vehicle: 1,238,092 vs. 1,311,405, down 4 percent

DaimlerChrysler

Month

Car: 52,602 vs. 50,412, up 13 percent

Truck: 161,973 vs. 169,719, up 3 percent

Vehicle: 214,575 vs. 220,131, up 6 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 225,389 vs. 199,881, up 15 percent

Truck: 742,464 vs. 726,765, up 4 percent

Vehicle: 967,853 vs. 926,646, up 6 percent

Toyota

Month

Car: 116,271 vs. 110,762, up 14 percent

Truck: 85,222 vs. 91,658, up 1 percent

Vehicle: 201,493 vs. 202,420, up 8 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 525,036 vs. 437,778, up 22 percent

Truck: 394,159 vs. 396,493, up 1 percent

Vehicle: 919,195 vs. 834,271, up 12 percent

Honda

Month

Car: 70,137 vs. 93,887, down 19 percent

Truck: 52,032 vs. 49,306, up 14 percent

Vehicle: 122,169 vs. 143,193, down 8 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 324,783 vs. 354,939, down 7 percent

Truck: 241,165 vs. 214,984, up 14 percent

Vehicle: 565,948 vs. 569,923, up 1 percent

Nissan

Month

Car: 52,067 vs. 48,592, up 16 percent

Truck: 41,452 vs. 39,121, up 15 percent

Vehicle: 93,519 vs. 87,713, up 16 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 240,236 vs. 227,786, up 7 percent

Truck: 209,704 vs. 166,891, up 28 percent

Vehicle: 449,940 vs. 394,677, up 16 percent

Mazda

Month

Car: 21,133 vs. 18,589, up 23 percent

Truck: 5,524 vs. 8,959, down 33 percent

Vehicle: 26,657 vs. 27,548, up 5 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 85,132 vs. 81,029, up 7 percent

Truck: 27,793 vs. 32,545, down 13 percent

Vehicle: 112,925 vs. 113,574, up 1 percent

Mitsubishi

Month

Car: 8,253 vs. 11,491, down 22 percent

Truck: 3,127 vs. 4,880, down 31 percent

Vehicle: 11,380 vs. 16,371, down 25 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 39,377 vs. 62,357, down 36 percent

Truck: 15,755 vs. 27,144, down 41 percent

Vehicle: 55,132 vs. 89,501, down 37 percent

Isuzu

Month

Truck: 1,221 vs. 1,949, down 32 percent

Vehicle: 1,221 vs. 1,949, down 32 percent

Year-to-date

Truck: 6,307 vs. 12,012, down 47 percent

Vehicle: 6,307 vs. 12,012, down 47 percent

Hyundai

Month

Car: 26,416 vs. 30,412, down 6 percent

Truck: 14,000 vs. 9,925, up 53 percent

Vehicle: 40,416 vs. 40,337, up 9 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 127,907 vs. 119,578, up 9 percent

Truck: 53,479 vs. 44,097, up 23 percent

Vehicle: 181,386 vs. 163,675, up 13 percent

Subaru

Month

Car: 10,412 vs. 9,004, up 25 percent

Truck: 4,063 vs. 5,267, down 16 percent

Vehicle: 14,475 vs. 14,271, up 10 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 46,601 vs. 45,261, up 5 percent

Truck: 25,756 vs. 26,749, down 2 percent

Vehicle: 72,357 vs. 72,010, up 2 percent

Suzuki

Month

Car: 6,236 vs. 5,502, up 23 percent

Truck: 1,221 vs. 2,518, down 47 percent

Vehicle: 7,457 vs. 8,020, up 1 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 22,361 vs. 20,753, up 9 percent

Truck: 12,204 vs. 11,569, up 7 percent

Vehicle: 34,565 vs. 32,322, up 9 percent

Kia

Month

Car: 12,268 vs. 15,031, down 12 percent

Truck: 13,235 vs. 10,412, up 38 percent

Vehicle: 25,503 vs. 25,443, up 9 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 64,229 vs. 61,943, up 5 percent

Truck: 51,762 vs. 46,322, up 14 percent

Vehicle: 115,991 vs. 108,265, up 9 percent

Volkswagen

Month

Car: 14,986 vs. 26,260, down 38 percent

Truck: 1,311 vs. 1,812, down 22 percent

Vehicle: 16,297 vs. 28,072, down 37 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 70,645 vs. 92,260, down 22 percent

Truck: 6,988 vs. 11,422, down 38 percent

Vehicle: 77,633 vs. 103,682, down 24 percent

BMW

Month

Car: 21,622 vs. 22,740, up 3 percent

Truck: 5,304 vs. 5,047, up 14 percent

Vehicle: 26,926 vs. 27,787, up 5 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 91,513 vs. 94,818, down 2 percent

Truck: 26,331 vs. 20,925, up 28 percent

Vehicle: 117,844 vs. 115,743, up 3 percent

Volvo

Month

Car: 7,900 vs. 8,258, up 4 percent

Truck: 2,898 vs. 3,559, down 12 percent

Vehicle: 10,798 vs. 11,817, down 1 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 39,029 vs. 40,839, down 3 percent

Truck: 14,646 vs. 15,133, down 2 percent

Vehicle: 53,675 vs. 55,972, down 3 percent

Mercedes-Benz

Month

Car: 14,365 vs. 16,048, down 3 percent

Truck: 3,446 vs. 2,093, up 78 percent

Vehicle: 17,811 vs. 18,141, up 6 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 69,064 vs. 75,195, down 7 percent

Truck: 11,328 vs. 10,498, up 10 percent

Vehicle: 80,392 vs. 85,693, down 5 percent

Saab

Month

Car: 3,789 vs. 3,861, up 6 percent

Vehicle: 3,836 vs. 3,861, up 8 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 14,307 vs. 15,385, down 6 percent

Vehicle: 14,354 vs. 15,385, down 5 percent

Jaguar

Month

Car: 2,697 vs. 4,444, down 34 percent

Vehicle: 2,697 vs. 4,444, down 34 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 14,274 vs. 19,787, down 27 percent

Vehicle: 14,274 vs. 19,787, down 27 percent

Audi

Month

Car: 6,455 vs. 6,874, up 2 percent

Vehicle: 6,455 vs. 6,874, up 2 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 30,492 vs. 31,023, down 0 percent

Vehicle: 30,492 vs. 31,023, down 0 percent

Land Rover

Month

Truck: 2,873 vs. 2,394, up 30 percent

Vehicle: 2,873 vs. 2,394, up 30 percent

Year-to-date

Truck: 14,457 vs. 13,054, up 13 percent

Vehicle: 14,457 vs. 13,054, up 13 percent

Porsche

Month

Car: 2,023 vs. 1,268, up 73 percent

Truck: 1,268 vs. 1,372, up 0 percent

Vehicle: 3,291 vs. 2,640, up 35 percent

Year-to-date

Car: 8,143 vs. 5,756, up 44 percent

Truck: 5,432 vs. 7,145, down 23 percent

Vehicle: 13,575 vs. 12,901, up 7 percent