Automotive News - January 14, 2008 - 17

JANUARY 14, 2008 • 17 Inventory – U.S. car and light-truck, on January 1 Days supply Inventory Jan. 1 units 2008 Days supply Dec. 1 2007 Days supply Inventory Jan. 1 units 2008 Days supply Dec. 1 2007 Vehicles are domestic unless noted. Days supply Inventory Jan. 1 units 2008 Days supply Dec. 1 2007 Stockpiles by brand Days supply on Jan. 1, 2008 Smallest 1. Mini† 2. BMW division† 3. Lexus† 4. Porsche† 5. Mercedes-Benz† 13 20 21 35 38 206 125 121 89 87 BMW div. car (D/I) 19,300 BMW div. trk. (D/I) 4,300 Total BMW division (D/I) 23,600 Mini Cooper car (I) 1,800 BMW† 25,400 300 25,100 Crossfire (I) 900 PT Cruiser 14,300 Sebring 18,900 Chrysler Div. car (D) 58,300 Chrysler Div. car (I) 900 Total Chrysler Div. car 59,200 Aspen 5,400 Pacifica 9,300 Town & Country 21,900 Total Chrysler Div. trk. 36,500 Total Chrysler Division .. 95,800 Avenger 13,900 Caliber 18,800 Charger 17,100 Magnum 2,600 Viper 100 Total Dodge car 52,500 Caravan 21,900 Dakota 12,500 Durango 8,000 Nitro 18,200 Ram 108,500 Sprinter 5,000 Total Dodge trk. 174,000 Total Dodge 226,600 Commander 14,700 Compass 8,900 Grand Cherokee 29,600 Liberty 21,900 Patriot 16,000 Wrangler 25,000 Total Jeep trk. 116,100 Chrysler LLC car (D) 110,900 Chrysler LLC car (I) 900 Chrysler LLC car 111,800 Chrysler LLC trk. 326,600 CHRYSLER LLC 438,400 Crown Victoria 7,400 Five Hundred 300 Focus 41,500 Fusion 30,300 Mustang 36,400 Taurus (new) 17,800 Total Ford div. car 133,700 E series/Club Wagon 2,300 E series van 22,600 Edge 30,700 Escape 31,400 Expedition 21,500 Explorer 28,800 F series 168,200 Freestyle 300 Ranger 18,500 Taurus X 9,100 Total Ford div. trk. 333,400 Total Ford division 467,100 Jaguar car (I) 3,800 Land Rover trk. (I) 11,100 Town Car 700 MKZ/Zephyr 10,000 Total Lincoln car 10,700 Mark LT 1,300 MKX 7,800 Navigator 4,800 Total Lincoln trk. 13,900 Total Lincoln 24,600 Grand Marquis 8,500 Milan 9,900 Montego 300 Sable (new) 6,800 Total Mercury car 25,500 Mariner 7,100 Mountaineer 4,200 Total Mercury trk. 11,300 Total Mercury 36,800 30 series (I) 1,600 40 series (I) 2,400 50 series (I) 500 60 series (I) 2,800 70 series (I) 5,600 80 series (I) 3,100 Total Volvo car (I) 16,100 Volvo trk. XC90 (I) 5,700 Total Volvo (I) 21,800 Ford Motor Co. car (D) 169,900 Ford Motor Co. car (I) .. 19,900 Ford Motor Co. car 189,800 Ford Motor Co. trk. (D) 358,600 Ford Motor Co. trk. (I) .. 16,800 Ford Motor Co. trk. 375,400 FORD MOTOR CO.† 565,200 LaCrosse 10,600 Lucerne 20,400 Total Buick car 31,000 Enclave 4,800 Rainier 100 Rendezvous – Terraza 500 Total Buick trk. 5,400 Total Buick 36,400 CTS 4,300 DTS 6,800 STS 4,100 XLR 400 Total Cadillac car 15,600 22 16 20 13 20 66 125 38 53 52 125 53 46 120 40 49 51 44 55 40 30 63 45 27 113 83 64 88 78 67 60 66 71 65 57 84 72 67 49 125 49 64 60 43 81 77 58 114 73 74 18 51 58 61 74 69 79 89 86 51 69 70 65 59 94 82 83 61 53 54 54 64 54 88 108 128 78 83 57 71 76 113 55 76 50 69 111 70 44 61 75 69 75 68 53 67 70 78 91 86 26 17 3 80 28 66 16 42 46 79 30 30 21 28 18 27 58 135 56 61 59 135 59 93 67 49 57 58 40 77 42 32 110 48 50 96 69 98 120 90 94 77 97 104 94 79 113 74 90 53 135 53 86 75 33 108 77 77 127 130 85 41 67 70 64 103 102 100 83 101 107 89 88 110 63 46 107 98 83 66 84 73 82 47 83 96 166 74 91 81 86 78 95 42 59 25 70 112 59 70 62 84 67 82 88 65 87 85 109 91 97 31 64 30 125 34 78 26 55 61 99 42 Escalade 8,200 Escalade ESV 3,400 Escalade EXT 2,100 SRX 5,300 Total Cadillac trk. 19,000 Total Cadillac 34,500 Aveo (I) 15,900 Cobalt 36,700 Corvette 8,700 HHR 23,400 Impala 36,000 Malibu 14,500 Monte Carlo 600 Chevrolet car (D) 119,900 Chevrolet car (I) 15,900 Total Chevrolet car 135,800 Avalanche 17,500 Colorado 23,900 Equinox 22,100 Express/G van 24,900 Silverado 220,800 SSR – Suburban 21,100 Tahoe 36,500 TrailBlazer 23,700 Uplander 3,500 Total Chevrolet trk. 394,000 Total Chevrolet 529,800 Acadia 16,200 Canyon 7,900 Envoy 8,400 Savana/G van 6,500 Sierra 79,900 Yukon 17,400 Yukon XL 9,300 Total GMC trk. 145,600 H1 – H2 2,600 H3 10,300 Total Hummer trk. 12,900 G5 7,800 G6 35,000 Grand Prix 8,100 GTO (I) – Solstice 8,700 Vibe 9,600 Pontiac car (D) 69,100 Pontiac car (I) – Total Pontiac car 69,100 Montana SV6 – Torrent 8,000 Total Pontiac trk. 8,000 Total Pontiac (D) 77,100 Total Pontiac (I) – Total Pontiac 77,100 Saab car (I) 6,000 Saab truck 1,800 Total Saab 7,900 Astra (I) 15,100 Aura – Ion 300 Sky 3,600 Saturn car (D) 3,900 Saturn car (I) 15,100 Total Saturn car 19,000 Outlook 11,900 Relay 100 Vue 21,100 Total Saturn trk. 33,100 Total Saturn (D) 37,000 Total Saturn (I) 15,100 Total Saturn 52,100 GM car (D) 239,500 GM car (I) 37,000 GM car 276,500 GM trk. 619,800 GENERAL MOTORS† 896,300 RL (I) 1,500 TL 13,000 TSX (I) 7,500 Acura car (D) 13,000 Acura car (I) 9,000 Total Acura car 22,000 MDX 7,000 RDX 5,000 Total Acura trk. 12,000 Total Acura 34,000 Accord (D) 45,000 Accord (I) 17,000 Total Accord 62,000 Civic (D) 45,000 Civic (I) 5,000 Total Civic 50,000 Fit (I) 8,000 S2000 (I) 4,000 Honda Div. car (D) 90,000 Honda Div. car (I) 34,000 Total Honda Div. car 124,000 CR-V (D) 4,000 CR-V (I) 13,000 Total CR-V 17,000 Element 11,000 Odyssey 25,000 Pilot 30,000 Ridgeline 20,000 Honda Div. trk. (D) 90,000 Honda Div. trk. (I) 13,000 Total Honda Div. trk. ..103,000 Total Honda Div. 227,000 Am. Honda car (D) 103,000 Am. Honda car (I) 43,000 Am. Honda car 146,000 Am. Honda trk. (D) 102,000 Am. Honda trk. (I) 13,000 Am. Honda trk. 115,000 AMERICAN HONDA 261,000 63 57 89 56 62 42 65 54 78 63 53 31 41 52 65 53 89 115 74 58 107 87 81 84 51 22 87 75 57 143 55 83 105 88 66 87 364 60 64 63 81 53 60 60 176 75 65 60 65 44 85 85 66 60 66 73 81 75 – – 10 147 15 – 74 98 48 66 74 53 – 74 53 113 57 83 73 68 56 68 56 68 61 31 57 38 50 48 63 52 49 40 48 41 495 49 57 51 30 22 24 99 44 75 145 66 22 53 52 49 59 52 61 22 51 51 90 81 109 109 95 60 91 72 92 89 57 46 49 65 91 67 130 118 104 72 153 300 85 105 82 17 115 96 66 124 87 116 150 113 96 116 350 76 95 91 91 88 42 49 160 84 81 49 81 59 100 99 82 49 82 76 164 90 – 104 11 102 76 – 76 89 50 132 113 96 – 96 70 87 71 111 94 140 98 104 98 110 103 46 60 49 76 49 85 55 58 31 55 42 108 53 56 54 52 28 30 130 54 149 235 98 28 71 61 57 64 59 88 28 68 63 Hyundai div. car (D/I) .. 32,100 Hyundai div. trk. (D/I) .. 49,700 Total Hyundai div. (D/I)† 81,800 Kia car (I) 29,900 Kia trk. (I) 14,500 Total Kia (I)** 44,400 Hyundai-Kia car (D/I) 62,000 Hyundai-Kia trk. (D/I) 64,200 HYUNDAI-KIA 126,200 Ascender 1,400 Pickup i-280/i-350 2,500 ISUZU† 3,900 Mazda3 (I) 25,300 Mazda6 8,300 MX-5/Miata (I) 3,900 RX-8 (I) 1,600 Mazda car (D) 8,300 Mazda car (I) 30,800 Total Mazda car 39,100 B series 700 CX-7 (I) 10,700 CX-9 (I) 7,600 Mazda5 (I) 2,100 Tribute 4,300 Mazda trk. (D) 5,000 Mazda trk. (I) 20,400 Total Mazda trk. 25,400 MAZDA† 64,600 Mercedes-Benz car (I) .. 26,800 Mercedes-Benz trk. (D/I) 13,400 MERCEDES-BENZ USA† 40,100 Eclipse 7,400 Eclipse Spyder 2,600 Galant 4,700 Lancer (I) 6,200 Mitsubishi car (D) 14,700 Mitsubishi car (I) 6,200 Total Mitsubishi car 20,900 Endeavor 3,800 Montero (I) – Outlander (I) 3,400 Raider 400 Mitsubishi trk. (D) 4,200 Mitsubishi trk. (I) 3,400 Total Mitsubishi trk 7,600 MITSUBISHI 28,500 Infiniti car (I) 13,800 Infiniti trk. (D) 2,200 Infiniti trk. (I) 3,300 Total Infiniti trk. (D/I)†† 5,400 Total Infiniti (D/I)† 19,200 350Z (I) 6,500 Altima 57,600 Maxima 12,200 Sentra 31,900 Versa 25,500 Nissan Div. car (D) 127,000 Nissan Div. car (I) 6,500 Total Nissan Div. car 133,500 Armada 6,500 Frontier 18,200 Murano (I) 11,100 Pathfinder 16,300 Quest 5,600 Rogue (I) 12,700 Titan 19,900 Xterra 10,100 Nissan Div. trk. (D) 76,600 Nissan Div. trk. (I) 23,900 Total Nissan Div. trk. 100,500 Total Nissan Div. 234,000 Nissan N.A. car (D) 127,000 Nissan N.A. car (I) 20,300 Nissan N.A. car 147,400 Nissan N.A. trk. (D) 78,800 Nissan N.A. trk. (I) 27,100 Nissan N.A. trk. 105,900 NISSAN N.A. 253,300 Porsche car (I) 3,000 Porsche trk. (I) 900 PORSCHE† 3,900 Subaru car (D) 17,100 Subaru car (I) 23,800 Total Subaru car (D/I) 41,000 Total Subaru truck (D) 4,300 SUBARU† 45,200 Suzuki car (I) 12,400 Suzuki trk. (D/I) 12,700 SUZUKI† 25,100 Lexus car (I) 18,300 Lexus trk. (D/I) 10,200 Total Lexus (D/I) 28,500 Toyota/Scion car (D/I) ..164,400 Toyota trk. (D/I) 155,900 Total Toyota/Scion (D/I) 320,200 TOYOTA MOTOR SALES†..348,700 Audi car (I) 24,300 Audi trk. (I) 2,500 Total Audi (I)** 26,800 VW div. car (D/I) 89,200 VW div. trk. (I) 6,700 Total VW division (D/I) .. 95,900 VWoA 122,700 Total car 1,393,800 Total truck 1,854,800 TOTAL 3,248,500 25 94 46 60 34 48 35 67 47 181 223 206 70 45 131 134 45 77 67 116 80 64 34 81 85 65 68 67 37 41 38 199 332 121 103 175 103 146 144 156 75 32 110 75 91 125 40 43 36 39 40 129 59 78 120 107 78 129 80 64 100 69 88 75 53 108 67 87 59 78 79 78 51 73 85 55 75 74 48 18 35 56 66 62 76 63 72 114 89 24 18 21 42 46 44 40 91 42 82 120 143 121 109 55 66 61 37 101 61 68 32 49 49 66 56 65 135 103 77 40 131 133 40 83 68 115 87 71 59 90 92 77 80 72 46 51 47 210 144 61 80 110 80 100 95 175 92 35 75 92 83 94 45 42 48 46 45 113 81 63 87 120 86 113 87 86 117 75 110 69 39 105 70 97 54 83 85 86 55 80 94 53 80 80 58 21 41 61 88 74 85 75 86 134 105 31 31 31 45 57 50 48 80 40 73 125 128 125 106 63 84 74 Largest 1. Isuzu† 2. Mitsubishi 3. VW division 4. Suzuki† 5. GMC† †Dealer stock only Source: Automotive News Data Center Stockpiles by maker Days supply on Jan. 1, 2008 Smallest 1. BMW† 2. Porsche† 3. Mercedes-Benz USA† 4. Toyota Motor Sales† 5. Hyundai-Kia 20 35 38 40 47 206 125 109 89 74 Largest 1. Isuzu† 2. Mitsubishi 3. VWoA 4. Suzuki† 5. Nissan N.A. †Dealer stock only Source: Automotive News Data Center Domestics vs. imports Days supply on Jan. 1, 2008 As of Jan. 1 As of Dec. 1 Detroit 3 European Japanese Korean Total industry 69 55 53 47 61 87 61 61 56 74 Source: Automotive News Data Center Perspective Total industry days supply on Jan. 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 69 69 66 63 61 Source: Automotive News Data Center U.S. sales per franchise, December Make Car Truck Dec. Dec. 2007 2007 Total Dec. 2007 Total Nov. 2007 †
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