Mid-June Vehicle Sales Down 3.6%: Sales of...

Mid-June Vehicle Sales Down 3.6%: Sales of North American-made cars and trucks for the period lagged 3.6% behind a lackluster performance in the year-ago period, the companies announced. Overall, domestic auto makers said they sold vehicles at an average daily rate of 37,962 during the June 11-20 period, compared to an average of 39,392 a day during the mid-June period last year. Car sales trailed by 4.5% and light truck sales lagged 2.2% for the period. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler said their mid-June sales dropped 6.8% to an average daily rate of 34,655 from an average 37,192 a day for mid-June last year. Sales of U.S.-made cars with Japanese company nameplates jumped 54.7% from a year earlier.

VEHICLE SALES

June 11-20 % change 1990 year to year GM* 153,659 -6.3 Ford* 106,389 -2.8 Chrysler* 51,849 -15.5 Honda U.S. 11,280 +61.7 Mazda U.S. 1,562 +36.8 Mitsubishi U.S. 1,492 +51.7 Nissan U.S.* 6,630 +13.5 Subaru U.S. 255 ** Toyota U.S. 7,936 +63.3 TOTAL 341,662 -3.6

* Includes light truck sales.

** Comparison not possible.

There were nine selling days in the selling period this year and eight days last year.