Automotive Industry Overview

Quantity

Unit

Date

Source

Sales

Global Unit Sales, Cars & Light Trucks

53.15

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

GM

9.1

Mil.

2006

GM

Toyota

8.52

Mil.

2007*

Toyota

Ford

6.56

Mil.

2006

Ford

DaimlerChrysler¹

4.44

Mil.

2006

DaimlerChrysler

Honda

3.65

Mil.

2007*

Honda

U.S. New Car & Truck Sales

Cars & Light Trucks Sold, U.S.

15.9

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

Hybrids Sold, U.S.

254.5

Thous.

2006

R.L. Polk & Co.

Total Number of New-Car Dealerships, U.S., Jan. 1^st

21.2

Thous.

2006

NADA

Total Revenue: New-Car & Light Truck Dealers, U.S.

675

Bil. US$

2006

NADA

General Motors Market Share

24.1

%

2006

Ford

Ford Market Share

17.1

%

2006

Ford

Toyota Market Share

14.9

%

2006

Ford

DaimlerChrysler Market Share

14.0

%

2006

Ford

All Others

29.9

%

2006

Ford

Passenger Cars Sold by Selected Country/Region, Projected

Western Europe

14.45

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

Asia

13.78

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

China

5.06

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

Canada

1.65

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

Russia

1.86

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

India

1.13

Mil.

2007

Scotiabank

Operations and Transportation

Total Vehicles in Operation, Cars & Trucks, U.S.

244

Mil.

2006

NADA

Total Vehicles in Operation, Cars & Trucks, Global

806

Mil.

2007

PRE

Fuel used by Vehicles per Year, Global

260,000

Gallons

2007

PRE

Total Highway Miles Traveled, U.S.

300,000

Bil.

2007

PRE

* Fiscal year ending March 31.

NADA = National Automobile Dealers Association; PRE = Plunkett Research estimate.

Scotiabank = Projections by Scotia Economics, "Global Auto Report," July 2007

¹ DaimlerChrysler AG split into two firms during 2007: Daimler AG and Chrysler LLC

Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

Plunkett's Automobile Industry Almanac 2008

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