US Oct auto sales down 5.8% year on year
David Haydon
02-Nov-2016
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US sales of new vehicles in October decreased by 5.8% from the same month last year, according to research firm AutoData on Wednesday .
US Sales of New Autos
| 16-Oct | 15-Oct | YTD 2016 | YTD 2015 | |
| Passenger Cars | 526,462 | 618,035 | 5,949,217 | 6,527,932 |
| Light Trucks | 845,858 | 838,834 | 8,530,147 | 7,980,795 |
| Total | 1,372,320 | 1,456,869 | 14,479,364 | 14,508,727 |
October sales of light trucks inched upwards 0.8% year on year. Once again passenger cars sales dropped, this time reaching double digits of 14.8%.
Among the three major US automakers, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), General Motors and Ford all posted year-on-year losses of 10.3%, 1.7% and 11.9%, respectively.
Total US sales of new light vehicles year-to-date through October were down 0.2% compared with the same period last year.
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