April auto sales

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running at a rate of 3,527,383*3, or 10.6 million vehicle annual rate. The high is 15-16 million, and the low is 9 million.

April auto sales
U.S. light-vehicle sales totals, individual automaker results and market share for April compared with April 2009.
        April         2010
Maker         volume         % change
from 2009         % mkt
share         YTD
volume         % change
from 2009         YTD %
mkt share
GM         183,614         7.2%         18.7%         658,867         14%         18.7%
Ford         167,283         24.9%         17%         608,991         33.2%         17.3%
Toyota         157,439         24.4%         16%         543,125         11.7%         15.4%
Honda         113,697         12.5%         11.6%         370,109         11.5%         10.5%
Chrysler         95,703         24.8%         9.7%         329,918         1.9%         9.4%
Nissan         63,769         35.1%         6.5%         291,998         31.6%         8.3%
Hyundai         44,023         29.7%         4.5%         155,532         19.8%         4.4%
Volkswagen         32,596         39%         3.3%         112,567         37.7%         3.2%
Kia         30,036         17.3%         3.1%         106,733         12.9%         3%
Subaru         23,198         48.2%         2.4%         80,692         41.1%         2.3%
BMW         21,131         9%         2.2%         76,251         7.8%         2.2%
Mazda         18,935         17.3%         1.9%         74,876         7.1%         2.1%
Mercedes-Benz         18,234         23.9%         1.9%         68,820         24.9%         2.0%
Mitsubishi         3,932         0.3%         0.4%         17,555         -1.1%         0.5%
Jaguar/Land Rover         3,645         9.7%         0.4%         12,736         6.8%         0.4%
Suzuki         1,950         -23.3%         0.2%         7,611         -56.9%         0.2%
Porsche         1,748         -5.7%         0.2%         6,970         2.8%         0.2%
Smart         680         -49.4%         0.1%         2,077         -66.9%         0.1%
Saab         215         -75.9%         0%         956         -75%         0%
Maserati         186         72.2%         0%         580         63.4%         0%
Ferrari         117         0.9%         0%         419         4.5%         0%
TOTAL         982,131         19.8%         100%         3,527,383         16.7%         100%

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There are forecast that the annual rate reaching 12 million after Mar. sales. So this might be one of the reasons for the market down.

I am thinking the retail sales, home sales will continue the trend of "not up to expectation" in June report (of May sales). May is the 1st month that the home tax credit expires.