Winners and Losers
% change in sales among major brands from February 2011
February U.S. auto sales soared 16 percent over a strong year-ago period to the fastest selling rate in four years.
Winners | Feb. | Losers | Feb. | Winners | 2 mos. | Losers | 2 mos. | |||||||
1 | Chrysler Division | 114% | 1 | Mitsubishi | -31% | 1 | Chrysler Division | 100% | 1 | Cadillac | -28% | |||
2 | Smart | 59% | 2 | Cadillac | -27% | 2 | Smart | 50% | 2 | Mitsubishi | -25% | |||
3 | Jaguar | 48% | 3 | Buick | -11% | 3 | Mazda | 48% | 3 | Buick | -17% | |||
3 | Suzuki | 48% | 4 | Volkswagen division | 45% | 4 | Suzuki | -7% | ||||||
5 | Volkswagen division | 43% | 5 | Land Rover | 34% | 5 | GMC | -4% |