NEW YORK (Kyodo) New car sales by Toyota Motor Corp. in the United States fell 3.3 percent in November from a year earlier, but other major U.S. and Asian automakers all fared well, contributing to continued growth in overall sales, a U.S. research firm said Wednesday.
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Toyota sold 129,317 units in the reporting month, which cut its market share to 14.8 percent from 17.9 percent a year ago, according to Autodata Corp.
Overall new car sales continued increasing, up 16.9 percent to 873,323 units, amid the U.S. economic recovery.
The top Japanese automaker still appears to be suffering from the impact of massive worldwide recalls, though remaining the third-largest in the U.S. market behind General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co.
GM sold 168,670 units, up 12.2 percent, for a market share of 19.3 percent. Ford Motor's sales jumped 24.3 percent to 146,956 units with its market share standing at 16.8 percent.
The other Detroit Three maker, Chrysler LLC, saw sales climb 16.7 percent to 74,152 units, making it the fifth-biggest in the U.S. market with a share of 8.5 percent, behind Honda Motor Co., which sold 89,617 units, up 21.1 percent, for a market share of 10.3 percent.
The combined sales of the Detroit Three increased 17.4 percent to 389,778 units, commanding a 44.6 percent share of the U.S. new-car market in November, inching up from 44.5 percent a year earlier.
Among other carmakers, Nissan Motor Co. posted a 26.8 percent sales rise to 71,366 units. Sales grew 22.4 percent to 20,792 units at Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., and 7.4 percent to 15,304 units at Mazda Motor Corp.
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