The month’s performance marked a 4.4% decline from year-ago’s 1,087,368 deliveries.
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With straggler BMW of North America LLC reporting in today, January’s U.S. light-vehicle sales tally is official at 1,039,798, Ward’s data shows.
The performance marked a 4.4% decline from year-ago’s 1,087,368, with both periods having the same number (25) of selling days. January’s results translated into a 15.18 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, well off year-ago’s 16.60 million.
Related document: U.S. Light Vehicle Sales - January 2008
BMW reported a 22.4% drop in demand during the month, at 16,935 vehicles. Car sales were off 23.1% and truck deliveries declined 19.1%.
