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Fiat's Chrysler and Asian Players Are Leading The Car Market Comeback

Forbes -- Five months into 2012, one thing is clear: cars are in the American auto industry driver’s seat. Through April, car sales have accounted for 53.2 percent of the American market, a 2.1 percentage point gain over 2011, according to statistics compiled by Autodata, Inc.

What’s fascinating about the numbers is who’s winning and who’s lagging behind. Among the 10 top American car market players, there are three big winners from Europe and Asia, some small Japanese companies making an unexpected push, and major American names who aren’t keeping pace with the market’s shift in mix.

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Submitted May 14, 2012 By: Mudsprings

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BobBG All-Star Author Albany Posts:822 Points:811,725 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 8:52:38 PM Ignore BobBG Report Abuse It's amazing that Chrysler can be doing well despite not having an entry in the compact market.
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72_Monte Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,780 Points:1,998,410 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 6:54:36 AM Ignore 72_Monte Report Abuse Putting 'Fiat's Chrysler' & Toyota in the same sentence is like compairing apples to rocks.
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,391 Points:760,245 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 6:25:18 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse Good for Chrysler.
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,786 Points:1,557,085 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 6:17:54 AM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse Well, it won't be Pontiac.
chas_3rd Rookie Author Detroit Posts:17 Points:8,565 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 6:00:06 AM Ignore chas_3rd Report Abuse "Five months into 2012, one thing is clear: cars are in the American auto industry driver’s seat." Huh? "Through April, car sales have accounted for 53.2 percent of the American market" . . What ? Clear as mud . "cars in the auto industry drivers seat" k ? "53.2 % of" WTF ? [Edited by: chas_3rd at 5/14/2012 7:01:02 AM EST]
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KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,417 Points:533,250 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 5:22:34 AM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse Interesting article.
StArrow68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,268 Points:1,363,190 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 3:37:37 AM Ignore StArrow68 Report Abuse Interesting look at about 1/2 of vehicle sales but without totals it really misses in communicating the health of the industry.
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Saturn93 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:7,292 Points:1,640,885 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:51:54 AM Ignore Saturn93 Report Abuse American car buyers are now supporting some "new" foreign auto companies, like Fiat (a.k.a. Chrysler).
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oldhillbillyAZ Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,355 Points:670,010 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:48:33 AM Ignore oldhillbillyAZ Report Abuse RAE344 said: I place the blame squarely on our president and his mis guided/ timed energy policy. It just rained and now I've got weeds... "It's the president's fault... I'm sure of it !!! If you build what people wants... They'll buy it !!!! If you build what "YOU" want to sell... Well maybe not !!!
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TRAIN RIDER Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:9,087 Points:2,758,795 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:43:19 AM Ignore TRAIN RIDER Report Abuse It looks like the best cars are winning.
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Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,328 Points:2,145,125 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:36:09 AM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On May 13, 2012 11:40:25 PM, TIGERPAW46 wrote: >Meanwhile Chevy & Chrysler are now owned by Foreign companies. What foreign company owns Chevrolet? Chevrolet is Government Motors (OUR Government).
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BobD2009 Champion Author Long Island Posts:6,999 Points:1,241,735 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:28:33 AM Ignore BobD2009 Report Abuse The two biggest automotive lemons ever are Chrysler and Fiat in that order.
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:14,924 Points:1,593,175 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:28:26 AM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse Great story..... for the Car and Driver website.
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LuthierKS Champion Author Wichita Posts:3,758 Points:731,880 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:20:28 AM Ignore LuthierKS Report Abuse I assume everyone understands that this is not because the U.S. auto industry is going gangbusters. This is because the rest of our industries are in a recession, so the auto industry statistics look good by comparison.
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dave1745 Champion Author Gary Posts:1,262 Points:739,875 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:15:03 AM Ignore dave1745 Report Abuse it's all cyclical... just like gas prices
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alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:7,495 Points:1,558,725 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:08:26 AM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Fiat is much better than it was during the 1970s.
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,990 Points:1,782,360 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:08:25 AM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse Some of the changes are interesting, like the raise for Chrysler and Toyota, as well as the fall of Honda in auto sales. Of course, some of these changes are less than 5% in sales, which may not be a very much.
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RAE344 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:3,069 Points:662,495 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 14, 2012 12:07:46 AM Ignore RAE344 Report Abuse I place the blame squarely on our president and his mis guided/ timed energy policy.
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