September 2008: Nobody Wins Edition

We're not waiting for Suzuki to reveal its September 2008 sales results any longer, as it is highly unlikely that the little Japanese brand will arise as the only brand/automaker to post positive numbers this month. Take a good look below, as it's the first time since we started publishing sales data back in mid-2006 that every single brand and automaker is in the red. It doesn't matter how you slice it, whether you look at the change in volume from Sept. 2007 to Sept. 2008 or if you consider the change in the Daily Sales Rate. Everyone is down.

For the record, we suppose Audi is this month's Biggest Winner with a sales drop of just 5.4%, while HUMMER is again our Biggest Loser with a 54.8% fall in sales. You can peruse the rest of the carnage below for yourself.

BY THE NUMBERS - September 2008
Brand	Vol. % Change	Total Sales 9/08	Total Sales 9/07	DSR % Change	Daily Avg. 9/08	Daily Avg. 9/07
Acura	-30.4%	9,997	14,369	-27.5%	417	515
Audi	-5.4%	7,584	8,020	-1.5%	316	321
BMW	-29.5%	14,744	20,901	-26.5%	614	836
Buick	-20.5%	14,121	17,754	-17.1%	588	710
Cadillac	-39.1%	12,432	20,398	-36.5	518	816
Chevrolet	-11.2%	172,803	194,637	-7.5%	7,200	7,785
Chrysler	-39.6%	23,346	38,668	-37.1%	973	1,547
Dodge	-25.2%	62,572	83,671	-22.1%	2,607	3,347
Ford	-33.8%	102,685	155,037	-31%	4,279	6,201
GMC	-12.8%	39,029	44,754	-9.2%	1,626	1,790
Honda	-23.2%	86,629	112,831	-20%	3,610	4,513
HUMMER	-54.8%	2,298	5,080	-52.9%	96	203
Hyundai	-25.4%	24,765	33,214	-22.3%	1,032	1,329
Infiniti	-24.1%	7,779	10,250	-20.9%	324	410
Jeep	-42.8%	21,431	37,460	-40.4%	893	1,498
Kia	-27.8%	17,383	24,087	-24.8%	724	963
Lexus	-36.1%	16,045	25,113	-33.4	669	1,005
Lincoln	-22.5%	7,571	9,764	-19.2%	315	391
Mazda	-35.6%	16,169	25,098	-32.9%	674	1,004
Mercedes-Benz	-16.4%	18,779	22,459	-12.9%	782	898
Mercury	-43.2%	6,478	11,403	-40.1%	270	456
MINI	-6.7%	3,762	4,031	-2.8%	157	161
Mitsubishi	-39%	7,378	12,102	-36.5%	307	484
Nissan	-38.4%	51,786	84,019	-35.8%	2,158	3,361
Pontiac	-26.7%	23,324	31,817	-23.6%	972	1,273
Porsche	-44.8%	1,458	2,641	-42.5%	61	106
Saab	-27.2%	1,765	2,424	-24.2%	74	97
Saturn	-10.8%	18,528	20,776	-7.1%	772	831
Subaru	-11.9%	14,491	16,457	-8.3%	604	658
Suzuki	N/A
Toyota	-31.8%	128,215	187,929	-28.9%	5,342	7,517
Volkswagen	-9.4%	17,109	18,891	-5.7%	713	756
Volvo	-51.8%	4,054	8,408	-49.8%	169	336
COMPANIES
BMW Group	-25.8%	18,506	24,932	-22.7%	771	997
Chrysler LLC	-32.8%	107,349	159,799	-30%	4,473	6,392
FoMoCo	-34.6%	120,788	184,612	-31.8%	5,033	7,384
General Motors	-15.8%	284,300	337,640	-12.3%	11,846	13,506
Honda America	-24%	96,626	127,200	-20.9%	4,026	5,088
Nissan NA	-36.8%	59,565	94,269	-34.2%	2,482	3,771
Toyota Mo Co	-32.3%	144,260	213,042	-29.5%	6,011	8,522

September 2008 had 24 selling days versus 25 selling days for September 2007