Perspective
How the past 5 Septembers rank for U.S. light-vehicle sales
| 1. 2012 | 1,188,961 |
| 2. 2013 | 1,137,206 |
| 3. 2011 | 1,053,815 |
| 4. 2010 | 959,008 |
| 5. 2009 | 746,087 |
In 2007, the auto industry's last good year before the recession, General Motors outsold Ford Motor Co. in the United States by more than 105,000 units a month on average.
