General Motors production fell dramaticallly in 2008, and forecasting firm IHS Global Insight projects 2009 GM production will come in below 2 million.
2008	3,258,413
2007	4,057,287
2006	4,393,816
2005	4,565,603
2004	4,991,989
2003	5,301,683
2002	5,507,902
2001	5,001,628
2000	5,631,771
1999	5,747,336
1998	4,979,860
1997	5,457,425
1996	4,956,004
1995	5,356,597
1994	5,329,958
1993	5,018,940
1992	4,617,467
1991	4,509,869
1990	4,977,728
1989	5,574,846
*1988	5,858,528
*1987	5,533,879
*1986	6,392,245
**1985	7,215,382
**1984	6,529,281
**1983	5,943,306
**1982	4,515,651
**1981	5,131,703
**1980	5,031,615
**1979	7,057,668
Production is built at GM owned plants and excludes production at Joint Ventures (CAMI/NUMMI)
2008-1989: includes US, Canada and Mexico
*1988-1986: Excludes truck production in Mexico
**1985-1979: Excludes Mexico production