Sales Sizzle
| 2 cars boosting Cadillac's 32% YTD sales increase | ||||
| ATS | 25,468 | (from 0 last year) | ||
| XTS | 21,157 | (from 4,650 last year) | ||
| Top-selling brands in August | Top selling automakers in August | |||
| Ford | 212,212 | GM | 275,847 | |
| Toyota | 194,047 | Toyota Motor Sales | 231,537 | |
| Chevrolet | 187,740 | Ford Motor Co. | 220,404 | |
| Notable segments | ||||
| Small crossovers | 36% | Large SUVs | 29% | |
| Luxury cars | 22% | Full-sized pickups | 19% | |
| Minivans | -4% | |||
DETROIT -- After four years of rapid growth for the auto industry, a top Toyota executive says sales are "starting to plateau" around a rate of 16 million units a year.
