FACTBOX-Key facts about January auto sales

Fri Feb 1, 2008 7:46pm EST
 
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(Reuters) - U.S. January auto sales fell 4.4 percent from a year earlier, according to data from auto manufacturers on Friday. The following are highlights from the largest carmakers in the U.S. market.

Overall industry

* Total light vehicle sales -- 1.04 million units.

General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)

* Light vehicle sales rose 2.6 percent (250,926 units)

* Inventories at month-end: just over 904,000 units

* Cars/trucks: Cars up 0.2 percent/light trucks up 4.3 percent

* Retail sales: Retail rose 11.2 percent

* Market share: 23.9 percent  Continued...

 

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