Decline of Cars
GM, Ford, Mitsubishi, Subaru are all companies that publicly say car sales continue to plummet while trucks, SUVs, and crossovers rise. In Oct of 2018, Subaru release this chart. Overall sales are up, but sports cars BRZ and WRX are down. Sedans/hatchback Impreza and Legacy are down. Carline Oct-18 Oct-17 % Chg Oct-18 Oct-17 % Chg MTD MTD MTD YTD YTD YTD Forester 15,981 13,430 19.0% 137,905 145,460 -5.2% Impreza 5,499 6,733 -18.3% 65,039 71,322 -8.8% WRX/STI 2,277 2,416 -5.8% 24,234 26,572 -8.8% Ascent 6,008 0 0.0% 22,588 0 0.0% Legacy 2,752 4,538 -39.4% 33,832 41,999 -19.5% Outback 11,574 15,786 -26.7% 149,566 156,277 -4.3% BRZ 254 271 -6.3% 3,184 3,578 -11.0% Crosstrek 11,049 10,871 1.6% 122,464 87,685 39.7% TOTAL 55,394 54,045 2.5% 558,812 532,893 4.9% Ford's passenger car segment sales are down 14.5% throug