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% through July 2018 compared to the prior year 2017 -- and getting worse with July's 27.1% year-over-year decline.