US Car Production By Make : 1990-99

The first US assembled Subaru, the Legacy

The 1990's were a continuation of the previous decade, with US car makers losing production volume as the Japanese companies moved in. The truck/SUV side of the industry was roaring ahead and profits were better there too. That is where the US automakers were heading, increasingly leaving the car side to foreign brands. So production numbers are not as bad as they look if you factor in the swing away from the traditional car.

Honda moved to third and Toyota fourth, with Chrysler now fifth. Nissan was one brand going the other way, with production shifting to Mexico, another trend to affect car making numbers in the USA. VW made all its cars south of the border.

Below numbers are in thousands so three zeros need to be added.

Yr	GM	Ford	Hon	Toy	Chry	Nis	Mit	Sub	Maz	BMW	Total
90	2,613	1,389	435	322	717	96	64	32	91	-	5,759
91	2,909	1,645	451	299	703	134	82	58	91	-	6,372
92	2,466	1,334	458	346	582	171	83	58	89	-	5,587
93	2,457	1,593	404	356	533	292	98	47	116	-	5,896
94	2,720	1,661	499	390	583	313	122	54	133	-	6,475
95	2,513	1,396	552	517	597	333	116	81	99	12	6,216
96	2,198	1,426	634	545	529	278	122	99	96	51	5,978
97	2,258	1,290	648	554	452	280	110	102	91	62	5,847
98	1,985	1,211	695	539	434	223	97	104	94	55	5,437
99	2,151	1,225	686	517	432	168	119	93	87	48	5,526