US Car Production By Make : 2000-09

The Sonata assembled in Alabama, USA from 2005

Times were tough for US car production. The big economic downturn late in the decade sent volumes plummeting. Out of that sudden shift in 2009, Toyota became the largest car maker in the US, passing GM while Honda moved into third at the expense of Ford. Nissan and Hyundai were now ahead of Chrysler.

The three US car companies accounted for just over a third of total production in 2009, less than GM alone in 1999. The Big Three were still the major players in the truck and SUV arena though.

The figures are in thousands so three zeros need to be added.

Yr	Toy	GM	Hon	Ford	Niss	Hyun	Chry	Maz	Sub	Mit	BMW	Total
00	520	2,038	677	1,288	150	-	472	67	108	183	39	5,542
01	496	1,702	692	1,014	158	-	493	47	103	165	34	4,904
02	533	1,733	641	1,091	235	-	449	48	93	174	23	5,020
03	595	1,460	590	822	322	-	390	83	89	99	57	4,507
04	639	1,250	567	738	367	-	386	91	35	56	35	4,164
05	695	1,216	581	781	383	91	327	74	32	63	20	4,263
06	703	1,215	607	719	348	175	331	72	29	75	39	4,313
07	753	988	590	447	385	134	401	54	28	63	26	3,869
08	693	1,090	553	411	374	153	291	75	28	54	10	3,732
09	533	442	392	307	259	104	84	32	28	15	-	2,196