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At the half: N.A. truck productionby platform

Each issue of the Traverse City Dailyfeatures sales and production highlightsfor the first half of 2008

Tuesday: U.S. car sales by market classWednesday: U.S. truck sales by market classThursday: N.A. car production by platformToday: N.A. truck production by platform

2008 20076 mos. 6 mos. seg. seg. Pct.

2008 2007 share share chng.

2008 20076 mos. 6 mos. seg. seg. Pct.

2008 2007 share share chng.

1 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT;Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe;GMC Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL; Hummer H2 485,251 812,186 10.4 15.1 –40.3

2 Lexus RX350; Toyota Avalon, Camry,Camry Hybrid, Sienna, Solara† 422,189 406,759 9.1 7.5 3.8

3 Lincoln Mark LT; Ford F series 241,723 276,047 5.2 5.1 –12.44 Honda Civic, CSX, Element† 224,075 229,750 4.8 4.3 –2.55 Chrysler Pacifica, Town & County;

Dodge Grand Caravan; Volkswagen Routan 202,887 226,113 4.4 4.2 –10.36 Nissan Altima, Maxima, Quest† 199,281 193,452 4.3 3.6 3.07 Acura MDX; Honda Odyssey, Pilot 195,230 213,331 4.2 4.0 –8.58 Chrysler Sebring; Dodge Avenger, Journey† 162,637 126,851 3.5 2.4 28.29 Dodge Ram Pickup 162,125 210,228 3.5 3.9 –22.910 Ford F-series Heritage, F-series Super Duty,

F-series chassis 156,303 208,818 3.4 3.9 –25.111 Ford Escape; Mazda Tribute; Mercury Mariner 150,268 137,689 3.2 2.6 9.112 Dodge Caliber; Jeep Compass, Jeep Patriot† 149,071 179,647 3.2 3.3 –17.013 Toyota Sequoia, Tundra 139,959 129,532 3.0 2.4 8.014 Ford Edge; Lincoln MKX 105,750 121,553 2.3 2.3 –13.015 Toyota Tacoma 98,039 96,486 2.1 1.8 1.616 Nissan Frontier, Pathfinder, Pickup, Xterra 91,365 113,028 2.0 2.1 –19.217 Dodge Nitro; Jeep Liberty 90,547 123,517 1.9 2.3 –26.718 Mercedes-Benz GL class, M class, R class 89,323 82,131 1.9 1.5 8.819 Ford Econoline 86,595 100,950 1.9 1.9 –14.220 Chevrolet Equinox; Pontiac Torrent; Suzuki XL-7 83,869 87,262 1.8 1.6 –3.921 BMW X5, X6 81,642 59,534 1.8 1.1 37.122 Jeep Wrangler (new), Wrangler Unlimited 4-door 80,382 81,741 1.7 1.5 –1.723 Buick Enclave; GMC Acadia; Saturn Outlook 78,780 85,003 1.7 1.6 –7.324 Ford Explorer, Explorer Sport Trac;

Mercury Mountaineer 71,907 115,766 1.5 2.1 –37.9

25 Honda CR-V 71,285 19,892 1.5 0.4 258.4

26 Ford Five Hundred, Flex, Freestyle, Taurus (new),Taurus X; Lincoln MKS; Mercury Montego, Sable† 62,623 51,037 1.3 0.9 22.7

27 Chrysler Aspen; Dodge Dakota, Durango;Mitsubishi Raider 60,287 85,368 1.3 1.6 –29.4

28 Jeep Commander, Grand Cherokee 59,277 100,819 1.3 1.9 –41.2

29 Buick Terraza; Chevrolet Uplander,Pontiac Montana SV6; Saturn Relay 58,335 55,401 1.3 1.0 5.3

30 Chevrolet Colorado; GMC Canyon;Hummer H3; Isuzu i series 55,367 83,976 1.2 1.6 –34.1

31 Ford Ranger; Mazda B series 53,052 50,468 1.1 0.9 5.1

32 Chevrolet Captiva Sport‡; Saturn Vue 52,308 18,569 1.1 0.3 181.7

33 Chevrolet Express; GMC Savana 50,394 77,022 1.1 1.4 –34.6

34 Hyundai Santa Fe 49,840 65,442 1.1 1.2 –23.8

35 Buick Rainier; Chevrolet TrailBlazer;GMC Envoy; Isuzu Ascender; Saab 9-7X 47,547 107,208 1.0 2.0 –55.6

36 Ford Expedition; Lincoln Navigator 47,482 79,413 1.0 1.5 –40.2

37 Infiniti QX56; Nissan Armada, Titan 46,835 61,922 1.0 1.1 –24.4

38 Mitsubishi Endeavor, Galant† 24,270 23,701 0.5 0.4 2.4

39 Honda Ridgeline 16,427 29,711 0.4 0.6 –44.7

40 Acura RDX 13,695 10,860 0.3 0.2 26.1

41 Chevrolet Kodiak (medium); GMC W-4,Topkick (medium); Isuzu T series (medium) 12,307 20,637 0.3 0.4 –40.4

42 Subaru Tribeca 11,837 8,760 0.3 0.2 35.1

43 Dodge Sprinter van* 10,694 8,227 0.2 0.2 30.0

44 Volkswagen Medium truck‡ 988 831 – – 18.9

45 Saturn Vue (U.S. built) – 16,929 – 0.3 –

TOTAL PRODUCTION 4,654,048 5,393,567 100.0 100.0 –13.7

Note: A platform is typically defined as the basic structure of a vehicle. Different vehicles built off the same platform typically share several structural elements, such as the floorpan, door pillars and subframes.Based on vehicles assembled in the United States, Canada and Mexico. *Estimate †Platform builds cars and trucks ‡Not sold in the United States Source: Automotive News Data Center

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