DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The following summarizes the U.S. vehicle-sales number for July for the major auto makers that reported data Tuesday. Figures in parentheses indicate a decrease in sales from the year-earlier period. COMPANY YR-ON-YR YR-ON-YR SALES CHANGE 2011 CHANGE General Motors (GM) 214,915 7.6% 1,476,548 15.3% Ford (F) 180,865 8.9% 1,253,579 11.8% Toyota (TM) 130,802 (22.7%) 943,590 (7.1%) Chrysler 112,026 20.1% 751,958 21.2% Nissan (NSANY) 84,601 2.7% 589,574 12.8% Honda (HMC) 80,502 (28.4%) 687,944 (2.6%) The following is a breakdown of the July sales numbers for the auto makers by type of vehicle. TRUCK/SUV CHANGE CARS CHANGE GM 134,840 7.4% 80,075 8.2% Ford 120,178 11.9% 60,687 3.4% Toyota 62,740 (14.3%) 68,062 (29.1%) Chrysler 84,266 17.7% 27,760 27.8% Nissan 32,152 3.7% 52,449 2.2% Honda 38,181 (25.6%) 42,321 (30.8%)
