Paul M. Eldridge wrote:

> True, not a whole lot better, but compared to their North American
> counterparts, perhaps as good as can be expected. As of October 31st,
> the score card, year-to-date, is as follows:
>
> GM - down 20.4%
> Ford - down 18.6%
> Chrysler - down 25.9%
> Toyota - down 11.5%
> Honda - down 3.2%
> Nissan - down 6.2%
> Volkswagen - down 1.8%
> Mitsubishi - down 23.9%
> Mazda - down 7.5%
> Hyundai - down 7.8%
> BMW - down 4.8%
> Daimler AG - up 4.7%
> Subaru - up 2.1%
> Kai - down 5.3%

Sometimes it's not accurate to compare report figures. Different
manufactures are involved in differing market sectors. Subaru has a very
limited market. If you compare them against direct competitors of other
manufactures Subaru didn't do so well.