In 2013, the U.S. car sales climbed by 8% and hit the six-year peak, Associated Press said on January 3. According to Bloomberg, during the year, 15.6 million automobiles were sold. General Motors retailed 18% of this amount, while Ford, Toyota, and Chrysler vended 16%, 14%, and 11% respectively.
The Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks were the most popular among the Americans as the carmakers managed to sell 760,000 and 480,000 correspondingly. Besides, 404,000 Toyota Camry mid-size cars found their owners in 2013.
Although that was rather successful year for the car manufacturers, the sales growth slackened off in December (only 1.4 million vehicles sold). Experts say that snowstorms striking the United States accounted for such a decline.
In 2007, auto sales in the Unites States posted 16.1 million units and then dropped sharply as the financial crisis arose. The most profitable year for the car manufacturing industry was 2000 when the Americans purchased 17.4 new automobiles in total.
