After several months of recovery , the U.S. market calms down in May, with a decline of 3.7%, dragged down to the Japanese brands. Hyundai- Kia makes a spectacular breakthrough in May, edging closer to Toyota, which in turn is go through Chrysler …

After months of delay, the problems of the industry automobile Japan can be felt clearly, now that stocks are beginning to seriously decline. Almost all Japanese manufacturers have fallen sharply: -33% for Toyota, -22.5% for Honda, Mazda -20.9%, -15% for Subaru, Nissan to -9%. Ironically, the two most affected by the financial crisis are the only ones to stand still in May: Suzuki and Mitsubishi.

Even if Chrysler is able to take third place on the podium (the month) at Toyota, the winner is named, in fact, Hyundai-Kia with 33.5% and 53.4% ​​with most Kia … The Korean group happening in the months before Honda and Nissan, and Toyota has hound in 1000 … In combination vehicles near the beginning of the year, Hyundai and Kia have exceeded Nissan and Honda are approaching and Chrysler.

Some changes in sales in some categories, such as the Honda Accord, which no longer points to sixth place in its category over the month, behind (in order) the Chevrolet Malibu, Nissan Altima, the Ford Fusion The Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Camry. The Malibu is also the car ‘s selling this month (excluding trucks). In the compact sedan segment, the Chevrolet Cruze took command, followed closely by the Focus, while the Corolla and Civic are distanced, including the Hyundai Elantra.

Petit point on premium brands, BMW and Mercedes are still struggling, standing in front of BMW. Lexus continues to fall, soon overtaken by Cadillac. Audi continues to grow, while Lincoln is affected by the decision of Mercury and the disappearance consequence of some of its outlets …

Chrysler back on the third place for the month of May A month, but that must be taken with caution with sales models. The Chrysler seems to stay the sentence, despite the new models. The 200 is more than two times better than the Sebring, but the 300 as the Town & Country are lagging behind. In Dodge, the increase was only to make the assets of the Durango and Jeep continues on the success of all its models, especially the Grand Cherokee. The Fiat 500 has found these months just over 1,700 customers with a network under construction.