By The Numbers - September 2009: Post C4C, We're All Alright Edition

Here it is, the first full month of sales after the government's popular Cash for Clunkers has ended. The expected result – that auto sales would plummet once the feds stopped handing out free money in exchange for clunkers – didn't exactly happen. Nine brands posted positive sales in September versus the same period in 2008 with another three posting single-digit losses.

Of course, there were automakers that dropped right back into the cellar, including General Motors (-44.98 percent) and Chrysler LLC (-42.06 percent). General Motors, however, is in the process of shrinking, shedding brands and dealers left and right, so its sub-par performance will be par for the course for a while. Chrysler LLC, however, apparently just can't compete with its dated products.

The Koreans have once again remained remarkably popular, with Hyundai sales up an incredible 27.24 percent and Kia enjoying a 24.39-percent rise. Subaru, which can usually be found on the sales podium along with the Koreans, fell back a bit but still managed a 0.70 percent increase. Ford, meanwhile, continues to out play its cross town rivals and delivered a decent -5.08 percent drop for the entire company and -4.06 percent fall for the Ford brand itself. The Blue Oval's September sales performance even bests its competition from Japan with Toyota (-12.65 percent), Honda (-20.07 percent) and Nissan (-7.0 percent) all down more.

Check out how the rest of the industry performed in the chart below.

NOTE: Audi not yet reported.

Brands and companies are both displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 25 selling days in September 2009 and 24 selling days in September 2008, so the change in monthly sales volume will be different than the change in the average daily sales rate for each brand/company.

Brand	Volume %	9/09	9/08	DSR*%	DSR 9/09	DSR 9/08
Hyundai	27.24	31,511	24,765	22.15	1,260	1,032
Kia	24.39	21,623	17,383	19.42	865	724
Volvo	16.33	4,716	4,054	11.68	189	169
Lexus	11.80	17,939	16,045	7.33	718	669
Mini	9.73	4,128	3,762	5.34	165	157
Porsche	8.44	1,581	1,458	4.10	63	61
BMW	2.06	15,047	14,744	-2.03	602	614
Volkswagen	1.46	17,358	17,109	-2.60	694	713
Subaru	0.70	14,593	14,491	-3.32	584	604
Ford	-4.06	98,516	102,685	-7.90	3,941	4,279
Nissan	-5.80	48,783	51,786	-9.57	1,951	2,158
Cadillac	-8.79	11,339	12,432	-12.44	454	518
Mercedes-Benz	-9.55	16,985	18,779	-13.17	679	782
Mazda	-11.97	14,234	16,169	-15.49	569	674
Infiniti	-15.03	6,610	7,779	-18.43	264	324
Toyota	-15.71	108,076	128,215	-19.08	4,323	5,342
Mercury	-15.98	5,443	6,478	-19.34	218	270
Honda	-19.23	69,970	86,629	-22.46	2,799	3,610
Jeep	-19.34	17,287	21,431	-22.56	691	893
Lincoln	-21.01	5,980	7,571	-24.17	239	315
Acura	-27.39	7,259	9,997	-30.29	290	417
Buick	-33.04	9,455	14,121	-35.72	378	588
Mitsubishi	-36.13	4,712	7,378	-38.69	188	307
Chevrolet	-40.66	102,538	172,803	-43.04	4,102	7,200
Dodge	-42.68	35,864	62,572	-44.98	1,435	2,607
Pontiac	-52.50	11,079	23,324	-54.40	443	972
GMC	-52.96	18,359	39,029	-54.84	734	1,626
Smart	-54.22	814	1,778	-56.05	33	74
Suzuki	-54.42	1,861	4,083	-56.24	74	170
Chrysler	-61.25	9,046	23,346	-62.80	362	973
Saab	-72.58	484	1,765	-73.67	19	74
Hummer	-81.46	426	2,298	-82.20	17	96
Saturn	-83.85	2,993	18,528	-84.49	120	772
COMPANIES
BMW Group	3.62	19,175	18,506	-0.53	767	771
Ford Motor Company	-5.08	114,655	120,788	-8.87	4,586	5,033
Nissan North America	-7.00	55,393	59,565	-10.72	2,216	2,482
Toyota Mo Co	-12.65	126,015	144,260	-16.14	5,041	6,011
Honda America	-20.07	77,229	96,626	-23.27	3,089	4,026
Chrysler Group LLC	-42.06	62,197	107,349	-44.38	2,488	4,473
General Motors	-44.89	156,673	284,300	-47.10	6,267	11,846