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The following table reports the number of cars and light-duty trucks sold by the eight largest automakers in the first 2 months of 2013. Compare the 2013 data to the first 2 months of 2009 as reported below. |
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| Â Â Manufacturer | 2013 | 2009 | ||||
| Â Â General Motors Corp. | Â | 419,013 | Â | Â | 252,701 | Â |
| Â Â Ford Motor Company | Â | 361,713 | Â | Â | 185,825 | Â |
| Â Â Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. | Â | 324,102 | Â | Â | 226,870 | Â |
| Â Â Chrysler LLC | Â | 256,746 | Â | Â | 146,207 | Â |
| Â Â American Honda Motor Co. Inc. | Â | 201,613 | Â | Â | 142,606 | Â |
| Â Â Nissan North America Inc. | Â | 180,555 | Â | Â | 108,133 | Â |
| Â Â Hyundai Motor America | Â | 96,024 | Â | Â | 55,133 | Â |
| Â Â Mazda Motor of America Inc. | Â | 46,255 | Â | Â | 31,821 | Â |
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Compare the total sales for the eight automakers. Has there been an increase or a decrease in sales for 2013 compared to the same period in 2009? (Round percent to 1 decimal place.) |
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| Â Â The total sales (Click to select)decreased/increased about % from to units. |
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value:
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The total number of cars and light-duty trucks sold in 2013 was 2.234 million while 1.346 million were sold in 2009. Compute the market share for each of the companies. Has there been a change in the market share for any of the companies? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) |
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| Â | Market Share | |
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| Â | 2013 | 2009 |
| Â Â General Motors | %Â Â | % |
| Â Â Ford Motor | %Â Â | % |
| Â Â Toyota | % | % |
| Â Â Chrysler | % | % |
| Â Â American Honda | % | % |
| Â Â Nissan NA | %Â Â | % |
| Â Â Hyundai | % | % |
| Â Â Mazda | % | %Â Â |
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| Â Â Ford has (Click to select) lost/gained %, Toyota (Click to select)gained/lost % and Honda (Click to select)lost/gained % of their market shares. |
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Compute the percentage change in sales for each of the eight companies. Which companies had a significant change in sales? (Round percent to 1 decimal place.) |
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| Â Â General Motors | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| Â Â Ford Motor | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| Â Â Toyota | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | % |
| Â Â Chrysler | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| Â Â American Honda | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | % |
| Â Â Nissan NA | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | % |
| Â Â Hyundai | (Click to select)decreaseincrease of | % |
| Â Â Mazda | (Click to select)increasedecrease of | %Â Â |
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  Ford had the (Click to select)smallestlargest percentage change in sales. While Toyota, Honda and Mazda had the (Click to select)largestsmallest percentage (Click to select)increasesdecreases.
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