Summer sizzlers fizzle in fall - November was a nightmare for all, including cars that were stars just months ago

摘要

In a time of tight credit, crashing consumer confidence and now cheap gasoline, those fuel-efficient cars that were scalding hot in May turned ice cold in November. But November was nasty for every make and almost every model. Industry wide sales plunged 36.7 percent to 747,544 - the worst monthly volume since January 1982. The annual selling rate in November dipped to 10.3 million, a level not seen since October 1982.