Ford’s April Sales Down 31.6%, GM Down 33.7%

April’s car sales numbers are in and although Ford was down 31.6% for the month compared to last April, it fared better than it did in March, with a 41% loss. GM’s April sales, down 33.7%, also increased over March’s decline of 45%. With all the bankruptcy news, it’s no surprise that Chrysler’s April sales fell 48% compared with last April.

One brand that was a big surprise with April sales was smart USA. In previous months, smart USA was up about 1% each month. This month, it saw sales drop almost 50%. It seems car buyers may be losing their interest in small, fuel-efficient city cars.

Subaru did the best, with a loss of only 6.7% compared to the same month last year. Suzuki did the worst, with a whopping 74% decline versus last year.