| Japanese automakers have regained most of the U.S. market share they lost last year when an earthquake in Japan hobbled their factories and caused model shortages. Here’s what’s happened to major automakers’ market share in the past year: |
| Auto Company July 2011 Percent Share July 2012 Percent Share Difference |
| General Motors 20.3 17.4 -2.9 |
| Ford 17.0 15.0 -2.0 |
| Chrysler 10.6 10.9 +0.3 |
| Toyota 12.3 14.3 +2.0 |
| Honda 7.6 10.1 +2.5 |
| Nissan 8.0 8.5 +0.5 |
| Source: Autodata Corp. |