For the first time since 1931, Ford Motor (F) isn't the No. 2 seller of automobiles in the U.S., said Ford historian Bob Kreipke, who works for the company in that capacity.
While numbers for Toyota Motor (TM) also declined in December, they still managed to sell enough to put them ahead of Ford for the year. For the entire year, Toyota ended with 2.62 million vehicles sold, an increase of 3.1 percent over the 2.54 million sold in 2006.
Ford wasn't too far behind, finishing with 2.57 million vehicles sold for 2007.
General Motors (GM) was able to retain its huge lead in domestic sales, although sales did drop year-over-year for them. They finished with 3.87 million vehicles sold in 2007.
When the final figures are in for the year, it's anticipated that it will be the worst year in auto sales in close to a decade.
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