This shouldn't surprise anybody. The current economic downturn has
affected *every* automaker:

BY THE NUMBERS - September 2008
Brand          % Change    
Acura         -30.4%   
BMW          -29.5%    
Buick          -20.5%    
Cadillac      -39.1%    
Chevrolet     -11.2%    
Chrysler      -39.6%    
Dodge          -25.2%    
Ford          -33.8%
GMC          -12.8%    
Honda         -23.2%    
HUMMER       -54.8%
Hyundai     -25.4%    
Infiniti     -24.1%    
Jeep        -42.8%    
Kia           -27.8%    
Lexus       -36.1%    
Lincoln     -22.5%    
Mazda           -35.6%    
Mercedes-Benz     -16.4%    
Mercury     -43.2%    
MINI           -6.7%    
Mitsubishi     -39%    
Nissan         -38.4%    
Pontiac     -26.7%    
Porsche     -44.8%    
Saab           -27.2%    
Saturn       -10.8%    
Subaru      -11.9%    
Suzuki      N/A                    
Toyota          -31.8%    
Volkswagen     -9.4%    
Volvo          -51.8%    
COMPANIES                        
BMW Group     -25.8%   
Chrysler LLC     -32.8%    
FoMoCo      -34.6%    
General Motors     -15.8%    
Honda America     -24%   
Nissan NA     -36.8%    
Toyota Mo Co     -32.3%
   
But, for some reason, only the Lexus figures give john an erection and
have him running to this newsgroup to warn owners of the impending
doom.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts- for support
rather than illumination." -  A Lang