Entire history books could one day be devoted to the auto industry’s seismic shift in 2008. Yet, the May sales numbers tell the whole story:
* The Honda Civic, a compact car available with either a hybrid or gasoline engine, displaced Ford’s F-series pickup truck as the month’s best-selling vehicle
* The three Detroit automakers were outsold for the first time ever by their Asian rivals
* A passenger sedan—not a truck—was the top-selling vehicle in the United States for the first time in 16 years
* The Honda Civic, a compact car available with either a hybrid or gasoline engine, displaced Ford’s F-series pickup truck as the month’s best-selling vehicle
* The three Detroit automakers were outsold for the first time ever by their Asian rivals
* A passenger sedan—not a truck—was the top-selling vehicle in the United States for the first time in 16 years
