Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. posted U.S. sales declines for October, rather than the increases they had forecast, while Nissan Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. led gains among Asian carmakers amid improving demand.
Deliveries fell 7.9 percent from a year earlier for Toyota and 0.5 percent for Honda, both of which were better than analysts had expected, Autodata Corp. said Tuesday.
Sales rose 18 percent for Nissan, 23 percent for Hyundai and 21 percent for Kia Motors Corp., while overall U.S. auto sales grew 7.5 percent.