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HIGHLIGHTS Light commercial vehicles were the only growth segment in November with sales that climbed by 4.2 percent compared with November 2017 to total 20,900 units. Light commercials represent 20.5 percent of the total market year-to-date, and occupy three of the top five places on the best-sellers chart, which was topped by market-leading Toyota Hilux.

LOWLIGHTS: Total market sales reached 1,065,583 in November 2018, which represents a 1.9 percent decline compared with the same period in the record 2017 sales year. November’s tally of 93,860 units, meanwhile, was down 7.4 percent compared with November 2017. The passenger-car market led the decline again, down 20.8 percent to 29,250 units compared with Nov ’17. Sales of SUVS, which represent 42.9 percent of the market year-to-date, were down 1.9 percent compared with Nov ’17, at 39,983 units.