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The Car’s share of the market continues to shrink amidst model line cancellations and shifting consumer tastes.

Pickups continue to dominate the list, with larger SUVs showing up too.

New report shows pickup truck sales outpaced passenger cars in the US in April—and the trend could continue.

The numbers are in, and they confirm what we already knew: everybody is buying crossovers (and trucks).

November saw the highest automotive sales in almost seven years with the seasonally-adjusted annual rate reaching 16.4 million.

Don’t tell Audi that car sales are supposed to be stagnant this year. The German automaker might just laugh at you after not only having a record month, but its best first quarter ever.

Audi closed the first quarter 2012 books at 346,100 sales, an increase of 10.8 percent over last year. March was also the best single month in the company’s history, moving 143,500 vehicles worldwide. This is no doubt boosted by the emerging Chinese market, where 40 percent of the A8 global sales take place. In total, VW Group’s premium brand saw a 40.5 percent growth in China with a total of 90,063 sales.

While Toyota celebrated all-time record Prius sales and Camry had its best March ever, luxury division Lexus enjoyed “a solid month” according to Mark Templin, Lexus Division group vice president and general manager.

According to a statement by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China’s monthly sales of passenger-vehicles suffered its steepest decline in more than seven years due to a Lunar New Year holiday season hiatus that deprived dealers of a week’s worth of sales. Figures indicated that sales fell to 1.16 million units in January, a 24 percent decrease from the year before. According to five analysts from Bloomberg News, sales were projected to drop 18 percent.

The Chevrolet Volt ended the last month of 2011 with its best month of sales to date. Having sold 1,529 Volts in December, GM ended its full year of Volt sales at a total of 7,671 units for 2011.

Rolls Royce Motor Cars has experienced tremendous success, enjoying a record half-year in 2011. The British automaker has seen an increase of sales by 64 percent worldwide, compared to the same period in 2010. Within the first six months of 2011, 1592 cars have been delivered to customers, and there is continued strong demand for both the Phantom and Ghost.

But a look at the registration numbers of mid-size sedans sold in America, shows that the Ford Fusion is now the second most popular sedan in America, trailing the Toyota Camry. The ever popular Honda Accord has slipped down to third place.