Expected auto makers in Detroit, low stock market capitalization of U.S. companies to giants like General Motors, Ford and Chrysler this year, due to the recovery of Japanese industry as a result of Japan quake and flooding Thailand and ignited a competition between them, and restore consumer confidence, which may lead to lower rates of growth for American companies.
Some analysts predicted decline in stock market capitalization of General Motors to 19% compared to 19.6% last year, as well as Ford to 16.3% compared to 16.8% last year.
It is expected to decline contributed to Chrysler to 10.5% compared to 10.7% last year, and on the other side there are prospects for higher market share for Toyota to 13.8% in the U.S. market, compared with 12.9% last year, as well as Honda to 9.5% compared to 9% in the year the past.
Analysts expected higher sales of cars in Detroit, 2012 so as to reach to 13.6 million vehicles compared with 12.8 million vehicles in 2011, after the industry recovered from the global crisis faced by the 2009 and led to the decline in sales to 10.4 million vehicles.
