By the end of the year, Honda's sales were down slightly, but nearly every other brand was down more. That added up to a 1.2% market share gain for Honda.
Honda never got pulled into the whole big SUV thing and that made the brand look very, very smart when gas prices summited the $4 mountain this summer.
Honda sales slacked off as gas sledded down the other side in the fall, but not enough to take away that market share gain for the year.
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Last updated January 08 2009: 9:21 AM ET