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Toyota Motor Corp.’s car-heavy lineup and struggling Lexus brand kept its U.S. auto sales in the red for a third consecutive month.

Hyundai/Kia slumped in March, with sales falling 11 percent to a total of 118,694 units. The results were well behind the 1.7 percent decline for the U.S. industry.

Subaru’s U.S. sales rose 11 percent to 54,871 units in March, marking the 37th consecutive month with sales of 40,000 or more. It was also the brand’s 64 straight month of year-over-year gains.

U.S. sales of crossovers and pickups in March gave Nissan and Infiniti brands their best sales months ever.

U.S. sales at American Honda dipped slightly in March, ending the month with a 0.7 percent decline to 137,227 vehicles, as weak car demand and losses at Acura Division continued to pull down the automaker’s fortunes.

VW and Audi sales continued to rise in March, with VW posting a 2.7 percent gain and Audi rising 1.7 percent.

Fiat Chrysler’s U.S. sales declined for a seventh consecutive month in March, dropping 4.6 percent despite sales gains from Ram and Dodge.

General Motors Canada posted a surge in March sales, outpacing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada, which had led the country in each of the first two months of the year.

Big gains for the Chevrolet Cruze and Buick Encore helped General Motors post a small U.S. sales increase for March, despite double-digit declines for 18 of the automaker’s 43 nameplates.

Ford’s March sales slipped for the third straight month thanks to a cutback in fleet sales and a weak car market.