With major automakers announcing their Chinese sales for November, deliveries of Japanese automakers such as Toyota Motors ( TM ) and Honda Motors ( HMC ) were down as expected, but the rate of decline was less than what many had predicted. With no recent spark in tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands, the general public's dislike for anything Japanese seems to be fading. Toyota's sales declined 22% to 63,800 vehicles which may not cheer up a lot of people. But compared to the previous months, when sales nosedived 49% in September and 44% in October, this is a significant improvement. [1] Similarly, Honda's sales were down 29%. Sales in the preceding two months plummeted 41% and 54%, respectively. [2] See our complete analysis for Honda stock here Americans Impress Another stellar month for Ford Motors ( F ). The automaker's sales surged 56% to 67,505 units driven by the Focus compact car.