(S (S (NP (BASENP (VBN Annualised) (NNS sales)) (PP (IN of) (NP (BASENP (NNS vehicles)) (PP (IN in) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NN car) (NN industry)) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT the) (NNP US)))))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN predicted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB have) (VP (VP (VP (VBN dipped) (PP (IN below) (BASENP (QP (NN nine) (NN million))))) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (NNP March)))) (COMMA ,) (PP (VBN compared) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (BASENP (NNP February) (POS 's)) (BASENP (QP (NN 9.12) (NN million)))) (COMMA ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBD was) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (JJS lowest) (NN number)) (PP (IN since) (BASENP (NN 1981))))))))))))))))) (PERIOD .))