It wasn't an easy month for major automakers that sell cars in the U.S. market. Industrywide deliveries fell 5.9% in October, against a very strong seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate (SAAR) of 18.2 million from a year ago -- the highest SAAR recorded during this cycle. So even though last month turned in a healthy SAAR of 17.98 million, it was tough sledding in terms of comparisons.This month hasn't started off much better for Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), which started the week off with a fire at its Dearborn, Mich., HQ, delaying sales results for a day.