Honda sales rose 3.2 percent and Nissan jumped 27.6 percent.
Honda sales totaled 13,427, an increase of 338 percent.
Honda sales increased 9.1 percent.
He was senior vice president in charge of Honda sales throughout the United States when he retired in 1992.
Toyota sales rose 19.6 percent in November, and Honda sales rose 16.0 percent, both from a year earlier.
Honda sales have set records each month this year.
Also during this month, hybrid sales represented 25% of Honda sales and 46% of Toyota sales in the country.
It builds vehicles for Honda sales in North America.
Honda sales, including its Acura division, fell 5.6 percent.
Honda sales rose 4.6 percent for November.