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Article: Cars gain - but don't call it a comeback; Market needs blockbusters from Detroit 3.(Sales)(Editorial)
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- Automotive News
- Article date:
- May 15, 2006
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Byline: John K. Teahen Jr.
This month it's the car's turn.
Regular readers of this effort will recall that two months ago, we assessed the SUV market and found that it's still strong, although its period of unbridled growth is past.
Last month we looked at the rest of the truck segment and determined that pickups and vans have slipped a bit, but crossovers (station wagons) are taking up a lot of the slack.
And now for cars.
I'm a car fancier, so I'd like to say that cars are making a comeback and soon will be at their rightful place as the top choice of new-vehicle buyers in the United States. I'd like to say it, but I don't ...