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Article: nation and world.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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Sales show that auto industry is mending
GM reported its first monthly gain in U.S. sales in almost two years Tuesday, while Toyota and Ford also improved, a sign the auto industry it starting to crawl back from a yearlong slump.
Demand for new cars in October fueled better results for General Motors Co. and rival Ford Motor Co. GM's sales rose 4.7 percent from October 2008, while Ford notched a 3 percent gain. Toyota Motor Corp. said its sales edged up less than 1 percent. Less-rosy news came from Chrysler Group LLC, whose sales fell 30 percent, though they improved from September. Automakers had said October would be a test of the strength of the auto ...