Article: Sales of SUVs, pickup trucks rebound a bit in U.S.: report

Sales of SUVs, pickup trucks rebound a bit in U.S.: report

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sales of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickup trucks rebounded slightly in September but not enough to prevent General Motors and DaimlerChrysler from losing market share to Toyota, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

Falling gas prices, lower interest rates and higher incentives helped sales of light trucks increase 1.2 percent from a year ago after months of declines, while passenger car sales fell 5.5 percent, according to Word's AutoInfobank.

That allowed Detroit's automakers, which rely heavily on sales of SUVs and pickups, to have one of their better months.

But in what has become a ...

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