GM Sales Jump 10.5% in September

General Motors reported Friday that overall vehicle sales in September 2010 climbed 10.5% on a year-over-year basis, based on strong demand for its new generation of crossover vehicles. Among its four core brands, GM sales rose…

September Auto Sales: Don’t Expect Much Sizzle

Demand for new cars and trucks should be better than it was a year ago. But expectations now are for lower sales than in August, itself unimpressive. That would leave autos stuck in a four-month-long rut.
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Ford May Shutter 200 Lincoln Dealerships

In a bid to better compete against European and Japanese luxury makes, Ford reportedly may seek to reduce the number of Lincoln dealerships in the U.S. Nearly 1,200 dealers sell Lincolns, five times more than sell Toyota’s Lexu…

Ford May Reduce Lineup to as Few as 20 Models

“Fewer brands means you can put more focus into improving the quality of engineering,” CEO Alan Mulally said Monday. The second-largest U.S. automaker has been surging ahead in both sales and honors over the past year.
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