“US auto sales jumped 13.4 percent in 2012 to their best performance since the crash of 2008, as better economic times, hot new models and the need to replace ageing vehicles drew consumers to showrooms. It was the biggest yearly gain since 1984. Toyota, Honda and Chrysler outpaced their rivals with sales gains that blew past 20 percent while Ford and General Motors posted modest growth Thursday that led their market share to shrink significantly.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/03/u-s-auto-sales-jump-13-percent-in-2012/
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