Nov 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co.both said U.S. auto sales rose in October, their first combinedincrease in three years, as the industry rebounded from a dropin demand after the so-called cash for clunkers program.
Sales climbed 4.1 percent from a year earlier at GM, itsfirst monthly gain since January 2008, and 3.1 percent at Ford,the companies said today. Toyota Motor Corp. reported anincrease of less than 1 percent and Nissan Motor Co. posted a5.6 percent gain. Sales fell 0.4 percent at Honda Motor Co. and30 percent at Chrysler Group LLC.
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