| Ford Chrysler report strong May sales |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
Ford and Chrysler reported strong sales in May on Monday as the US auto industry continues to pick up pace. Ford delivered nearly 246,600 vehicles in May, 14 percent higher than a year earlier, with growth strongest in its pickup truck and sport utility vehicle (SUV) lines. Pickups were up 30.6 percent from May 2012, with Ford crediting the surge in the construction industry, while Escape SUV ...
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| Toyota U.S. May sales up 2.5 percent |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
DETROIT, June 3 | Mon Jun 3, 2013 10:10am EDT DETROIT, June 3 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp U.S. May auto sales rose 2.5 percent to 207,952 vehicles, the company said on Monday. Toyota only gave total sales figure in the morning and will report fuller results Monday afternoon. The 2.5 percent rise in Toyota's U.S. auto sales was in line with analysts' ...
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| European car sales show little sign of upturn |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
PARIS, June 3 | Mon Jun 3, 2013 10:09am EDT PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - French and Spanish car sales fell in May, bringing the crisis-hit European market closer to a two-decade low and dampening the hopes of manufacturers for any recovery in 2013. Automakers suffering from weak economies and excess plant capacity had taken heart when demand picked up a little in April, suggesting a slide ...
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| UAE car sales leave others behind |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
K Rajaram is keeping his fingers crossed sales keep growing. But the superstition is superfluous. The expansion of the industry he works in appears to be unstoppable. "When we compare the GCC auto market with other global markets, the region has a high ratio of cars per household," says Subhash Joshi, the programme manager at the automotive and transport practice at Frost & ...
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| Ford tops Canadian auto makers in May |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., said it was the top-selling auto maker in Canada last month with sales rising 1 per cent to 32,490, from 32,338. Toyota Canada Inc. sales topped 20,000 for the first time since 2009.Ford has been the No. 1 auto maker in Canada in year-to-date sales as well.In the U.S., strong sales of pickup trucks helped boost Chrysler Group LLC May auto sales by 11 per cent, ...
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| Fords Canadian auto sales higher in May on truck demand |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
TORONTO, June 3 | Mon Jun 3, 2013 9:32am EDT TORONTO, June 3 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's Canadian vehicle sales rose 0.5 percent in May from a year earlier, the company said on Monday, as brisk demand for new trucks more than offset a decline in car sales. Ford said it ranked as Canada's top seller for the month, as total vehicle sales rose to 32,490 from 32,338 in the same ...
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| UPDATE 1-Chrysler U.S. auto sales up 11 percent led by pickup trucks |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
Mon Jun 3, 2013 9:23am EDT By Bernie Woodall and Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT, June 3 (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC reported an 11 percent rise in May U.S. auto sales on Monday, easily beating analysts' expectations, on strong demand for pickup trucks. Chrysler is the first automaker in the U.S. market to report May sales. Major manufacturers will report them through Monday afternoon. After ...
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| Chrysler and Nissan Report Higher May Sales |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
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| Slide Show The charts that explain why car sales are back |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
Car sales have proved to be one of the strongest elements of the U.S. economic recovery. Ahead of data that may show a 6.5% year-on-year improvement in May auto sales, here is a look at some of the factors that are driving the ...
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| Derailed train cars pose no threat to public environment CP |
Jun 3rd, 2013 |
There have been no injuries reported and there appears to be no threat to the environment from a derailed Canadian Pacific train east of Sudbury. A spokesperson for CP, Ed Greenberg, told The Canadian Press that one of the train's cars derailed and struck a trestle bridge Sunday afternoon near the community of Wanup, Ont. The impact caused a portion of the bridge to collapse, sending ...
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