U.S. auto sales incentives rise in May: report
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DETROIT  -Consumer incentives offered on new cars rose nearly 2 percent in May from a month earlier in the U.S. market, according to a report released on Friday.
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Aggressive sales programs launched in September have yielded strong October results for US automakers with more deals expected by the end of the year, Merrill Lynch said.
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest  expanded in May at a much faster rate than expected fueled by a  surge in new orders and stronger hiring, a report showed on  Thursday.
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US inflation rose more quickly than expected in May, as higher petrol costs hit consumer prices.
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U.S. consumers spent heartily in  July on goods ranging from cars to electronics as sales at  retail stores rose a greater-than-expected 1.4 percent, a  government report on Friday showed, suggesting the economy  still had spark.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Toyota Motor Corp. , Japan's biggest automaker, boosted US sales 14 percent in May, outselling Ford Motor Co. in its home market for the third time in seven months.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers boosted their spending in May as their incomes grew solidly, an encouraging sign that high gasoline prices haven't killed people's appetite to buy. Inflation moderated.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday reported a 1.1 percent rise in sales at U.S. stores open at least a year in May, excluding fuel.
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Sales by retailers rebounded by a stronger-than-expected 1.4 percent in May as consumers shrugged off higher gasoline prices and increased spending on cars, clothing and building materials, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
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A just-released report by the US Census Bureau shows that SUV registrations increased by 56 percent between 1997 and 2002, from 15.5 million to 24.2 million.
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Toyota Motor Corp. , the leading seller of hybrid autos in the United States, is offering its first low-interest loan and lease incentives on the gasoline-electric Prius to boost sales by at least 50 percent this year.
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Retail sales rose more than twice as  much as expected in May, while import prices surged, adding to  recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly  after a slowdown in the first quarter.
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Automakers deepened the discounts and rebates on offer to U.S. consumers in June from a month earlier, adding incentives to slow-selling minivans and trucks, industry tracking service Edmunds.com said on Tuesday.
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U.S. consumers spent heartily in  July on goods ranging from cars to electronics as sales at  retail stores rose a greater-than-expected 1.4 percent, a  government report on Friday showed.
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General Motors Corp. GM.N, coming off  two straight months of disappointing sales, told dealers on  Tuesday it will launch new U.S. sales incentives later this  week.
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US auto sales rose 2.2 percent in October as Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. led Asian automakers to a record 35.9 percent market share.
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U.S. retail sales rose by an unexpectedly large 1.5 percent in September, propelled by the sharpest jump in auto sales in nearly three years, according to a government report on Friday that bodes well for economic growth in the third quarter.