GM, Ford Sales Drop in Jan.; Toyota Up
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DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. said Thursday its January U.S. auto sales dropped 16.6 percent and Ford Motor Co. saw its sales drop 19 percent, with both citing lower sales to rental-car companies.
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General Motors Corp  said on  Thursday its U.S vehicle sales fell 5.2 percent in December as  consumer demand softened amid a weak housing market and higher  gas prices.
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German carmaker BMW  said  group vehicle sales fell 22 percent to 16,935 in the United  States in January but said it expected retail sales there to  rise slightly in 2008 compared to last year.
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Ford Motor Co.  on Thursday said  U.S. January vehicle sales fell 19 percent from a year earlier  because of reduced sales to daily-rental companies.
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General Motors Corp.  and Ford  Motor Co.  on Tuesday said U.S. sales declined in February  as they pulled back on discounted sales to daily rental  companies.
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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January &#151; the weakest showing in five months &#151; as a big drop in demand for cars offset strength at clothing and department stores. Spending was powered mostly by consumers anxious to use holiday gift cards.
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Ford Motor Co.  dropped from  second to fourth in the U.S. auto market in November as its  sales slid by 10 percent, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s (7203.T)  sales surged 16 percent to put it in the No. 2 spot.
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Ford Motor Co.  posted lower May  sales on Friday, while rivals Nissan Motor Co. and Chrysler  Group eked out small gains amid high gas prices and concerns  about U.S. consumer confidence.
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Automakers got off to a rough start in 2008, but General Motors served up a surprise on Friday with higher sales in January on strong demand for its new car models.
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General Motors Corp. GM.N on Tuesday  posted a marginal gain in January U.S. vehicle sales, while  Ford Motor Co. F.N reported a moderate drop, and both U.S.  automakers said they would trim production further.
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Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday capped 2004  with its seventh straight month of weaker sales, despite a crop  of new vehicles and hefty incentives, while Japan's Nissan  Motor Co Ltd. posted another sales gain.
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Struggling US carmakers Ford and General Motors both see another sharp drop in monthly US sales.
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General Motors Corp.  on Tuesday posted a 6 percent drop in U.S. vehicle sales for December, ending a year when it lost more than 1 percentage point of U.S. market share.
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January, as expected, as automobile sales fell sharply, but  purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Ford Motor Co.  on Tuesday posted a 5.4 percent fall in U.S. vehicle sales for January, its eighth straight month of weaker results, as stronger sales of its new cars failed to offset falling SUV and minivan sales.
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Ford Motor Co.  dropped from second to fourth in the U.S. auto market in November as its sales slid by 10 percent, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s  sales surged 16 percent to put it in the No. 2 spot.
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Lower sales may aid GM and Ford's return to profitability.