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US Light Duty Vehicle Sales Down 26.6% in September; Truck Sales Edge Past Cars

Posted on October 02, 2008

Sales of light duty trucks edged back past those of passenger cars in September 2008, capturing a 50.3% share for the month. The national average price of gasoline (all grades) is plotted in green. Click to enlarge.Sales of new light-duty vehicles in the US plunged to 964,873 units in September, a 26.6% drop compared to September 2007, according to figures compiled by Autodata. Sales of both passenger cars and trucks plummeted, although for the first time since February the share of new light trucks edged past that of cars, to 50.3% of vehicle sales in the month. There were 24 selling days in ...

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