DETROIT — Fans of SUVs and trucks shoved car buyers aside last month, helping the auto industry to its best October in four years. The shift was a boon for Detroit’s automakers, who posted sizeable increases in sales of pickups ...

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DETROIT — Americans are going for smaller cars as gas prices march higher. New models that get 35 mpg or better, including the Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Elantra and Ford Focus, led most major automakers to stronger April sales. Even buyers ...

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DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday reported that U.S. sales jumped 49 percent last month, aided by sweeter financing and lease deals that drew a response from other major automakers. The biggest U.S. automaker said its dealers sold just over ...

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KOKOMO, Ind. — President Barack Obama promoted the revival of the U.S. auto industry Tuesday, taking his pitch to the heart of the Rust Belt where a bruising economy has taken its toll on Democrats. Obama and Vice President Joe ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the early success of General Motors’ initial public stock offering validates his administration’s $50 billion taxpayer-backed rescue of the venerable automaker. The company’s stock began trading on Wall Street Thursday. The sale is a ...

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