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Automakers see big sales declines in January

“How many ways can you say disaster?” asked Aaron Bragman, an auto industry analyst with the consulting firm IHS Global Insight in Troy, Mich. “That’s across the board. It’s not unique to one company.”

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DETROIT - Consumers frightened by the prospect of losing their jobs stayed away from auto showrooms again in January and sent U.S. car and truck sales falling 37 percent, a familiar refrain for the struggling industry but an unwelcome start to a critical year for U.S. carmakers.

Devastated by an economy in which few people have the spare cash to buy a car or can obtain the financing to do it, Chrysler’s domestic sales for January were less than half what they were a year earlier.

Sales fell 49 percent at General Motors and 40 percent at Ford. Toyota and Nissan’s sales each fell at least… http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28996904/ " target="_blank">[Read More]

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Even with the "big" discounts the dealers advertise, most cars are still too expensive for the average worker. The affordable cars out there $12-15K are crap and cheaply built.
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