Chrysler Sales Up 30 Percent, Ford and GM Post Big Gains
By Good News Network Friday, June 01, 2012
U.S. auto sales remained an economic bright spot in May, with carmakers reporting double-digit sales gains last month.
Chrysler's US sales jumped 30 percent. Ford rose 13 percent and GM was up 11 percent.
Meanwhile, a monthly survey of consumer confidence by Thompson Reuters and the University of Michigan showed American sentiment at its highest level in four-and-a-half years, partly because gasoline prices have dropped.
(READ the AP story in NPR News)
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