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Japanese resurgence drives US automobile sales

August 03, 2012 - 21:38 GMT Location: Chicago

KEYWORDS: Auto sales , General Motors , Chrysler , Honda , Toyota , Nissan , Daniel Ammann

The leading automobile manufacturers in the USA saw July sales rise by 9.1% compared with the same month in 2011, led by a surge in demand for Japanese cars.

July sales reached 991,570, with American Honda Motor Co, Toyota Motor Sales USA and Nissan North America posting year-on-year increases of 45.3%, 26.1% and 16.2%, respectively, as they rebounded from supply chain disruption caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. "As our sales...

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