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• Japanese automakers make inroads on U.S. pickup truck dominance.

  - 2004-11-22

  By Tom Ramstack, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 22--Toyota Motor Co. is going after one of the last strongholds of the American automobile manufacturer: pickup trucks. In Texas. The fourth-largest manufacturer plans to build a truck plant...

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• Incentives Don't Correlate to Value, Says Strategic Vision

  - 2004-10-04

  SAN DIEGO -- While incentives may move cars and trucks out of dealers' showrooms, they don't necessarily mean greater value to new vehicle buyers, says Strategic Vision. The San-Diego based research firm today released its 2004 Total Value IndexTM TVI that measures new owners sense of value in their vehicles...

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• Sales expanding for compact cars; High gas prices fuel spike; 1.6 mil sold in May.(News)

  - 2004-06-21

  Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY Size does matter, and small is winning-for now. Americans swooped up small cars at a pace that sent the segment soaring last month without increased incentives or a slew of new models. And as gas prices climbed, several truck...

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• U.S. Carmakers Likely to Have Big Operating Losses in 2002.

  - 2002-01-06

  By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Zero-interest financing lured auto buyers to dealerships in huge numbers last year, helping the U.S. auto industry post its second-best sales performance ever. But as domestic automakers look forward to the year ahead, they...

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• Rollovers, recalls don't put brakes on SUV sales; Incentives cited as key reason for continuing category growth.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2000-10-02

  Despite poor publicity from rollovers, tire recalls and rising gas prices, the sport-utility vehicle segment remains strong. Even with more new models continuing to arrive, it appears as if nothing can stop surging sales. The key, however, may be incentives, which auto experts said...

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