Reply #101: GM Sales Up, Ford & Toyota Down

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DETROIT (AP) -- Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. all reported sales declines in January to start what industry analysts have predicted will be the worst U.S. auto sales year in more than a decade.

But General Motors Corp., led by strong crossover vehicle sales, reported an increase of 2.6 percent in January compared with the same month last year.

Toyota, which had seen strong growth last year, said Friday its January light vehicle sales dropped 2.3 percent, to 171,849 in January from a strong 175,850 in January 2006. Its performance still was strong enough to beat Ford for the No. 2 U.S. sales spot.

GM said Friday it sold 250,926 light vehicles in January, up from 244,614 during the same month last year. The world's largest automaker by sales said its car sales rose 0.2 percent, while truck sales were up 4.3 percent.

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