Sales of cars in the United States market bounced back strongly in February.
LMC Automotive, a consulting firm, estimates the market rose 8.1% year on hear to 1.36 million vehicles.
Ford has reported 13% higher sales, boosted by rental fleet trade.
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Honda has noted its sales were up 13%, Chrysler claim 12%, Nissan 11% an Toyota 5%.
General motors and Volkswagen – still hurting over the emissions scandal – were down 1.5% and 13% respectively. Ford’s win was GM’s loss – the company reporting a 39% drop in rental sales.
LMC is predicting sales of 17.8 million new vehicles this year, up from 17.46 million last year.
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